The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-06-01
FARM news

FARM CONSTRUCTION. AS
lumber and other construction
materials and transformers are
vitality needed in the war effort,
the War Production Board has
recently frightened two orders
affecting farm construction.
The limitation on farm dwell
ings which may be constructed
without prior approval under
Order L-41 was lowered from
$1,000 to 5000. The limitation of
farm construction remains at
$1,000 but not more than 5000
of this may be for farm dwell
ings. Temporary labor houses
are not considered dwellings.
Electric power connections in
volving use of light transform
ers have been restricted also,
and the quota of copper wire
for emergency farm ALLEGATION
through the AAA has been re-
duced 80 per cent for the second
quarter of 1914.
BEAN PRODUCTION NEEDS
INCREASED. Bumper produc-
ton is needed from the acres
that U. S. farmers plant to dry
, edible beans since foreign sour
ces will be 100000 bags short
of the 5000, 900 bags that they
were expected to furnish. To-
tai requirement for this major
fighting food is 100000 bags
(uncleaned), excluding addition
al needs that may develop in
liberated areas. At average
yields, the total requirement
would mean production from
3.5 million acres, while difficult
ty is being encountered in get
ting farmers to plant up to the
3 million acres in the 1914 goal.
FARM SAFETY WEEK SET
FOR JULY 1929. To prevent
loss of valuable time through
farm accidents, the week of
July 1929 has been designated
Farm Safety Week.. Obser-
vance will be under general
direction of the National Safety
Council with private, state and
federal agencies taking part. APP
proximately 1880 persons die
each year in farm accidents and
about 1,500,0 0 are injured, of
whom 10000 are permanently
disabled. Farm fires alone take
about $500 lives each year and
destroy $1OO, 600, 900 of property.
The National Safety council says
80 percent of fatal farm accident
are caused by falls, and Is per-
/ cent by burns.
FARM WORKERS DRAFT
STATUS. Recent changes made
in Selective Service policy of
draft defermentS do not mater
tally alter the status of farm
workers. Persons engaged in ag-
rlculture still are governed by
the Tyding amendment with
! final decision up to the regis
trant's local board. The Tydings
amendment calls for deferment
OF all farm workers who: % are
necessary to agriculture; (2) are
regularly engaged in agriculture
90 are doing essential farm
work; and az cannot be re-
placed.
PRODUCTION INCREASE IN
VEGETABLE SEEDS. Indications
are that production of AZ kinds
of vegetable seeds will be con-
siderably larger than in 1913
which is in line with potential
domestic and foreign needs. Re-
ports to BAE indicate that cab
bage seed production will be II
60 over 1943 and nine others
more than double 1913, including
onion seed at 236 %.
LIVESTOCK FEED GOING
FASTER. Record numbers of
livestock and increased fndust-
rial use made the disappearance
Of feed grains from October
through March unusually large.
BAE reports domestic disappear
ance OF corn during that period
as SO greater than a year ago
and oats 1877 smaller, and es-
Inmates that 13cc less barley and
66% more wheat and rye were
fed. Stocks of corn and oats on
farms, IN government holdings,
and IN terminal markets on APP
ri ! were nearly 21% less than
April l last year and nearly 1870
below the average of that date
in 1938-42.
FREEZING EGGS FOR FUT-
URE USE. VITA continues to buy
eggs to maintain markets and