The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-03

His seven point program and accompanying comment follows:
 l. Prohibit the production of any basic commodity by producer who isal ready receiving govern ment checks for reduction of one basic commodity. This would pre- vent "chiseling" by the farmers of any section. The southern cotton planter paid to decrease his out- put could not plant corn or pota- toes on his idle acres and the wheat producer could not plant corn.
 2. Make all adjustments of pro- duction on o quantity basis over Q series of years rather than acre. age, thus permitting the farmer to make amends if the weather causes q poor crop. Thus, Q bad crop one year would permit him to increase production next year and he would not have to depend entirely on re- duction checks.
 Urges Quality Production
 3. Make oil benefit payments on the basis of what ls produced rather than what is not and divide them Into two classes ot encourage quality production and pay bene. fits only to that portion which Is consumed in America. The AAA forced the. farmers to produce Q better quality grain and get more bushels DOT acre because the TO. duction was on an acreage and not Q bushel basis. Thus, the quality of the product would be raised in this manner.
 (. Provide for surplus production for those who desire to produce for development of new uses, for foreign markets or for storage. Such surplus not to compete in any way with the protected portion and to be sealed and held where produced or turned over to an or- ganiEation created for that purpose and controlled by it. This would make the processing tax or what- ever method of obtaining Q pro. tected tariff for the home con- stunned products function in tho same manner that the tariff now protects industry. It would increase thu opportunity for employment of farm labor and production by allowing those who wish to coTli- pete w.'h the world 'on their ex- cess production within reasonable limits. This would make the farm. er's protection equal to that Of other industries.
 Early Adjustment Favored
 6. Provide for adjustments of production and benefits in Ads vance of planting time of the crop to which they apply. This would eliminate the necissity Of prepa. ration in seeding of crops which might later prove to Do outside compliance rules.
 c. Create Q crop insurance feat. ure to Insure the thrifty farmer sufficient revenue to recompenae him for his labor and seed and prevent his elimination when hls crop failed through no fault Of hs. This could Do done by taking Q certain percentage of ell the sur. plus produced in any year oyer that entitled to receive benefits. The percentage over the allotted acreage or production should not be more than sufficient to recon. pense the farmer for his seed and labor in planting. The percentage surplus could be turned Into rev. enuc and placed in 6 bank for withdrawal # the crop fails. A farm organization could act as agent.
 2. Build the entire program around and for the benefit of the family sized farm to eliminate ad- vantages now given large operators and landhoiderg.
 Program Not IFon-Isound
 Tn presenting his program, Cogs- well said, that certain conditions and developments might iiecessi- tate certain additional alterations later.
 T don't propose t as an infal- lible farm program" he said, "but I do believe that 1t will remove certain inconsistencies in the AAA."
 Cogswell declared the AAA had served admirably as fan emer- gency program" but that drastic changes are necessary if t Is to be long time practical and econoni. eally sound program.
 "The farmers theniselves must lerail to take oscr and control the machinery of reduction and ad- justmenk There f. no justification