Laurel outlook., 1944-02-23
WHY The Government Wants Maximum
Beet Production

To be informed S on the Go gnnm , reasons a@n for .mGgdngw maximum 4% . gTodosto4 of
officials preceding and following Glowing et the O %e 4o fS h nnoun nee a%%a January aar 70 6o afm-
sRuay E% before ey ys snD D6 aSsa@a IVA War F P5 0 adn 3Gn aSsisf 81 Ms aSns Jon Ssf had ia stated
Substantial "@ mt I fS s@pG n sugar Ss 81 be @s Production %% ton in I94h"S Following ng" the e mnoumsm
on January q, Mr. Jones' further discussed the sugar situation.
Both the United States and the world food situations" Mr. Jones' wrote in
part art .+ fe some ioms" What les fSt5f fac %Sd IN u 0bs mR0rf 1@se Tespe oct t %e e year. poS S% h AT
the the war; had not been exhausted; and in other countries because the shipping stua-
are those of Wheat am sugar. World Stocks OF both these important food products
are much less adequate han they wHe a year age and all the indications point to a
continuing decline in available supplies.
crDs "1 nss6 f ny be- sm 9ansaned the either %pS sE fed or of fo o5od %5s, at adt fSs sse gq aa @ah of
tanning the production of Livestock products at the highest level consistent with Or
Fortunately sugar bek, which IAN be umOcesed six months after planting,
S&S by N" c fS" oyfst S Head % Of t the Sugar %F! Beet Section Of the Sugar Branch Of the War
discussed T IN some DETAIL %S S% %%in te s past S Year, the he s sugar rS supply gS picture had
changed from adequate supplies to "a nhtp prospect w mr. On 5 stated a4i..
secure q large production Of beet sugar a in l S.a The various interested fe ad. agencies
getting madmum production of sugar and beet bypnOdues for production of meat
ant war needs involved the serious problem Of ocean shipping under wartime con,
sugar supplies have been reduced to a point where it is 10Y very essential to in
~@r supply ag% picture is is nov now changed hanged Df f%m adeqq n 7s supplies fnSsb to "a n tight At J EgS2Ht
pod f1so 1"% in Hawaii @Da"S and N Puerto Ssi F &@ primarily due !" ' to- shortage shortage Of FIFE fertilizers IN
s sSSeOd 5d Ss Of f %e 5s to- e"f b@ dF7atsd Of to '9 ts pSa%io m" sS ndu % a' as SfoI"'' to
n.+% During 9x the h oRst year ar ds5mSrS sy wh 1ats f%stU eooTeytei have te q t5e aafnaten af
grains but now our increasing needs or grains for food and feed make it necessary
ag me demands tG aI% h %sUudng ON m nsn& ns% and BS synthetic rubber " ~'"' =" ""' war
"ow supply of sugar can be- increased nGs most most quickly quickly from m6 s%ST be% S which can
sne requires Upward q a year A 4 large bee bee, . asFea so in t 19a will u gMs Us not Of only
p pa s%mG Teieye nf fe 9 ser is" shortage p%@eI in livestock ~% feeds SE am %p% Increase the supply g Of
FSsa sdm nsHfa flor yeast sasm h9 s %o~e sSs sn6md "5 $3.50 Pee per 4@9"6 6f 6Ss OF Of 0 aSeE Mse
duality should result in a substantial increase in beeta acreage"
The patriotic duty and responsibility to plant a maximum acreage of sugar beets
S Tas s%p 5%at ed b @ a s 5dSg:m in v 6shfa RI g. 1Ho aut D6SS ssats Of the Office of Pro-
at 1e60 900 acres acres This acreage is urgently needed in order to insure an adequate
S%ei that HSRe each S sugar beet grover will consider it his individual patriotic duty and
0pT Te foregoing statements by lessrs, Jones. ovatt and Hdson re sufficient to
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