The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-03-02
CORN-HOG ADJUSTMENT
PROGRAM Is UNDERWAY
CONTINUED from Paxe One)

ris' store at Decker.
Big Horn county farmers should
have in mind that the corn-hog
contract carries with it definite
and binding restrictions. In ad-
dition to the required 20 per cent
reduction in corn acres and the
Is per cent reduction in lttters, the
farmer also agrees not to increase
his wheat acres, for this Is a basic
commodity. Also he may not in
crease the total acreage planted
to feed or to crops that are to be
harvested. He may not increase
the number Of dairy COWS on his
farm. If beef cattle are included
with the basic commodities, and
there is a bill now before congress
for this purpose, this limitation
also will apply to beef cattle. The
contracting farmer also agrees not
to increase the number of feeder
pigs.
The organization under the
corn-hog program will be much
the same as for wheat. In counties
where there are enough hogs to
Justify the expense, county corn
hog control associations will be
established. In counties with few
hogs arrangements will be made
to combine two or more counties
into districts or to set up such
other machinery as may be neces-
sary to comply with the regula-
lions.
In any event the educational
activities in connection with the
program are under the direction
of county extension agents or such
other special extension representa-
tives as may be designated. After
the necessary International cam
paign has been conducted, farm
ers will indicate their desire to
sign contracts. Those so indicating
will constitute a temporary con-
troll association and representa-
tives of this association will do the
necessary work of getting con-
tracts signed. When contracts are
signed the permanent county
corn-hog control association will
be established, officers will be Sc
elected and the necessary work
will be done under their direction
to speed the contracts on to
Washington.
Farmers wishing to sign con-
tracts will fill out a preliminary
work sheet which will give all
necessary information about his
farm including location, size, acres
in various crops, numbers of live
stock, etc. He will also be provided
with forms in which to record all
evidence to support his statements
of operations, production, sales,
etc. Sales slips and other docu-
mentary evidence will be attach
ed to this form.
There is no application in the
corn-hog program. The contract
and application are combined into
one form.
The various steps to be take in
the program in this county will be
announced as the work proceeds.
The most important thing at
the start" says County Agent
George W. Gustafson, "is for each
farmer to become thoroughly ia
miliar with the program, its pur-
poses and its requirements, that
he may intelligently decide wheth-
err or not it will be to his advan-
tage to sign a contract. Montana
produces comparatively few hogs
and it would be highly undesire-
able at this time to destroy the
small hog industry that has been
established. However, the fact that
the processing tax must be paid,
coupled with present low basic hog
prices, will make it difficult for
Montana producers to stay in the
business without signing contracts
which will bring them cash ad-
justment payments
or the Manager, 18th US. Civil
Engineer District, $50 Federal Of
flee Building, Seattle, Washington.