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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-07-01

"Direct or variable cost of harvesting
wheat of $12O an acre plus cents a
bushel for hauling as taken from a
recent Montana State College survey.
You will notice that only the direct
or tout of pocket costs" of harvesting
are subtracted in the example. Your
depreciation, interest, etc. on machinery
will go on whether you cut the wheat
or not. If you have to hire custom
combine you would want to subtract the
custom rate.
According to this example, you would
be better off to take an acreage reserve
payment if the expected yield were less
than 4 bushels. 4 bushel yield would
be about a stand-off And at any yield
higher than A bushels it would pay you
to harvest the wheat At yields above
bushels, there seems to be no doubt
that you would be better off to harvest
the wheat.
Here are some of the things you
Continued on page 80
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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-07-01
Here's What the Soil Bank Act
May Mean for You This Year

If you underplanted your winter
wheat allotment because of weather
you will get 81 an acre.
If your spring or winter wheat has
been destroyed by weather Cor is so
destroyed before July 2O) or if you
dispose of wheat already planted, here
is the way your payment will be fig
ured. You will be paid according to
the appraised yield of the wheat
disposed of or destroyed or your NOR
mal' yield, whichever is smaller. But
in any case the payment will not be
less than Sc per acre. Let's take an
example. Suppose you have so acres
you would like to put in the acreage
reserve. Suppose that your normal yield
is Is bushels and that your County
Committee estimates that this so acres
would yield bushels. The appraised
yield is smaller, so your payment would
be bushels multiplied by $1.14 eco
per cent of the support price, or 1884
per acre. But if your yield were ap-
praised lower than this, you would
still get at least Sc.
AGREEMENTS FOR 1856
If you want to get in the acreage
reserve program this year, you must
sign an agreement by July 20. You
must specifically designate the acreage
to be put in reserve. You must also
certify that the acreage you designate
has not been grazed since June %, 1856,
and that no crop has been nor viii be
harvested from the land this year.
If you plan to pillow or otherwise dis
pose of wheat already planted you
must do so by July IL, on winter wheat
and by July 81 for spring wheat. Be
sure to institute the agreement anc
get yield appraisal from the County
Committee before you do any disposing
How much land can be put in reserve:
If you come into the acreage reserve
program, you must put in at least
acres or 10 per cent of your allotment
which ever is larger The most yol
can put in is half your allotment o.
so acres, which ever is larger.
NORMAL, APPRAISED YIELDS
Normal yields have already been sc
up for every county in the state Thes
county yields represent average yield
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acreage reserve part of the law into
operation. Regulations for the cOnser-
walton reserve are expected in month
or two.
Although this law has five separate
sections, Title 1 ''The Soil Bank Act''
is of the most immediate Importance.
In this Title, Congress states that e.
the production of excessive supplies of
agricultural commodities depresses the
prices and income of farm families;
constitutes improper land use and
brings about soil erosion, depletion of
soil fertility, and too rapid release of
water from lands where it falls, thereby
adversely affecting the National well
fare !. 1t is hereby declared to be
the policy of Congress and the purposes
of this title to protect and increase
farm income, to protect the national
soil, water, and forest and wildlife
from waste and depletion
Much Left to Secretary
This is an unusual act in one respect
Congress has given the Secretary of
Agriculture a high degree of admins
trative discretion in setting up and
operating the program. In most pieces
of major farm legislation in the past,
the rules and regulations have been
spelled out rather specifically.
In this act, the Secretary is merely
directed to set up an acreage reserve
and conservation reserve program.
The acreage reserve is intended to re-
duce the output of wheat and other
basic commodities. The conservation
reserve is intended to reduce the pro-
duction of barley, oats and other mon
basic" crops. Here are some examples
of the generality of the instructions to
the Secretary:
1. The Secretary is directed to formu-
late and carry out an acreage reserve
program for the basic commodities for
the years 1869 The law specifies
that in order for farmer to be eligible
for acreage reserve payments, he shall
reduce his acreage allotment, shall
specifically designate the acreage with
drawn, and shall not harvest or Craze
the land in the reserve Other details
are left largely to the Secretary
Fair Return
2 The law says that the limits tC
which individuals may participate il
the acreage reserve program shall bt
determined by the Secretary.
s. The law says that the Secretar!
shall make acreage reserve payment
to farmers at a rate which will pro
vide a flair and reasonable" return
And further that the payments shal
be sufficient to encourage farmers t
underplant their allotments for NOR
than one year.
A. The Secretary is also directed t
enter into contract with farmers re
garding the conservation reserve. TheS
contracts are to run for a period {
not less than three years. Under thes
contracts farmers will agree to use
specifically designated acreage of Ian
for conserving crops or uses. TIL
must be land which is regularly use
for the production of crops. Land whic
has been used for tame hay, alfali
and clover is also eligible for the CO
servation reserve. Land put into Il
conservation reserve may be used f
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-07-01
By MAURICE TAYLOR
Agricultural Economics Dept.
Montana State College

