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Show I ii; few I llVflB.fJElVSj Food For Freedom goals for 1943 were announced this week by the Utah State USDA War Board. In the main, the goals set up for Utah at the regional conference at Denver Den-ver can be reached, says Orvllle L. Lee, chairman of the state war beard. However, some adjustments will have to be made In a few of the goals. As now set up, the major goals are as follows: A 20 per cent increase in spring farrowings for hogs and a 19 per cent increase for fall farrows far-rows over 1942; slaughter and market mar-ket ng of cattle and calves, 3 per cent Increase; slaughter and marketing mar-keting of sheep and lambs, 4 per cent decrease; milk, 3 per cent increase; in-crease; eggs, 9 per cent increase; chickens, 14 per cent Increase; corn, 7 per cent increase; oats, same; barley, 3 per cent Increase; tame hay, same; dry edible beans, 59 per cent Increase; sugar beets, 5 per cent decrease; potatoes, 20 per cent increase; and wheat, 10 per cent decrease. Farmers whose Certificates of War Necessity provide sufficient gasoline for immediate needs may obtain emergency rations from the local War Price and Rationing Board, located at Cedar City and Parowan, according to annonce-ments annonce-ments received from both the Office of Price Administration and the Office of Defense Transportation. Appeals for adjustments in allotments allot-ments of mileage and gasoline may be made through the county farm transportation committee, of which J. M. Palmer is chairman. Appeal forms for the corrected Certificate will be filed with this committee and will be forwarded to the Office of Defense Transportation with its recommendations. rec-ommendations. All farm machinery In the hands ot Iron County dealers has been released from tho "freeze" order of September 17 and is being rationed by the county farm machinery committee com-mittee under Rationing Order C. The committee is now receiving and acting on applications for most types of machinery. However, applicants appli-cants must certify that they have located the piece of machinery they wish to purchase, County quotas for about 70 types of farm machines and equipment are now being established by the state farm machinery committee j and will soon be released. However, for the present, county committees may issue purchase certificates without regard to forthcoming quotas. quo-tas. Crop adjustment payment rates for 1943 were announced this week as follows: Wheat, 12 cents; cotton 1.1 cents; corn, in commercial areas, 3.6 cents; rice, per hundred pounds, 1 cent; peanuts, per ton, $1.10. All farmers meet war crop goals In order or-der to earn full AAA payments. Every person in the United State3 who slaughters and delivers to others oth-ers even so much as oae animal of the sort listed In the October 1 meat restriction order is subject to the restrictions of the order and its penalties pen-alties in case of violation, OPA has advised. Farmers who slaughter for their own use. are exempt, and are not subject to any fine. Animals covere.1 are cattle, calves, sheep, lambs and hogs. Delivery of meat from these animals to civilians Is limited so that there shall be enough for the fighting forces or the United States and its allies. |