White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-01-05

annual production of wheat is approx
mately 8OO,OO0,OOO bushels. OF this
amount approximately 500,0OO,OOO bu-
shells are required for Domestic con-
sumption. It is proposed that an excise
tax or equalization fee be levied on
wheat that is ground into flour for
domestic consumption, this tax to be
the amount of the tariff of AZ cents
per bushel. This is to be collected from
the millers. The money so collected
will be placed in special domestic
allotment fund in the United States
treasury to be distributed in accordance
with the allotments.
The allotments will be made to each
state on the basis Of the last five years
Of production, and within each state
allotments will be made to the re-
spective counties on the basis Of aver
age production. In the counties allot-
ments will be made to individual
farmers on the basis of their previous
f1ve-year average production. Under
the proposal the allotments would
amount to approximately hve-eighths
of the average annual production for
the state, for the county, and for the
individual farmer. In other words, five
eighths of the total crop would be en-
titled to receive the benefits of the
excise tax collected and the other
three-eighths of the total production
would go into the channels of trade
for export on the basis of world prices.
The administration of the act as
proposed consists of the Federal Farm
Board as the head agency for the
United States but the powers and ac-
Invites of it's operation are largely de-
centralized to the states and counties.
In each state committee of seven
is to be set up, consisting of represen-
tatives of the state college and nomi-
nees of various farm and consumer
organizations Under the state COM
mittee it is proposed that each county
producing wheat set up committee of
five of which the county agricultural
agent would act as secretary. These
county committees, in turn, would be
assisted by more localized community
committees of three members each.
The above officials under this plan
will receive no salary, except that the
state committee may receive $40 per
day for the actual time spent. The
work of the county and district COM
mittees will be without remuneration.
Actual expenses will be allowed
The voluntary domestic allotment
plan as proposed will become operative
only upon petition of 10 per cent of
the growers, or acreage, of particular
commodity. Upon presentation of this
petition it shall be the duty of the
Farm Board to provide ballots for
distribution to all the producers of a
given commodity within the United
States, and these ballots shall carry
the requirement for statement of acre
age and production of the given COM
modify for each farmer who may cast
such ballot These ballots will be
assembled by the district committees
and, in turn, brought to the county
committee, where the enumeration of
favorable votes will be made. The re-
suits of those favoring the operation
of the domestic allotment plan will
in turn be forwarded to the state COM
mittee, where they will be assembled
for all counties within it's borders and
forwarded to the Farm Board in Wash
ington. In order that the domestic al
lotment plan may be put into opera
ton, go per cent of the growers of
a particular commodity, or sixty per
cent of the acreage, is required. This
60 per cent having been secured, con-
tracts will be furnished for the sigma
/ ture of the growers who voted favor
ably on the proposition, and any
others not voting favorably may come
in if they desire.
These contracts provide that in con-
sideration of each farmer not increas-
ing his acreage of the commodity and
,, for the further consideration that he
will reduce the acreage of his COM
| modify at the rate of not to exceed
10 per cent each year thereafter, he
shall be entitled to pro rata share OF
the income derived from the excise
tax collected on the domestic con-
sumption of the crop.
The domestic allotments are not af-
fected by variations in the yield per
acre, since the payment to an indi-
vidual is based upon his average pro-
duction for the previous five years.
! Contracts may be used as collateral
for loans at banks or credit corpora
lions up to 80 per cent of the esti-