The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-24

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 Washington, January 24.-The re- port Of the regional adjustment" survey of last year, In which agri- cultural experiment stations of 48 states collabcrated with scientists and officials of AAA and other Department of Agriculture bureaus, ds the bible" of officials now geeks ing to work out details of the dO- nestle allotmentssoil conservation program with which they hope to replace the Agricultural Adjustment Act, knocked out by the U. s. Sue preme Court.
 Purpose of that survey was to recommend systems and schedules Of farming and rariching for varl- ous areas which would check soil
 depletion or erosion and st the same time stimulate farm practices which would lower production costs.
 Estimates were made of the effect of such program on production and the probable change in terms of acreage.
 on the basis of results, AAA seeks to judge the most desirable goals for total acreage and total volume of production of specific coi1tnodi- ties, and, according to H. D. Tciiey - prominent now fin administration farm councils = must work out the best possible compromise as between:
 1. The need of farmers for ade- quAte prices and income.
 2. National consumption needs.
 3. Condition of soils and various farm management rschlssas in each region. ssM l
 700 Areas CataIOgued
 About 700 type.of- farming areas were catalogued. General recora- rnendations for the big key areas are, In part, the following 4- ~as1d bear in mind that It's proposed to pay farmers for their share in naak- ing the changes:
 CORN BELT Reduction in corn and oats: increase in soy- beans, hay, and pasture; decrease in number of hogs; substantial increasc in. dairy cows and milk production; moderate increases an best cattle and sheep. Resulting increase in hay and milk produc. ton would be especially marked in lake states region.
 SOUTH: Decrease of cotton acreage below normal level; in- crease in total crop land, pasture, and oil southern feed crops ex- cent corn. Considerable lnnTe1ee for oil kinds Ck liyest0CA ptpdiction --chiefly tc improve living E, ,lgsl stasid- a'dSi GREAT PLAINS AND rACryIc NORTHWEsT. WHEAT REul0Ns:. Decrease in pre-AAA wheat acre. age: removal of iow-yield wheat land from production, Increases of feed production ifl hard winter wheat, spring wheat and Pacific aAN0E REdlON: Chiefiy, ~ slight decrease in number of cAt- tie from the low level prevailing in either 1880 or 1o36, with ii1- crease of hay productlcr to pro- vide more winter feed, Tn Q teil- year period 1t is believed that gtR- bilization of cattle and sheep ppp.l uiations in this area ct 0f Mear present low levels would result in improvement of ranges, with A con. sequent increase in yield of meat and wool relative to number of head. For irrigated areas, continued culti- walton of about the present number of acreas is recommended.
 NORTHEAST: Probably desir- able to stabilize agricultural produc- ton ct about present level. More milk could be produced, but an in- crease isn't recommended iii vieW of the market situation.
 Acreage Changes Proposed
 Estimates as to acceptable goals of production have yet to be worked out, such as price and demand But the following approximate changes in national total productipn have been proposed, chiefly on the criteria of methods of production and soil conservation.
 CROP LAND: 3b1,000.00o acres as against normal 360, ,0O0, 900.
 CORN: 2,2b0,00o,000 bushels against c normal of 2,6i0, 0,00O, ,00O.y
 OATS: i,i00,0O0000 bushels llong- time recommendations, i,2O0,000,0O0), ag against l,i3O, 100000.
 WHEAT: 122,000,0oO busheH ticng-time, 7ss,ooo,ooc), as against ''SIvT'rfLE BATTLE: ise,oOO.ooo hundred- weight and i430O0,ooo (long-time, as against i32,000 900.
 HOGS: i34.000,000 hundren- weight and i4i 100000 tlcne.timeh as against ib1, ,0O0000.
 COTTON: iA,OOO,0O0 bales and 4o0o, ,OO0, as against iSlGO0'ooo:
 MILK: i3,O00,00D,Oo0 end 1Aoe0,- 100000 gallons, as sgainst il leOO'QOO- GOO. W ~. on. anc h~,.. aa ogatgsak A (l1{l 0llC.