The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-06-01
by MeFeat+ers

, and freezing of purchased stocks
is now under way. Graded eggs
| are being bought under the car
load buying plan started in Feb
ruary with current receipt eggs
purchased by government des-
ignated buying agent at a pro-
ducer price of 81 cent a dozen,
l cent higher than the support
price before May 9.
Freezing not only permits
holding supplies for indefinite
periods for conversion into dried
eggs and other uses, but also
saves considerable storage space
three cans of frozen eggs, eq-
uivalent to about three cases of
shell eggs, stores in the space
required for one case Of shell
eggs. Since the beginning of the
carload buying plan February 81,
approximately 11a million cases
of eggs have been purchased by
the government.
AVAILABLE MACHINE MUST
CARRY LOAD. With production
of large combines and labor
saving haying equipment report
ed to be behind schedule, produc
ers are being urged to make
plans so that the harvest job
can be accomplished or time
with the available equipment.
This increased cooperation in
the harveStS at the local level is
essential. Producers are urged to
make plans now to get the har-
vest job complete on schedule
| More-than-normal custom use
of large combines and the more
expensive types of haying equip
ment would be necessary even
with the production schedule be-
ing completed on time. Old ma
chimes that can be repaired
should be kept rolling on the
farm food front since using as
many machines as can be put in
condition and putting them over
as many fields as possible is
very definitely a part of the war
food job this year.
CAN YOU SPARE SOME GAS,
MR.? War service that can be
individual in the Nation who
uses gasoline was indicated clear
ly by the Petroleum AdminiStra-
tor for Wars warning that gaso-
line shortages may develop this
year, and some ration stamps
may go unhonored. Sufficient
reason for farm folks and city
folks to 'cut corners" on the use
of gas whenever possible is that
military demands for petroleum
have greatly increased. Perform
ing a war service can be as
simple as doubling up with
your neighbor on trips to town.
CATTLE SLAUGHTER LAGs
BEHIND GOAL. Cattle slaught-
cred under Federal inspection
excluding war duration establish
ments, during the first four
months of this year were 14Gc
greater than for the same per-
iod last year, but 17% short OF
the goal for these plants. Calf
slaughter for the same period
was 800 greater than last year,
but 11cC short of the goal for
these plants. If the U. S. slaugh-
ter goal of $4,000. 900 cattle and
calves is to be attained without
Cutting fall markets, cattle and
calf marketings must increase
materially during the next few
months.
U. S. HARVEST SLOWS I'M
PORT OF GRAIN. Need for rail-
road cars to move new-cror
grain from U. S. harvests--al-
ready under way in Texas--has
reduced the movment of oats
and wheat from Canada to the
United States; however railroads
will continue to furnish cars for
movement of wheat through
Sweetgrass. Montana, and from
Vencover for distribution in thu
Far West.
Commodity Credit Corpora
ton has imported from Canada
and allocated a total of 1,043 cal
loads of oats during May to re-
leive tight feed situations IL
Southern and Southeastern
States and the area affected by
tn Government corn purchase
program.
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