for the past 10 years, adjusted for alb
normal weather conditions. These coun-
ty yields will be used in establishing
community guide yields. These COM
munity guide yields will be used in
turn in establishing normal yields for
Individual farms A normal yield will
be established for every farm, and
such normalS will be used for both
marketing quota and soil bank purposes.
Appraised yields will be determined
in all cases in which wheat has been
destroyed by natural causes or in which
wheat is plowed or otherwise disposed
of. The regulations say that the ap-
praisal is to be made on the basis of
the condition of the crop after destruc-
ton by natural causes. In case you
have already plowed under or otherwise
disposed of the crop, the regulations
say the estimate is to be based on the
actual condition of the crop before such
disposition took place. After you have
signed an agreement, estimates will be
based on the condition of the crop just
prior to the signing of the agreement.
The County Committee is responsible
for making these appraisals.
WILL 1T PAY YOU TO SIGN
If your wheat crop is total loss or
close to it, it will, of course, pay you
to put all the land you can into the
acreage reserve.
But if you have land that looks like
it will yield some significant amount
of wheat, you have to decide whether
you'll be better off to take the payment
or harvest the wheat. In general, if the
value of the wheat you can expect to
get minus the harvesting cost is greater
than the payment, you're better off to
cut the wheat
Suppose you are spring wheat farm
er in county with support price Of
$19O, and that your normal yield is
Is bushels. Here's the way you might
go about figuring on what to do:
Estimated Reserve Support Value
Yields Payment Value MIMI:
Harves
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is not to be less than the acreage nor
mally devoted to conserving crops or
uses.
$3.50 Million Per Year
5. The Secretary is to bear such part
of the cost of establishing these con-
serving uses as is necessary to accom-
plish the purposes of the act. In addi-
ton the Secretary is directed to make
''fair and reasonable" annual pay
ment to farmers for the land in the
conservation reserve. He is to consider
land values, rental rates, etc., in es-
tablishing the payment rates. The only
qualification in the law is that the
Secretary spend not more than $3.50
million per year.
PARTICIPATION IN ACREAGE
RESERVE THIS YEAR
The law provides for an acreage re-
serve this year. But the act was late
getting through Congress. And this
makes it difficult if not impossible for
many farmers to get into the program
this year.
You can get into the acreage reserve
program this year if:
l. You underplanted your 1856 spring
wheat allotment.
3 You underplanted your 1856 winter
wheat allotment and certify that you
underplanted because of bad weather
8. You have either spring or winter
wheat that has been destroyed through
natural causes.
4. You pillow up or otherwise dispose
of either spring or winter wheat already
planted.
PAYMENTS FOR 1856
If you underplanted spring wheat
your payment will be determined by:
Cd the number of acres underplantec
(acres below your allotment), ~ youl
normal YIELD and 90 60 per CEN
of the wheat support price in YOU
county. For example, suppose you have
an allotment of 200 acres, and YOU
planted only $50 acres of spring wheat
your normal yield is Is bushels pc
acre; and that the support price il
your county is $19O 5000 equals $1.14
Your payment would be equal to
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AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

DODGE 81 2-dr: heater. nuio
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6,00O-mile warranty.
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Kodiak mirror., 1956-06-23
HYGIENE ON WAY TO ALEUTIAN VILLAGES

