The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
l936-l937 Con-Hog
Contracts Approved
Will Be Offered To Minnesota
Farmers In January-Rate
SIPS Per Head

The 1867 corn-hog adjustment
contract has been approved and
contract application will be Offer
ed to Minnesota farmers in jan
uary. Andrew Boss, state director
of production control programs,
University Farm, st. Paul, has been
notified by the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration.
The new contract follows closely
the recommendations made by pro-
ducer-representativ and State
agricultural specialists in confer
ence early last month in Washing
ton, Mr.. Boss said. Details of the
contract will soon be discussed at
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 mar
ket in 1896 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 full hog adjust
ment payment. The cooperating
producer also must plant to corn at
least 25 per cent of his corn base
next year but not more than a per-
centage which is within the per-
mitted optional range of 70 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 prev
iously participated in corn-hog pro-
grams or farmed previous to 1886.
The 1886 hog adjustment pay
ment will be at the rate of SIPS
per head for each hog in the base.
less the pro rata share Of the local
administrative expense. This pay
ment will be made as soon as pos
sible after final compliance has
been checked at the end Of each
year. 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 number and $500
per head if he raises more than his
assigned base number.
Corn adjustment payments in
1886 will be at the rate of 35 cents
a bushel multiplied by the apprais-
ed yield and the number of adjust
ed acres. They will be made in two
installments, about August l and
December 81. Deductions will be
made for local administrative ex-
penses as heretofore.
Contract signers will be asked to
devote an acreage equal to the land
they hold out of corn production to
be known as the Adjusted Corn
Acreage" to soil improving or ero-
crops. The area
used for these crops must be in ad-
dition to the acreage normally de-
voted to such used on the farm.
The rates of adjustment and
rates of payments for 1887 will be
announced by the Secretary on
November 80, 1886, and will be de-
termined from the outlook for
supplies and prices at that time.
A contract Signer, however, will not
be required to plant more than %
per cent of his born base or make
an adjustment below rs per cent of
his base in 1887. To secure the max
imum hog payment in 1887, the
signer will not be required to pro-
duce more than 60 per cent or be
asked to produce less than rs per
cent of the assigned market base.
The rate of payment on corn in
1887 will not be less than 30 cents
per bushel, and the rate on hogs
will not be less than S1.25 per head
on the number in the base.
The new corn-hog contract is to
be in full force from December 1,