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Show i Nation Plans "All- Out" Farm Production Again Next Year Orville L. Lee Reveals Details of Program increases In certain crops and to balance production generally. Measures to assist farmers in carrying out conservation practices and thus reach and maintain maximum max-imum productivity from their land will also be included in the 1944 food productive program. Mr. Lee also pointed out that the war food administration has announced its intentions to con-tainue con-tainue its program of support prices to establish desirable price relationships at levels designed to bring the needed volume of pro-1 duction. i Pledging Utah farmers' support ' in 1944 food production, Orville L. ; Lee, chairman of the state USDA j war board has outlined a farm ; program for the nation calling for increased acreage planted, conservation conser-vation practices to maintain productivity pro-ductivity of the land, and a price support program to help bring the needed volume of production. A record total of 380,000,000 acres for crops and for maintaining maintain-ing meat, dairy and egg production produc-tion at the needed high levels will be planted in 1944, Mr. Lee declared. A wheat goal of 68,000,000 acres has been announced, although goals for most crops have not been determined. These will be released releas-ed shortly, based on prospective food requirements. Farm officials are also recommending a slightly smaller rye acreage, he stated. Mr." Lee pointed out that it will be important next year for livestock live-stock producers " to grow es much as possible of their own feed requirements. re-quirements. In the meantime, the 1944 livestock program will .have to be developed in line with the feed yields from 1943 crops. He urged that farmers produce as much milk, eggs and meat as can be produced from the feed supplies sup-plies the country can grow or import. im-port. Utah's farmers will probably be asked to increase production of dry edible beans and peas, Mr. Lee forecast, stating that a national na-tional increase of from 30 to 40 per cent of these icrops will likely be needed. Continued high acreages acre-ages for Irish potatoes and other vegetables will also be required. The state chairman urged that farmers plan to increase feed crops, especially corn and alfalfa hay, in order to obtain adequate |