Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-08-10
Marvin Jones Asks
Farmers 10 Produce
Without Directives

The pattern of the 1914 food
production program was clarified
last night by War Food Admins
traitor Marvin Jones address calling
for purely voluntary teamwork on
the part of farmers and promising
minimum OF 'directives from
Washington.
In speech over the Blue Net
work Mr.. Jones confirmed reports
that the WA plans no crop con-
trolls except on tobacco. no acreage
allotments, no marketing quotas
and no benefit payments all
mechanisms originating in the early
years of the administrations agri-
culture program.
This country is too broad. too far
flung, too varied in its production
to have the work done by directives
from Washington Mr.. Jones de-
clared
Promises Enough Food.
I'VE can only assist: we must rely
largely upon State. county and COM
munity organizations of real people
who have builded America and are
in a position to save America and
her institutions, all of which are at
stake in the conflict with which We
are now faced"
Food must be produced in the far
stretches of this great and fertile
country" he continued. and not in
the streets of the Capital.
Mr.. Jones said every farmer, live
stock grower, every producer of
every character, including Victory
gardeners, must join in getting es-
sential production, while professors.
wholesalers and retailers must Join
to bring about proper distribution.
He promised that the Nation would
have enough food for a good, whole
some diet and in the interest of
unity called for an end to use
less pickering, conflicts and argu-
ments'
Need More Production.
There is a need for increased food
production all along the line, Mr..
Jones said adding that the 1914
goals would be announced we'll in
advance of planting time.
Mr.. Jones said that at no time of
crisis in the Nations life have the
producers fallen down on the job
and that this year they have plant
ed more than last year, when the
country produced the largest crop
in its history.
While, in view of the needs of
the Army, the Navy and lease lend.
we may not have as great a choice
OF foods as We have been accus-
toned to heretofore" he said. Il
have no doubt that the civilian pop
ulation of this country will have a
suficient amount of good, whole
some food"
Revises Payment Schedule.
WA announced yesterday a re-
vised scale of payments to farmers
under the l943 agricultural conserv-
alton program to adjust available
conservation funds to the increased
participation in the program NE.
Dodd, chief of the Agricultural Ad-
Justment Agency, reported that the
number of farmers eligible for pay
ments had increased and the AAA
had approximately $500, 100000 for
use this year.
Meantime, from q spokesman for
q delegation of Midwest milk pro-
ducers and distributors came the
assertion that the Once of Price
Administration maintains farmers
can expect little, If any, increased
prices until the administrations
price adjustment policy is deter
mined.
Charles w Holman. executive
secretary of the National Co-Opera-
tive Milk Producers Federation said
the OPA's position was outlined by
r. B. Heffiebower, chief of the food
price section, during conference of
dairymen here
In other words, the Government
isn't going to authorize any increase
in agricultural prices until the ad-
ministration decides how and when
it is going to operate it's rollback
program" Mr. Holman declared.