| Show why we need large farm production five reasons why the nation needs tremendous farm production were recently listed by un der secretary of agriculture clarence J mccormick these are 1 our own population is rising about 25 years from now we may have about million people in the USA we want the nation to be able to eat well then and in later years 2 military food requirements always involve a certain amount in strategic stockpiles stock piles we want to meet every demand of the military without hardship to non military users 3 because defense construction is taking some of our important raw materials supplies of durable goods are decreasing money that used to go for auto mobiles and refrigerators and houses may bid up the price of food an abundant supply of food is an important element in keeping prices in line 4 food is an instrument of 0 national policy at some places the showdown with communism may a y depend on tanks and guns and planes at others it mayde pend on food fod we intend using whichever will work best and maybe both 5 in times as uncertain as these we must build up our reserves of the food commodities which can be safely stored adored notably the grains we must be amply safeguarded against the hazards of weather and other ever present crop risks for non storable foods we are aiming at a level of cu cur rent c on that will make for a high level of nutrition on the subject of prices the under secretary said with prices we are up a ag 9 st a two edged problem prices have to be high enough to encourage production but low enough to help keep keel the economy stable its a delicate job finding the way between those limits with prices farmers pay already high and in some cases going higher we cannot expect farmers to take less than fair pr prices ices for the things they sell they cant do it and stay in busin sess and we need them in in business yet within limits farm prices affect the whole i economy and they must not be allowed to encourage inflation when we are all trying to hold it down it is to the farmers interest as it is to the city persons to control inflation good program based on understanding says hill effective I 1 mobilization of our nation depends very substantially on by all groups of the problems and con of other groups ekr harold IL hill deputy Adminis tra tor production and marketing administration told a group of farm editors recently asking cooperation in helpin the rest of the nation to reach accurate and reasoned judge ments about agricultures agri cultures position ln in the national emergency from the very verv beginning the position of the department has been that the best atack on in is large production prices must be high enough to encourage production but low enough to keep the economy stable the farmers interest is s bound up in controlling inflation ju just st as the city persons |
