The times-news., 1936-12-18
N'IEHPROGRAh
FOR FARMS IS
MADESIMPLER
Soil Conservation Plan Re
vised to Use Farmers
Own Ideas

RALEIGH, Dec. 10 ih'
1897 soil-conscrvatiOn program
has been designed to meet the
wishes of American farmers as
far as possible. J. b. HutSon. as
sistant AAA administrator, told
North Carolina farm agents here
yesterday. .
"Our job" ne said, ''iS to.in'
tcrpret the acts of congress IN the
light Of the thinking Of the farm
ers. and TO give them the KIND oil
q. program they want.
Hutson was speaking at the an
nual staff conference of the State
College extension service. tie con-
tinued:
"The object Of the program Is
70 conserve the soil for its fullest
economic use and 10 eliminate
wide fluctuations in the produc.
ton and the prices of agricultural
commodities.
"By stabilizing production and
keeping il closely in line with de-
nand. farmers can lower the cost
of producing their crops and
thereby increase their net m
come"
Hutson also pointed out that
farmers can raise their standard
OF living by building up and CON
sArviot, their soil. e..
One of the main differences IN
the 1886 and 1897 programs Is
tina, large allowances VIII De
made for payments 10 small farm
ers truck growers, and livestock
men, ne stated.
PROGRAM SiMPLIFIED
The 1897 program has been
simplificd so that Il Will be pos
siblei 20 notify farmers ut an ear
Iier date regarding the amount OF
their soil-building allowances, nc
added.
Hutson. who is also director OF
the east central region. and }. T.
Thigpen. administrative assistant,
explained technical details oil 'he
procram TO the agents. >.
These details concerned the dl-
version of land fro mSoil-depset-
inc crops. the growing Of Soh-con-
serving crops. and the carrying
ont of soil-building practices, TO-
gether with rates OF payment OIL
freed. .,..
DIR Frank p. Graham, president
n, the University Of North Caro-
lima. was the principal sneaker at
,be staff conference Wednesday.
GRAHAM FOR LIBRARIES
he urged members Of the eX-
tension service 10 throw their tull
support behind the movement 20
establish a countrywide library IN
eyery NSth Carolina county.
In this state. he said. there are
I 600. 600 people. mostly rural
who do not have local access 20
GOOD books - hooks that VIII
byiphten their lives and help them
develop into better men and wo-
men. >.
ALREADY there are IL such It.
braries in the state, but there is
a, need for one in every county
DIR. Graham pointed out.
In discussing the value OF hooks
in the lives Of the people. he Sud
that q book can influence the en-
tire life of an individual. or the
destiny of a nation.
For example. Columbus read q
hook. a manuscript. that set him
to thinking. and in time this led
10 the discovery Of America.
As North Carolina took the lead
in building a state highway sys-
tenn and in providing an eight
month school for every child. It IS
now taking the lead IN establish
ing libraries. DIR. Graham stated,
but there is yet much work to be
done.
NEED FOR RECREATION
Another speaker, w. p. Jack
sno. field secretary of the Nation
al Recreation Association, told the
farm and home agents that farm
people need more recreation.
i"Don't tell me farm people
have no lime for recreation, he
said. 81 know. came from the
farm myself. Farm people need
10 re-create- themselves, to get
more out of hfe.v 8U" fIJf, -
Miss Mseige ]: Recses field agent
in home demonstration work. told
Of the growth eof home demon
stration work during the first
auarter Ofea century since Ut was
started in the United States. - e
Citing tue 1 .000. goo American
farm wpmen whe are active mera.
bers OF home demonstration clubs.
she stated that the real growth OF
the work issmeasured In terms OF
farm families helped TO make the
Most Of their opportunities. , .,
Mrs. Evelyn Tebyy ssylist from
New York, told the agents thatia
good personal appearance. :. TENDS
70 strengthen an individuaPs mo-
rile and helps inspire confidence
in others.
w. Kerr Scott, incoming state
commissioner of agriculture, spoke
iniefly of his plans torevitalize
the department of agriculture, and
te make il more useful TO farmers
who contribute TO it's support.