Evening star., 1938-11-15
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

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effect this year, the Agriculture De-
partment disclosed today.
The program, which sets the coun-
try's crop acreage for the coming
year at between 270.0O0000 ano
265 100000, aims for one thing a,
eliminating the wheat-belt crisis
arising from the present grain SUI
plus. The wheat acreage is cut by
100000, and slight reductions il
the contemplated acreages of other
crops bring the total cut to 7.500,00(
acres. The detailed provisions of IN,
plan follow closely the general out.
lines of the program developed last
August after farm conference here
The program was released fol
publication after Secretary Wallace
approved it. The Secretary last
week had invited the newly elected
Republican members of Congress
from the farm belt. especially The
corn and wheat areas, to confer
with him on their ideas about q
national farm program.
The two Senatorial authors of the
Farm Act of 1888. which authorize:
the crop-control. were both defeated
in the recent primary and election
campaigns. They were Senator!
Pope. Democrat. of Idaho, anc
McGlll. Democrat, of Kansas.
First Complete Test
The 1889 program offers farmers
the first complete test of the farm
program contemplated under the
Agricultural Adjustment Act Of
1888 R. NJ. Evans, A. A. A. admin
istrator, said During the coming
months the A. A. A. will hold meet
ings throughout the country to ac-
quaint the farmers with the program
we'll in advance of the 1889 crop
planting season.
The farmers must approve the
program by a tWo-thirds majority
before it can become effective
The plan provides for conserva-
ton payments of s50O,OOOOO0 tc
farmers taking part in the program
as we'll as S212,0O0000 in 'price-ad-
justment' payments to insure farm
SIS al dlC1OdlC lCluIll vi lllC
produce. The latter payments are
for cotton, wheat, corn, tobacco and
rice growers who keep within their
acreage quotas.
I'm 1888" Mr.. Evans explained
"the program was not available un-
til after all of the winter wheat
crop had already been planted and
farmers were ready to plant other
crops. For 1889 farmers will know
we'll ahead of time what the pro-
gram offers them and they can make
their plans accordingly. For 1895
1t will be possible for all farmers
TO take full advantage of the ma
tional program
Features of Program.
Among the new features of the
1899 program are:
l. Special attention is to be given
the problem Of small farmers, espe-
cially the producers of commercial
vegetables.
2. A limit will be established on
the acreage of corn harvested as
grain in the Northeastern States
designated as the &C area" although
no limit will be established fol other
soil-depleting crops for which acre
age allotments are not fixed.
3. There will be no more exemp-
tons from the wheat program for
grain to be used for certain non
market purposes. The strict classifl-
cation of wheat, the Agriculture De-
partment announcement said, is de-
signed to simplify compliance work
of the program.
4. The provisions of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act limiting pay
ments within any State to an in
dividual, partnership or estate {,
$4,000 and to $4,000 for the United
States in the case of any corpora
ton become effective for the frs,
time in l939
S. Two practices relating to irri-
cation and f1oodWater control are
added to the general list of soil.
building practices for the arid ano
semi-arid regions. The first pro-
vides for constructing masonry
check dams for control of erosion
and seepage of irrigated crop lane
and orchard land. The second pro-
vides for ditching and diverting ano
spreading flood water or we'll water
on restoration land, crop land OF
hay land.
Florida Celery Affected.
6. The A. A. A. law is made more
fully applicable to the celery-pro-
ducing area around Sanford, Fla.
with an acreage allotment for five
celery-groving counties in Florida
set at 5000 acres.
The national program is aimed at
encouraging soil conservation and
providing for level of agricultural
production that will meet the coun-
try's domestic requirements and all
possible export markets aid for ade-
quate reserves. the department said
Individual farmers will partici-
pate in the program through seeding
crops within acreage allotments rep
resenting the farms share o. the
naronal, State and county allot-
ments and through carrying out soil
UulllllR pldCllCtS, WIlN.ll 1llcdI.e
planting certain soil-strergthening
crops.
Participation in the program is
voluntary, but the price of non
participation is the loss of financial
benefits from the Government-the
conservation and price-adjustment
payments.
For each farm a maximum pay
ment will be computed, based on the
size and type of operation for the
farm, and cooperating farmers who
meet all requirements will earn these
maximum payments. When farmer:
seed more than their allotments OF
carry out less than the maximum
soil-building practices available fol-
their farm the payments which they
can earn will be less than the maxi
mum.
Non-Wheat Acreages.
The national acreage ai.otments
for the chief crops besides wheat
are: Corn, 94,OOo,O0O to 97,OOO.OOC