Montana oil and mining journal., 1939-08-05

Provisions of next years AAA
conservation, crop insurance and
wheat loan programs will be sub
stantially the same as this year,
with only minor changes, which
have been made at the request of
county committeeman and others.
This was the declaration of c. L.
Waring of Acton, state AAA COM
mitteeman, who recently returned
from an AAA conference in Wash
ington and presided in Great Falls at
a district conference of county agricul- |
tural conservation committee members |
and county agents, attended by such |
members and agents from Cascade, |
Teton. Pondera, Toole, Fergus, Chou |
teau and Judith Basin counties.
About 100 attended the meeting.
Assisting at the meeting and occupy /
ing parts on the speaking program !
were E. j. Bell of Washington, D. c., in
charge of wheat loans and crop insur
ance for the AAA in western states;
Del Thomas, field officer for the state
AAA committee, Bozeman; E. F. Bull
lock, state wheat loan assistant, Boze-
man, and Harold Abel of Bozeman,
statistician for the state AAA commit
tee
While most Of the meeting was de-
voted to discussion of technicalitieS of
administration such as cause trouble
to the county committeeman an ex-
ception was a talk by Bell IN which he
outlined principal features Of the new
program.
Increased emphasis on soil conser-
vation, increased opportunities for par
ticipation by small farmers and greater
Of administration In the
hands of farmer committees are in
cluded in the general outline of the
1910 program" he said.
mo major changes in principles OF
provisions will be made in next years
program, which was outlined in a
Ihree-day conference at Washington
attended by about 100 state farmer
committeeman and others co-operat-
ing in administration Of the program
form the basis for such
slight changes as will be made.
TT Is well to point out that the ma
sional meeting brought together rec
of regional conferences
1T which opinions we're obtained from
state, county and community groups Of
farmers.
Important recommendations in !
;luded one for establishing a minimum
allowance by providing {
hat the maximum payment which .
nay be earned on any farm viii not
)e less than $40, one allowing farmers 4
o earn up to $50 farm for tree plant :
ng and provisions for the great plains
lrea aimed at restoring to grass land :
lnsuited to crops. .
Determination of rates of payments
md acreage allotments for crops other '
han wheat will be made when the r
outcome of the present crop is more 9
ertain. The 1910 wheat acreage allot- o
nent has already been established at
z, 100000 acres, an increase Of 7OOO,O j
IcreS over 1899. g
Bell said changes in rates of pay A
nentS for specific commodities will j
ollow acreage allotmentS. On wheat, {"
or instance, the rate of payment will Is
e smaller because the 1910 allotment Il
) larger, he said. tx
Increased responsibilities that will is
evolve upon county committeeman Ii
uring the year are in line with the n
policy of the AAA to de- Il
entralize administration Of the pro-
ram wherever possible by placing To-
al responsibility on men selected each :.
ear by their neighbors, he explained. >
ram of especial interest to Montanans, :,
e said:
"As in 1899, there will be two diff n
srent payments farmers may earn. 4
heSe are conservation and price ad- 81
lstment payments. Conservation pay q
tents are contingent on the appropria- !,
on authorized by congress. An ap- "
ropriation of $225, 100000 has already =. !.
cen made for price adjustment pay N
tents, with these payments 10 be made W
} producers who cooperate In the :,
40 program by seeding within their =
sreage allotmentS. q q
''The price adjustment payment reg ~ ~
ations provide that payments shall be q
Iade to producers of specified farm =
ops If the farm price Of these COM ~ ~
ODDITIES Is less than rs percent Of =
arity during the principal marketing 4,
'aSon." ~