Show U S D A orders freezing of all farm machinery the united states department of agriculture order of september 17 temporarily freezing all farm machinery in the hands of dealers was described by summit county U S D A war board as necessary to insure fair distribution of available equipment and its placement where it will do the most good in wartime farming prod production action administration of the farm machinery rationing program was delegated by the war production board to the office of price administration and re delegated to the department part ment of agriculture county rationing will be handled by a county rationing committee composed of the county A A A chairman and two farmers appointed by the county war board two alternates will also be appoint ned farm machinery in one classification group A which Is scarce and especially needed to meet current agricultural needs may be sold only upon approval by the county farm mach machinery iMery rationing committee machinery in a second category group B includes items hems somei somewhat hat less scarce may be so sold id upon certification by the farmer to the dealer that it is required to meet current agricultural needs A third classification group C includes the smaller items that may be sold without restrictions group A includes beet litters beet loaders combines corn pickers disc harrows feed grinders fertilizer spreaders grain drills grain elevators eva tors hay balers lime spreaders manure spreaders milk oco coolers lers milking machines pickup balers potato diggers shredders and tractors including garden tractors group B machinery which can be purchased upon certification to a dealer that it is needed tor for current production includes most other farm equipment and machinery group C which is exempt from any form of rationing control includes hoes rakes forks scythes shovels and all hand operated and one and two horse drawn farm machinery and equipment not included in group A there are no restrictions on sale or transfer of used farm machinery equipment or repair parts eligibility requirements tor for group A purchases include inadequacy of present equipment and inability to meet farm production goals by repairing or by purchasing or renting used machinery orby or toy custom or exchange work A purchaser must turn in replaced equipment an and d agree to rent or let others use the new machinery on specified terms and conditions the purchaser must present a satisfactory reason it if changing from horses or mule power to motor power or from hand labor to machinery applicants who are refused certification fi for machinery purchase may appeal t to 0 the state U S D A war board and then to the special war board assistant to the secretary of agriculture A list of applicants receiving certificates and the equipment which they purchase will be kept available for inspection in county offices and will be made available for publication in local papers equipment in group A must not be purchased later than october 31 1942 |