Milford chronicle., 1934-04-13
HOW TO APPLY FOR
CORN-HOG CONTRACT

According tOAa statement of Coun-
| ty Agricultural Agent {. X. Snyder,
there are still many farmers in Sus-
sex County who do not understand
how to apply for a COTn-HOg con-
tract. what they must do and what
benefits they will receive providing
they see fit to sign one of these
contracts.
At this writing quite a number of
our farmers have already signed
these contracts. but many others
have not done so because they do
not really understand II.
The basic years for the corn acre
age are 1932-1933. and the basic
years for the yields are from 1929
1888 The same year. 1932-l933 are
the basic ones for figuring your
number of hogs produced for mar
ket. A farmer may have had four
sows in 1892. five in 1888 and only
one in 1894. yet he is eligible for
hog contract and thereby receive
benefits.
Any farmer who has one or more
brood sOws and produces pigs for
market is eligible for membership
and can receive hog reduction pay
mcnts.
ANY farmer who grows ten or
more acres of corn is also eligible
for membership and can receive corn
payments.
Any farmer who produces hogs
for market and grows less than 10
acres of corn for grain can get hog
reduction payments and will not be
required TO reduce his corn acreage.
All farmers who wish 10 get hog
reduction payments and grow ten
or more acres of corn. must also
make corn reduction: however. such
farmer will also receive payment for
the reduction that IS to be required
to be made on corn.
The reduction required on hogs
is 25 per cent on the number of lit
ters tarrowed. and 25 per cent of
the number of pigs raised or sold.
The period of reduction is one year.
from December lst. 1888. to Decem-
Der 1St. 1884.
The minimum reduction required
ON corn is 20 per cent. However, a
farmer may reduce up TO 30 per cent !
and receive payment at the same
rate.
The amount of payment that a
farmer may receive can best be il /
lustratcd in the following form:
Hogs
Farmer A. has one good brood |
sow that farruws two litters per
year and raises l6 pigs. He uses !
-four of these pigs for his own use !
and sold or intends to sell ~ of +
these pigs. lie is paid on IS per !
cent of these IL pigs or nine pigs.
For these nine he is paid at the rate
Df $500 per head. in addition to
what lie sells them for or total of
S45,O0. What lie agrees to do is not
10 have such sow farrOw more than
1ne litter within the specified year
and not to raise more than ~ pigs
II he has less than 10 acres of corn
he need not reduce his corn acre
age. OF course he will not receive
my corn payments.
Farmer B. has two brood sOys
hat farrOw four litters per year and
'aise 2S pigs. -Four are to be used
or home consumption; he sells "a
Ter year; he will receive payment
N IS per cent of these "a or is at
500 per head or $4,000. lie also
las an average of 90 acres of corn
n 1928; he is required to reduce
I least 20 per cent or four acres.
lie will receive payment on the four
cres at the rate of 80 cents per
ushel of the appraised production
those four acres. IF il were ap- (
raised to produce 40 bushels per I
ere he would receive $1,000 per 4;
Gre or $4S.00 for the four acres.
therefore, he would receive a total
ayment of $13S.00. OF course from 4
his amount would be deducted his }
ro rata share of county expenses.
That Farmer B. will agree to do is !
OF to have more than three litters i