The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-11-21

washington, d. c., Nov. ala
marketing agreement for handlers
OF Connecticut valley shade-grown
tobacco, y. s. type 81, purchased
IN Connecticut, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Vermont has
been tentatively approved by Sec.
rotary Wallace and sent to the
handlers for signature.
The agreement would make pos.
eible all0tments of acreage to
growers and allotments which
handlers may handle. 1t would per-
init the establishment of minimum
prices under which handlers would
sell shade tobacco, require that al
tobacco sold by handlers be graded
under federal supervision, and
make provision for handlers to
submit required reports to the Sec
rotary. 1t establishes terms and
conditions under which bales OF
packages Of shade tobacco shall be
sold.
Under the terms of the agree
fment a control committee is to be
established. 1t is to consist of the
Executive committee of the Con-
,necticut Shade Tobacco association,
sand representatives of shade to-
sbacco handlers who are not men,
sbers of the association. 1t is to
Supervise the performance of the
agreement and act as an inter-
.mediary between the secretary and
the handlers, and to hear and dis
pose of questions and complaints.
Decisions will be subject to appeal
TO the secretary.
The agreement provides for the
appointment of an acreage COM
ssnittee, charged with the allotment
of acreage to each grower. On or
about December / of each year
the agreement Is in force, repre-
sSentatives of the association, will
discuss, with the secretary and
Representatives Of growers, handl-
sers, and professors, the outlook
for shade tobacco marketing for
the next year. After this meeting
the secretary will announce the
total acreage that it Is advisable
to produce the next crop year.
The acreage committee will then
notify each grower of the number
sOf acres whose product he Is en-
titled to have the handler purchase
from him, or handle for him at the
end of the crop year. This allot-
sment is subject to approval by the
seecretary.
Growers will report to the acre
age committee, not later than
March / of the crop year, the to-
sbacco acreage which each intends
ito grow.
II the acreage committee finds
that the total of all growers acre.
age reported Is less than that an
srounced as desirable for produo-
Ation by the secretary, the difference
sbetween the reported acreage and
the secretary's recommended acre
age will be designated as unclaim-
ed allotment acreage and distrib-
suted by the acreage committee,
subject to the approval of the Sec
ssTetary, among the various growers.
/ Base handling acreages would be
determined by the control COM
Emittee from handlers reports on
their operations from 1880 to 1888,
Inclusive, subject to the approval
,of the secretary. The control COM
smittee would allot to each handler
tthe number of acres he would be
tentitled to handle. This allotment
swould be made in a manner SINH
liar to that in which the acreage
icommittee made allotments to
lgrowers.
To prevent shifting shade to-
sbacco land into the production of
.0ther types of tobacco or other
specified farm products, the fol-
lowing provision is contained in
the agreement: mo contracting
handler shall be entitled to handle
Fin any year the acreage of any
grower (including such handler)
who in such year, as contrasted
with his annual average of 1881
and 1882, has increased (1) his
acreage planted to wheat, cotton,
field corn, rice, or any type of to-
bacco, or (2) his production for
sale of hogs or milk and its prod
.ucts."
Handlers are required under the
! ferly, audited reports to the con-