Montana oil and mining journal., 1937-09-25

Following a conference of AAA
officials with farmer representa-
tives from each Of the 48 states
at Washington, ID. c., recently to
work out new agricultural con-
ServatiOn program for 1888, an
outline of the program is an
nOunced by George Z. Farrell,
director Of the western region
which includes Montana.
Representing Montana at the Wash
ington conference were H. M. Ehr-
manntraut Of Plentywood, a member
and A. J. Borton, executive secretary
of the state agricultural conservation
committee, and w. H. Lamphere, econ
omist for the Montana extension
service.
THE new program" says Mr.. Farrell,
IS somewhat different from the 1887
program. Farmers will have the oppor-
tunity to become familiar with such
changes as have been made at a series
Of community meets on the 1888 pro-
gram being planned for the near
future. Such changes as have been
made are a progressive development
from the provisions OF the 1886 and
1887 programs. They are intended to
provide Improvements in the methods
for attaining: l. stability of farm in
come; 2, soil conservation, and 3, main
tenance Of normal supplies, the basic
objectiVes Of the soil conservation and
domestic allotment act
The range program" Mr.. Farrell
says, will continue in 1888 along the
same lines as in 1887, with some minor
changes"
The 1888 program establishes definite
obiectiveS in the form of goals de-
signed to increase soil conserving crops
and practices and to assure an ample
and balanced supply of food, feed, and
fiber crops, according to the announce
ment.
National, state, county and indi-
vidual farm goals will be established
for soil-depleting crops and for soil
conserving crops and practices. Pay
ments for individual farms will be made
for keeping within soil-depleting goals !
and for attaining soil-conserving goals, !
including the carrying out of soil
building practices. If the soil-depleting
goal is exceeded or there is failure to |
reach the soil-conserving goal, pay |
ments will be decreased in proportion /
to the failure to attain the goals.
County goals will be based on av- |
erage acreages grown in the counties, |
adjusted when necessary to trends in |
acreage, and on the recommendations
OF district and county agricultural /
planning committees with respect to |
the relationship between acreages of /
complishing soil conservation.
In each county, the county agricul-
Cural conservation committee will es-
tablish for each farm a soil-depleting
crop goal. In establishing such indi-
vidual goals, the county conservation
committee will consider the tillable
acreage on the farm the type Of soil,
topography. production facilities. the
crop rotation system and the acreage
customarily grown on the farm
SoiI-BuiIding Goals
Soil building goals will be established
for states, counties and individual
farms. These goals will take into ac-
count both acreage and maintenance
OF soil conserving crops and soil
building practices adapted to the needs
Of each state and county. State goals
viii be established by the state agri-
cultural conservation committees with
the approval of the AAA. Each state
committee will establish county soil
goals.
County committees will establish soil
goals for individual farms.
taking into consideration acreage of :
crops customarily I
grown, acreage of new seedlings re-
Iuired in 1888 to promote soil con-
iervation, application of fertilizer |
equlred for oil-conserving crops and {
he improvement of pastures, and (
.creages on which terracing, contour (
isting. and other mechanical prac- I
ices are needed to prevent wind and S
Tater erosion q
Building Practices Z
The specific crops and mechanical a