Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-10

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participation in the program.
CAS- Secretary Wallace indicated"
Mr.. Tolley said, "the program follows
the pattern cut this year but never
theless, many important changes have
been made.
For example, many farms i'm the
Northeast and in parts of the other
regions have little need for diversion.
They can best improve their land by
soil building practices such as pas
tule and hay land improvement and
reforestation. Consequently, the new
Program provides that producers who
have small acreages in general soil
depicting crops will not, in most in
stances, he eligible for diversion pay
ments but will have an increased al
lOwance for soil-building practices.
"The program for cotton and tobac-
co farms will be very much like the
plan this year and diversion from
these major soil depicting and sur
plus crops will be encouraged.
"The Corn Belt suffered badly from
the drought this year. The program
includes payments for requirements
and increases of soil conserving crops
for the farms in that area. In WESTERN
areas, inducements will be offered for
the restoration of native grasses in
the areas where these grasses are
needed to prevent wind and water
erosion.
eve have varied the program to
form to regional needs but at the
same time we have tried to simplify
administrative routine and to place
more responsibility for administration
upon the farmers themselves. The
adoption of a uniform procedure UNI
der which the local expenses of a
county association, regardless of the
region, is deducted from payments to
the county is move in that direc-
ton. 1t furnishes inducements to the
farmers to take a more active interest
in administrative affairs since in
creased efficiency means lowered
costs and a saving to all concerned"
Outline of the 1887 Program.
Bases.
The soil depicting bases, including
the general base, and the cotton, to-
Itacco, peanut, sugar cane, sugar beet
and rice bases will conform to the
1886 bases, subject to adjustments to
correct inequitieS.
Flax for which a special base was
established in 1886 will be included in
the general soil depicting base.
The soil depicting bases for individ-
ual farms will be determined by the
county committees who will take into
consideration variation among farms
in size, number of crop acres, type
and productivity of soil, topography,
farming practices, and acreages of the
particular crops normally grown.
Bases for farms which are similar in
these respects will be kept in line and
the total bases for all farms in the
county will conform to standards es-
tablished by the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration.
In 1897, a limit on corn acreage will
be established for farms in those
parts of the North Central Region
and Kansas where corn is the major
crop This limit will conform to good
conservation practices The aggregate
of these limits will be slightly small
Ter TIM the total acreage planted to
corn in 1885,
"This limit" Mr.. Tolley said, sis de-
signed to prevent increases which
might not only defeat the effort to
conserve the soil, but with normal
yields result in SURPRISES which would
greatly reduce prices"
If the corn acreage limit is exceed
ell, deduction will be made for each
acre over the limit at the rate paid
for diversion from the general soil
depicting base.
Normal acreages of soil conserving
crops also will be established for
farms PARTICIPATING in the program.
these acreages will constitute soil
conserving bases" Mr.. Tolley said.
"These bsese will serve as a yardstick
to measure increases in soil conserv-
ing crops. They are in line with re-
quests from producers for more rigid
standards to measure Performance in
1897"
The soil conserving bases for all
farms in the North Central and West
ern Regions will be the total acreage
of crop. land, minus the total acreage
in all soil depicting bases.
The soil conserving bases for other
regions is the average acreage of soil
| conserving crops over a representa-
| tive period.
Rates of Payment.
AS in 1886, payments will be divided
| into two classes: Glass I payments or
diversion payments, and Class pay
ments or soil building payments.
The rate paid for diversion from
the general soil-depleting base will
average slightly less than the $40 av-
| erage of 1886. The maximum acreage
| for which payment will be made for
diversion from the general soil depict
| ing base will remain unchanged. AS
| in 1885, the rate will vary from farm
! to farm as the productivity of land
varies. Two-thirds of this payment
will be made for shifts from soil-de-
| pleting crops and one-third will be
made for corresponding increases in
| the acreage of soil conserving crops
or will be added to the soil4buildine
allowance.
The rates of payment for diversion
for the special base crops is the same
| as in 1896, but the maximum amount
| of diversion for which payment will
be made has been reduced in the case
of several types Of tobacco and for
| peanuts.
l. The rate for diversion from the