Show Farmers Win Great Battle SattI Of OfF F Food 00 d Production j jI I Production battles aro are going In n nr r favor vor of the farmers according to according to to September 10 crop reports Totally Total ly Iy unprecedented crop yields yields' per per ucro acre are re indicated in the reports reports' reports Total production Is running ahead o or of last years year's record crop and la is s expected to go 35 per cent above the tho 32 1923 average and 12 per percent percent cent moro more than any previous pre year Practically all crops are exceeding exceed exceed- lug ing goals sot set up In the Food for tor X Freedom program Feed grains are showing heavy heavy increases Corn will exceed goals by 12 per cent oats 13 per cent barley 26 per cen centhay cent cent- hay li it per cent and rye 24 per cent Wheat will exceed the goals goaTs set last fall by 24 per cen cent Dry edible beans will exceed goals by 6 per vel cent and dry n field ld peas 16 p per r cent Only two crops reported will fall below production goals goals pota pota potatoes toes loBS and peanuts Potatoes will fall short about 9 per cent in Idaho but much less s in other potato areas the tho report says Meeting Farm Labor ibor Shortage Farm women have have- come to the tho rescue of or many farm crops during dinIng tho summer One Cache valley farm woman with a baby 2 months lold old has been helping her husband harvest barvest the wheat The hir hired d mau mait glit a farm in Box Eller EUer county to take work at Brigham City The wife and her little daughter under 10 filled tilled In and harvested the tho hay crop When farmers' farmers wives wires realize they are helping o win the war against the Axis ts they are ready to says E. E H. H Anderson chairman of or the Sanpete county U USDA USDA USDA War Board Production Of or Livestock Up Three reasons for the tight meat in the Bast were given by byth bythe bythe th the Utah State USDA War Board this tits week 1 Increased civilian Hon tion due to pay Checks 1 pay pay- and lo longer s-r s hours of or workMen work 2 Men in military service e eat t more moro than Ghan In civilian life Average weekly consumption of oC meat poultry poultry ry and fish for civilian less than 3 pounds for soldier 5 pounds per week 3 Lend-lease Lend shipments of or meat to fo allied nations Americans may be asked to ol oh- oh arve one meatless day per week to conserve shipping This would free free- 30 to 40 ships strips for tor hauling war var necessities if it meat for tor United Na- Na could be shipped direct from U. U S S. S instead of from more distant sources I |