Dec. 4-7, 1973
Monday, December 4, 2023
Area farmers could apply to distributors immediately to request more diesel fuel, according to Johnny S. Potter, Chairman of the Fayette County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Potter said the emergency program, which would be in effect for 60 days, was expected to enable many farmers to continue a variety of work necessary to produce food for the nation. The mandatory distillate fuels allocation program that had taken effect Nov. 1, 1973, was based on the amount of diesel and other distillates each farmer had used in the corresponding month the previous year. Therefore, did not necessarily represent a farmer’s current fuel needs.