Evening star., 1935-11-20
HEAR
WALLACE ASSA|L
SPECIAL PRIVILEGE
Tells Land Grant College
Heads Nation Must Use
Powers for All.
ADMITS A. A. A. FAULTS,
BUT CITES 1896 PLANS
Quickly Qualities Disparaging Re-
mark About Economists When
Audience Laughs.

NIOVeTIlIIl6llG pOWC1o w sAA'SA
for the welfare of all rather than for
any special group, Secretary Wallace
said today, adding that these powers
have been used in the past to benefit
such special groups as utilities and
corporations.
The Secretary told the forty-ninth
annual convention of the Association
of Land Grant Colleges and UNIVERSE
ties at the Willard Hotel:
These 48 States are the United
States. The spirit and the heart OF
the Constitution is the declaration of
intention to form the most perfect
union"
He said the administration is trying
to serve the general welfare and that
"the individual specialists must CO.
operate in working on the problems
facing the United States under present
conditions"
Admits A. A. A. Faults.
Secretary wallace admitted that the
approach to the Agricultural ADJUST
ment Administration approach to the
farm problem was "jerky," but he
pointed to the 1896 corn-hog contracts
as an example of A. A. A. thinking and
planning. He said the A. A. A. Is aim
ing at greater local control and greater
balance between production of corn
and hogs and between producer and
consumer.
The Secretary launched left hook
at economists and then speedily pulled
it back.
LAS a rule, you know" he said in
discussing the relationship between
economics and science, IAN economist
Just doesn't get inside of technical
problem"
A ripple of laughter ran over the
hall.
IT mean in the past. Of course" he
added hastily.
DR.. Pearson Praised.
DR.. Raymond A. Pearson, ousted last
July as president of the University of
Maryland. today got vote Of conf
dence and praise from the Executive
Committee Of the association.
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously as DR.. Pearson retired from his
17-year Craftsmanship of the commit
tee.
Pearson was asked by the school
Board of Regents to resign the univer-
sity presidency without reason being
assigned.
In the associations resolution he
was cited for his wise and valuable"
aid to the association and Ito the
cause of education.
DIR. J. C. Futran Speaks.
At a breakfast this morning in DR..
Pearson's honor, addresses Of praise
were delivered by DR.. j. c. Futrall,
president of the University of Arkansas;
DR.. c. L. Lory, president of the Cali
fornia State College of Agriculture, and
Chancellor Emeritus w. J. Herr of
Oregon.
Agriculture Department and State
station economists recon-
mended to the association reduction
of almost all crops to less than pre-
depression levels.
Result of study of long time plan
ming, their report was presented by
Oris v. Wells, acting chief Of the
A. A. A. production planning section.
Wells Outlines Program.
Wells, explaining the recommended
tions were preliminary, outlined this
$4,000, 900 acres of cotton in
1936-1940, about II per cent under
the 1929 acreage, but about "a per
cent above 1885; 100000 acres of
wheat with an estimated production
of 722,0OO,000 bushels in 1936-1940,
and an estimated 1888 100000 in 1e41-
1945; 100000 acres of corn and
total production of 2,248,000,00
bushels to 1910, reduction of 11,000,-
900 acres from the 1929 base and
Z 100000 acres from 1885.
For the longer period, until 1945,
Wells said it was believed the reduced
acreage of corn, with other adjust
ments recommended, would increase
corn yields by about 9 per cent. For
tobacco, acreage and production for
1936-40 almost exactly equal to that
in the 1919-1929 base period.
Work of Colleges Lauded.
The association, composed of presi-
dents, deans and professors of land
grant colleges and universities in every
State. was credited yesterday with
bringing about the greatest advance
in agriculture in the history of man.
Several speakers lauded the work
done by the colleges and by the
American Bureau of Farm Fedora
tions.
Chester c. Davis, administrator OF
the A. A. A., last night predicted a
grass revolution"-in the form Of a
permanent A. A. A. to promote an