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Show Farmers To Take Part in "Food For Freedom" Program Iron County farmers are playin? a vital part in the nation's defciu? program, and during NovemV: every farmer in the county will be given an opportunity to fill out a food defense plan form, giving th? extent to which his farm can contribute con-tribute to the county "Food for Freedom" production goals, J. M. Palmer, chairman of the county agricultural defense board, announced an-nounced today. This food defense plan form, in addition to serving as a statement from the farmers or ranchers as to (heir participation in the defense program, will also substitute for the AAA farm plan sheet usually signed in the spring. This form carries a place where a fanner or rancher can indicate his intentions to participate in the 1942 AAA program. In 1942 the farm and range program will be combined so that signing intentions to participate Includes both programs. pro-grams. In preparation for this sign-up farmers and ranchers should be prepared to answer a number of questions. These will include the number of cows milked and marketed market-ed in the 1941 and the total production, produc-tion, hogs marketed and slaughtered this year, cattle marketed in the same period and the 1941 egg production. pro-duction. Then each farmer will be asked to indicate what he is going to do to help meet the goals set up for these commodities in 1942. To speed up the filling out of these farm plan sheets, all producers produc-ers are urged to have their 1941 production records available. Farmers Farm-ers who do not have records of past production are urged to make the very best estimates they can. Accurate information on what Is being produced as well as estimated Increase are needed to determine what can be done in the food-for-defense program. . A |