Show Six Million Farmers Pledge operation Co-operation I In Nationwide Campaign for More Food Committee Is Elected To Study Various Production Plans Eyes of the nation are arc on the American farmer this month What's he doing to merit all this attention Why nothing at all except making plans for an even better production job in 43 than he did last year year and and 42 broke records right and left Farm Mobilization day clay in mid mia month set in motion a to coast-to- coast plan for getting the most from every acre Demands on the farmer and his land will be heavier than ever but s shortages of labor and materials will be tigh tighter ter That means that many farms will have to produce stillmore still stillmore stillmore more to meet the goals When the wide nation-wide up sign-up of men land and livestock al already already already al- al ready under way is completed Uncle Sam will know what he can expect from his food and fiber army on farms Farm Mobilization day began the greatest campaign for food production in the long and meritorious meritorious meri meri- men men- history of United States agriculture Farmers assembled in groups allover all allover allover over the nation on that day for special special special cial meetings at which the national and local production situation was discussed Production goals for each locality were studied and the farmers farmer's farmers farmer's farmers farmer's farm farm- ers er's part in meeting goals for his own land was shown in its relation to the entire war contribution of agriculture Keynote of the farm mobilization program was set in a national program program program pro pro- gram on January 12 Government officials and high ranking officers of the armed services were among the speakers A Minnesota farm woman whose son is fighting in Algiers told what she is doing to meet food production production production pro pro- goals and a county war board chairman from Illinois represented represented represented the farming man Explanation of the importance of the farmers farmer's goals to the strength of of Americans at home and the freedom freedom freedom free free- dom of all the United Nations is expected to bring a clearer appreciation appreciation appreciation of his problems among organizations organizations organizations or or- and the people at large Many groups will pledge cooperation cooperation opera co t tion on and support the farmers farmer's efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts to meet these problems Immediately following the Farm Mobilization day meetings meetings meetings meet meet- ings farmer committeemen elected by farmers themselves began visiting each farm to help the operator work out his individual individual indi indi- vidual production plan At the same time a survey of his la labor labor la- la bor machinery and other needs is being made Each plan when completed will represent that farms farm's share in national production production production tion goals Agricultures Agriculture's 1943 Farm Plan sets up on a single sheet the crop for 1942 and the new 1943 goal for each farm on war crops such as soybeans peanuts tom toma- toma a- a ja r rc c S I t fi tW iEE I Meat and plenty of it is the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's farmers' farmers job this year so that thai the armed forces war workers am and lend-lease lend Allies can continue the struggle against the Axis Ais TI F I ii i- i 4 i It Clarence Wink right whose farm is in Potter county near Amarillo Texas signing up for planned production Aiding him is John Gotten Cotten AAA county committeeman toes peas and potatoes and acre acre- ages on other crops such as feed crops for grain The farmers farmer's intentions intentions intentions in for livestock poultry and hogs for slaughter are indicated and the same single sheet contains information regarding allotment crops tobacco cotton wheat rice peanuts and corn necessary to enable enable enable en en- able the Agricultural Adjustment agency to determine eligibility of farmers in all regions of the coun coun- try Copies of these Farm Plan outlines outlines outlines out out- lines are kept in the office of the county committeeman and refer refer- j r I When Shen springtime rolls around such scenes as these will be multiplied a thousand times American farmers farmers' by then will be on their way toward a successful completion of their designated designated designated des des- job ence will be made to them by the department of agriculture war boards in determining the individual farmers farmer's labor transportation gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line machinery and other production production production tion requirements and the greatest possible local assistance that can be given to him January and February are the months when the production ion pattern for the year is developed in its entirety entirety entirety en en- and to a large extent the planning planning planning plan plan- ning and organization taking place at this time will forecast whether or not national goals will be met metin metin metin in 43 The most critical food production production production tion year in history requires careful planning if there is to be enough nough for everyone Farmers will have to continue the operatively co-operatively managed program they approved and followed last year with harder work and longer hours ahead Civilian consumers will have to follow a operative co-operative program of their own so that fathers fathers fa fathers fa- fa and brothers and daughters inthe inthe in inthe the armed forces of all the United Nations may be assured the food and clothing they need while they are serving on flung far-flung battlefronts United States military needs in hi 43 plus pIus cargoes for food ships crossing the seven seas to aid fighting Allies are are expected to take one-half one again as much muchas as was demanded in 42 About one-fourth one of the anticipated toI total total to to- tal food production must be earmarked earmarked earmarked ear ear- I marked for this use One-half One of all canned vegetables and third one-third of the billions of eggs gathered during the year will go off to war Over ver 25 per cent of total meat production will join the ranks together with the products from other other other oth oth- er millions of acres It is easily apparent that farm production goals and how well they are met will play a vital part inthe in inthe inthe the progress of the war This should give Mr and Mrs U. U S. S Citizen on on the home front a keen interest in what the farmer expects to do in 1943 and how he is I I going about the business of achieving ing l lys s expectation Greater emphasis in the new production goals is on farming for war needs Its It's going to be bea a tough year for Cor the farmer this 1943 because increased labor and machinery shortages will demand more of each remaining farm worker as well as a pooling pool pool- pooling ing lug of equipment for the widest possible utilization of available mechanical aids The remarkable 1942 production record of Americas America's farmers took careful planning and co Most of all it took a lot of hard work I Ion on the part of these soldiers of f the I land Mobilization of all his forces is the farmers farmer's answer to the new challenges challenges chal chalI I lenges he must meet before his 1943 I goals can be realized He wont won't be trying to do the impossible because he doesn't recognize the existence of such a word as applied to agriculture agri culture in wartime Food is needed and the farmer will produce it That's all there is isto isto isto to it so far as he is concerned If he gets a little recognition and appreciation it will make his work seem easier but butHe's but but- lies lie's producing Food for Vic Vie tory That's honor enough for him |