Milford chronicle., 1944-06-23
Delaware Farm News

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Maximum prices will be in effect
, at country shipping points this
month for snap beans and field
grown and hothouse cucumbers
have been announced by the Office
Of price Administration. At the
came time the OPA said that sales
of these vegetables on the deliver
ed market basis through June 10
would be subject to the May cell
ings. New ceilings became effec-
i've June 2 for sales made t. o. b.
the country shipping point. June
ceilings represent a reduction un-
der the May maximums for vege-
tables and, as retailers receive pro-
duce shipped under the new cef1-
ings, they will result in substant-
ial reductions at retail under last
June's prices for cucumbers and
somewhat smaller reductions for
snap beans.
The new prices on snap beans,
fob. the shipping points, is $2.7O
for bushel container with a max
imum net weight of % pounds. The
price for snap beans in other con-
tainers is 9.6 cents per pound.
This compared with May price of
So for the bushel cOntainer.
The new fob. ceilings for field
grown cucumbers are $3.15 from
June 2 through June Is, and s21O
from June 16 through June 80 for
bushel containers with minimum
weight of 4S pounds; $1.S4 from
June 2 through June Is, and $1.22
from June 16 through June 80 for
lug box with minimum net weight
of % pounds; &c cents per pound
fromJune 2 through June Is, and
IA cents per pound from June 16
through June 80 for other contain |
ers. The May price for bushel con-
tainers was $4.20. A ceiling of 11.J
cents per pound was named for (
hothouse cUcumbers, compared to
May ceiling of 1873 cents per |
pound.
At the same time, maximum
prices for cabbage were establish
ed for June for sales to retailers,
institutional users, and Govern
ment procurement agencies at S.9
cents pound.
Ceiling prices which were in ef-
feet for apples during April, May
and June will also apply to any
sales of the 1943 crop of apples
after July l, 1914. according to the
Office of Price Administration.
This action was taken to make GER
tain that all apples of the 1943
crop are included under the estab-
lished ceilings, as was originally
intended.
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Farmers are being urged by the
War Production Board to start
purchasing their supplies of arsen-
ical insecticides for the coming
summer months. Uncertain trans
pOrtation facilities, manpower and
container shortages might delay
last-minute orders and result in
heavy damage to insect-infested
crops.
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Farm wOOdlOts in Delaware will
be called upon next winter to pro-
duce more lumber than last year
on account of increasing war de-
mands and manpower shortages in !
Ernest S. Mattiford, State AAA
has notified COM
committeeman of the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Agency in
Delaware
Weekly production of farm trac-
.ors has more than tripled in the h
asst ten months and the output for f
1914 probably will exceed the
years goal of 100000 machines, Il
according to the Delaware Agri- /
Adjustment Agency, state
arm machinery rationing agency. \
Production is now up to $500 n
machines per week, which is equiv =
llent to 301 900 machines a year.
G9@ II n
MAE West" life jakets will be =
made from 100000 pounds of =.
nilkweed floss which the War +
Tood Administration plans to ask =
,oys and girls throughout the !,
country to collect this fall. The +
ollectors will be organized by =
OuHlic6 anu Will DC pdiu GV CShto
or each bag of dried pods they II
.ather. =
Delaware's June reserve of live 81
took feed has been replenished =
rom three sources, according to
he feed ALLEGATIONS committee of y
he Delaware Agricultural Adjust -
lent Agency. The War Food Ad-
allocated to Delaware \,
$40, 900 pounds of dried peas for -
istribution to farmers in mixed
yestock feed. The States alloca- D.
on of government feed wheat for v
une is 1926 bushels. and its
hare of the June supply of CCC dr.
ilseed meal is 120 tons of soy er
can meal and 60 tons of linseed
real. Sc
New plant facilities are now
reducing large-size rubber tires er
,r military vehicles, for trucks II
Dr. farm and other domestic trans
ortation, for new farm tractors. po
nd for replacing worn tires on NJ
actors equipped with rubber. ~
reduction will be stepped up as Fr
ION as possible to permit conver- or
-. e.. rrhbar tfrao of MANY farm -