Show government tood food for freedom freedoms 9 program aims at highest level in farm production by ellington S winston released by western newspaper union with bumper crops yielding the biggest financial harvest since the fabulous days of 1929 nearly 11 billion dollars have flowed into farmers pocketbooks from this years operations while statisticians are busy interpreting the 1941 results in terms of a billion dollar increase over last years crop value 6 american farmers are already focusing their eyes on 1942 preparations have to be made much earlier than usual for next year because plantings and harvests promise to be the most important in american history secretary of agriculture claude R Wick ards new food for freedom program gearing farm production to the highest level ever attempted will usher in a revolutionary new era in agricultural economy fitted into the strategy of defense preparations at home and the war abroad farm production may be the element that determines victory or defeat so american farmers are rolling up their sleeves to win the battle of food they know that the nation that wins this battle win will win the war and write the peace terms for weeks past agents of the department of agriculture have been busy in every state county and farm ascertaining the supply of food needed next year determining what the carryover carry over will be setting production goals each farm operator will know what is expected of him for 1942 go ahead and produce in effect uncle sam is saying to each farmer go ahead and produce for more production will pay and uncle sam is backing up this suggestion by guaranteeing to maintain farm prices for the entire year of 1942 in line with the parity plan the government will support the farm market with a fund of more than a billion dollars provided in the new lease lend act but though next years farm production is scheduled for a 15 per cent increase over the 1936 40 average this does not mean the lid is off agriculture is not going to return to the old days of unrestrained planting instead the output of some farm commodities will X I 1 CLAUDE guides new farm program |