The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-02-20

measured acreage for the farm,
whichever is smaller.
6. Q. Is there any exception to this
provision
A. Kes. If the County Agricul-
tural Conservation Committee finds
that the acreage of cotton as meas
ured in 1910 was reduced because
of drought, flood. hail, insect pest,
or any other natural cause beyond
the control of the operator. the l94i
cotton acreage allotment shallsbe us
ed to determine the acreage volun-
tarily reduced under this program.
Z. Q. Is it necessary for every
farmer to give advance notice of
his intention to participate in this
program.
A. Only the operator of a farm,
on behalf of himself and all others
interested in the cotton crop, must
sign a prescribed form before June
10, l94l, showing the number of
acres he intends to take out of cot
ton production as well as other per-
tinent information.
s. Q. What will be the result if
the 1941 cotton acreage is reduced
by nor than the amount set forth
in the intentions?
A. Stamp payments will be made
only for the amount of reduction
set forth in the statement of inten-
tons.
9. Q. What will be the result if
the 194l cotton acreage is reduced
by less than the amount set forth
in the statement of intentions?
A. Stamp payments will be made
only for the amount actually re-
duced.
10, Q. Will there be any penalty
for failure to carry out expressed
intentions of acreage reductions?
A, No. The Supplementary Cot
ton is entirely voluntary.
IL. Q. What is the basis of pay
ment for voluntary reduction of
cotton acreage?
n "A bdAIltIli III tpItpli
stamps will be computed at the rate
OF ten cents a pound times the nor
NAL cotton yield determined for the
farm under the 1941 Agricultural
Conservation Program times the
acreage reduced for stamp payment.
IL. Q. How would the cotton stamp
plan work in the case of a farm
operator with no tenants who plant
ed ten acres of cotton in 1910, has
a 10 acre allotment in 1941, and
has a normal yield, as determined
under the 1941 Agricultural Conser-
walton Program, of $50 pounds per
acre?
A. This farm, if ne wished 20 rar-
ie;pate in he supplementary pro-
gram, could reduce his cotton plant
ings by once acre, leaving him a
total of 9 acres. For the acre vol
unfairly reduced, he would receive
cotton order stamps at the rate of
10 csnts per pound for the 250-
pound normal yield, or S25 worth.
10. Q. If this same farmer had
planted only s acres to cotton in
1910, how much would he have to
reduce his acreage to earn his maxi
mum amount of stamps?
A. He would have to plant only
Z acres of cotton in 1941, in order
to receive $25 worth of stamps. (FOr
the maximum stamp payment that
can be received by a landlord or
tenant, and for the division Of stamp
payments among landlords and ten
ants, see Question IA and 16.)
IA. @. What is the maximum a.
mount of cotton stamps that may
be earned?
A. Each producer may earn a
of $25 worth of cotton
on one farm. except that
producers interested in more than
one farm or an operator of a farm
with two or more tenants or share
troopers may earn up to $50 worth
Of stamps. No one may receive more
than $50 in cotton order stamps.
Is. @. What is the minimum stamp
payment that will be made?
A. The minimum amount of
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