The MS Hygiene, A. D. of H. clinic vessel, isenroute to Chignik and other villages along the Alas ka peninsula and Aelutian Islands where it will offer health services for the next several months.
 The floating clinic offers gen. eral health services to residents of communities isolated from other medical attention. These services include chest X-rays, i'm munizations, physical examina- tions, treatment of illnesses and emergencies, well. child confer ences and dental examination and treatment for children.
 Skipper of the Hygiene is Capt Francis P, Haegerty and physician in charge is Dr. Thomas R. Ne Gowan, both of whom served on the vessel last year. Dr. Arthur Herrick is dental officer and Mrs. Betty c. Beltz is nurse, Mrs. Eve lyn Harris is the Hygiene'S X-ray and laboratory technician for the fifth year and Janet Johnson is serving as secretary for the third year.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-06-23
SHERRY OLIVER VISITOR

Sherry Oliver arrived in Kodiak last week to spend the summer with her mother, Mrs. Mary Oliver.
 This is a return visit for Sherry as she attended the Naval Station grade school several years ago and completed her sixth grade there.
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Milford chronicle., 1956-10-26
aTha Storm,

The rain came down like faucets
on,
The thunder gave some awful
shouts,
The lightning streaked across the
sky,
The sun blazed in and out.
BY Carolyn Kicker. in collab-
Grafton with John Parsons
"Autunln"
I'm happy when old Autumn's here,
And crisp cold weather's always
near.
There's such change in day and
night,
The sunshine is not very bright.
The animals are alternating,
They know that winter is not
waiting.
TIE birds are flying far away.
For with cold weather they cannot
stay.
The leaves are turning red and
yellow,
The apples are getting crisp and
mellow,
If you look around you'll be aware,
That Autumn's come to Delaware.
BY Mary Hudecz
beautiful Autumn"
Autumn is here again with its
bright. beautiful, brilliant colors
and charming ways. After Sep
tember twenty-frst, which is the
date of the Autumnal Equinox
everything begins to look like Au-
tumn. The trees begin to turn
beautiful colors of red, gold,
bronze, and brown. The little
squirrels begin putting away nuts
for winter. Bears and other hiber-
mating animals are filling up on
their favorite food. Little birds,
wild ducks and geese are begin
ming their long trips south. Farm
ers are beginning to pick corn,
gather apples and pumpkins, as
Milford chronicle., 1956-10-26
Leaves, Grass, Etc.
Make Good Compost

Leaves, weeds, grass clippings
and other plant refuse make ex-
cellent material for a compost pile,
says County Agent William H. Hen
derson. Right now is a good time to
put these waste materials to good
use, forming humus and fertilizer
for next springs garden. Humus
helps the soil to hold more mois-
ture and makes it easier to work.
Nowadays, when so many home
makers are enthusiastic gardners,
directions for making compost
ranks with other favorite recipes.
Here are the steps in building a
compost pile. Start with a layer of
leaves about eight inches deep.
Then sprinkle three cups of COM
mercial fertilizer and two-thirds
cup of lime over the leaves. Water
this layer well and spread about an
inch of garden soil on top. The
Milford chronicle., 1956-10-26
CLASS OFFICERS

All classes have reorganiZed and
have elected their officers and class
sponsors for the ensuing year.
They are as follows:
18th Grade: Sponsor, Mrs. Nell
Lyons; president, Eddie Smith !;
vice president, Dickie Reynolds;
secretary, Mary Lou Brown; trea-
surer, Joan Scott.
11th Grade: Sponsor, Charles
West; president, Donald Comstock;
vice president, Dickie Davis; sec
retary, Ruth Hollinger; treasurer,
Jean Baker.
10th Grade: Sponsor, Mrs. Es-
ther Lyons; president, Janice
Breeding; vice president, Dorothy
Wharton; secretary, Ruth Ann Nc
lowell; treasurer, Sarah Chal-
mers.
9Th Grade: (D Glass sponsor,
Mr.. Grassmyer; CID Glass spon-
sor, Mr.. Hill. President, William
Finkbiner; vice president, Richard
Warwick; secretary. Faye Breed
ing; treasurers, Robert Schrock
and Faye Breeding.
9Th Grade: I) Glass sponsor,
Mrs. Locke; CID Glass sponsor,
Miss Schreiner. Section l. Presi-
dent, Debbie Cannon; vice presi-
dent, Bobby Chalmers; secretary,
Joan Clarkson; treasurer, Dickie
Hynson. Section 2, President, Ger
aid Wiley; vice president, Gladys
Whitmore.