Milford chronicle., 1943-03-19
MANY ATTENDED FARM
MEETING IN GEORGETOWN
tContinueo from rirst Pase)

%, temporary county committee
met in the county agents office. On
July "a. the Sussex County Soil
Conservation organized with X. w.
Lingo as its president and Charles
l.. Hudson was appointed county
supervisor at the same time Dur
ing 1887, the program continued to
grow. On April -. chief clerk
Raymond Lank. was appointed and
additional office space was allot-
ted in the post office building for
this work During August the
county committee organized with
James Joseph as chairman. AT a
reorganization meeting on NOvem-
ber Is. c. +. Ocheltree was elected
as county chairman. This year
2.320 applicants received approxi-
mately Sl50.U0O
Grants OF aid for lime came into
existence during 1910 during which
time two hundred twenty-five tons
were distributed. During the year
of 1871. wheat quota work began in
June. This involved growers, buy
ers. millers, and local committee
men and gave additional work to
the entire organization. Grant of
aid continued this year. During
1910. 1881 farms in the county
complied. compared with $500 in
1899. This decrease in the number
of farms was due to the shortening
of the fiscal year. thus making it
somewhat harder for some of them
to carry out the suggested prac-
tices. The total crop land in the
1870 program was 241,000 acres or
93.3rc of the total land in the
county-this being the highest rec
ord in the state This year 10000
tons of ground limestone We're us
ed-quite an increase over the first
year when the figure was 225 tons.
About S2l9,000 was the amount re-
ceived during this season.
During 1912. the a. c. y. bound
aries were increased from 10 dis
tricts to 30. resulting in about $50
leaders instead of 80. During this
year 5.05S farmers cOOperated with
the program, using about 10000
soil building units.
Bringing the history up to as
near the present day as possible,
5.O27 farmers signed for the 1912
program. This represented 252.-
900 acres. The amount of money
paid during 1871 was about S24O.-
900, with a cost per farm to ad-
of only 10.
Following the talk by the county
agent, discussion on labor prob
lens was led by Albert Hill, farm
security supervisor for Sussex
county. During this discussion, a
motion was unanimously passed
by the group that this association
request the United States Employ
ment Service to notify all cOmpan-
les. contractors and organizations
to discontinue at once the hiring of
farm laborers. and to lay off by
April /, 1913, all farm workers
they are now emplOyig.n
William l. Pase. chairman of the
county A. c. A.. talked on the pro-
gress of the 1943 farm plans. He
brought out the fact that lime is
now available through the grant of
aid program of the county associa- ,
lion. The chairman also annOunc-
ed that the date for moving farm
stored soy beans. covered by loan.
las been advanced two months,
making the date May l instead of
Iune 81. Chairman Pase also stat
I'd a new service has been added to
he program this year in the form
If the r. A. c. c. loan. This loan is
lvailable 10 those in need of money
o produce the crops needed in
our food production goals
or this year.
C. E. Ocheltree, chairman of the
State L. S. ID. A. War Board. gave
he anniversary address. He COM
,limented the county association !
n its progress during the history
f the organization. During the
curse of Mr.. Ocheltree's talk, he
the following as goals
Or Sussex county during 1943: