Milford chronicle., 1935-12-13
CONTRACTSFO FOR
CORN-HOG WILL
SOON Be READY
Corn Adjustment Pay
mentS Next Year Will
Be Made In Two In
Stallments.

C. A. McCue, State extension di
rector, has been notified by the Ag
ricultural Adjustment Adminisitra
tion that 1936-37 corn-hog adjust
ment contract has been approved
and contract applications will be of
fered to Delaware farmers in Jan
uary, 1886.
The new contract follows clOsel,
the recommendations made by pro
Representative and State ag
ricultural specialists in conference
early last month in Washington
Mr.. McCue said. Details of the con
tract soon will be discussed at a
meeting of State corn-hog officials,
and will be fully explained at local
meetings which will be held during
the application sign-up campaign in
January.
The two-year contract, effective
as of December 1, 1885, requires
that the signer produce for market
in 1886 at least so per cent of his
market hog base and not more than
100 per cent of his base if he is to
receive the maximum hog adjust
ment payment. The cooperating
producer also must plant to corn
at least % per cent of his corn
base next year but not more than
percentage which is within the per-
mitted optional range of 20 to 80
per cent of his corn base.
Corn and hog bases under the
new program will be established by
appraisal by community committee
men in accordance with standards
prescribed by the secretary. This
undertaking, new to commodity ad-
justment programs, is designed to
permit the assignment Of equitable
bases TO all producers regardless of
whether or not they have previous
ly participated in corn-hog pro-
grams or farmed previous to 1896.
An additional major change from
the 1885 contract is the provision
that an acreage equal to the land
held out of corn production, known
as the adjusted corn acreage" un-
der the new contract, be devoted to
soil-improving or erOsiOn-preventing
crops. The area used for these crops
must be in addition TO the acreage
normally devoted to such uses on
the farm.
For complying with the hog ad-
justment provisions of the 1867
contract, the participating produc-
er will receive his entire hog pay
ment as soon as possible after final
compliance has been checked after
the close of each year. The 1886 rate
will be at SIPS per head for each
hog in the base, less the pro rata
share of the local administrative eX-
penses. Deductions will be made at
the rate of $3.50 per head If the
producer fails to raise so per cent
of his base hog numbers and S5.OO
per head if he raises more than his
assigned base number.
Corn adjustment payments III
1886 will be made in two install
ments, about August 1 and Decem-
her 81. at the rate of 35 cents
bushel multiplied by the appraised
;ield and the number of adjusted /
acres. Deductions will be made for |
ocal administrative expenses as
The rates OF adjustment and rates
# payments for 1887 will be an
by the secretary by No
ember 80, 1886 and will be deter
1ined from the outlook for supplies
nd prices ut that time. A contract
iener, however, will not be requir-
d to plant more than 25 per cen
f his corn base nor made an ad-
lstment below rs per cent of his
ase in 1887. To secure the maxi
lum hog payment in 1887, the sign
r will not be required to produce
,ss than IS per cent of the assign
d market base. The rate of pay
ent on corn in 1887 will not be
SIS than 80 cents per bushel and
IL rate on hogs will not be less
ian SLIPS per head on the number
the base.
The new corn-hog contract is to
, in full force from December ].
l35 through November 30, 1887,
Hess Secretary: O terminates all
rn-hog contracts with respect to
81 by an announcement not later
an November 80. 1886, or (2) ap-
owes an application made by
ntract signer not later than April
1897. for termination Of his Origi- 5
i contract, or (3) terminates {
ntract because of noncompliance )