The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1943 Page: 8 of 16
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Milam County Asked to Devote 7000Acves to Peanuts in
____— _ -. . ,-- 1 v ■ -.. —1 „A*r M MAMAfll PEANUTS? UEDE ADC MATIANAI
184% OF FARM PRODUCTION
BY 1-3 OF ALL FARMERS
Recent survey# have revealed that
Tfl Pfl I AUF CUfp'Bl per cent of all fann production ha.-.
IV/ i ILL vlib JiUrjbcen accomplished by only one third
of *hc farmers.
This mean* that all the other two
thirds of the farmers of the nation
have produced only sixteen per cent
,f the term prod"<*♦.« This indicates
•hat most of the Increased production
for 1943 will necessarily have to come
from the two thirds of the farmers
who produced only 16 per cent of
the food for the nation.
This means, it has been pointed out,
that the family size farms-and that
takes in the majority of Milam county
farms—must be the source where in-
creases will be expected. Farmers are
urged to p ar. now for those increases
to accomplish their part in increased
production.
KEEP FARM TRUCK8 ROLLING
If you've applied for a Certificate of
War Necessity but have not received
. .i. , lit, you can obtain an emergency ra-
in the vegetable department, there I fr0m your local War pr|Ce and
would be the produce from 40 acres | n Boanji If y^,. certificate of
of tomatoes, 100 acres of snap beans I Waf N#eesHlfcy d0€a not allow enough
and 102 acres of pea*. I mileage to get the Job done, you should
It would take all these foodstuffs 0!fj, u,)0n certification get an emergen-
fill a medium size food ship, ready lor cy ration from y^,. 1<x.al Ration Board
1U; voyage. . .. .. _____ _____ noKnurv
The United .States must fill a steady
MANY FARMS MUST
WORK WHOLE YEAR
If f armers »•••;'«n iroln'' to the wharf
f! ocoin /K.rls lo kiss their egg# and
, •.•‘..•v'-. *"»'ht be crowds
f,:' cIcm- to 4,00') on hand each time a
fo-.d shin sails. A ship loaded entirely
with one tyje of food would represent
the year’s output Of that type of food
from thousands of farms.
It takes V wu tidous farm output to
fill the fiohfl*f » fn average food
freighter. ’ < tlfoujand barrels of
dried eeg.', lor imlanoe, representing
a whole year's work for 299,137 hens.
'I ne ship would also carry 6,000 bar-
rr Is of dried milk, a year's yield from
2 783 cows. In addition, there would be
evaporated milk from 304 cows, cheese
from 3 037 cows, canned pork from
5,021 hogs, cured i*ork from another
.'>,044 hogs, lard from 27,632 hogs, flour
from 838 acre., of wheat.
HOW CAN WE INCREASE PEANUTS?
1. Increase the number of acres.
2. Use of fertilizer, better cultivation, good stand by
planting more seed per acre.
3. Better harvesting method, better stocking.
4. Practice soil conservation on peanut land, rotate
crops, follow peanuts with cover crops, strip cropping to pre-
vent wind erosion.
HERE *DF NATIONAL _
FARM GOALS FOR '43
pr cession of Mich ships and keep them
moving without delay. The nation- has
this duly to Us lighting men overseas
and the people <d the United Nations
who would starve without our help.
That,’, why I.minis are producing
mo i- food than ever before Lilia year.
Next year -and every year for the
f. faun : . Ill .1 'll •!'!-• Un-i
all-out production to keep the food
ship ailing.
There’' no shortage ol
Cl i ...ifif Ad pulling power.
cjKirtcr j
to tide you over through February;
(2) appeal through your County Farm
Transportation Committee for an ad-
justment in your Certificate.
PLAN KILLED-
(Continued irom page One)
f|ue:t and resort to price adjustments
to achieve iticreo-'-erl product on.
Tarver predicted the committee's de-
cision would “destroy the incentive
j production program.”
