The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-12-02
Farm News
TIGHT FARM U


the VIA. Farmers will still naVe
to depend for the most part on
existing equipment to keep farm
products moving to market and
extra emphasis will have to be
placed on repair and mainten-
ance of trucks and tires.
The reason, as given by VIA.
is that the greater share of
scheduled truck production can
not be made available until the
latter part of 1914 due to limited
production facilities. An expan-
sion program is being launched
but an increase in output of We
hicleS cannot be expected until
the second half of 1914.
The new WPB production pro-
gram calls for an output of l23,-
492 medium light heavy and
heavy units. Medium trucks will
roll off the assembly lines as
follows: First quarter, 1914.
$3.50; second quarter, 1902:
third quarter, 20,118; fourth
quarter, 2O,12O. Light heavies;
first quarter, 500; second quar-
ter, 1000; third and fourth
quarters, 6,424 each. Heavies;
first and second quarters, 1900
each; third and fourth quarters.
2,734 each.
No light trucks (k ton, "a ton
and one toni are presently
scheduled for civilian produc-
ticn, and agricultural demand
for this type of vehicle is very
heavy.
Of the total production of
2 1882 trucks, agriculture is ex-
pected to get from $4,000 to 49,
000-about 20 per cent of antic-
ipated needs.
WPB has made the production
program a must" with priority
ratings equal to aircraft and
high octane gasoline, and the
full resources of government are
being modified to see that pro-
duction schedules are met. The
best efforts of Government and
the truck industry, however, will
not be enough to prevent a cru
cial year for farm transporta-
ton next year and the War
Food Administration is urging
farmers not only TO repair and
maintain existing rolling stock,
but also to pool it for commun-
! ity use wherever and whenever
necessary.
FARM MACHINERY
On November Is, 1914, county
quotas of Schedule I farm ma
cninery and equipment were re-
leased to all county AAA offices.
It is the opinion of the State
! Office that this LIST farm ma
chinery will be coming into the
state in the very near future.
No doubt some of it has already
arrived. Farmers who are in
need of machinery for the pro-
Iduction of food crops for 1914
would do well to consult their
county AAA committee now and
discuss the procedure which is
necessary to obtain the needed
machinery.
No county quotas have been
established for Schedule II and
Schedule III items, however,
purchase certificates are requir-
ed on Schedule II farm ma
chinery and equipment.
GASOLINE OUTLOOK
A recent OPA survey of the
gasoline supply situation indi-
Gates that farmers will probably
continue to get enough of the
fuel to meet essential require
ments, but further sacrifices are
in store for civilians.
OPA urges the greatest eau
ton in the use of gasoline-ev-
en- for essential uses. Farmers
are asked to hold off-highWay'
allocations-that is, gasoline US
ed to power tractors, combines,
etc., to a strict minimum. Con-
servation now, says OPA, means
more gasoline in the leaner days
ahead.
In it's report on the survey,
tie OPA states that civilians in
1941 used about 71,400,0 900 gal
Ions of gasoline per day. Today
the daily total production is
rs, 500 900 gallons, but of this
amount, 25 5000, 600 goes to mil
itary and to lend-lease uses
leaving 50,400, 900 gallons for all
other uses.
Daily production is falling, and
military needs are rising, and it
is estimated that the amount
available for civilian use will be
reduced by 6 per cent in 1914
and 9 per cent in 1945.
DECEMBER 18th
TAX DEADLINE
Among those required to file
a declaration of estimated 1913
income and victory tax on De-
cember IS farmers are the prin-
cipal group. Declarations must
be fixed and a payment made
by that date, or a penalty may
result.
Farmers were not required to
file a declaration on September
IL, as did most taxpayers, be-
cause the Bureau of Internal
Revenue realized the difficulty
that would be encountered In