Show G R 0 F 0 0 D lj on the for W FARM VICTORS VICTOR NO LIMIT ON SUGAR BEETS allaying fears ol of restrictions on sugar beet acreage in 1914 a telegram was received this week by the utah state U S D A war board from N E dodd A A A administrator to the effect that no limitations on oil sugar be beet et production in utah will be made ADVICE ON priorities tell the whole story that Is the advice of dr james 11 hance analyst war production board who has been meeting with U S D A war boards th this s week to clear up difficulties in obeal obtaining priorities for materials needed I 1 in production of food too often says dr hance farmers dont give a complete picture of what the material will be used for and how it will aid in greater in production of food the question Is not a matter of convenience ven vengence veni lence ence he said to go without may be very inconvenient but the real question is will it help win the war SOME MACHINERY QUOTAS CANCELLED most items of farm machinery are still rationed but all except the following items have been taken off the county quota list in utah potato diggers tractors field ensilage harvesters hay loaders pickup pick up balers combines corn binders and corn pickers WHEAT SITUATION the domestic supply for the 1913 1943 41 44 marketing year is now indicated at about 1400 million bushels million bushels below the record supply in 1942 43 but 7 per cent above the 10 year average 1932 41 FEED SITUATION the supply of feed grains ira in prospect for 1943 44 based on july 1 crop prospects is million tons 11 per cent smaller than for 1942 1912 43 but 14 per cent above the 1937 41 average but in relation to the number of livestock to be fed the supply Is 13 20 per cent smaller than last year and 14 per cent below the 1937 41 average while hay crop Is not as bad ns as predicted last spring it will still be short of needs but above average hay production is indicated for 1943 lit in most sections of the country REVISED A 0 P RATES revised reisa payments to be made to farmers under th the 1943 agricultural conservation program were announced c ed recently by the chairman of the county A A A committee modification of the program to meet changing wartime conditions has increased the number of farmers eligible for conservation gop payments and has thus decreased the amount which may go to each individual farmer the revised payments for wheat are apo 85 cents per bushel as compared with the 92 cents announced at the beginning nt n the program year FARM SALES farm real estate values value continued to move e upward during the four months ending july 1 1943 bringing overage average values for the country as A whole above tho the pre worm world war I 1 level for the first time since 1931 LAMB CROP the 1943 lamb crop estimated nt at head was about head or 5 per cent smaller than th 1912 crop and was the smallest small pst since 1939 SELL RANGE KANGE CATTLE EARLY the U S department of agriculture and leading ranchers are urging stockmen stoc kmen to sell their range cattle early this will provide needed beef supplies save rangle forage and feed lor for breeding herds and will protect future range production by avoiding damage from too heavy grazing peak numbers of oc livestock continue to threaten future range production du action JOHNNY GETS THE TURKEY A food distribution order effective august 2 prohibits the sale purchase or processing of live or dressed tur keps except as authorized by designated governmental agencies the order will be lifted as soon as U S military overseas requirements calling for about pounds of the 1943 turkey crop are met but until our boys who are fighting overseas get their thanksgiving christmas and new years turkeys its it second table for civil civilians lans WAR WAH MEAT PROGRAM responsibility for administering the war meat program has been transferred to the food distribution administration with the exception of farm slaughter 1111 ERES THE FIRE FIHE slow down and keep riding say the folks who are testing tire wear strict 0 observance of the national 33 35 mile I 1 speed peed limit otters offers the tha greatest promise of keeping the count rys cars rolling for another year tires wear out as much as four times as fast at 65 miles an hour as at 35 miles an hour so if you live a long way from town and dont want to go back to the horse and buggy days and wheres the buggy slow down |