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Wallace Urges All Farmers To Go On With Usual Plans Secretary of Agriculture Advises to Ignore Outbreak of War Insofar as Production Is Concerned; Says Agri culture Much Better Prepared to Meet Shock of War Emergency Below is a press release of a *JUIT made recently by Henry A. Wallace, United States Secretary of Agriculture, which The Tri bune is publishing for the bene fit of farmers who may not have heard Mr. Wallace. American farmers, like all our citizens, abhor war and will pray for a speedy peace. First of all, of course, the pri mary effort of the Department of Agriculture, together with all other branches of the adminis tration, will be to keep this coun try out of war. Secondary to that will be the effort to protect American fanners and consumers as fully as possible against the effects of war abroad. War causes economic repercus sions in all countries. 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American agriculture is in a much better position to meet the shock of war than it was 25 years ago. As we have kept pointing out, the very machinery which farmers have used to ad just production to decreased de mand in peace-time can be used in wartime to increase production if and when that becomes ad visable. Some farmers, remembering high wartime prices, may wish to discontinue cooperation in their farm programs in order to ex pand the acreage of wheat and other crops. I would remind them that the average prices of wheat, corn, hogs and beef were lower a year after the World War started than they were in 1914. The course of prices for the months just ahead may not fol low the pattern of 1914 and 1915. But present supplies of cotton, v/heat, corn, meat animals, and many other commodities are large. There is little likelihood THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA that any substantial Increase In production of the major crops Will be desirable, certainly not in the immediate future. In any case the need for increases in supplies can be anticipated in ample time to make any neces sary increases in acreages. The production of large quantities of agricultural commodities for which there is no satisfactory market could prove just as de moralizing in wartime as in peacetime. I would remind American farmers that the loans which are a part of the ever-normal gran ary are available right now to prevent price collapses. They can prevent such a disaster to farm ers as befell cotton growers, for example, in 1914-15. I would remind American farmers of these factst This year's wheat carry-over is esti mated at 254 million bushels, in comparison to 115 million bushels for the five years from 1924 to 1928. A slightly smaller production of corn this year than last is ex pected, but the present large carry-over probably will make the total 1939-40 supply even larger than the 1938-39 supply of two billion nine hundred million bushels. Much of the carry-over of both corn and wheat is being held by farmers under loan as part of the ever-normal granary. Through the granary, in fact, our carry-over of corn has been in ceased from an average of less than 200,000,000 to over 450,000,- 000 bushels. These added sup plies will be available for feeding if the demand for pork and other livestock products rises sharply in the near future. They remove the necessity for increased plant ing that might ultimately be ruinous. Furthermore, the corn supply is a protection against any feed shortage that might be caused by drought in 1940 or suc ceeding years. Supplies of meat animals are expected to be larger next year. Inspected slaughter of hogs in 1939-40 probably will be 7 million head greater than during 1938- 39. The total number of cattle on January 1, 1940 is expected to be about 1 million head larger than a year earlier, although the total slaughter for 1940 may be the same, or slightly smaller than for 1939. Combined supplies of cotton seed oil, lard, and soybean oil available for home consumption will be larger during the rest of this year and 1940 than for 1938. Continued heavy production of milk this fall is expected on Au gust 1, cold storage holdings of butter were 33,000,000 pounds above the 1934-38 average. Sup plies of rice, canned fruit and fruit juices, canned vegetables, potatoes and beans also are sub stantially above normal or pro spective consumption. • The ever-normal granary and the stabilization of supplies of meat and milk and eggs which it makes possible serve also as a protection to the consumers aaginst exorbitantly high prices. Today we have a commodities exchange act. In 1914 no such powers were available for pro tecting producers and the public from excessive market fluctua tions and harmful speculation. Since 1933, in contrast to the World War period, farmers in al most every county in the United States have organized themselves for quick action in dealing with problems of production, of con servation, of credit, and of rural