Askov American., 1943-10-07
OrderlyPrograln
For Marketing
Potatoes Mapped
Good Permanent Storage
Facilities Urged to Ease
Expected Rush.

the 1943 potato crop in Pine county
was urged today by Cornelius Me
boer, U. S. D. A. War board chair
man in this county. Full use of all
good permanent storage facilities was
stressed to ease the marketing rush
and to avoid glutted markets. With
limited inspection service available
and the expected shortage of railroad
cars during the harvest peak, every
thing that can be done to level off
the marketing rush will help, Mr..
Nieboer declared.
Pine county farmers who respond
ed to the governments call for in
creased potato acreage last spring
shouldn't have too much worry over
prices, Mr.. Nieboer said. The War
Food Administration stands ready to
back up its announced support prices.
Government buyers, however, will
move into the local markets only
when it becomes necessary to main
tain the support prices.
To Use Regular Channels.
AS much as possible, the 1943 crop
will move through regular CONNER
cial channels. If growers cannot OBJ
tain support. prices for acceptable
grades, government buyers will step
in and maintain the market. AS far
as government purchases are con-
cerned, Mr.. Nieboer pointed out, they
will be made only in carload lots -
sacked, graded, loaded and inspect
ed - ready for shipment. Purchases
will be made through the Food Dis
tribution Administration at the Grand
Forks, N. D., offices. Small growers
can be serviced by pooling their lots
to make up carload shipments.
Government support prices in this
county will be $1.85 hundred for
u. S. No. l potatoes, sacked, graded,
inspected and ready for shipment.
Lots grading IS per cent U. S. No.
will be SITS with the commercial
grade supported at $1.65. These
prices will be increased 20 cents IA
hundred December l and an addi-
tional 10 cents January l.
Net May Be $1.45.
Farmers who bring u. S. No:
potatoes to a warehouseman should
obtain the $1.85 prices per hundred,
less the handling charge and Incl
dental costs. Final approval on a
maximum handling charge is expect
ed within few days from the War
Food Administration in Washington.
This probably will be either 35 or
40 cents. The handling charge covers
costs of sacks, sacking, grading, load
ing and also includes the inspection
charge. Assuming the dealers handl-
ing charge is 40 cents, the farmer
should get net of $1.45 for his U.
S. No. l potatoes, 10 cents less for
the IS per cent lots and 20 cents less
for the commercial grade.
FDA will purchase either from the
growers or dealers who have paid
support prices, Mr.. Nieboer said. In
formation on government purchases
and inspection service can be ar
ranged through the U. S. D. A. War
Board office at Sandstone. Cars
should not be loaded until inspection
service is arranged for, Mr.. Nieboer
warned.
Loan Program Available.
The new potato loan is expected to
be an inducement to store potatoes.
The loan program is available either
to growers or dealers. Dealers, how
ever, must pay the support prices to
be eligible. Loans will be made on
the basis of the percentage of U. S..
No. 1 potatoes in the lot, to be de-
termined by bin inspection at the
time loans are made. Loans in Pine
county will be at the rate of $1.50 a
hundred for u. S. No. potatoes. No
loans will be made on potatoes grad
ing less than so per cent U. S. No. l..
All storage must be inspected and
approved by AAA. Only potatoes of
good keeping quality and stored in
good permanent storage will be eli
gible for loans.
Loan applications may be made at
the Pine county AAA office in Sand
stone. Growers loans are available
up to December 81 while dealers may
obtain loans up to February IS. Loans
can be redeemed in whole or part
before the March deadline. The
loans will bear three per cent in
terest. A loan fee of two per cent
per hundredweight of U. S. No. /
potatoes will be charged to cover
administration cost. The minimum