Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 13, Number 8, DeMotte, Jasper County, 1 January 1943 — HOOSIER HOME FRONT [ARTICLE]

HOOSIER HOME FRONT

Indiana farmers are providing vast quantities of food for our Allies. The Agricultural Marketing Administration reports that since March 15, 1941 when the United States undertook to supply needed foods to nations at war with axis powers, purchases from Indiana processing plants included 23,100,000 pounds of cheese and dried skim milk, 1,822,000 cases of evaporated milk; 11,347,320 pounds of dried eggs, more than 80,000,000 pounds of pork products, 15,280,000 pounds of corn starch and large quantities of canned and dehydrated foods. Purchases of vegetables included 339,000 cases of canned pork and beans; 260,600 cases of tomato puree; 2,600 cases of tomato juice and 48,000 lbs. of peanut buter.