Evening star., 1935-11-10
VOTE
FOR HOG INCREASE
A. A. A. Plans Approved and
Changes in Control
Recommended.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Corn-hog producers representatives
yesterday voted unanimous approval of
A. A. A. plans for 80 per cent in
crease in hog production next year,
and, simultaneously. recommended
substantial changes in methods of
adjustment control in 1886.
officials indicated the 1867 ad-
justment contracts. to be offered farm
ers early in December, would follow
closely the producers recommended
tions.
Ma jor changes suggested were:
/. Payments of benefits in modi-
fed subsidy form on an actual pro-
duction basis.
.. Establishment of corn and hog
bases by an appraisal of farms by local
committees, partially replacing rigid
Historical bases"
g. Requirement that land taken
out of corn production be planted in
soil-improving and erosion-preventing
crops.
Benefit Changes Significant.
Most significant among the con-
ferees' recommendations was said to be
that for changing the method of bene-
fit payments next year.
They suggested an adjustment
payment of $3.50 for each hog pro-
duced up to so per cent of each con-
tract signer's base. There would be
no additional payment for production
between so per cent and 100 per cent
of tht base. but reduction of $40 per
head would be made for each hog
produced in excess of the 100 per cent
base.
An official explained that If con-
tract Signer had a base Of 100 hogs
and raised so, then he would receive
a benefit payment Of SIPS. His pay
ment would be the same for any num-
Der produced between so and 100.
Eliminates Minimum Base.
This method would eliminate the
minimum requirements in effect in
previous years. This year. a farmer
had to produce Is per cent of his
base to qualify for benefit payment.
Payments of SIS a head were made
this year for the 10 per cent reduc-
ton from base required in the con-
tracts.
Under the plan, community corn
hog committeeman would appraise
each farm offered for contract and
recommend a new base for each farm.
Production records in recent years,
the type of farming. the kind of soil,
topography of the land and equip
ment available would be factors in
determining the base.
Producers representatives, who
have been comforting through the
week with A. A. A. officials, recon-
mended that corn adjustment pay
ments remain at the 1885 level, 35
cents a bushel on the estimated yield
of retired acres.
'36 Yield Estimated.
Conferees estimated that the 80
per cent increase in hog production
in 1886 would result in an increase of
from 100000 to 100000 head in
Federally inspected slaughter in 1886
81, over that anticipated for the pres
ent year which began October l.
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomicS estimated the inspected
slaughter for the year ended Septem-
ber 30, 1885, at 80,600,OO head, and
that the inspected slaughter during
the seven months ended April 80,
1886, would be 100000 to 17,000,-
900 head, compared with 21,843, 900
slaughtered during the same period
of l934-35.
A. A. A. officials said the produc-
ton planned for 1886 would be about
20 per cent under the average annual
production in 1882 and 1888.
Hog production this year was lin
tied to 80 per cent of that in 1882
and 1888, but the A. A. A. said that
not a single State was able to reach
the maximum permitted.