Show aa FOOD farm fa rill WAR NEWS milk producers who are receiving ring their dairy food payments for marand april from the county AAA office are being advised of a reduction jn in payment rates for the summer months followed follow edby by a rise irr in rates in september above present levels conditioned upon congressional provision for administrative expense dairy feed payments for the next 11 months have been announced by the war food administration these payments are made to offset increase es in dairy production costs since september of 1942 so that producers can boost dairy production to the highest level possible with milk production expected to reach it its yearly peak during may and june payments on whole milk are to be reduced 15 cents per cwt cat for may june july and august when cows are on pasture and feed costs are lowest butterfat payments in ants will drop to 6 cents per ib for the four month period in september payments on milk move up 25 certis from the ithe summer level which will be 70 cents above the march april level and butterfat butt erfal rates will go up to ten cents the september rates are to continue thru march it is hoped that this advance notice will stimulate heavier prodoc tion during the fall and winter when feed costs area are highest fv food supplies reaching the average british citizens fare are less than thos available to the average US or canadian citizen and are just sufficient to maintain health and working efficiency the combined food board has reported in canada 1943 food levels were very close to those in the united states with supplies of most foods in b both I 1 oth countries at or above 1935 39 levels in the united kingdom despite very large increases in food production the reduction of imports have lowered supplies of most foods sharply below 1935 39 levels on a per capita basis the united kingdom supplies of dairy products meats and sugar are about three fourths of U S supplies poultry and fish about two thirds eggs ind and fruits other than citrus fruits and tomatoes about one fourth in compensation pensa tion the consumption of grain products vegetables and potatoes has increased sharply and is higher per capital in the united kingdom than here the british diet is less attractive less varied and less convenient to prepare than that of the U S and canada iron county farmers were remma remina ed today by J M palmer of the iron county AAA committe that 18 days remain for signing a farm plan for participation in the 1944 AAA program all farmers must be signed up by june 1 1944 if they are to be eligible for payment on practices carried out mr palmer said payments this year are being made exclusively for soil building practices the provision which limited the amount of payment under previous yea years rs programs to an allowance based on the acreage of each farm or ranch has been eliminated ina ted this year individual farmers will be limited only by the state allowance of if the value of approved practices carried out exceeds the state allowance there will be a uniform downward adjustment in all rates of payment the list of practices available for payment has been simplified for 1944 and only those practices which increase production and conserve the soil are being paid for arthur robinson left a week or so ago tor for san francisco where 1 he is now working with his son lonald who has been down there for some son I 1 time mrs robinson and the re rest of the family will go down there if arthur can locate suitable livins quarters little miss helen stevens daughter of mr and mrs frank stevens is is reported to have cut herself badly or on a piece of glass during the week making it necessary that she 1 be taken to the doctor for treatment mrs betsy haycock is visiting in in las vegas ot the present tine time with la sister in law mrs henrie former ly of panguitch I 1 warranty de deeds eds receipt books etc SOT for sale at the times office |