Evening star., 1943-10-03
IA Crop Goals Call
For Use Of Every
Farming Facility
y the Associated Press.

Lv the Associated Press
] With military and foreign re-
lief demands for food steadily
/ increasing, the War Food Ad-
ministration has set 1914 farm
production goals which call for
use of every crop acre and every
farming facility in the country
! Given average growing conditions,
the proposed paintings would pro-
vide the Nation with a harvest con-
sidefably greater than the record
output of food expected this year.
The goals will be laid before Con-
gress Wednesday and before State
Agricultural War Boards at meetings
to be held this month. The first State
meetings, will open tomorrow at
Denver, Manhattan, Kans.: Baton
Rouge, La; Jackson, Miss; Colum-
bus, Ohio, and Madison, Wis.
Significant Changes.
In addition to increased overall
volume the. program proposes signi-
ficant changes in the Nations agri-
cultural pattern. Some of the direct
food consumption crops-such AS
dry beans and peas, soybeans, pea
nuts, wheat, vegetables and potatoes
would get first claim on the use of
crop land.
Feed crops, particularly lower
17r III
food crops and higher-yielding feed
crops. Because feed supplies are
expected to be 18 per cent smaller
an animal unit. the goals call for a
reduction in some types OF livestock
production. particularly hogs chick
ems and turkeys.
The goals suggest the following
percentage increases over this vear's
expected production or acreage
milk, 3: eggs, /, beef cattle and
calves marketed for slaughter, 49,
hay. 3: corn, 3: wheat, 26, soybeans.
% peanuts, 81: sugar beets. AZ: po-
tatoeS, 2; sweet potatoes. 8: fresh
vegetables, 10; vegetables for pro-
cessing, 6, and dry beans and peas,
l8.
Percentage Decreases.
Percentage decreases suggested
were: Farm chickens. 3: commercial
broilers 20; turkeys, 4; hogs, II;
sheep and lambs on farms 4 barley.
2; sorghums, 5; oats, 9; rye, 3, and
flaXseed, l. No change was sug-
eested for cotton and rice. A 10 per
cent increase was recommended for
tobacco to meet sharp increase in
domestic and foreign demand.
The proposed reduction in some
feed crops and livestock types
would not show up in civilian meat
supplies until late 1914
The goals would utilize 10000 900
acres of crop land, by far the largest
ever used. Considerable land now
| idle, fallow or used for pasture
would have to be cultivated. Like
wise record amounts of fertilizer
would be needed
| The II per cent reduction in hog
numbers, proposed because of the
short feed outlook, is perhaps the
most significant suggested change
in the farming pattern. The goal
for milk is 00O,0OO,OOO pounds,
or about 5,00000000O pounds more
/ than is expected this year.
Goals Apportioned.
The national goals for the various
commodities have been apportioned
among the States on the basis of
their productive possibilities. The
State goals will be divided among
farmers. However with the excep-
ton of certain types of tobacco
| farmers will be free to abide by or
| ignore their goals Only in the
case of the specified types of to-
bacco will marketing quotas and
penalties be invoked.
The VIA will announce later
price pports-that is, minimum
prices on which farmers may count
for the various commodities.
Somewhat higher prices are ex-
pected for some crops, particularly
| soybeanS, peanuts, sugar beets,
some vegetables, corn and wheat.
Falls Church P-TA to Meet
The Falls Church IVA. Parent
Teacher Association will hold its