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probably will be eliminated whenever it is felt that their removal will not cause a 

 large increase in the retail prices of meat. Subsidies can be removed with less re- 

 percussions on the producer if done at a time when the demand for meats is strong. 



Farmers urged to conserve -protein feeds . The Department of Agriculture has 

 made recommendations to poultrymen and livestock raisers designed to ease the protein / 

 feed situation until the new crop vegetable proteins become available. It is sug- ^^ 

 gested that more grain and lees protein be fed to turkeys, broilers and late-hatched 

 chicks, that all hens £ind slowly maturing birds be culled and that more pasture and 

 less protein be fed to dairy and beef cattle. Hog men are urged to use the protein 

 supplements for brood sows and fall pigs rather than for market hogs. There was no 

 [increase in protein production last year to take care of the Increase of 22 percent 

 in turkeys, 23 percent in chickens, the ^0- to 60-pound heavier weights of hogs and 

 heavier feeding of dairy cows. 



The fats and oils situation . The goveniment reports that the shortage in 

 fats euid oils has been eased by reductions In military requirements and termination 

 of lend-lease. Some Increase In butter and lard over previous expectations will proba- 

 bly be available. However, total supplies of fats and oils are substantially smaller 

 now than a year ago. Production and Imports are also lower. Further Improvement in 

 the situation is expected In 19^4^. Some Imports from the Philippines and possibly , 

 from the East Indies will help ease the soap-fat situation next year. Butter and leird 

 production will Increase, but the domestic production of cottonseed oil will be mate- 

 rially smaller in early 19^ theui a year earlier. This year's cottonseed crop is down 

 Ip percent. 



New high record in hatchery output . The output of 5,200,000 chicks by Il- 

 linois hatcheries during August was the largest on record, according to the Illinois 

 agricultural statistician. It was almost three times as high as a year earlier. Il- 

 linois leads all states with the production of 125 million baby chicks during the 

 first eight months of this year. Last yeeu: we ranked second for this period with an 

 output of 95 million chicks. The demand for chicks has exceeded the supply during 

 much of the season, and production has been limited largely by the available supply 

 of hatching eggs. Statlstlclem A. J. Surratt reports that local supplies of poultry 

 meat increased seasonally during August, with a sharp upturn toward the close of the 

 month following termination of war food orders. 



Purebred cattle to South America . A shipment of purebred livestock to 

 Colombia, South America, was reported during the past week. This shipment consisted 

 of 200 registered Holstelns, kO Brown Swiss, and a number of Jersey cattle, Berkshire 

 hogs and Percheron horses. The purchases were made In Wlsccaasln. This illustrates 

 the possibility of developing an enlarged market for high-quality purebred livestock. 

 However, these sales don't Just happen; some sales promotion effort is required. 



The food situation In U. S . The food outlook has Improved primarily as a 

 result of the sudden end of the war. Even though the civilian demand may taper off 

 as consumer incomes decline, it is expected that the general demand for food will 

 still be hl^ relative to supplies during the next few months. A substeuitial quantity 

 of food may be made available to liberated areas. These shipments probably will In- 

 ^^lude some canned meats and some fresh and frozen meats (particularly lower grades 

 ^^^}f beef which will be plentiful), some cheaper types of canned fish, cemned euid 



