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Show ' WASHINGTON- " W. K. GRANGER Controlling The Cost of Living A program is being developed by the WMC and the Agriculture Department De-partment to provide labor for record rec-ord agricultural production In 1943. The plan, which will be worked out in detail during the winter and launched as soon as spring planting plant-ing begins. Includes the following; provisions: Full-time, continuous employment of mobile groups of experienced ex-perienced farm workers, transported at government expense from one area to another as the crops mature; ma-ture; relaxation of legal barriers which now restrict the complete mobility of labor between States; transfer of experienced farm operators opera-tors and workers now on sub-standard lands to productive areas of la-, la-, bor demand; expansion of the U. 8. Employment Service farm placement place-ment machinery for direction of farm labor movement and full-scale mobilization of local volunteer groups; adjustment of farm wagei to bring the Income of farm workers work-ers more nearly Into line with that of industrial workers; and a farm labor training and management program, now being developed by the Agriculture Department and tlie Office of Education, to aid farmers to make the most effective use of the fewer number of experienced workers through expert supervision, training and upgrading. Price Administrator Henderson said that wartime controls over the cost of living assure farmers and labor the most favorable economic position in American history. Mr. Henderson estimated cash farm income, in-come, including government benefit bene-fit payments, at $13,600,000,000 for 1942, which is 79.3 percent above 1939, and the net income of farm operators, after all expenses are paid, at $9,800,000,000, or 118 per- ' cent over 1039. He said the level of net farm income is the highest in history, it exceeds by a full billion the income earned by farmers in the fabulous year of 1919 and every dollar dol-lar of this income buys vastly more than it did in that year. Stabilization of Farm Prices Hog production goals for 1943 were increased by Agriculture Secretary Sec-retary Wlckard to 15 percent abova 1942. The goal, if realized, will givj the nation 121,000,000,000 hogs next year. The AM A hog purchase program pro-gram will be operated to insure an average price level of $1355, Chicago Chica-go basis, for good and choice grade butcher hogs weighing 240 to 270 pounds, until the fall of 1944. The House passed and sent to the Senate legislation directing that farm wages be included la calculations calcula-tions of parity prices for farm products pro-ducts and defining wages as thoaa not only of hired hands, but of "operators "op-erators and owners." Communications At the request of the Board of War Communication, the FCC ordered or-dered that no more telegraph or telephone lines be constructed, except ex-cept to meet essential military or civilian needs. Expenditures The U. S. ended November with the public debt exceeding $100000 000.000 for the first time In history. The public debt Increased from $99 -932589,166 to $100,379,324,851 on November 30. Expenditures for the first five months of the fiscal year totaled $28,609,188,651, most of which was for war spending alone. War expenditures Included: $16,227,578,317 by the War Department; $6,848,963 -Wl by the Navy; $856,057,582 by trie Maritime Commission; and $462 067 -331 by the War Shipping Administration. Adminis-tration. Receipts for the five montha Were $5,068,609,345. Purchase of War Bonds-War Bonds-War Savings Bond sales In Nov ember totaled $734,500,000 and the number of Bonds purchased through valuntary payroll deducUon plans Increased. In November, War Bonds totaling $340,000,000 were purchased out of current earnings, a total of 84 percent of the earnings of 23 -800.00 workers and an average in', vestment of $14.40 a person for the month. A campaign seeking 6,400,-000 6,400,-000 additional workers to participate partici-pate In the payroll savings plan is now under way and Is being conducted con-ducted as part of the Treasury's $9,000,000,000 Victory Fund Drive. MUk Goal For 1943 rmers who own less than 10 cows will determine whether war workers on the home front and men on the fighting fronts get milk and other dairy products they need In 1943 The Agriculture Department's national milk goal for 1943 Is 122-000.000.000 122-000.000.000 pounds a percent above this year's production. This Is an Increase of 2 billion pounds, but still would be 7 billion pounds short of the estimated requirements. More than 60 percent of the cows milked m the U. a are In herds of 10 cows or less, and are owned and milked by M percent of the farmers who milk cows. Normally these cows pro-' duce 53 percent of our milk supply |