Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-15
o. AND A. ON
FARM BILL
Continued from Pace u

.hc 1888 marketing year? A.-Yes,
for all commodities except rice.
Mechanics O. the program forced
1 delay in tho operation for that
,ommC lity until 1899.
Q.-Docs the bill have any specific
yoal so far as income is concerned?
A-YcS. II is hoped that the now
measure will enable farmers TO OBJ
cain the SAME relative share OF the
national income that they received
between l9O9-l9l4
Q.-Who fiN"s tho amount to be
.rCWn? A-Thc secretary of agrl-
culture estimates the amount OF each
commodity that will be consumed
II the United States, the amount
that will be shipped TO foreign
countries. and the amount needed
to supply consumers between mar
keting years.
Q.-How much will the program
ecst the government? A.-The gov
ernment will continue to spend
S440,000000 that now is expended
under the soil conservation pro
gram. President Roosevelt has told
congress that additional eXpendi-
lures must be made from new rev.
enue sources.
Q.-How is the money distributed
among farmers? A.-On the basis
of the amount of land diverted by
the farmer from the production of
commodities included in the pro-
gram to soil-buildin9 and soil con-
serving crops.
Q.-How do farmers determine
The amount of land they can use
to grow commodities included in
the program? A.-After the Secre-
tary of agriculture estimates the
amount of each commodity needed.
he determines how many acres Will
be needed to produce that amount
He then divides the acres among
the states on the basis OF past pro-
luction. Subsequently the acreage
is broken down into allotmontS for
individual farms
Q-Do farmers receive any other
benefits besides soil conservation
payments? A.-Yes. The govern
ment will lend the farmer money
on his crops if he desires to hold
them for better prices. The gov
ernment also will insure the far
mer's wheat production against
ravages of natural forces, such as
rust.
Q.-How is the consumer protect
"a against crop Scarcltles? Am
the case of wheat, corn and cot
ton. the amount of the commodities
stored under government loans COM
prises the "ever-normal' 9ranary.
from which the secretary may re-
lease stocks in the event there is
scarcity. The secretary also at
.empts to set aside a liberal amount
as carry over" supply from one
marketing year to the next.
Q.--What are marketing quotas?
A-Each year. before farmers start
taking their crops to market, the
secretary of agriculture will estl-
mate what the nations supply is
going to be. If he believes that
the supply will be larger than need
ed for the nations normal needs
and exports he orders a national
marketing quota.
Q.-Do farmers have to abide by
these marketing quotas? Ayes.
unless more than one third Of all
farmers growing a crop vote against
their operation.
Q.-What happens if farmer
won't comply with a compulsory
quota? A.-Strict penalties are pro-
vided. A wheat farmer. for ex-
ample, is penalized Is cents for each
bushel sold in excess Of his quota.
Q-What happens to a farmer
who doesn't sign up for any part
of the new farm plan? Ale does
not receive any of the benefits AMI
in the event marketing quotas are
applied, he must pay the penalties.
Q.-DoeS the bill promise parity
prices? A.-No The original bill
did promise the farmer that the
would pay the differ
ence between the price received by
the farmer for his product and the
that would have given his
income a purchasing power COM
parable to l909-l4 The lack of
finances, however. caused sponsors
Of the bill to promise only to make
payments toward that goal when
additional funds we're available