Milford chronicle., 1944-11-10
DELAWARE FARM NEWS

The Delaware Crop improvement
Association will hold its 36th An
nual Exhibit at the Armory in
Dover, December IA, Is, and 16, ac-
cording to C. E. Phillips. secretary
OF the Organization and agronomist
for the Delaware Agricultural Ex-
tension Service. Premiums for the
show are provided by the Delaware
State Legislature.
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December 9Th has been set as
the date for AAA committee cleo
tions, according to an announce
ment from c. z. Ocheltree, chair
man of the state AAA committee.
Farmers will be notified of voting
places by their county committees.
All farmers are urged to take this
opportunity to help administer the
AAA program.
Two major changes in the 0PA
used agricultural containers regu-
latiOn bring under its coverage
farmers cooperative associations
and open lot dealers. Farmers CO.
operative associations, formerly
covered by the General Maximum
Price Regulation, are now entitled
to higher prices established for
sellers under the used agricultural
containers regulation. Open lot
dealers in California, Washington.
Oregon, Utah, Nevada. and Arizona
previously could not qualify as
dealers and thus receive dealers
prices set up by the regulation.
This minor change states that the
dealer is entitled to the dealers
for good containers in the !
lot only if he reconditiOns those in
the same lot which need repairing. /
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The War Production Board has
announced approval, as of October /
II. of 35 applications for produc
ton of additional farm machinery
under the spot authorization
plan" which permits scheduling of
production that will not impede the
war effort. Applications have been
approved for manufacturing har-
resting machinery. dairy and poul-
ny equipment, wheel type farm
tractors, wagons, and earth work.
ing machinery.
GSS
Under the turkey procurement
orders, only about one-half of the
turkeys needed for holiday dinners
or service men and women have
jeen procured. 1t is imperative that
he Army get 6O,000,000 pounds of
turkey as soon as possible so that
he order can be terminated, but
he order will not be terminated
Until this quantity is procured. 1t is
aking longer to meet military re-
luirements for turkeys this year
han last. because military require
nents are considerably higher and
.lsO because there is a shortage of
abor in processing plants. Turkeys
or civilian Thanksgiving may be
hort of the demand, though the
rOp this year is expected to be the
iggest on record. For later holt
avs, civilians should have plenty.
,ut the sooner the Army is sold
nOugh to meet needs, the sooner
he embargo VIII De removed.
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The ceiling price on hogs weigh
ng 240 pounds and under has been
attended to hogs weighing go
ounds and under, the OPA has an
ounced. The price is STATS a hun
redweight. Chicago basis. Hogs
'eighing over 27O pounds are pric-
d at $14.00 per hundredweight,
hicagO basis. This action, effective
october 80, 1914. was taken be-
ause of the greatly improved feed
in relation to the number
f hogs and because the hog crop
)r the current season of 1915 is
Glow anticipated production.
Wholesale and retail price levels
ill not be affected.
Originally. all hogs sold at the
ighest ceiling. However, on May