Milford chronicle., 1945-08-10

The USDA announced that set
aside quotas tor Cheddar cheese
will be 6oct of August production
and 500 Of September production
as compared with the $50 set
aside for July.
After July. ODT district mana
gers will have full authority to al
locate light and medium trucks
and To issue certificates OF trans
Ter. Al present such requests are
forwarded to WASHINGTON for APP
prOval. No changes are made in
the method of submitting applica-
tiOns.
With the increasing C0nCentra-
ton OF troops in the Pacific areas,
corresponding greater quantities
OF ODT, the war-developed insect
Fillcr, continue to he required by
the military. according to the
WPB. Limited quantities. however.
! will continue to he made available
tur experimentation for civilian
purposes, the agency added. Only
one approved commercial use of
DDT has been authorized to date.
WPB warned that ii DDT leaks
out for any but strictly expert
mental purposes where research is
conducted by cOmpetcntly trained
personnel, il may be necessary to
place the insecticide under full al
location control.
Requirements of the Federal
Seed Act applicable to labelling
neW-crop Kentucky bluegrass seed
tor termination have been sus-
pended from August 23 TO October
-, 1913. as recently announced hy
the L. = Department of AgriCult-
ture. This action was taken to ia
cilitatc movement of 1913 seed in
areas where it is needed for fall
seeding to supplement below nor
NAL CarrY-OVer stocks.
F'all seeding of bluegrass. advo-
Gated by a2rOnOmiStS, generally is
cone in August. September, and
October The termination test re-
ouires 2S days.
! The suspension applies only to
labelling for termination on ship
, mcnts of new crop Kentucky blue
| grass seed. Carry over seed is re-
uuired to he labeled to show per-
Ccntage of termination.
Ncw-crop bluegrass seed must he
, labeled to show all other infOrma-
: ti0n required by the Federal Seed
Act when shipped in Interstate
commerce.. Persons who ship new
crop bluegrass seed in interstate
r commerce. Persons who ship new
u crop bluegrass seed in interstate
\ commerce are urged to label tho
5 seed to show the percentage o
l. termination and the date of tes
5 whenever it is possible, and to fur
IL nish the buyer with the &ermina
II tiOn as soon as possible after thC
e date of shipment, even during tn,
IS period of exemption, Shipmcnt'
IS made after October Is are required
/ tG he labeled to show the percent
d age of termination.
Prices for the 1915 soyhean GRO
u will be supported through bot
: loans and purchases. Prices will b
:, about the same as last year. an
!" loans will be available throu9I
" January 81. 1916 Further detail
/ are available from county AA4
committee.
j., Reasons why there will he les
i'm sugar for home canning this yea
&c have been given as follows: Il
os Military needs are high-each sol
+. der actually consumes twice a
an much sugar a year as the averaS
h,, civilian now receives; (2) ship
~ which otherwise might be hringin
10 sugar into the United States al
Nv hauling supplies to battlefronts
20 90 (3Dmanpower is scarce at sugar ro
-. fineries and shipping points; q
1v hect-sugar production last yef
60 was 100000 tons short maxim
,Id stock of sugar smaller for tn
w. year; 90 last year many peop
-. Ovcr-applicd for canning suga
ID and we used so much that StOcl
ort at beginning of this year were a
I,.v normally low.
al
m More gardens. and more prOdu
tb- tiOn from gardens already starte
lde are needed to help meet what
on. expected to be our biggest civil;
prs shortage Of commercially cam
ew fruits and vegetables. The civil;
.lr- share of these supplies is expect
M to he only Is per cent of last yea
he quantities on the { major VcGct
md hlcS. and only 80 per cent of Ia
mn years supply of tomatoes The
viii william share of fruits will he on
is about 10 pei cent less than Ia
cr year. but last years supply W
5lc short. So home food production a
ith conservation are extremely impC
mo tant to meet this shortage reSu
MS ing from reduced crops on accOr
I'm of weather conditions. Most gard
crops can still he planted-a
should be planted to meet {
need.