The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-02-01
CHI Meetin6
in Sank Gen.
tire Feb. 9Th
Contracts Can Now Be Made
Out at County Agents
Office
42O FARMERS SIGNED
Valuable Questions Pertain
ing to Project Answered
by E. C.. Lenzmeier

AFTER holding a series of fifteen
educational meetings to bring the
Corn and Hog program before the
producers of the county with an es-
timated attendance of 400, the
contract sign-up days were started
by the County Agent and his help
ers on January "a at Sank Centre.
So far, 420 Corn-Hog contracts
have been signed in four-day per-
iod, ending Saturday night at
Paynesville. One day was spent at
each, Sank Centre, Padua, Bel
grade, and Paynesville.
More than the above number of
contracts would have been complet-
ed If the staff of help could have
accommodated more people each
day. A goal Of 1000 signed contracts
has been set by the County Agents
office for Saturday night, Febru-
airy 3. Contracts will be accepted
for a much longer period, however.
The schedule of signing up corn
and hog producers will continue
this week and next week as fol-
lows:
February /. Melrose, $50 A. M,
City Hall.
February 2, Freeport, $3.50 A. NJ,
Village Hall.
February 8, Albany, $50 A. M,
Village Hall.
In addition to this schedule, a
cleanup program for two days will
be carried out to assist late stray
lers" at far-off points in the coun-
ty with their contracts. This is be-
ing done to save them the trouble
and expense of a trip to st. Cloud.
This schedule follows:
Thursday, Feb. 8, Freeport, 800
A NJ, Village Hall.
Thursday, Feb. 8, Sank Centre,
$3.50 A. NJ, Community.
Friday, Feb. 8, Belgrade, 9:45 A.
M, Opera House.
Contracts can now be made out
at the County Agents office, Court
House. Producers who are not tax
en- care of at the various Sign
ups" at various points in the coun-
ty can be cared for at the extern
sion office. All are warned, how
ever, to come with the preliminary
work sheet and the map properly
filled out.
Corn-Hog Questions Answered
@. Can a contract be signed by
a producer for corn or hogs alone?
Ia. No, except as provided in Ad"
ministrative Ruling No. IT. These
exceptions are: (a) If his 1928
litters were less than four, he does
not have to reduce hog production,
and does not receive hog payment.
If such filters were less than three,
he is not eligible to receive a pay
ment even If he desires to reduce
hog production. o. If his 1928
average corn acreage is less than
10 acres, he does not have to reduce
corn production, and he Is not
eligible for corn payment. In any
case where the average corn acre
age is 10 or more acres and the av-
erage number Of filters is more
than three, a producer must reduce
both corn and hogs.
@. Can a contract be signed II
the producer does not intend 70
plant corn or raise hogs in 1884?
A. (a) He may reduce his corn
acreage In 1884 as much beyond 20
percent Of the 1928 average corn
acreage as he wishes, but he can
not receive payments for any re-
duction in excess Of 80 per cent un-
less otherwise authorized by the sec
rotary Of agriculture. (b) He may
reduce his filters narrowed and
hogs produced for market by an
amount in excess of rs per cent Of
his 1928 average but he cannot
receive reduction payments for
such excess reduction. The con-
tract signer agrees that the farm
under contract will be operated
throughout 1884.
@. A person owns sows which
are placed with producers under an
agreement whereby such person re-
tains ownership and receives back
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