Show farm news pastures valuable ablo good permanent pastures raa turea can play an important part la in the c plans ol of plute county farmers says martel anderson chu chairman irman ot of the county agricultural conservation association committee these pastures conserve both soil and water and provide large amounts of 0 teed feed lor for livestock he said the pasture cover holds holda the hie soil and retards regards water runoff allowing the ground more time lime to soak it up pastures it if good will teed feed moro more livestock and less grain will be required this will decrease the coal of 0 livestock production I 1 the agricultural conservation program pays a part ot of farmers I 1 cost ot of re seeding worn out land and planting now pastures farmers gain from rom the livestock fed off this land and the government cooperates in saving more ot of tre nations topsoil top soll this anally adds up to more and better food and improved health for everybody the chairman added pastures can be given a good start this tall fall chairman anderson concluded Par farmers mers who havo signed up bior tor but have not 11 t completed other practices and who want to switch to pasture seeding should get la in touch with us in the county ACA office immediately med lately livestock much I 1 livestock I 1 v e s t 0 c k originally ae scheduled tor for marketing in september was sold by farmers during the july and august price control lapse according to USDA figures received by martel anderson chairman of oc the county committee m attee part ot of the increased lym J july u and august slaughtering also resulted from the below normal in june when farmers were holding back livestock and waiting to see the outcome i of price control legislation pending in congress another crop record farmers will harvest a record breaking production of 0 crops in 1946 the department of agri I 1 cultures september crop report indicates the largest wheat crop in our history Is practically harvested and a record corn crop Is in sight other crops indicated at record levels are tobacco peaches plums vegetable truck crops and pears CCO CC loans now available producers ot of late crop potatoes can begin to take out commodity credit corporation loans on their 1946 crop beginning september 16 chairman anderson of the agricultural conservation committee announces loans are being used by the government to support prices on late potatoes supplemented by diversions to food indest industrial r lal and feed outlets loan rates for plute county 75 per cent of the september rp bulk loaded on tru truck c k at far farmers gate support price tor for potatoes in approved storage loan rates for garfield county are 90 cents for U S no 1 grade and 25 cents tor for no 1 size B and no aa to promote orderly marketing of the crop under loan borrowers can deliver only 20 per cent of the entire c rep crop each month beginning any time after completion of the loan last years deliveries were permitted at the rate of 10 per cent per month but began in january loans will mature on demand but not later than april 30 1947 and will bear interest at tile the rate rate ot of 3 per cent borrowers who repay their loans before the maturity date either with proceeds of sales or delivery ot of potatoes to will be entitled to price support on potatoes still under loan at that date the loan program Is administered by the county agricultural conservation committee |