Show W V V F A SETS HOG SUPPORT PRICE FOR 1044 1944 45 As a guide to farmers in planning their production program for next year the war food administration announced september 8 that the price orice ol of good to choice butcher pound hogs would be supported at 1250 per hundredweight chicago basis tor for the october 1 1914 to march 31 1945 this compares with the support price in effect until september 30 1914 of 1375 per hundredweight chicago basis for hogs weighing to pounds the announcement Is being made at this time because the farmers will be making plans shortly for the number of pigs to lo be farrowed furrowed far rowed next spring most of these pigs will be sold in the winter of 1944 45 it does not appear now that feed i supplies will le be adequate to maintain hos hog production at the all time record levels of 1943 supplies in appear sufficient to justify rowing farrowing far next spring about the same as in the spring of 1942 |