STATE FOOD GOALS

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Series of District Meetings To Out-
line Kansas Defense Pro-
duction Program

MANHATTAN, Oct. 4 (AP)–The Kansas "Food for Defense" program, which has for its goal increased production in 1942, will be outlined at a series of district meetings the next two weeks. District meetings, announced at conclusion of the state conference, will be at Colby October 7, Garden City October 8, Wichita October 9, Beloit October 10, Topeka October 13, and Iola October 14. County representatives who in turn are to explain the program to farmers in their counties will attend the district meetings.

Production goals established for next year, with the percent of increase over 1914, include:

Milk, 4 percent increase; milk cows, 820,000, 5 percent increase, cattle and calves, 18 percent; hogs 10 percent; sheep and lambs 11 percent; eggs 15 percent; grain sorghum and corn ,702,525 acres or 4 percent increase; oats 1,733,000 acres or same as 1941; barely 1,600,000 acres or six percent increase; all hay 1,714,000 acres, same as 1941; rye for grain 60,000 acres, 81 percent of 1941; soy beans 27,000 acres, 12 percent increase; flax 146,000 acres, same as 1941; Irish potatoes 29,000 acres or 7 percent increase.