The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-13
From The USDA Office
Of Big Horn County
FARM news

AIM TO BOLSTER EGG PRICES. If the restricted programs rec
emily put into effect fail to bolster egg prices, WAS food distrib-
ution administration may expand its purchasing to cover all of the
so central egg markets in the country. However,, FDA officials be-
leve the market will be steadied at the support price by recent
developments which include the Inauguration of FDA purchasing
programs in the Northeastern and southeastern states and the
resumntion off eeg-drvino operations in five midwestern plants
two at Omaha, one each at Crete and Grand Island, Nebr. and
Sioux City, Iowa.
Egg production, of course, is heading into its normal peak sea-
sr. FDA estimates three record-breaking production months for
March, April and May, with each month topping 20 million cases
Total 1914 production is scheduled at 6s,26o,ooo cases, or nearly
three per cent above 1943s record output. Incidentally, for the
past IS months egg production of farms-the backbone of our.
supuy-has exceeded the same month of the previous year.
TRUCK CERTIFICATES DID NOT EXPIRE DECEMBER 81. The
Office of Defense Transportation reports that many persons have
enormously assumed that certificates of war necessity, required by
all farmers to permit the operation of trucks on public highways,
expired December 81. Farmers should not apply for renewals be-
cause the certificates bear no expiration date and remain in eff
feet until amended. suspended, Cancelled or revoked. In cases
where certificates are amended, new certificates are issued.
CAMPAIGN TO CONSERVE CONTAINERS. The War Food Admin
istratio1 is formulating plans for an extensive campaign to urge
farmers to conserve containers. The supply OF sacks. crates. boxes
and OTHER containers used by farmers is seriously short. and mat
eria1s for replacement are inadequate. Wise farmers will keep all
the" cd containers in tip-top condition.
AAA PAYMENTS FOR 1913. 1t is estimated that as of October !,
1913 approximately 531 million dollars will be paid to farmers I'M
der the 193 .ACP and 1912 crop parity programs. Est mates for
the corbined payments include: cotton-s74.613, 900, wheat-s139,
855, 600, corn-Sl29 366 900. rce-s633OJO. Tobacco-s8, 1865 OC0, pot
atoes-s26 71 900, truck CROSSE 614 900 and for production prac-
tees, soil and range buidng-s195 10000. ACP and crop parity
pavrents totaled s597A976ooo in the program year 1912.
HOGS FOLLOW HOGS TO MARKET. The biggest one-day run in
recent yearS-the largest since Inauguration of direct marketing
was recorded January 8 at IL prime pal markets. The number of
hogs offered for sale totaled 217,2oo, compared with AZ, 400 a
WECh Caiiei diu oo5Uo d SSa4 dSo. 1Ht HedEy OVeLueI uldy
give impetus to permit quota systems at other points beside St.
Paul and Sioux City. At these markets, permit quotas have been
divided up among commission firms o. the basis of the previous
years business. Cooperat on in this voluntary system has been an
Important factor in promoting orderly marketing.
FARM WAR NEWS BITS. Civilians will be allowed the same per
capita consumption of meat in 1914 as they were allowed in 1913,
according to new VIA meat ALLEGATION figures. Two-thrds of
the total supplies will go to civilians. The balance will go to the
armed forces, lend lease, and others.
Shortage of freezer sOace has moved VIA to exclude from pub
lie cold storage such items as lard, cured meats, tallow, cleo oil,
rendered suet, bones, lungs, udders, and horsemeat. Certain other
items are limited to not NOR than 10 days in storage.
LUMBER AND COPPER ALLEGATIONS. Montana has received
an ALLEGATION of three million board feet of lumber for the first
quarter in 1914, states R. J. McKenna, chairman of the state AAA
committee. Farmers who are in need of essential material should
file an application (SL-200) with the county IA committee. The
approved applications will then be forwarded to the state office
for final determination. The same procedure applies for obtain
ing copperwire. Montana's first quarter ALLEGATION of copper wire
Is 5000 pounds, and only the most essential applications will be
approved.