Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-18
THE CORN-HOC
GROWERS WILL
HOLD MEETINGS
Schedule OF Somerset County
Meetings Cover A Period
Of Four Days
SERIES OF CHARTS TO
BE DISCUSSED BY AGENT

Be DISCUSSED b AUEN1
The corn-hog growers in Somerset
county will attend series of commun-
ity meetings the coming week to con-
slider the present situation of these
farm commodities and whether or not
the program of the past two years
should be continued in 1886.
The meetings will be held as follows,
Princess Anne-Saturday afternoon
October 10th, Courthouse, 2 o'clock
Rehoboth, Monday evening, October
21st, Community Hall.
Westover, Tuesday evening, October
22nd, Schoolhouse.
Costen, Wednesday evening, October
23rd, Quinton Hall. All evening meet
ings will start promptly at 1880
o'clock.
A series of charts will be discussed
by County Agent C. 2. Keller at the
meetings and after discussion Of
the corn and hog situation and out
look for the coming year, the grow
ers will be able to determine whether
or not they are in favor of the pro-
duction control program of the agri-
cultural adjustment administration.
Substantial improvement has been
made during the last two years in the
economic situation of corn and hog;
farmers and in achieving the objec-
tive of the agricultural adjustment
act
Corn and hog prices and income to
corn and hog producers have measur-
ably increased over those of two years
ago. In recent months, for the first
time in nearly 10 years, corn and hog
prices have been at or near the fair
exchange values of these commodities.
Despite the drought, cash farm income
from hogs in 1884, including adjust
ment payments, was 81 per cent lar
ger than the income in 1888 and near
ly 60 per cent greater than that Of
1892.
Marketing year-Beginning October
LIST and ending September Both.
Corn-cents per bu.--1932-1933, 32c;
1933-1934, SIC; 1934-1935, &c.
Hogs-Dollars per 100 pounds
1932-1933, 1886; 1933-1934, $3.76;
1934-1935, $40.
Farmers have learned that through
the voluntary contract and processing
tax method an effective producer or
ganization can be achieved. They know
that substantial benefits may be ex-
pected from such cooperation.
The question now before corn and
hog producers of the United States is
whether they shall continue this CO.
operation to prevent the return Of
ruinously low prices.
There is enough grain and hay
available to provide an adequate sup
ply of feed for almost the same num-
Der of livestock as were on the farms
in the period from 1928 to 1882.
However livestock numbers are far
below the 1928-1932 level. During
1884 the number of hogs dropped ap-
proximately IS per cent and other live
stock were reduced from per cent to
II per cent.
1t is probable that because of the
extreme shortage of feed grain and
hay supplies during the past year the
number of livestock on January LIST,
1886, will be almost as small as the
number at the beginning of 1885 which
was the smallest in "a years. ...
The grain supply per animal for the
1935-1936 feeding season, therefore,
undoubtedly will be larger than in any
year since the World War, except 1926.
A 20 per cent increase in 1886 fall
farrowings over 1884 was indicated.
This would nearly offset the decline
in the 1885 spring farrow.
With total hog supplies unchanged,
1935-1936 hog prices may be expected
to average about the same as in 1884,
1885, but appreciably lower than the
seasonably high peak in August and
September 1885 as increased hog sup
plies will be coming on the market
during the last half of the 1935-1936
season, a downward trend in hog
prices is in prospect.
If there is no adjustment program
in 1886, the farm price of the 1886
corn crop, in view of the relation be-
tween grain supplies and livestock
may be expected to average