Show high egg production Is government goal three billion seven hundred dozen eggs are expected from american hens in 1942 to provide an adequate supply for foi home needs and for the british this increase of 11 per cent over the expected 1941 production has been called for by the government because of the vital part eggs play in the nations diet according to C F parrish of north carolina state college during the next six to eight months there will be a special need for good feeding and care to get increased production from each hen after that time greatly increased numbers of pullets will come into production the number of layers on farms at the beginning of 1942 is expected to be 10 per cent greater than during the early part of this year this is one time when farmers should really use all their skill in getting more eggs from their hens careful feeding and management essentials of any good poultry program at any time should be brought into use by everyone during this emergency favorable egg prices together with the government pledge to put a floor under prices provide a strong incentive to boost production farm work clothes under price control the governments interest in the farm working man has extended as far as his working clothes pointing out that the wholesale price of overalls has gone up 35 per cent and the wholesale price of work trousers 37 per cent in the past two years the office offic e of price administration now is acting to keep the cost of this wearing apparel from getting further out of line chambray cotton coverts converts and denims widely used materials for working clothes have been added to the list of cotton g goods now under a definite price schedule forestalling of advances in price on the fabric is expected to head os off the inevitable increase which comes when the work clothing crosses the retail counter the OPA of which miss harriett elliott consumer consultant is assistant administrator acted last spring to put standard print cloth and other higher grade grad e cotton goods under a ceiling 11 since then fabrics for work clothes have increased in price until they are out of line with the established ceiling |