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Suction to Pump. (1) Clean strainer screen. (2) Inspect suction 

 hose, iTniust not leak air. (5) Check pipe connections. 



Tank. (1) Steel tank - If inside is in ^^ood condition, do not disturb. 

 If shov:s*Tust pits, clean and coat Vfith heavj'' oil or light grease. (2) Vfood 

 tank - Hoops uay require tightening but be careful and loosen as may be neces- 

 sary when tank sv/ells in usage next spring. (3) Agitator - Llay require over- 

 hauling - Use v/aterpump grease in agitator bearings. 



Truck and Frame. (1) Tighten bolts which may have loosened. (2) Have 

 any brealcs"or~c'raclcs' in frame repaired by welding, (3) Inspect v/heel bearings 

 and pack v;ith grease. (4) See that hitch is in good condition. 



Discharge Equipment. (1) Hose should be removed and stored away from 

 heat and"ri"gKt". (2 j Spray *C-un s - Probably need repairing, (3) Potato Nozzles - 

 Remove, clean and keep stored in oil. 



FARI.'I P RICING PREVENTS H. C. L. (From the Nov. 14 issue of The Tovm Crier) 



"Ceiling prices, inflation control, - these are things v/hich are appear- 

 ing in the nev/spapers today. The Town Crier brings you a boiled down explana- 

 tion of the purposes back of the v/hole program to control high cost of living, 

 Mijiutemen and Rural War Action committee members might find this information 

 useful when talking to their neighbors. 



"Present v;ar commitments now amount to between tv;o and three hundred 

 billion dollars. If present prices were allowed to double you would double 

 the cost of the war and all of us would pay that cost. That must be avoided, 



"Fresh fruits and vegetables, (other than potatoes, onions and citrus 

 fruits) and fresh fish are the only important food products not nov/ controlled. 

 These are very seasonal and hence it is difficult to set price ceilings which 

 would be satisfactory. The Office of Price Administration and the United States 

 Department of Agriculture recognize the program must be flexible to adjust for 

 various factors such as geographic location, tj^e of farming, etc. In the fu- 

 ture the ad:ninistration will think more and more in terms of farm parity in- 

 come rather than farm parity prices. Future adjustments will be made accord- 

 ingly. Some of these will no doubt take longer than we in the states think 

 they should, 



"One advantage to this program is that prices frozen in advance will 

 mean tliat farmers can plan ahead on farm production. Dairy and poultry farmers 

 can be assured that the OPA and the USDA will fight to the last ditch to keep 

 feed prices at present levels. To do otherwise would threaten a breakdown of 

 the anti-inflation program. 



"Last but not least, if a group of farmers representing a certain type 

 of farming believe they are entitled to price adjustments, they should contact 

 the USDA through the county and state v/ar boards. The Department of Agricul- 

 ture will consider revision." 



