Milford chronicle., 1944-06-02
Delaware Farm News

The office of Price Administers
tion has modified its sugar for
home canning program by direct
ing its district offices to set up two
periods in which consumers may
apply for their 1914 home canning
allotment. The change limits the
amount consumers may obtain in
the first period to 10 pounds per
person, but the maximum amount
of home canning ration for the
season remains unchanged at 25
pounds, five pounds of which are
available by use of Sugar Stamp
40 from War Ration Book 4.
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The War Production Board has
announced amendments to priori-
ties regulations to aid farmers in
obtaining available supplies nee
essary for farm operation. Under
the terms of the amended regula-
tion, dealers are required to give
farmers preference in the purchase
of all listed items, upon written
certification by the farmer that the
supplies covered by the order ARE
needed now and will be used for
other than household purposes in
operation of farm" Such a cert
ificated will carry priority of
AA-2X. The list of approximately
300 items of farm supplies includes
hay stacker cables, fire extinguish-
ers, flashlights, tunnels. grinders
tor sharpening tools, harness re-
pair tools, concrete mixers, metal
fence posts, tire pumps, fly screen
building blocks, Portland cement,
insulating materials, lumber sub
stitutes, roofing and siding, field
drain tile, truck and machinery
jacks, and tire pressure gauges.
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Asparagus prices to growers
have been increased one-half cent
per pound by the OPA, as recon-
mended by the VIA. Maximum
prices for canned or frozen aspara-
gus of the 1914 pack will reflect
this advance in price to growers.
Delaware tomatoes and other
crops will have a priority
On motor trucks during the harvest
season, says c. f. Ocheltree, chair !
man of the State AAA Committee, |
in urging farmers who want AAA
materials for summer
and early fall uses to order now
when trucks are available for farm
delivery.
The War Food Administration I
has announced that wheat loans
averaging nationally SIPS per
bushel at the farm will be made by
the Commodity Credit Corporation |
on the 1914 crop. Last year the |
average was $1.23. Loans will be
made on a note and chattel mort |
gage basis for wheat stored ON
farms and on note and loan agree
lnent for wheat stored in approved /
Wheat produced in .
1914 grading L. S. No. or better,
OF grading L. S. No. 4 or L. S. No. /
because of test weight only will f..
be eligible. for loan. Loans will .
vary from the basis rate to take in
to account location, grade. and
quality. Seven cents per bushel
storage allowance will be advenced
at the time of the loan on all farm
stored wheat. Loanson both farm
stored and warehOus-stored wheat
will mature on demand but not
later than April so, 1915.
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The War Food Administration
has amplified its commitment TO
support prices of 1914 crop soy
beans, giving a base support price
Jf $2.04 per bushel as compared
with $3.50 for 1913. for green and
Yellow sOybeans grading U. S. No.
with moisture content of II per
cent delivered by farmers to a
country elevator. processing plant,
II other normal delivery point.
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Some proposed electrical utility
which were lin the
mill" when War Production Board
ightened requirements on April
will be permitted after all. EXten-
ions which would have been per-
nitted by the Supplementary Util-
ties Order U-l-c prior to its
April may be made
II connected if both of the follow
ng conditions are satisfied: (D
Prospective cOnsumer's request for
ratification by County Agricultur-
i Conservation Committee was fill
d with such committee on or be-