The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1943-07-24
ed during the 1859 period.
Egg Supplies Hold Even

Egg supplies Hold Even
About the same quantity of eggs
will be available to civilians in the
Il months beginning July l, as in
the same period last year, the VIA
has indicated. Of total of 5 bill
lion dozen eggs, civilians will get
about 312 billion dozen.
Soldiers Send Money by Radio
American soldiers overseas ex-
cept those in Alaska, Hawaii, PAN
anna Canal Zone. and Puerto Rico
may now send money home by ra-
oio. In recent week more than
5000 soldiers sent nearly $1,000,000
in amounts of SO or more, with no
maximum limit Money may be
transmitted to an individual payee,
or to bank. The process is speedy
and sure. If a soldier desires to do
so, he may also purchase war bonds
by this method.
Winter Cover Crop Seed
Large supplies of winter cover
crop seeds, acquired by the Gov
eminent in stabilizing prices for
the 1912 crop, will be released for
planting this summer and fall. AAA
viii release about 20 million pounds
of Austrian winter pea seed for
sale by the CCC to dealers at $3.50
per hundredweight, F. o. B. Ore
gon points. Cover crops, which are
soil conservation measure, in
crease the nitrogen in the soil
when plowed under and thereby
reduce the amount of fertilizer re-
CURED and release nitrates needed
Tor munitions.
Bandage Cloth Supply Assured
Adequate supplies of bandage
cloth, both for civilian and military
use, will be available. Looms max
ing cotton cloth suitable for ban
dages and other specified uses will
continue to do SO, by a recent WPB
order.
Farm Supplies PrO-Rated
A distributor of farm supplies is
now authorized to pro-rate deliver
les on the basis of normal ship
ments in cases where the amount
eli farm supplies set aside by him
does not completely cover all the
orders ne receives. Before this re-
cent amendment to General Prefer
ence Order M-330, distributor was
required to fill orders solely on the
basis of preference ratings.
Local Poultry Prices
Regional Administrators of the
OPA now can adjust local process
ors' prices for dressed poultry. Re-
gional Administrators also have the
power to change definitions of sell
ers and types of sales. They are not
empowered to change farmers sell
ing price for live poultry, however,
and may not increase the selling
price of poultry at retail, or to any
ultimate consumer.
More Fertilizer to Be Available
From 5 to 10 per cent more
chemical fertilizer will be avai1a- /
bic in the year ahead according to |
VIA officials. 1t is estimated that |
U. S. farmers used about 10 mil
lion tons Of chemical fertilizer dur
ing the IL months beginning July
1, 1912. Although the supply of nj
trogen and phosphates will be
greater, potash is expected to be
less plentiful
Enough Floor Coverings
Smooth durable linoleum and |
printed floor coverings are being
produced in substantial quantities
to meet the greatly increased de-
mand, WPB has reported Used in
new housing projects and in recon-
ditioning old buildings, smooth sur
face floor coverings save lumber,
nails, and labor, and contribute to
sanitation.
Many Ships Launched
The Nations shipyards delivered |
1853 cargo vessels totaling 1876 500
deadweight tons in June, the Mari /
time Commission has announced. |
This may be compared with the
record total of IT'S for May and 157
in April. The June figures brought |
production for the first half of |
1943 to 879 ships totaling 8,818,622 |!
deadweight tons. In the entire year /
1912 the yards produced TAG yes
sells totaling 8,089.732 lightweight |
tons.