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FARM FRONT ROUNDUP 



WHEAT LOANS — .wfa an- 



nounces that wheat loans averag- 

 ing nationally $1.35 a bushel at the 

 farm will be made by the CCC on 

 the 1944 crop. Last year the average 

 was $1.23 The new loan rate is 7 

 cents above the earlier loan rate an- 

 nounced for the 1944 crop. The rate 

 is 90 per cent of parity. 



r ABM MACHINERY — wpb has 



issued two directives designed to 

 increase farm machinery production. 

 One directive removes quota re- 

 strictions from small manufacturers 

 permitting them to produce such a- 

 mounts of farm machinery, equip- 

 ment and repair ports as they can 

 make entirely from surplus mate- 

 rials or materials obtained with on 

 AA-4 preference rating. The second 

 directive sets up a reserve of 15,- 

 000 tons of carbon steel and propor- 

 tionate amounts of other controlled 

 materials under third quarter allot- 

 ments to be used in farm machinery 

 manufacture. Machinery manufac- 

 ture, however, is still limited by man- 

 power and finely machined parts 

 such as ball bearings, brass bush- 

 ings and similar critical material. 



INNEB TUBES— op a an- 

 nounced June 30 that all new inner 

 tubes will be removed from ration- 

 ing as of July 1, and the passenger 

 tire quota for July and August has 

 been set at 1,950,000 for each month, 

 the largest since rationing began. 

 However, OPA warned that in spite 

 of this allotment, it will take several 

 months to meet the needs of "B" 

 and "C" card motorists. "A" car 

 motorists probably won't get new 

 tires until early 1945. 



BEPAIB EQUIPMENT — seeing 

 a fast-increasing need for rebuild- 

 ing and reconditioning farm trac- 

 tors, automotive vehicles and other 

 engines, WPB has relaxed restric- 

 tions on the manufacture of many 

 types of automotive maintenance 

 equipment. 



TBUCK TIBES SHOBT — 



ODT reports there will be a short- 

 age of heavy and medium duty 



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truck tires for replacement purposes 

 during July, August and September. 



USED CAB CEILINGS— o; and 



after July 10 persons selling used 

 passenger cars will be required to 

 sell at controlled prices. 



TBACTOB OUTPUT UP — 



WPB on June 12 reported that since 

 July I, 1943, a total of 199,678 wheel 

 tractors have been produced. For 

 the week ending May 27, a new 

 high production rate was estab- 

 lished with 6098 units produced. 



SMALL ABMS SHELLS — 



WPB reports there should be sub- 

 stantial deliveries of small arms am- 

 munition to dealers throughout this 

 summer. WFA officials emphasized 

 that farmers and ranchmen who 

 need ammunition for the control of 

 predatory animals are among the 

 few groups to whom dealers are 

 authorized to sell without special 

 permission. 



FEBTILIZEB PBOSPECT — 



WFA reported June 22 that farmers 

 may get an increased supply of 

 fertilizer for use in 1944-1945 if they 

 order and accept delivery early. 

 Here's expectations on supply: {pot- 

 ash, 21 per ce.nt more than in 1943- 

 44; superphosphate, 25 per cent more 

 than last year; nitrogen, more than 

 was actually used this season. 



BELEASE MILK CANS — 



WFA has announced that milk cans 

 will not be rationed after June 30. 

 Farmers -and dairies beginning July 

 1 will be able to purchase new milk 

 cans for handling milk and milk 

 products without purchase certifi- 

 cates. 



ABMY TBUCKS — Several thou- 

 sand surplus Army trucks have been 

 placed in spjecific, critical agricul- 

 tural uses under a new procedure 

 involving cooperation between state 

 and county AAA committees and re- 

 gional offices of the Treasury Pro- 

 curement Division. However, the 

 number of Army trucks currently be- 

 ing released is so small that rela- 

 tively few persons who need trucks 



for essential agricultural purposes 

 are able to get them. 



GAS BATIONS — OPA has an- 

 nounced that there will no change 

 in present gasoline rations as a re- 

 sult of third quarter allocations. 



FABM SUPPLIES — wpb has 



amended priority regulation 19 to odd 

 farmers in obtaining available sup> 

 plies necessary for farm operation- 

 Under the amendment, dealers are 

 required to give farmers preference 

 in the purchase of certain items, 

 upon written certification of the 

 farmer that they are needed in farm 

 operation. The new regulation cov- 

 ers a list of 300 items. Among the 

 more important ones listed are: hoy 

 stacker cable, fire extinguishers, 

 flashlights, funnels, grinders for 

 sharpening tools, harness repair 

 tools, concrete mixers, metal fence 

 posts, tire pumps, fly screen, build- 

 ing blocks, Portland cemerri, insulat- 

 ing materials, lumber substitutes, 

 roofing and siding, field drain tile, 

 truck and machinery jacks, and tire 

 pressure gauges. 



WHEAT GOAL -^ a national goal 

 of 67 to 70 million acres of wheat 

 for harvest in 1945 has been an- 

 nounced by War Food Administra- 

 tor Marvin Jones. This compares 

 with an estimate of about 67 million 

 acres planted for this year's wheat 

 crop, and with 55 million acres in 

 1943. 



FABM SLAUGHTEBING — Ef- 



fective May 25 all restrictions on the 

 farm slaughter of livestock and de- 

 livery of meat were removed by the 

 WFA. This revoked the require- 

 ment that farmers had to hove a per- 

 mit to slaughter livestock and de- 

 liver meat to persons not living on 

 the farm. 



EGG OUTPUT— WFA an 



nounced June 17 that the peak of 

 egg production had passed and 

 there was little likelihood forced 

 sales of carload lots to feed mixers 

 would have to be continued. 



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