Accelerated Food Production Fueled by War Aims
Wartime farm drive built before Pearl Harbor yields record output in 1942 surpassing last year by 12 percent. USDA war boards in counties and Washington under Secretary Wickard coordinate county and national goals, shifting from defense to war mobilization to meet 1943 targets for pork poultry eggs milk flaxseed potatoes soybeans vegetables and hemp.
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South Dakota
Farrow
Turkers
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
Usda Defense Boards
Department of Agriculture
America
Wickard
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Agricultural Mergeting Administration
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Extension Service
Farm
Security Administration
Forest Service
Rural Electrification
Soil Conservation
Claude R. Wickard
War Board
Washington
Usda War Board
Usda Was
Selective Service Board
Barnes
Crop Quotas For 1943 Explained At County Rallies
South Dakota observes Farm Mobilization Day with county rallies and an all network radio program led by President Roosevelt. Farmers and local leaders hear plans to sign 1943 farm plans and worksheets to guide war food production, rationing, and labor use, aiming to boost hogs eggs flax potatoes and dairy while maintaining 1942 levels.
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Roosevelt
United Nations
South Dakota
Alfred A. Barnes
Usda War Board
Uncle Sam
Barnes
Farm Mobilization Day Promotes South Dakota Production Shift
Farmers in South Dakota are urged to meet wartime goals by shifting from cash crops to livestock production. Farm economists and farmers back the move as stabilizing the state economy, with Jan. 12 declared Farm Mobilization Day and the Agriculture Department setting nationwide and local production goals for the year. The governor backs the program, urging total state support and adherence to the plan.
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South Dakota
Barnes
Department of Agriculture
Food Production Push for War Time Needs
Food needs rise as farmers must boost output to meet 1943 44 goals. Home gardens urged to supplement scarce supply while dehydration cuts weight of foods sent abroad. The FDA notes large shipments of dried eggs dried milk powder and dehydrated meat and vegetables in 1942 and outlines distribution planning for civilians allies and armed forces.
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Y Earl M. Langeop
FDA
Department of Agriculture
New York
Alabama
South Dakota
Food Distribution Administration
National “Assembly
U.S. Soldiers Get Better Feasting Than Nazis Says Wartime Feature
A wartime piece highlights U S soldiers eating more food than Nazi troops and civilians. It compares weekly intakes of eggs meat and fish with civilian and German figures, noting higher milk and sugar consumption by Americans and the role of a 1942 harvest in boosting rations. It ends with a note on ant rice in Africa and Rome's status since 1870.
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Johnny Doughboy
U. S
U.S
Johnus
Farm Bureau backs mobilization plan in SD
H. B. Test, president of the South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation, announced on Monday the organization’s support for the farm mobilization day and the 1943 Food for Freedom program of the President and the U S Department of Agriculture. He stated that the President’s plan aligns with rural and agricultural needs during wartime.
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Defense Boards
Pacific
sAids
Sherman & Moe
Huron
Association
Thomas Annett
M.Q. Sharpe
Food For Freedom
Chris Mack
Wnax Farm Service
Ameica
Arthur Mattke
Lee Cranston
Cranston
Beadle County
Food Purchase Agency
Feeds Fighters
Allies
Africa
Rome
Farm Bureau
Geiger’s
Geiger
Geiger Clothing CO
Cargill
A. M. Urquhart Ford Garage
Humphrey
H. H. Humphrey Drug Store
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