welfare. These farmer groups, democratically elected to help carry on the Agricultural Adjust ment Administration, the Farm Security Administration, the Soil Conservation Service, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics all working in cooperation with the State Extension Services have had invaluable experience and training. Whatever the demands upon agriculture, the organized groups of farmers now in exist ence can move swiftly, in coop eration with government, to deal with them. For example, the AAA committees are equipped to act quickly to bring about cither an increase or decrease in pro duction, and to administer what iever program of action is called for. Not only are wo organized bet ter in the field of production; we have also gained valuable exper ience and improved organization in the marketing field. The mar keting programs for milk, fruits and vegetables, the purchase and distribution programs, and the food stamp plan can meet the needs ahead much better than they were met in 1914. There can now be better planning, more ef fective farmer cooperation, and more efficient results in whatever action has to be taken. These facts must convince farmers that it will be possible to meet all demands for farm pro ducts, that it will be possible to avoid an over-expansion of our farm plant such as occurred dur ing the world war period, and that it will be possible to cushion the shocks of the readjustment which will be Inevitable If the present conflict continues over any lengthy period and on any large scale. So, again, I urge our farmers not to be swayed by the develop ments overseas. Their greatest contribution right now to their own welfare and the national welfare is to carry on Just as be fore. Baby of 14 Months Eats Steak and Pork Chops Warwick, R. I. —Chosen as the "most perfect boy" in a Provi dence baby show, 14-month-old George Anthony Carr thrives on a diet of pork chops, steak and spaghetti. George, who already has 12 teeth, was a "bottle" baby until a year old. Blond, he weighs 27 pounds. "He eats almost everything now," says his mother. "He has stewed fruit, cereal and milk for breakfast. And he lunches on mashed potatoes, pork chops, two vegetables and cut-up fresh fruit. "Sometimes for supper he has a piece of steak,, potatoes and vegetables, or Italian spaghetti." Read Tribune Advertisements! A LATE NEWS IN BRIEF (Continued from page one) blowing the submarine's star board tank In an attempt to vent it to right the submersi ble. INTERNATIONAL BERLIN, Sept. 13 The army high command an nounced today that Polish re sistance would be broken "by all means," and implied that this meant open cities would be bombed from the air. The announcement was given out as coming from "the Fuehrer's headquarters." It said that Polish district governors as well as army commanders had been ordering civilians to fight German troops in all towns and villages. BUDAPEST, Sept. 13 A German "suicide corps," drop ping from the skies by para chute, is making desperate ef forts over a widespread terri tory to expedite the Nazi ad- vance across Poland, It van reported uerc ic. *y. Poles re ported that several of the Ger mans, after being captured, re vealed they had been assigned to discover the locations of Polish headquarters, air ports, war supplies, factories and warehouses, and to cut com munication lines ahead of the advancing German columns. LONDON, Sept. 13 The British government advised Parliament today that both Great Britain and France were convinced "there can be no peace until the menace of Hit lcrism has been finally re moved." The Allies' stand was contained in a joint statement read in the House of Commons by Prime Minister Chamber lain and in the House of Lords by Earl Stanhope, lord presi dent of the council, in the gov ernment's second report on the war. Tenants, including sharecrop pers, operated 42 per cent, of all farms in the United States in 1935, as compared with only 25 per cent, in 1880, according to a recent AAA report. Thursday, September 14, 1939 N. C. Giant Goes To World's Fair World's Pair, N. Y.. Sept. 11 A pair of size 19 shoes, a phen- * omenon even in the World of To- ™ morrow, carried the seven feet, four inches and 308 pounds of J. T. Scott into the North Carolina exhibit of the New York World's Pair this week. Scott, 32, is a fanner in Ashe County, N. C. His size 19 shoes carry him in a few tremendous strides from his home in Grassy Branch, N. C., across the state line to Mouth of Wilson, Va., where he receives his mail. They encompassed the World's Fair in a day with a minimum of energy. And, accord ing to the hostesses at the state ' exhibit, they proved a convincing illustration of the greatness of North Carolina products. M Dr. Chas. W. Moseley of Greensboro, N. C., stomaeh specialist, will be at the office of Dr. E. M- Hutchins in North Wilkesboro on Mondays only, until further notice, to conduct a clinic. tie
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