| Show INCREASED MECHANIZATION ON THE FARM American farmers now have a of more than an increase of six times the size of the tractor fleet during World War the Department of commerce The agricultural working population has remained at approximately in the last 20 the report Tractors have been responsible for an annual saving of some man At the same time the tractor has freed approximately acres of productive farm land from feed crops formerly necessary to support approximately horses and the article Secretary of Agriculture Wick-ard announced a nationwide farm machinery repair designed to help farmers meet prospective reductions in new farm machinery in to make more steel available for other defense As an initial step in the all farmers contacted in the current sign up campaign for the 1942 Farm Defense will be urged to check their machinery and to order needed repairs at Plans for carrying out the repair program will be made by and county U. S. Department of Agriculture Defense boards early in |
