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CONTENTS 



Chapter 1 WAR AND FOOD PAGE 3 



Production Decreases and Waste Increases Civilians 

 Get Left-overs United States Fortunate War Re- 

 duces Number of Consumers. 



Chapter 2 THE FOOD SHORTAGE 8 



The Nation Is Not Hungry Who Caused the Food 

 Shortage? Soldiers Did Not Cause the Shortage 

 Lend-Lease a Major Cause of Shortage OP A Unwit- 

 tingly Stimulated Consumption Avoidable Waste 

 Negligible The Government a Big Hoarder Many 

 Mouths to Feed at Our National Barbecue The Food 

 Picture Will Change: 



Chapter 3 FARM LABOR AND MACHINERY 26 



Farm Labor Modern Farming Requires Many Skills 

 Efficiency of Farm Labor Increasing Family La- 

 bor Does Most Farm Work Farmers Produce Surplus 

 Labor In Good Times Labor Shifts to Cities War 

 Depleted Farm Labor Supply Labor Force Dwindles 

 in Effectiveness Large Force Does Not Assure High 

 Production Sales of Farms Do Not Threaten Pro- 

 duction Labor Policy Reversed Deferment Solves 

 Labor Problem Reserve of Skilled Farm Labor 

 Farmers Are Resourceful Farm Machinery Mod- 

 ern Machinery Revolutionized Farming Farmer 

 Must Have Tools of His Trade Machinery Restric- 

 tions Relaxed More Tractors Needed Truck 

 Transportation Supplies of Nitrogen Short. 



