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oorrect, It would appear that the Income of domestic consumers would be 

 sufficiently high to maintain the price of pork and lard at ceiling 

 levels throughout the entire year, with the possible exception of the 

 winter months, when the shipment of hogs to market reaches its peak. 

 Secretary Wickard has urged farmers to distribute the marketing of the 

 hogs over the entire year to as great an extent as possible because of 

 the possible shortage of storage and transportation facilities. There 

 is no assurance that exports can be shipped out of the country at the 

 time and in amounts in proportion to receipts duiring the one or two 

 rush months. 



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