I f1 Reporter nds get the grapes
rr-
k
iOW OPEN!
THE NEW MAGNOLIA STATION
Intersection Highways 77 and 79
See us for—
GROCERIES
MILK AND CllEAM
FEEDS
FI LUNG STATION
(Gasoline, Oils, and
Drive-in service)
Your Patronage Will Be Appreciated
Witt McGuire
Station and Grocery
farmers must fill in
1943 FARM PLAN SHEET
Every farmer in Milam county will
be called upon to fill out a fe-rm plan
sheet in 1943. This plan sheet will
show the following facts:
(1) 1942 crop production and kind j
and amount of livestock. i
(2) Each ptsMiuMt*$ livestock and
crop goals for 1943
(3) Livestock shelter i.eeaed lor var-
ious kinds of livestock.
(4) Amount of fencing needed.
(5) Additional farm machinery, if
any, will be needed. ____
<6i Kind and amount of fertilizer
needed.
<7i will ycu need credit in 1943 to
meet production goals?
(8) Anu/ui.i. ui .*bor needed to oper-
ate ycur fann.
FOOD NEEDS
For 305 days one person will need
the following; 91 gallons milk, 30 dozen
eggs, 176 lbs, meat (and fat for cook-
ing), 200 lbs. potatoes, 200 lbs. green
or yellow vegetables, 100 ibs. citrus or
tomatoes, 20 lbs. other fruits, 170 lbs.
grain products, 20 lbs, butter, 70 lbs. cent more than 42
aweets, 15 lbs. dried peas and beans.
“Selective service" is the order of
the day for American farms in 1943.
With a war-time demand for more
than they can produce, farmers are
being asked to concentrate limited
land, labor and machinery on the pro-
duction of foods that will help win
the war and write the peace.
The national goals for 1943, as com-
pared to 1942, are os follows;
More Wanted;
MILK—122 million pounds, 2 million
more than In 1942 production.
BOOS—400 million dozen, about 8
per cent more than called for in 1942.
MEAT—The goals call for 18 per
cent more pork, 13 per cent more beef
and veal, 5 per cent more mutton, and
28 per cent more chicken for meat
than in 1942.
CORN—98 million acre* or 4 per
thin
HUMP—300,000 acres for fibre, com-
Soybeans,
co, sugar beets. ’dry M
Wheat- cotton, J* i
sweet potatoes. m
tables. w “ttaJ
m£\
(Continued ^ ^
duction of oil d#TC
‘hem to othi^T.
purposes in l»uV£l
price on the of™-
chargee. Th,
county AAA commit^
FARMERS ARE IN THE FRONT UNES.
PLANT
YOUR VICTORY
GARDEN, NOW!
Buy Certified Seed—
★
CALL your local »eed merchant or
your County and Home Demonstration
Agent (or Planting Information
★
and CALL
Your Bowen Bus Agent
for the New WAR TIME
Bus Schedules
Member "National Trailways System'
Crow More War
FOODS!
Buy quality seeds for
that extra production
Uncle Sam demands
of every i n c h of
XTOUiiu !
Ilai.se More
Chicks!
Increase production
with improved brood-
er houses and other
improved methods.
MARCHING
■ II
And “Food for Freedom” is their battle cry!
Secretary Wickard’s call for greater produc-
tion in ’43 was the marching order for every
man, woman and child on America’s farms.
Rockdale farmers—together with farmers the
land over—are preparing to go over the top
this year in the greatest Spring Offensive the
world has ever seen.
Their goal is to produce every vital food and
fiber needed by America and our allies to
smash this thing through. The Rockdale State
Bank is proud to march along with them ... • to
make available the funds they need for farm
improvements and repairs ... to give friendly
help and advice on business management. bet
us help you to “beat the promise” in 1943!
The Rockdale State Bank
The Bank of Personal Service
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 18, 1943, newspaper, February 18, 1943; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth742765/m1/8/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.