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purchased will be of the latest design and 

 of stainless steel throughout. 



This expansion project is being developed 

 so the creamery will be in a position to serve 

 milk producers in the territory who have 

 never before had an opportunity to market 

 their milk through their own cooperative 

 plant. 



By S. F. RUSSEU 



Here are the recommendations made at a 

 meeting early in June by the Joint Live 

 Stock Committee representing 134 livestock 

 groups, including the American Farm Bu- 

 reau Federation, and sent to Washington. 

 The recommendations were made as prac- 

 • tical means of increasing the production of 

 beef and pork. 



CATTLE ? 



1. We recommend that the extension of the 

 Price Control Act be limited to a period 

 of not to exceed six months from and 

 after June 30, 1945. 



2. The present OPA regulations controlling 

 prices and the use of subsidies in the 

 cattle and beef industry have resulted in 

 fewer cattle being fed, with the result- 

 ant failure to secure maximum produc- 

 tion of beef. No increase in beef produc- 

 tion can be expected under existing reg- 

 ulations. 



3. Increased feeding of cattle and increased 

 production of beef can be secured if the 

 following specific actions are taken by 

 the government: 



A. Removal of the overriding ceiling on 

 live cattle. 



B. Increase of the compliance maximum 

 price on AA and A grades of cattle at 

 least 50 cents per cwt. 



C. Increase of the ceiling price on AA and 

 A grades of beef in such amounts that 

 the spread between these two grades 

 and the lower grades will be suffi- 

 cient to justify the feeding of cattle 

 to secure production of beef in vol- 

 ume It must be remembered 



that the greatest increase in beef ton- 

 nage will result from the production 

 of AA and A grades of cattle in the 

 feedlot. 



4. The industry has been making these rec- 

 ommendations throughout the history of 

 price control. The present shortage of 

 beef is largely the direct result of failure 

 on the part of the government to recog- 

 nize these fundamental requirements for 



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the production of beef. This shortage 

 will be further aggravated by a continu- 

 ation of present government regulations. 

 5. This committee recommends that the 

 OPA undertake immediately to make a 

 thorough study of the problem of sub- 

 sidy withdrawal, with a view to develop- 

 ing a plan for the gradual and orderly 

 withdrawal of these payments at a time 

 when there is a high level of consumer 

 purchasing power so that consumers will 

 be able to continue to purchase large 

 quantities of beef at prices which will 

 maintain the stability of the cattle in- 

 dustry 



HOGS 



1. Floors — TJie present minimum price 

 floor of $13.00 per cwt. Chicago base 

 should apply on all good to choice butch- 

 er hogs weighing 160 pounds or more. 

 A minimum price floor of $12.00 per cwt. 

 Chicago base should be applied on all 

 weights of good sows and stags. 



2. Enforcement of Floors — Steps should be 

 taken now to implement and enforce price 

 floors. When the average monthly drove 

 cost to packers falls below $14.00 per 

 cwt., Chicago base, for good and choice 

 butcher hogs, subsidy payments should 

 be withheld on the basis of 2c for each 

 Ic below $14.00, this same deduction to 

 apply to good sows and stags when the 

 average monthly drove cost falls below 

 $13.00 per cwt. 



3. Ceilings — If ceilings are continued they 

 should be increased to $15.00 per cwt. on 

 all weights of good and choice butcher 

 hogs, Chicago base, and remain at $14.00 

 on sows and stags for market. 



4. Extension of Price Guarantees — The an- 

 nounced guarantee by OPA and WFA that 

 price floors and ceilings will not be 

 lowered before September 1, 1946 is com- 

 mendable, but this period should be ex- 

 tended to December 31, 1946, and any 

 change thereafter in ceiling and/or floor 

 prices shall be announced at least nine 

 months in advance of such change 



By L L. COLVIS 



All necessary governmental priorities for 



the construction of a cold storage plant at 

 Carbondale have been received by the Il- 

 linois Fruit Growers Exchange. 



At a special meeting early in June of the 

 board of directors of the Exchange, arrange- 

 ments were made to go ahead with all pos- 



sible speed in order to get the buildinjt 

 erected this year. 



Having a capacity of 60,000 bushels of 

 apples, the new building will be erected on 

 lots adjoining the present Fruit Exchange 

 building in Carbondale. 



Building plans have been made keeping 

 in mind availability of materials so no tre- 

 mendous diflficulty is expected to arise from 

 this source. The building itself will be the 

 first unit of a larger plan so that additional 

 units may be added in future years if they 

 are needed. 



The engineering, construction, and poiwer 



machinery used will make it the most mod- 

 ern and up-to-date cold storage plant in Il- 

 linois. 



The main immediate purpose for the plant 

 will be for the storage of apples. It is ex- 

 pected, however, that it might also be used 

 in the future to help care for peak days in 

 peach harvest and strawberry harvest. 



Pre-cooling of peaches under some condi- 

 tions is being given consideration. The di- 

 rectors also have in mind that if the Fruit 

 Exchange takes any part in the development 

 of fruit and vegetable processing in Southern 

 Illinois, they will need refrigeration as a 

 basic requirement. 



The idea of owning its cold storage facil- 

 ities is not a new one with the Fruit Grow- 

 ers Exchange. It has been considered as a 

 necessary part of the organizations facilities 

 for several years, but actual construction had 

 to be delayed because of wartime condi- 

 tions. 



From the very beginning, the directors in- 

 sisted that when such a building could be 

 obtained it must be one that could serve as a 

 model for cold storage in Illinois. Every 

 feature is planned for efficient use and for 

 the convenience of the growers. Both car- 

 loadings and truck loadings can be made 

 simultaneously with the use of power con- 

 veyors installed. Careful consideration has 

 been given. 



When completed the new building will 

 house the general offices of the Fruit Ex- 

 change, which make them more available 

 than they are at present. This will in turn 

 release the present offices for additional stor- 

 age space for the Fruit Exchange Supply 

 Company. 



For peaches sold from June 18 to the end 



of the season, the maximum f.o.b. shipping 

 point price will be $3.64 per bushel on this 

 year's crop. 



The Fruit Exchange Supply Company has 



been in position to furnish more bushel tub 

 baskets this year than for the past two years. 



A small amourK of correaive pruning for 



both fruit and shade trees is necessary each 

 year until the desired form is established. 



Soils lacking fertility cannot produce ade- 

 quate vegetative cover. 



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