| Show collect ration points when selling meats ration doias for all rationed meats including pork must be collected by farmers fan ners whether sold or given to friends neighbors relatives retailers or anyone else according to this weeks news new s release from the OPA received yesterday the war food administration recently lifted its restriction requiring that a farmer secure a permit to slaughter hogs intended for sale but this did not mean that pork had been placed on the point free list ot of foods in order to stimulate the consumption of pork OPA recently reduced the point value two points per lb ib and the war food administration temporarily lifted the slaughter restriction on pork the allowance ot of two meat fats points per pound for every pound of salvage fats turned into retailers beginning december 13 should also increase somewhat the purchase of meat A farmer may find out what point values to charge by consulting bonsu biting the current table of consumer dohnt values of meats and subtracting two points from the amount listed by OPA in order to allow for the recent two point reduction affecting all pork items the only exception is for carcass or side pork cuts which were lowered but one and a half points ra ratton points collected by farmers for the sale of meats and fats should be turned into the local war price and rationing board the release said together WITH a report showing the sales of rationed meats and fats during the month citizens are urged to observe scrupulously the rules for home slaughtered meat otherwise large amounts of food will travel illegitimate channels and build up a huge black market depriving the armed forces lend lease and legitimate consumers and retailers of needed supplies to further relieve the livestock situation on the farms and to help the housewife during the december and christmas holiday period points for all cuts of beef are being cut down during that month by as much as three points per pound |
