Readjustment in United States Agricultural Production in the Post War

Excerpts: The war has brought about changes in agricultural production in the United States that are little short of phenomenal. A comparison of the levels of production in 1943 with those prevailing in 1935-39 show increases, for example, of: 346 percent in oil crops; 93 percent in dry beans and peas; 54 percent in processed vegetables; 29 percent in feed grains; 24 percent in potatoes and sweetpotatoes; 15 percent in wheat, rye, and rice; 50 percent in dressed meats; 63 percent in chickens; 50 percent in eggs; and 14 percent in milk. Were the projected goals for 1944 used as the basis for the comparison, the percentage increases would be even greater. With changes of this magnitude already having taken place and with an almost positive assurance, barring unfavorable weather, that they will be continued for the remainder of the war or even increased - what are the possibilities for their being maintained in the post-war period? Or if they cannot be maintained what readjustments are likely to be needed?