The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-01-18

Program Is
Under w ay
Meetings Held Last Week at
Sank Centre, Padua and
st. Joseph
CONTRACT EXPLAINED
Hog Producers Will Receive
$500 Per Head in Three
Payments

The first series Of meetings on
the corn and hog program Is well
underway in Stearns county. The
campaign started off last week with
meetings at Sank Centre, Padua
and st. Joseph. ALI were we'll at
tended, nearly 700 farmers attend
ing the three. This week more
meetings are scheduled as follows:
Monday afternoon, January Is,
200 p. M, Belgrade, Opera House.
Wednesday night January II,
200 P. M. Melrose, City Hall.
Wednesday night, January II,
1880 p. NJ, Freeport.
Saturday afternoon, January 20,
200 p. M. st. Cloud, Court House,
Community Room,
At these meetings the corn and
hog contract Is explained in detail.
The part that the producer must
live up to such as reduction of
corn from 20 per cent to as much
as 30 per cent and reduction in hog
numbers at least Is per cent. The
use Of idle land or land taken out
Of corn production is also discuss
ed. According to County Agent
Lenzmeier the average corn land
in Stearns county will bring be-
tween $3.50 to $1,000 per acre in
rent for the year 1884 under the
Corn-Hog contract. The field rent
ed to the government must have
had corn on 1t once during the last
five years. The yields of various
crops in the last five years on this
land and the Judgment will deter
mine the rent for the acre. Alfalfa
and sweet clover according to the
county agent are the crops most
farmers will choose to plant on the
rented acreage.
Hog producers will get $500 per
head in three payments for rs per
cent of their average number Of
pigs sold in 1882 and 33. In 1884
they may sell as much as rs per
cent Of the average number Of
1882 and 80. There Is no minimum
requirement however as In the case
Of wheat acreage under the wheat
contract. A grower may for in
stance get 1925 in 1894 on As head
Of hogs, If his average sales in 1882
and 33 were go head without pro-
ducing or selling single hog in
1884. This Is important in Stearns
county where the 1888 crop Of corn
and small grain was almost COM
plete failure. Many farmers will
have no feed grain for hogs until
another harvest comes and hence
may find it more profitable to raise
only a few spring pigs in 1884.
Should good 1884 feed crop ma
teria1ize fall pigs could be kept to
consume a portion Of 1t.
Next week beginning about Jan.
"a or Is contract sign-up meetings
will be scheduled in all communi-
ties Of the county. These will be
all day sessions beginning about
$50 A. M. each day. At these gath
erings producers interested in sign
ing contracts may get help. In the
meantime every farmer who con-
templates going in on the corn and
hog plan should secure at the above
meeting or from the county agents
office a copy Of the contract, the
preliminary work sheet, a farm
map blank and form used to show
evidence Of production. These
should be studied and the prelimi-
nary work sheet must be filled out
by the grower himself before COM
ing to contract signup meetings. On
the map only the field rented to
the government must be shown to-
gether with roads and building
site.
Growers having less than ten
acres Of corn left after filling their
silo may be exempted from corn
acreage reduction. They will get
their hog payments as usual but no
corn payments. Likewise extensive
corn growers with few hogs can
get corn payments and exempt
themselves from a Is per cent hog
reduction If he produces less than
four litters on the average for each
1882 and 1888.