The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-11-09
AAA Farm Program,
Started In County

The go signal was given the 1910
AAA Parity Payment Program in AL
len county today with the announce
ment from Clair A. Patterson, Chair
man of the Allen County AAA Com
mittee, of the terms and conditions
under which parity payments will be
made to producers of corn and wheat.
The provisions are similar to those
in effect for the 1889 parity payments,
the chairman said, but they have been
strengthened by the additiona re-
quirements intended TO bring about a
more effective administration of the
program than has been possible under
previous regulations.
Persons interested in a corn crop
on single farm are eligible for a
corn parity payment under the AAA
Farm Program by planting within the
corn allotment, and by keeping within
the wheat and tobacco allotments.
However, if the wheat allotment for
the farm is exceeded, the farmer may
still earn corn parity payment by
planting sufficiently below these al
lotments to Offset the excess acreage
of wheat.
They may earn a wheat parity pay
ment by planting within wheat allot-
ment and keeping within the corn and
tobacco allotments for the farm.
In every case the sum of the plant
ed acreage of corn, wheat and tobac-
co should not exceed the sum of the
allotments for the three crops.
A landlord, tenant or share-rentei
interested in two or more farms in
one county is eligible for corn and
wheat parity payments in 1910 by
meeting all the requirements for q
single farm, and planning his farm
operations so that his total share OF
the corn, wheat and tobacco crops or
all of the farms does not exceed his
total share of the allotments for these
crops.
Under the 1889 Parity Payment
Program, producer could qualify fol-
payment by keeping within his al.
lotment for one commodity even the
he overplanted the acreage allotment
of another commodity on the same
farm or overplanted the same crop OF
other commodities on another farm
These new provisions make it possible
for the county or state AAA com.
mittee to withhold all or part of the
payment in such cases under the 194t
program.
The chairman said that the parity
payment rates will be announced later
after the 1889 season average prices
are determined.
Approximately $4,000 corn anC
wheat producers so far have received
$4,617.11S under the 1899 Parity Pay
mnt Program. Farmrs who have
kept within their corn allotments re
ceived 6 cents per bushel on the norm
al yield of their acreage allotment
Wheat producers received IL cents pc
bushel on the normal yield of th'
wheat allotment.
In Allen county 2054 farmers hav'
received parity payments under tn
1889 AAA program. Parity payment
are made to farmers in order to brini
the prices they receive for commodi
ties more in line with the prices the.
pay for other goods, the Chairman
said. These payments are in add
ton to the regular agricultural con
servation payments made under tn
AAA Farm Program.
| 1910 winter wheat producers ma.
apply and receive 1910 parity pay
ments before their 1910 performance
is checked on corn upon agreeing t.
make refunds if subsequent checkup
show that they have overplanted thei
allotments of any of the other crops
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