Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-03-12
OUTLINE
new FARM SET. up
COMING THIS WEEK
Soil Conservation VIII Be
Basic Plan of Adjusted
Program

The new farm program is silently
but effectively being unfolded.
Sheridan county farmers, anxious to
gain knowledge of the new program
before spring seeding gets under way,
are expecting complete information
this week on the new set-up.
Rough outlines on the new farm
plan have been released. 1t is expected
that by the end of the week farmers
will be "in the know" as to the work
ings of the adjustment program.
At a meeting in Chicago, Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace said that the
new program would be a $4,000 900
soil onservation-subsidy including
the main points:
l. A quota of go, 1000, 900 acres to be
devoted to major crops in 1886 with
100000 acres retired to soil building
production in grasses and legumes.
2. Distribution of payments to in
dividual farmers in two classiications
One with a national average amount
ing to about S11 an acre for land re-
tired from major crop production; an
| other suggested at rs cents to 81 an
acre for land already used for grasses
and legumes. These benefits would
vary according to productivity of the
land in the north and in the south on
a soil improvement" basis for the
kind of crop retired.
Limit on Cost
3. Total cost would be limited in
1886 to S470,000 900, with administra-
ton democratic in principle" through
county AAA groups and a state board.
a. The maximum acreage Of major
crops would be set for each farmer
seeking a benefit payment.
5. The whole program would trend
toward the development of state plans
to replace it completely by 1898.
Committees named at the Chicago
farm conference to fit the new soil
conservation program to middle west
ern needs made the final major sug-
gestions:
/. Pay soil improvement benefits
estimated to average 81 to $40 in acre
on land a.ready RI asse- and le-
gumes, If the farmers acreage of the
desired crop is above the county av-
erage.
2. All payments to go to cash ten
ants rather than landlords, with share
tenants receiving a percentage OF the
money equal to their share of the crop.
3. Elect small community commit
tees to administer the program, under
appointed county and state boards.
a. Benefits to be paid on such spe-
cial forms of conservation as weed err
adication, pasture lining, and summer
following as well as for planting soil
building crops, with payments also on
wood lots and ponds.
5. County associations to issue Ger
t~ificates of performance approving
applications for benefits.
6. Special allotment programs rec
commended for sugar beets, flax and
tobacco.
z. Use every means to open market
outlets for livestock and dairy prod
ucts.
Attend Helena Meeting
Montana's cooperation to carry out
the new $500, 000,0 0 soil conservation
subsidy program was pledged by Gov
ernor Elmer Holt at the first state
meeting arranged to give U. s. agric-
ulture department chiefs the reaction
of men of the soil to the plan advanced
as a successor to the invalidated AAA.
More than 100 Montana farmers and
others met at Helena to hear C.. c.
Conser, native Montanan and repres-
| entative of the federal grain division
of the agricultural department discuss
: the soil conservation and subsidy pro-
gram.
R. G. Tyler of the Sheridan county
= wheat allotment board and Harry Ehr-
t manntraut, secretary Of the board at
t tended the session.
MIR. Conser briefly explained in the
t most general terms the provision OF
the new act to take the place of the
AAA law, and many questions were
asked him by farmers, stockmen and
t others at the meeting relative to pay
ments that might be made to farmers
S and growers of livestock under the
$500, 600, 900 appropriation. The gov
eminent speaker was unable to throw
any light on how the law will affect
agricultural and livestock industries in
/, this state.
According to what has been learned,
the law is based on soil erosion and
conservation plans of the government
and payments under it would be tied
to those matters. 1t is believed that
there will be less paid to each farmer
: or livestock man than under the old
> set-up, the total limit being the half
billion appropriation.