Show farm war news from USDA war board welling aolga war board tracy K R welling commissioner utah state department ot of ag ri culture lias has accepted an invitation to become a member ot of the utah state USDA war board and a reply to a similar civita invitation extended to mark nichols Nl chols director of 0 vocational agriculture state department of 0 education awaits his return to the state from washington D 0 A change in policy on mem enship of war boards has been made by this move says orvllle orville L lee chairman of the state war board previously membership ol of the state war board was limited to representatives ot of the U S department of agriculture agencies mr lee said that he be believed the change will result in a stronger war board and a better understanding between ag agencies eucles and organizations which are assisting farmers la in their tremendous food production job USDA food goals being met besides showing improvement over july prospects the august 10 crop report shows that amer lean farmers are meeting virtu ailcy every 1943 crop goal and exceeding many ol of them thelmi in their tremendous war effort total crop production Is likely to be the second largest on record exceeded only oaly by last years all time record crop pei perhaps haps the most striking feature ealure has been the comeback of corn during the last two months after a delayed start because ol of adverse wet weather corn projects ts on august 1 not only were above the 10 year average but they surpassed the prospects ot of a month previous yields lor for both corn and wheat are likely to run well above the 1932 11 average USDA production of seed potatoes E encouraged two steps have been taken to help potato growers get reliable seed sead for 1944 plantings first a now new seed classification war approved seed has been created this will identify that part of the 1943 late crop that Is available for seed but that has a higher tolerance of defects than certified seed second price ceilings will be placed on both the war approved and certified seed these steps have been taken to 0 meet a condition in which not more than one fourth of the supply of certified seed potatoes needed tor for planting next year are expected to be produced the war approved seed classification Is designed to provide protection tor for the growers from loss hazards of planting seed of unknown origin USDA anny handles black market situation the army aroused over black market operations that had made poultry supplies unavailable in delaware stopped trucks headed for black markets and paid truckers ceiling prices and took over their loads truckers who had paid over ceiling prices to farmers went into the red and out of the business an OPA amendment now allows the army not only to so BO purchase direct from trucks ti acks stopped on highways but also permits the army to resell to processors requisitioned 1 poultry at the samei same price pric eIt it paid it worked on Pou poultry liry qu question eklon will beet beef and other meat shortage cond conditions eions resultant from black market operations operation cause ause olaine the a army rm y to resort to the same procedure to obtain needed meat supplies USDA aal jearm repair priorities given t farmers tai meis have been given priority tor for the repair of farm machine chinery y and equipment at th the mat il lations ions repair shops the war production board announced this week the new regulation provides that a farmer need only a certificate of 0 need at a repair shop to get priority on the use of its equipment la in repairing his farm machinery the f farmers aimers order supported by his certificate is to be considered the same as an order rated AA 5 USDA F annn wm labor report approximately parsons paras as were working on farms farma on august 1 this Is a ceelina of about 6 per cent arom rom the july 1 peak a decrease of 2 per cent from the total of persons employed on august 1 ot of last year and about it a per cent n less than the five year average august employment USDA mareet hogs early following on the heels of advice to market cattle early comes a plea to producers to market hogs bogs early here are some of the reasons why the 1943 spring pig crop the number of pigs saved this year s 22 per cent bigger than than last year 1943 1942 then there Is a limit to the number of hogs bogs that processors can handle at any one time plant capacity is limited because of a manpower shortage both of selled and unskilled help and b storage facilities to handle products USDA new slaughter licensing program farmers who slaughter meat for sale will continue to operate under the permit system however the new order provides that even though a farmer did not slaughter in 1941 he may deliver moat meat derived from livestock which he slaughtered primarily tor for home consumption but quota for such deliveries will not exceed pounds of meat per farm family in one calendar year in such case he must secure AL A permit from his count county war board previously under 27 the farm slaughterer was allowed to take Is choice between killing animals for sale of ahl which ch only one could be beef beat and pounds of meat under the new order those farm slough whose quotas are more I 1 than pounds will be issued issue d permits by the food distribution administration area meat marketing supervisor or the PDA FDA regional director USDA jones speaks on food foo d production judge marvin jones war food administrator has this to say ou on the production of food to meet war needs food Is not a political issue it Is a critical war material and I 1 want to treat it and respect it accordingly I 1 want to give the full facts as best I 1 can and then rely icly with lull full confidence on the patriotism and common sense of the american people to know what to do our clear cut duty on the home front la is to produce the food and then to distribute it so that every pound of it will do the most good that means that we must distribute it regardless of simply pleasing those who want it and can afford to pay tor for it it must be distributed according to one rule how will it best beat serve the nation Is the emer emerge denicy nicy |