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Show larr.f .supplies at (Ur.i'in;; time, Mr. Ncl:;im ui'r.rs ('iiii.sumt'r.s to sl.ocl: up on potatoes in the fall. This will assure r.onsiimci'.s of adequa l.i' supplies fur tlicir win-ler win-ler rciiuimnciits ami will relieve the country .sl.iirap.c situallon. Lower p.racli! potatoes will be diverted Into si. arch and lour in areis liavini; such procession facilities. fa-cilities. The quantities to he thus diverted will depend upon the re-(uiicnicnls re-(uiicnicnls for these by products, liy opcral.ini; starch tind flour plants at capacity. It will be possible to utilize directly In the I war effort potatoes which mir,ht otherwise be wasted. i County Board ! Announces Potato Loan Designed to insure potato "rowers returns in accordance vith the .support ju ices announced announc-ed prior to planting time and to assure the orderly distribution of this year':-; record crop, a loan program has been provided for Irish potatoes, according to (). I-'. Kelson, Utah county war board chairman. Under the program, non-re-eouise loan.-! will be made to !;rovcr:; and cooperative asso-'' asso-'' .la. os ami to dealers who pay i l.i 1 1 support irices for potatoes they purchase. These loans will be rna.de to growers and cooperative coopera-tive association:; on potatoes in approved wa rel louses at the local support, price for the fall months less :'f cents per hundred pounds to cover the costs of cradini;, sackinc, and loading. The loans will be on field-run potatoes at rates adjusted for the percentage of U. S. No. 1 quality potatoes ill the lot. To cover storaee costs and losses the support sup-port prices will be increased above the fall rates by 20 cents per hundred pounds on December Decem-ber 1 and by an additional 111 cents per hundred pounds on January 1. Dealers and shippers who buy from growers at the support prices during the fall and winter months will be clven non-recourse loans based on the support prices. In view of the lower prices and |