The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-10-05
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BEET PRICES

or approximately "a per cent OF
the total.
Under the act, the program may
be continued through 1886 at the
discretion Of the secretary of ag-
riculture. The present contract
provides for 1885 and 1886 de-
ficiency payments as partial crop
insurance on that portion of a
growers acreage abandoned be-
cause of storm, drought. frost, or
similar natural calamity.
The contract prohibits employ
ment of children for work IN the
fields under IA years of age, and
limits labor of employed children
between IA and 16 years of age to
eight hours a day. These pro-
visions do not apply to children
of growers.
Minimum wages for 1885 and
1886 may be prescribed bv the
secretary in districts where such
action is deemed necessary. Due
notice and opportunity for hear
ing will be given all producers and
laborers before such wages are es-
tablished. Prior to receiving the
final 1884 payment, the producer
must indicate that he has met
all bona fide claims for wages
arising from the 1884 beet crop.
The secretary is also authorized
to adjudicate labor disputes.
The total national marketing
allotment for beet sugar of $780,
600 short tons has been distributed
among the 81 beet sugar produc-
ing companies in the United
States. These marketing allot-
ments, which are expressed in
terms of bags of refined sugar,
then are translated after adjust
ments into terms of acreage al
lotments for each beet district.
Finally this acreage is divided
equitably among the growers m
each district.
Under the contract, each O
operating grower agrees, in con-
sheraton of the benefit pay
ments, to plant only his pro rata
share of the acreage which has
been allotted to the district in
which he grows beets. For each
district this total acreage is
limited to a figure between 80
and 100 per cent of the 1888 acre
age. In the case of individual
allotments, however, variations
from 1888 may exceed 10 per cent.
Because complete past records
Of production and acreage for all
the growers in each factory dis
trict already have been furnished
to the sugar section, it is expected
that the work of completing con-
tracts will be comparatively rapid"
Dalton explained.
From available records on his
past production, each grower Will
be given his choice Of one of
four options to determine what is
known as his base acreage. This
base acreage may be n of four
averages, as follows:
Ffve-year average-A ver
planted acreage for 1880, 1881,
1882, 1888 and 1884, if beets were
planted in 1888 and or 1884.
Four-year average-Avertge
planted acreage for 1881, 1882,
1888 and 1884, if beets we're plant
ed in 1888 andlor 1884.
Three-year average-A
planted acreage for 1882, 1888 and
1884. if beets were planted in 1888
andlor 1884.
Two-year average-A verage
planted in 1888 and 1884.
After each farmer in a district
has selected the option which will
give him the most advantageous
base acreage, these acreages are
totaled and compared with the
acreage allotted to that district. If
the total is more or less than
the allotted district acreage, then
each grower agrees to a pro rata
adjustment Of his acreage neces-
sary to make the total allotment
Tor the district.
The advance benefit payments
can be made to growers before
this adjusted acreage is worked
out, as the advance payments