The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-25

avoiding the danger of a
slump back into the conditions
brought about by our national
neglect of agriculture.
-. To Broaden present adjust
ment operations so as to give farm
ers increasing incentives for con-
Servation and efficient use of the
nations soil resources"
Consider Hog Production
The President said that he AAA
Will work toward the objective of
one contract per farm. The modi-
flcationS planned in addition to
make administration easier. will ia
cilitate production adjustment either
upward or downward"
AT the same time the President
revealed that expanded production
OF hogS to replace shortage caused
by drought is contemplated under
the proposed new corn-hog program
which is being put up to a decision
OF producers in a nation wide refer
endum tomorrow.
Asked if it was the Administra-
tons purpose to abandon the pres
ent corn-hog program, Mr.. Roose-
welt observed that he did not see
how it could be maintained if the
farmers did not desire it.
Points to Achievements
Pointing to achievements of the
AAA in improving demand for city,
made goods through increased farm
buying power, Mr.. Roosevelt re-
marked:
There are people in this country
who can see no room for further
progress in agricultural adjustment.
OF these, some would be content to
continue the adjustment programs
exactly as they are. There are even
a few supporters of the AAA so well
satisfied with what has been done
that they would like to call the Job
complete and finished.
But it never was the idea of the
men who framed the act of those in
Congress who revised it, nor of Hen
ry Wallace, nor Chester Davis. that
the Agricultural Adjustment Admin
iStration should be either a mere
emergency operation or static
agency.
One Contract Per Farm
ut was their intention-as it liz
mine-to pass from the purely emer-
gency phases necessitated by a grave
national crisis to longtime, more
permanent plan for American agri-
culture.
"Simplification of present pro-
grams, with view to increased
fexibility, would readily lend itself
to the broad detectives outlined.
Decentralization of machinery to get
more efficient administration closer
to the farmers already has begun,
and will be vigorously continued.
ITO simplify administration, the
AAA will work toward the objec-
tive of one contract per farm. The
notifications planned, in addition
to making administration easier,
will facilitate production adjustment
either upward or downward.
incentive for Conservation
THE time may come when the
AAA will prove as important in
stimulating certain kinds of produc-
ton as it has been in removing re-
cent burdensome SURPRISES. For ex-
ample, an expanded production Of
hogs, to replace shortages caused
by drought, is contemplated under
the proposed new corn-hog pro-
gram, which is put up to a decision
Of producers in a nation wide ref
erendum tomorrow.
The longtime and more perma-
nent adjustment program will pro-
vide positive incentives for soil con-
servation.
The s.mplif1ed and more flexible
adjustment program of the future
can be made 10 serve the perma-
nent advantages of producer and
consumer. I can think of nothing
more important to the permanent
welfare of the nation than long
time agricultural adjustment carried