The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-09-24
Farm News

Fair distribution of available
farm equipment and placement
where it will do the most good
in wartime farming production
will be made by county rationing
committees following a temper
airy freeze" order which became
effective Sept. IT. Farm mach
inery which can no longer be
purchased without a rationing
certificate issued by the county
rationing committee includes
beet lifters and leaders, COM
bineS, corn pickerS, disc har-
rows, feed grinders, fertilizer,
lime and manure SpreaderS,
grain drills, grain elevators, hay
and pickup balers, milk coolers,
milking machines, potato dig
gers, shredders and tractors, in
Guiding garden tractors. Mach
inery in another list, Group B,
can be sold upon certification
by the farmer to the dealer that
such machinery is required to
meet current agricultural needs.
Rationing committees will be
established Immediately in all
counties with the chairman OF
the county war board as chair
man of the committee, assisted
by two farmers selected by the
county USDA war board. Head
quarters of each rationing COM
mittee will be at the appropriate
county agricultural conservation
association office.
Cabbage has been designed as
the Victory Food special from
September % to October 10. The
Victory Food special plan is
designed to increase consump-
ton of seasonally abundant pro-
ducts, thereby promoting nutri-
ton and at the same time pre-
venting waste.
Farmers over the nation this
year in compliance with de-
partment of agriculture requests
have increased their production
of oil bearing crops to the ex-
tent that the increase in pro-
ductiOn this year will replace
vegetable oil imports from the
far east. Montana farmers have
done their share to contribute
to this increase by increased
production of flaxSeed. F1axseed
crusherS have agreed to pay the
full government price support OF
1920 per bushel. Accompanying
the increase in vegetable oils is
a proportionate increase in oil
cake and meal production SO
that there will be about 7 mil
lion tons of oil cake and neal
the largest amount on record
available to feeders this year.
Prices will be reasonable" to
encourage farmers and livestock
men to feed more of the high
protein content oil cake and
meal.
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard has asked
poultrymen to hatch 200 million
extra chickens this fall for mar
ket in next January, February
or March. This additional
amount of chickens marketed al
three pound size would greatly
supplement the critical meal
supply. A few commercial chick.
en- breeders in Montana who
have facilities and equipment
will be able to increase their fal
hatch in line with the Secre-
tary's request.
After November IS all trucks
must operate under certificates
issued by the office of defense
transportation in conformity
with ODT Order No. 81. This
order provides for operation Of
commercial motor vehicles un-
der certificates of war necessity
assuring that operations are
confined to necessities of war OF
essential domestic needs, that
operations are conducted to at
tain maximum utilization OF
equipment and that operators
conserve rubber and other criti-
! cal materials.