Problems of Feast
( Continued)
Before talking about eas
ing off on the throttle of our
steadily accelerating farm
production machine, let’s
take inventory of the load
we’re pulling. See how
much we have to unload
before we can start off with
a fresh new cargo ... to be
delivered only as it can be
used, and not sidetracked
for eight to ten years in
government storage.
Most troublesome sur
pluses have been built up
in feed grains, wheat and
dairy products. As 1962 got
underway, the government
owned roughly 1.5 billion
bushels of corn (nearly 45%
of the size of. last year’s
crop), 1.2 billion bushels of
wheat (more than a normal
year’s production), and
more than 600 million
pounds of dairy products.
Despite a brand new
Emergency Feed Crains
Program last year, it’s esti
mated that CCC will take
over 580 million bushels of
the 1961 com crop — an in
crease of 37 million bushels
above the 1960 takeover.
Before this corn would
move out of government
hands in the “normal” stor
age period of seven to nine
years, it would cost about
$1.20 a bushel for storage,
interest and transportation.
If 1961-crop com moves out
in three to five years as
USDA now predicts, this
cost would hie cut almost
in half.
first TURBO-CHi
BIG D-19
DIESEL
announced by
ALLIS-CHALMERS
Blazing a new path in big-power farm
ing, the first TURBO-CHARGED wheel
tractor arrives . . . and, of course, it’s
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Benefits to you are BIG. TURBO
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advance, with big savings for years to
come
The big new 5-plow, 6-cylinder D-19
diesel has the same kind of TURBO
CHARGING used in biggest Allis
Chalmers crawlers. It produces power
equal to ordinary engines 20% bigger.
The D-19 exhaust-driven TURBO
CHARGER boosts intake of air up to 50
percent. A typhoon of clean, cool air
energizes fuel... sweeps out exhaust gases
. . . cools pistons, valves and injector
nozzles . . . steps up power with moder
ate engi ne rpm—adds years to engine life.
D-19 features are remarkable in many
ways:
High-strength engine designed especially
for tractor work . . . with tough wnr/i-bcar
ing crankshaft and /nr-ring pistons.
New turbine smooth quietness — without a
muffler! TURBO-CHARGER splits the sound
into short wave lengths, quiet and pleasing
to the ear.
A new dry-type air cleaner with built-in auto
matic Dust Unloader. First of its kind . . .
super-cleans air and simplifies servicing.
6-Cylinder diesel pull ... yet turbo
charger provides unusual fuel economy
over a wider range, from light to heavy loads.
A TRACTION BOOSTER system that
boosts weight on drive wheels up to nearly
5 ions as needed—even with trail-type
equipment.
Quiet constant-mesb transmission with
helical gears machined to railroad-watch
accuracy.
New self-energized brakes that multiply
braking force with less pedal pressure.
8 speeds in 2 ranges infinitely variable on
ihe-go with Power Director... the Big Stick.
The D-19 is also available with 6-cyl
inder Power-Crater gasoline or LP gas
engines ... up to 70 PTO hp.*
Built by Allis-Chalmers craftsmen,
with pride and precision, the big new
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TURBO-CHARGER ACTION IN
ALUS-CHALMERS DIESEL
□0 Clean air IN to Turbo-oharger |
I 2 / Compressed air to Intake
manifold
| 3^> Exhaust drives Turbo-oharger
| Quiet exhaust, OUT
This tandem of wheat com
bines is part of a great fleet
that follows the harvest
season from the Panhandle
of Texas, north across the
Great Plains, and into Can
ada. Efficiency at harvest is
only one small phase of
the advancing technology
which has made the Ameri
can farmer's ability to pro
duce the envy of the world
. . . but has contributed to
the surplus problem.
How much reduction is
needed to bring feed grain
supplies down to a carry
over considered “adequate”
by USDA economists?
About one bushel in five
would have to be ait to
bring supplies to desirable
levels in four to five years,
they say.
Next summer’s estimated
1.3 billion bushel wheat
carryover is more than dou
ble the 500 million bushels
economists estimate are
needed as a backstop for
crop failure or national dis
aster. To bring these sup
plies down to that level,
wheat farmers must some
how limit production to an
annual average of about
100 million bushels below
1961’s 1.2 billion bushel
output over the next four
or nve years.
During the past year, ac
cumulation of dairy prod
ucts in government storage
has caused serious con
cern. Secretary Freeman is
“deeply disturbed” over the
situation, and new dairy
legislation is at the top of
the list of farm laws to be
presented to Congress this
year.
Adding to concern is the
“unexpected 3% decrease”
in consumption of dairy
products along with the
two-billion-pound increase
in production last year.
Many people apparently
1 1 . - tl ? 1_ 1 _
90 in milk by switching
from fluid milk and butter
to cheese, skim milk and
cottage cheese ... or com
pletely away from dairy
products. Another increase
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