Milford chronicle., 1954-10-15
Farm Abundance
Challenge To America,
Sec. Benson Says
leontInued lrom nraI -

fcontinuco from tlraL paeey
opportunity to use abundance for
the good Of our people and Of man-
kind
Corn Loan Rates For 1854
The 1854 corn loan rate Of $l.16
per bushel has been announced
for All Delaware counties. This
compares with S176 for 1858 crop
corn and represents 80 percent Of
the October list effective parity
price.
CORRECTIONS
Last months news letter
erroneously stated that the
maturity date for 1854 crop
corn loans viii be May 81,
1854. The maturity date
should have been stated as
May 81. 1855.
6 Stitch In Time
Lets grow up, not burn up" IS
the USDA slogan for farm families
this week. The week Of October 3-S
was proclaimed by President Eisen-
hover as National Fire Prevention
Week. This proclamation has q
special significance TO farm fami-
lies. AS a nation fire costs us
annually nearly a billion dollars.
However. because Of special risks
and the lack Of organized protec-
tive facilities in many rural areas
farmers carry more than their
share Of this loss. And farmers as
group carry less fire insurance
than any other group in the coun-
try.
More important than property
losses Is the fact that during the
nast year fires cost the lives Of
about 5000 farm people.
All USDA employees who con-
tact farm people are going "all
OUT in encouraging farmers tC
take positive action toward flrt
prevention.
Farm Census Starts November s
The 1854 census Of agriculture
Is scheduled to begin November
in Delaware. Census figures on to
tai crop acreages are used by tn
Agricultural Marketing Service T.
revise its crop estimates for eacl
preceding FIVE years. The ANS crol
estimates are the official data ioI
USDA and are used as the basis
for establishment of State ant
county allotments for any com
modify subject to allotment or mar
keting quota programs.
1t Is of Importance to ever,
farmers that census figures be cor
rect and complete. All farmers ar
urged to cooperate fully with tn
census takers in helping them q
get. complete and accurate data. Al
facts obtained about individua
farms are confidential InfOrma
ton released is in the form Of to
tails for counties, states, or large
areas.
County Election Boards Meet
County election boards for al
Delaware counties met in Newark
Friday. October Sth, to discus
their duties in connection with th
election of local ASC committee
men,
County election boards viii funC
tiOn for the first time In this year
in regulations of the Secretar
issued several months ago. Thes
regulations provide for a count
election board comprised of tn
following. The county agent a
Chairman. the SCS technician, tn
FILA county supervisor. the maste
Of the county Pomona Grange. an
the president Of the county Far
Bureau.
1T is the responsibility Of I'll
county election board TO appoint
community election board in eaC
ASC community. The communal
election boards viii conduct con
munity committee elections in al
cordance with instructions to I
issued BY the Commodity Stabilizi
ton Service, and when require
they will serve as a nominatiI
committee for the community.
Election Of ASC community an
county committees has been sche,
uled tentatively for early Decen
Der. The new committees will tai
Office January /, 1855.
Wheat Growers Can Protect
Unused All0tment8
The Agricultural Act Of 19l
permits wheat growers to surrendN
any part Of 1855 wheat acreal
alloiments that viii not be plante
The release may be permanent
for 1855 only The acreage so +
leased may be reapportioned
the county committee to 9th