Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-09-06

ter taken care of with the minimum
tax than with higher rate. The Act
authorizes a rate of SO 1-3 per cent of
the market value the Secretary of
| Agriculture determines and proclaims
lower rate.
AS we understand it," j. B. Hutson.
chlet OF the tobacco section said, 'the
TWO primary purpoRses of the Tobac-
co Act are to discourage the produc-
tlon or tobacco by those who have not
shared in the production adjustment
program and to equalize insofar as
possible as between contracting pro-
ducers and noncontracting growers
the advantages of the higher prices
resulting from the adjustment pro-
gram We bore these purposes con-
i stantly in mind in working out the
plans for the administration of the
| Act"
The Act authorizes ISSUANCE to con-
tracing growers OF the types to
which the Act is applicable non-trans-
ferable tax-payment warrants ex-
pressed in pounds of tobacco and COW
er1ng the amount of tobacco which
such contracting producer sare per-
mltted to market under their con-
tracts. In addition, the Secretary
may issue in any county further war
rants covering an amount of tobacco
up TO six per cent of the amount of
such type covered by the warrAnts
issued to contracting producers in the
| county.
The regulations will permit allot-
ments of tax-payment warrants in
each county up to approximately the
maximum OF six per cent specified in
the Act. In large number of coun-
ties not enough growers will qualify
to permit the issuance of warrant COW
ering the fun 81 Z per cent.
Growers whose production adjust
ment contracts have been accented or
are accepted in the 3O-day extension
OF voluntary sign-up authorized under
the Act will be issued tax-payment
warrants covering their contracted
poundage without the necessity of
making application for these war
rants. ALI the information necessary
Tor the issuance of these tax-payment
warrants is contained in the contracts.
Ihe 3O-day extension of the sign-up
campaign ends July %, 1884.
In order to secure an allotment. it
Will be necessary for non-contracting
growers ito make application upon
forms to be provided by the Secretary.
Application forms for flue-cured to-
! Dacco growers went to press on July 2.
i All applications for allOttnents must
be recommended by the county com
mittee and approved by the county
agent before the Secrtary will issue
tax-payment warrants. These war
rants will not be issued to any non
contracting grower unless it is i'm
possible to give him an equitable al
lotment under a tobacco production
adjustment contract.
Warrants covering at least two
thirds of the amount of tobacco aiiot-
ted to non-contracting growers in
each county will be ISSUED to grow
ers whose allotments are not more
than 1,5OO pounds. At least one-half
of this twO-thirds must be allotted to
| growers whose estimated production
IN 1884 is not more than 1900 pounds.
Prior to the opening of the markets
marketing cards will be issued to
all contracting producers and to all
non-contracting growers for whom
applications for + tax-paymeht war
rants have been approved The
amount Of tax-exempt tobacco which
each grower will eb allowed to sell
will be stated on his marketing card
| The grower will be required to pre-
sent this marketing card at the ware
house in order to obtain the tax-pay-
ment warrant. When a sale is made,
the number OF pounds sold win be en-
tered on the marketing card CORES
ponding to the entry on the tax-pay-
ment warrant These figures, repre-
senting the tobacco sold, will be sub
tracted on the marketing card from
the quantity allotted and the re-
malnder will represent the allotment
to be sold
Instructions going out to the county
tobacco committees in flue-cured sec
| tions provide that consideration be
given applications for allotments to
the following classes of non-contract-
ing growers:
(a) FORMER tenants who have regu-
larly grown tobacco and who now
own and operate farms.
(b) Landowners who have lost their
farms through foreclosure since
1929 and who have recently re-
gained them.
(c) Tenants who have been compelI,
ed to move from tobacco -produc-
ing farms and who are now grow
ing tobaccU on farms for which no
equitable allotment can eb obtain
ed under flue-cured contracts.
(d Farmers who have greatly reduc-
ed the acreage and production of !
tobacco since 1929
(e) Other tobacco growers who could |
not obtain an equitable base un-
der frue-cured contracts and |
whom the committee deems to be |
entitled to tax payment warrants
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