| Show farmers to get wore more machinery i 0 A decidedly brighter outlook for farm machinery was predicted this week for the 1944 crop year by clyn P young chairman of the san juan county farm machinery rationing committee he said that instead of the 20 of the 1940 production which was the first allocation for 1943 the percentage will be jumped to 80 I 1 I 1 and he pointed out 1940 was a big year in the manufacture of farm machinery also there will be no restrictions on the manufacture of repair parts this announcement by mr young is based on an order from the war production board which provides for production of new farm machinery at an average of 80 of the 1940 production and no limits on the manufacture of repair parts A rating of AA 2 the highest given to any civilian product is extended to farm machinery the new machinery order of also will make it possible for the larger manufacturers to get back nto into full production at the same time small manufacturers are author iced to produce machinery at 1 of their 1941 output and not only has allocati ed sufficient steel to provide for this increase in machinery pro during the next three months but has authorized vance allocations for the three remaining quarters of the farm machinery year but the chairman advised this is no time to let down on the care and repair of f farm arm machinery everything should be done to keep machinery in good repair and to prevent breakdowns and excessive wear |
