Show byarm FOOD fa r I 1 I 1 I 1 1944 goals will set new production records if met A roundup round up of 1944 food production goals set at state meetings during october reveals that the total output if reached will up all previous farm production records state farm program leaders are arc apparently parent ly confident that the nations tanners farmers can beat all previous accomplishments with average weather conditions although the new food goals will require the use of about million acres of crops as against million acres this year when the largest argest acreage since 1932 was harvested production goals determined at ai state levels by state agricultural leaders substantially measure up to and in some cases exceed the national wartime food fibre fabre and feed requirements outlined by the war food administration farm leaders stressed that adequate prices and price supports machinery fertilizers and labor would be necessary to meet the high goals set seed potato ceilings OPA has set maximum prices on seed potatoes certified and war approved at an average of 10 to 20 per cent lower than the levels at which they were frozen last season freeze levels were based on prices prevailing from february 15 to march 1 1943 basic maximums for certified seed potatoes are above established ceilings for those for table use for war approved seed potatoes not covered by last seasons price freeze a premium of 50 cents over tab lestock potatoes are set this price is calculated to stimulate the saving of good seed potatoes maximum margins for carlot distributors wholesalers and retainers closely follow those set for tab lestock potatoes with adjustments to cover the greater cost of handling land ling seed potatoes when sold in n bulk or buyers sacks the maximum for certified or war approved seed potatoes shall be decreased by the reasonable value of new pound sacks of a type customarily used to bag such seed potatoes if sold in bulk or by the value of the sacks if they are furnished by the buyer foundation stock seed potatoes are exempt from price control available fifteen hundred tons of twenty per cent has been allocated to utah for distribution to farmers for use as fertilizer under the conservation materials program administered by the AAA farmers in the twenty nine counties in which this material will be distributed who are going to cooperate in the 1944 AAA program may have furnished to 0 them as a conservation material and have the cost deducted from AAA payments earned during the 1944 program the rate of deduction will be 31 per ton or about for pounds it is anticipated that payments will be made under the production practice program at the rate of 6 cents per pound of available phosphate applied to eligible crops under this arrangement pounds of twenty per cent applied to an eligible crop would qualify for a payment of up to a maximum allowance iet for each farm this would mean that each farmer would actually have to pay only 35 cents per pounds for the material it is expected that delivery will ae made during december farmers desiring should con tact their local AAA committee in the very near future and fill out a request form restrictions 0 on farm slaughter of hogs suspended effective november lath the war food administration announced a 90 day suspension of all restrictions co governing verning farm slaughter of hogs to facilitate marketing and slaughter producers may kill for their own us use e or sale or transfer to other all hogs they are arc able to handle no license or permit will bo be required previous pound limitation per producer lifted for three months period this a action applies to hogs only and not to other livestock farmers are arg urged ed to spread the marketing of the present record pig crop over a period of time to prevent overloading 0 marketing and slaughter faaili facilities ties the requirements of the OPA with respect to observance of meat price ceilings and the collection of points in exchange for meat delivered remain unchanged under this provision dairy feed payment program dairy farmers who expect payment under the war food admin adain dairy feed payment program must file evidence on the amount of whole milk butterfat butter and cream sold during october octo b e r with local AAA committees be before f or e november 30 1943 another payment will be made under this program covering sales made in november and december as soon as possible after january 1 1944 applications for the second payment must be filed by producers not later than january 1 1944 0 farm machinery outlook despite some rumors to the contrary the 1944 farm machinery program will not toe be a too little too late ate proposition war food administration officials in charge of farni farm equipment production programs insist that manufacturing quotas will be met and on time to meet seasonal requirements this claim is based on thorough discussion of the subject with representatives senta tives of the machinery and equipment quip ment industry the present machinery program provides for an output averaging 80 per cent of 1942 production with no quota restrictions on repair parts some difficulties remain particularly in regard to component parts such as bearings and magnetos but in general it appears that manufacturers will be able to complete quotas to do so however will require the greatest possible cooperation between government and industry the war food administration is still emphasizing repair and maintenance of old equipment and the sharing of machinery vow potatoes should be stored under temperatures ranging from 36 to 40 degrees fahrenheit advises dr arvil L stark utah agricultural ex bensio higher temperatures pera tures will cut down storage life and cause the potatoes to wilt badly he says |