Show War Board Vice-Chairman Answers Questions Four questions are being asked by county tanners week following Farm Mobilization they want to what farm products are most important to the war effort and how much is wanted of the selected Third what is being done about transportation and to make it possible to what is ow much they can expect for what they In answer to these Marden Vice chairman of the county USDA war said today that while the answers are not complete some can be given to all four Food production goals as they have been set up for Duchesne on Last War Board Vice-Chairman Answers Questions Continued from page one county are an indication of what will be expected of each In general the goals call for the following increases for each commodity in 1943 as compared to county goals for percentage increases in the 1 per cent market and slaughter of cattle and 3 per cent production ot 25 per cent marketing and slaughter of sheep and 96 per cent 7 per cent chicken for per cent turkey 2 per corn 17 per cent barley 15 per cent potatoes 87 per cent dry edible beans per cent wheat planted up to 15 acres or the farmers which ever is This will help to relieve grain shortage as we have Approximately one-third of all farm produce in will be taken for the armed forces and for lend-lease and more food will be needed for workers in war has become as Important as Broad-bent The answer then to the first question is that the foods most needed in the war effort are high protein foods such as milk meat and Deferment of farm the use of school youth and the cooperation of townspeople during critical harvest seasons arc expected to relieve the acute labor shortage which has developed on the Farm machinery will be This year only 20 per cent of the materials used in the manufacture of new farm machinery in 1940 will be That means an SO per cent reduction of new farm Farm machinery boards have been organized to sec that the new machinery that is available is used where it will do the most good in the production of food needed in the war Farmers are urged to report to the county agent any pieces of machinery on farms not now being Sale to others needing such equipment may relieve a Transportation will be limited but agriculture has been promised enough gasoline for In farmers will be to with Answering the fourth question of what farmers can expect for what they produce the county Vice chairman outlined briefly the price support program of the In the first the Secretary of Agriculture has been given authority to support prices on commodities needed in the war And for such commodities as are needed most prices will be supported at not less than 90 per cent of Hogs he at not less than Chicago eggs at not less than 34 average farm butter at not less than 46 cents a chesse at not less than 27 i cents a edible per hundred for 1 and for 2 at the shipping The support price on potatoes will be announced this Broad-bent |