The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-09-02
FARM NEWS
From The USDA Office
OF Big Horn County

REVISED ACP RATES. VIA an
nounced a revised scale for
payments to farmers under the
1943 agricultural conservation
program in order to adjust av-
ailable conservation funds to
the increased participation in
the program. The revised rates
of payments with the former
rates in parentheses) are: Cot
ton, one cent per pound C1.1
cents; corn, 3 cents per buShel
(3.6 cents) and wheat, 8.5 cents
per bushel (9.2 cents. Deduc-
lions for failure to meet 80 per
cent of the war crop goals are
applicable only if county AAA
committees determine that
floods or other abnormal wealth.
er conditions did not interfere
with normal farming operations.
Deductions will also be made
for breaking up permanent
grassland unless the operator
obtained County AAA Commit
tee prior approval, for failure of
the producer atoatake SSteps to
! prevent wind or water erosion,
or for failure to maintain prac-
tees carried out under previous
programs.
AUGUST cRoP REPORT.
War Food Administrator Marvin
Jones today made the following
comment on the August l crop
report: The July crop report
made it clear that farmers in
the face of many difficulties
had substantially met and in
some cases exceeded, the crop
acreage goals. During July
growing conditions were favor
able and current indications are
that yields per acre in 1913 will
be the second largest on record.
The progress of the years pro-
duction so far is gratifying. The
hard work and determination
of farmers have placed us in a
position to meet essential food
needs given average weather
from now on.
NEW WAR BOARD MEMBERS
The VIA has invited Albert H.
KruSe, State Commissioner OF
Agriculture, and A. w. Johnson,
State Supervisor of Vocational
Agriculture, to become members
of the State Board.
TIRES FOR TRUCKS AND
COMBINES. With the advance
of the harvest season, the farm
truck tire situation reached a
critical stage. Reports received
in the State AAA office stated
that trucks and combines were
idle because truck tires were
not available. The state OPA
officials and the State USDA
War Board cooperated in pres
enting the situation to wash
ington with the result that an
additional quota of tires was
established for Montana and i'm
mediate relief was obtained.
CUSTOM COMBINES. Reports
indicate that a considerable
number of custom combines are
operating In Montana, although
some difficulty is being exper-
fenced in the proper routing OF
the units to critical areas. ALI
indications show that Montana
is receiving sufficient machines
to accomplish the job.
POTATO STORAGE. Farmers
should not be neglectng to plan
for their potato storage as the
situation may become serious
if the record 1943 crop Is not
properly cared for. Applications
for potato storage buildings
may be submitted to the War
Production Board for approval.
FEED. The BAE forecasts
1943-1944 supply of feed grains
of 1877 million tons, II per cent
smaller than for 1942-43 but IA
per cent above 1874 average,
The prospective supply per
feed-consuming livestock unit is
20 per cent smaller than last
year and IA per cent below
| 1874 average.
LIVE POULTRY. Truckers
hauling live poultry, or any 9TH
er poultry item, must post
within their truck manifest
showing the name and address
of owner and also name and adj
dress of person or persons to