Show i r- r 1 Farmers Should Report Critical Fuel Shortages Sanpete County farmers are reminded that they should Keport report immediately any critIcal crit- crit critical Ical fuel shortages to the county office at North Main Street in Manti ManU R R. R Lynn Nielson executive director of the Sanpete office reports that In addition to using fu fuel l conserving methods methOds meth- meth fods in their farming operations farmers have also been asked to report critical fuel shortages to for assistance in solvIng solving ling Ing the problem t He said that if any farmer cannot obtain fuel needed for his farm operations he should make this fact known to ASS so the problem can be invest invest- invest invest- It Is emphasized that farmers should do everything they can to obtain supplies before before be before be- be fore requesting assistance Farmers are urged not to buy more fuel than they need for forthe forthe forthe the near future as equitable distribution Is necessary if all farmers are to have enough fuel through harvest Mr Nielson said some suppliers suppliers suppliers sup sup- pliers have not been able to meet farm customers' customers needs fully partly because independent independent Independent Inde inde- pendent and cooperative fuel producers and marketers have not been able to obtain enough supplies If a fuel supply problem can cannot cannot cannot not be resolved locally or at atthe atthe atthe the state level the shortage will willbe willbe be reported Immediately to Washington D D. D C C. C where it H will wUl willbe be brought to the attention of the Office of Oil and Gas COG US U.S. Department of Interior It is the responsibility of the federal office of ot Oil on and Gas Gasto Gasto Gasto to see that the allocation programs programs programs pro pro- grams work but Mr Nielson reminded farmers that they must make their problems known to before assistance assistance assistance assis assis- tance can be provided either directly or through the office of Oil on and Gas Mr Nielson said that both state and federal agencies have been working on the problem and several actions have been taken to increase supplies In the meantime will will offer offer the critical shortage reporting service for farmers as long as asit it n Is needed |