Milford chronicle., 1953-08-07

use. Growers WIN more imam 10
acres planted to wheat, and with
normal production of 200 bushels
or more, are subject to the quotas
and are therefore eligible to vote
in the referendum. If growers
approve marketing quotas in the
August IA referendum, price sup
ports on the 1854 wheat crop will
be available to coOperators at 80
per cent of parity as provided by
law If growers do not approve
quotas, price supports will drop
to so per cent of parity.
Under a marketing quota program
growers who cooperate with their
wheat acreage allotments may mar
ket all of the wheat grown on their
allotted acres. Non-cOOperatOrs
will be subject to a penalty of As
per cent of the wheat parity price
as of May 1, 1854 on their farm
marketing excess. If marketing
quotas are in effect. those who ex-
ceed their allOtments, or Is acres,
whichever is larger, must store or
dispose of their excess wheat as
directed by the Secretary or pay
the marketing penalty on the ex-
cess wheat.
The owner and operator of farms
with 1854 wheat allotment, in ex-
cess of IL acres, will be notified
of the polling places designated
for their communities. Any person
not notified who will grow wheat
in excess of Is acres may also
vote.
The referendum will be held on
August IA. All polling places in
the State will be open between
1000 a. m. and p. m, daylight
saving time.
June Hatchery Production
Delaware
During the month of June COM
mercial hatcheries produced 4,729,-
600 chicks, 10 per cent less than
in May but % more than in June,
1852. For the first half of this
year, 29,699 chicks have been hat
ched or II per cent more than
for this same time a year earlier.
The price of straight run heavy
and heavy cross breeds increased
one dollar per hundred on July
1 from a month earlier to $14.50,
while straight run light breeds re-
mained the same as a month earlier
at $16.50 per hundred.
United States
Chick production in commercial
hatcheries tOtaled 1926, 900 chicks
this June, II per cent more than
year earlier and "a per cent
above the 1947-51 average for the
month.
The demand for both chicks for
both flock replacement and broiler
production was strong during the
month. approximately II per cent
more chicks were placed in Il
principal brOiler producing areas
during June than in this month Of
1852. The number of chicks hat
ched during June for flock re-
placement is indicated to be up
27 per cent from a year ago. Dur
ing the first six months of this
year, chick production totaled l.
264,832,000 compared with 1,227,-
225,00O during the same period
last year-an increase of 3 per
cent. Both chick production for
flock replacement and for broiler
production is up per cent for the
| first half of 1853 when compared
with the first month of 1852.
The number of eggs in incu-
bators on July / was 10 per cent
more than on July last year. in
dicating a larger July hatch com
pared with a year ago.
Turkey hatcheries indicated that
they produced approximately the
same number of pOults this June
as in June 1852, but there were
per cent more eggs in incubators
on July l than year ago. For the
3 month period, February through
June, 13 per cent less pOults were
Matched than during the same per-
iOd past year.
Final Wheat Price Support Pate
The final 1858 price support rate
for wheat grading U. S. No. l is
S2.45 per bushel in all counties in
Delaware. For wheat of same
grade stored in Philadelphia or
Baltimore, the rate is $2.63 per
bushel. For wheat grading gar
licky, a deduction of Is cents will
be made. Loans and purchase
agreements are available through
your county PIMA committee un-
til January 81, 1854.
1858 Corn Price Support Rates
A minimum national avera ge
price support level of $1.5S per
bushel was announced for 1858