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Show entries. Scrap Iron on Farms Sought for 'Defense' WASHINGTON. The department n agriculture has announced that termers throughout the country w.l Tsked to sell their scrap metal ? r use in defense production. f0SecrSeetary of Agriculture Claude partment of a e barf,S r states immediately and SistTn thfc'un.y defense boards in the effort. "The National Defense program is seriously threatened by actual and impending shortages of iron and steel scrap," Mr. Wickard said. "In addition, civilian shortages of steel including metal for farm implements im-plements and parts needed by farmers farm-ers will be more severe if steel mills cannot be kept running at capacity. Farms have long been one of the most important sources of scrap metal. Therefore it is a patriotic duty to see that the scrap should be made available for use," added the secretary. j |