Show M MM M 44 M FARM F A RM WAR NEWS 44 ml 10 M M t 4 t 4 D to believe the acute wheat storage situation tho the commodity credit corporation july 22 reported poi ted that contracts have been made toi or 48 thousand prefab rt bated bins with 97 million bushel capacity capac itt most of these bins will be sold to farmers the cee will use some for grain taken over by the corporation texas oklahoma and kansas report that wheat Is now being piled on the ground because of insufficient storage all states are being urged to purchase prefabricated bins north dakota and minnesota are aia among the states which have been notified that farm workers can be deferred by draft boards until september 1 only those farm trucks in services directly essential to war effort such a hauling food will be allowed new and reca icecap tires under a drastic rationing revision there Is no limit on sugar for or home caning present indications ar aie e that sugar ratio ining will continue about as it Is set up ca now according to OPA in the fat salvage campaign each housewife is expected to salvage va 0 from her kitchen between one and two pounds of fat each month one pound of waste tat fat makes glycerine enough to tiro fire four our antiaircraft anti aircraft shells secretary of agriculture claude R met with USDA war board chair chairmen men of the midwestern mid western states in chicago july 28 at this meeting lie he emphasized the importance of spreading the marketing of hogs to avoid shipping congestions congest ions ious he the feed wheat program and urged further diversion of wheat acreage to war war crops he said that farmers who can grow there war crops but who insist on growing wheat instead are in much the same position as the manufacturer who refuses to produce war materials in his plant secretary d announced july 23 a program to assure pork and beet beef tor for the hast east which has bas been running short the agricultural marketing administration wll wil temporarily reduce lend bease purchases and divert dhert more pork and beet into civilian outlets price differentials will be established estat to favor movement into inta east E ast packers in high processing areas will have price c ocell ceilings ings the situation points to the need ot 01 a continued even flow of eattle cattle to market negotiations for importation of farm arm labor from mexico is instill still in process the outlook for r an early settlement Is not too favorable vo rable t |