The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-26

sumption. The recommendation
was made to the national vege-
table growers conference, which in
turn recommended: Cd That all
counties in which 100 acres OF
vegetables for market have been
or shall be produced, shall be de-
signated vegetable counties (Which
would restrict the amount of truck
they could plant: ca That the
1910 program provision for estab-
fishing vegetable allotments of not
less than three acres on individual
farms be retained but provide for
the state committee, with assis-
lance of vegetable advisory COM
mittee, to have authority to estab-
ish individual farm allotments at
one acre or anything less than
three acres in individual states
and designated areas within any
state.
These recommendations were dis
regarded by the national AAA con
ference, which promulgates the AAA
program, and which set the limit at
400 acres per county and at three
acres per farm.
The farmers were not advised of
these changes until recently and now
they are told it is too late to make
any changes in the program.
Compromise
Lewis and Collins attempted to eX-
plain to the farmers that the recon-
mendations of the national AAA con-
terence were a compromise between
the things sought by the national
truck growers conference and other
groups and that in horse-trading it
was necessary for the truck growers
10 give up some things in order to
secure others.
California farmers, they explain
ed, did not like the very provisions
which are desired by the North
Carolina truck farmers.
THE reason the 100 acres was
jumped to 400 acres" Collins said,
was not because we wanted it, but
it was a compromise step to get
something else we wanted which we
felt was more important"
Lewis told the group, 81 admit the
truck growers are facing generally
as serious a problem as any of the
farmers of this country, unless it is
the fruit growers" but when asked
if there is anything which could be
done to alter the 1941 program as
it relates to truck, replied, Il don't
know. My judgment is it would be
very difficult and I think unwise to
make any change
Asked what could be done about
the 1912 program, he replied that
for the truck farmers to get their
desired program, they would have TO
get the national AAA conference to
adopt it.
The question of representation was
then raised and the makeup of the
conference explained, with truck
farmers generally expressing the
opinion they do not have sufficient
or equitable representation at this
policy-makina conference.
Morris Recommended
After the adoption of the resolu-
tions the group voted to ask that a
truck grower from this section be
appointed to the state AAA commit
tee. there being a vacancy on this
body, and recommended John r.
Morris for that position.
e. Y. Floyd, state AAA administra-
tor, said he would be glad to pass
the recommendation on to the secre-
tary of agriculture.
During the meeting brief addresses
were made by congressman J. Ba
ard Clark and Graham A. Barden,
who attended the meeting as "chiet
listener and chief assistant to the
chief listener" Both promised &C.
oneration in an effort to secure al
deviation of the truck growers prob
lens.
Thew suggested hat truck farmers
in this section attempt. to sell their
produce to the army, which has
thousands of men at Fort Bragg an0
which is expected to have additions!
thousands at the Holly Shelter anti
aircraft training center now being
planned.
To that end the Farmers-Civic
Business Cooperative association.