The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-04-25
RULINGS
On Tobacco
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County Agent Lenzmeier Calls
Attention to Necessary
Reduction
WHEAT GROWERS VOTE
Warn Farmers of Danger of
Weed Seeds in Rough
age Shipments

contracts in the county some of the
recent rulings on the tobacco pro-
gram will be Of interest to a num-
Der of producers in Stearns coun-
ty. All contract signers received a
letter from the County Agents Of
flee, st. Cloud, a while back calling
attention to the fact that a reduc-
ton Of 1-3 Of the base acreage was
necessary in all cases. In a few
cases as little as $3.50 could be ia
ken out of production leaving as
much as 1870 of the base to plant
to corn. Most folk, however, will
not choose to plant more than the
regular 66 2-3@o of the base acre
age.
The folk, who signed Rider A in
1884 have asked questions on a
number of occasions as to the
privileges of the Rider called for
limitations in production of basic
commodities such as wheat, corn,
etc. These requirements are waived
as far as Rider A is concerned and
folk who do not have wheat or to-
bacco contracts are not governed
by what the Rider calls for as far
as limitation of acreages on these
are concerned. All of the rented or
contracted acreage under this rul-
ing can be used for the production
of food or feed crops for consump-
ton ON the farm. Last year only
one-half of the rented acreage I'M
der contract can be used for the
production Of food or feed crops
for home consumption.
The extension office, st. Cloud,
feels that more than IS per cent Of
the people eligible sign tobacco
contracts did so when the contract
sign-up was held In 1888. There
may he a few, however, that have
not awaited themselves of a con-
tract. They may still do so until
May 4. These folks can also sign
this Rider in the period of time
Just mentioned. Since the Rider
calls for larger payments on the
contract, folks who did not sign
the Rider may be interested in do
ing so at this time.
Minnesota wheat growers will
have an opportunity today, May
25th, to vote on the question or
whether or not the present wheat
adjustment program, with slight
notifications, shall be continued
from the end of the present crop
year through 1889.
80 This rnfarQndIIno In
which the Agricultural Adjustment
administration will seek to learn
the growers wishes, was received
late last week by w. G. Coffey,
dean of the University Dept. of Ag-
riculture and acting extension dir
ector, University Farm, st. Paul,
in a message from c. w. Warbur-
ton, Extension director at the U.
s. Department of Agriculture.
The future program, if adopted,
would be virtually the same as the
one now in effect, except that the
Secretary of Agriculture would he
authorized to require an acreage
reduction as high as Is per cent,
instead of 20 per cent, as in the
present contract. The reduction re-
quirements, however, would be
varied from year to year with Is
per cent as the upper limit, as sup
ply and demand conditions would
appear to warrant.
More emphasis would also be
placed on shifting wheat land to
grass in the dust-storm areas than
has been given under the present
program.
The rate of benefit payments and
the conditions under which these
payments would be made would al
SO be determined, each year, the
message reads. The base period
used in determining each grow
er's allotment would remain the
same as under the present contract
and the local administrative work
would be handled, as in the past,
by committees Of contract signers.
No definite information as yet is
available as to how the vote will
be taken, but it is expected that
community meetings will be held,
as i'm last falls corn-hog referen-
dunn at which growers may cast
their ballots for or against the pro-
posed program.
Minnesota farmers are treating
their grain for seed for the con-
troll Of smut and other seed-borne
diseases to a much greater extent
this year than ever before, says r.
c. Rose, extension plant disease
specialist, University Farm, st.
Paul.
This increased interest in seed
treating, he says, arises from the
heavy smut losses affecting the
1894 crop In areas OF heaviest grain
production and the recent develop
ment OF improved seed treating
methods. In the drouth areas, far
mers have realized that shipped-in
supplies Of seed are much more
likely to be infected with disease
orga nisms than their raised SUD-