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Mr. Walker. Yes. 



Mr. Andresen. And that would be the historical acreage. 



Mr. Walker. Yes. 



Mr. PoAGF. Mr. Walker, in connection with the language "histori- 

 cal acreage," what is the difference between the historical acreage 

 and the acreage normally planted to corn? 



Mr. Walker. I believe if we will proceed a little further in this 

 statement that it will clear up that question. 



^Ir. PoAGE. Verj" well. 



Mr. Pace. Let me ask you this question before you proceed: You 

 said, in applying the term "acreage normally planted," 3^ou use the 

 4-year period. 



Mr. Walker. That is right. 



Mr. Pace. And that was in the regulations for what j^ear? 



Mr. Walker. These regulations I am citing here are for 1940; 

 but in 1940 they were based upon 2 years: 1936 and 1937, for the 

 average acreage planted to corn. We started the program in 1938. 



Mr. Pace. Yes. 



Mr. Walker. The base period was 1936 and 1937. For 1939 we 

 considered the 1938 acreage, but it was not averaged in with the base 

 history. 



For 1940, consideration was given to the 1938 and 1939 plantings 

 of corn; but again they were not averaged in with the base period. 



Mr. Pace. How did you use the 4 years then? 



Mr. Walker. We did not use the 4 years back in 1940. As I was 

 saying a moment ago, the regulations would be prescribed by the 

 Secretary for 1950 



Mr. Pace. Yes. 



Mr. Walker. And probably would be for 4 j^ears. That is the 

 period of time we are considering for wheat right now. 



Mr. Pace. There has been considerable discussion of this same 

 subject, and in Public Law 12, the Secretary is required to restore 

 the normal cotton acreage; and there has been some talk about using 

 only 1 year as normal for cotton. Of coiu-se, if he should consider 

 4 years for corn and wheat, L am sm-e there would be no reason why 

 he should not take 4 years in reestablishing the acreage for cotton. 



Mr. Walker. I would think that is correct. 



Mr. Pace. Yes. 



Mr. Walker. For those farms for which the average historical 

 acreage is greater than the acreage that would normally be planted 

 to corn such appraised usual acreage shall not be less than an amount 

 computed by applying to the cropland on the farm a ratio of such 

 average acreage to the cropland in the touTiship or community. This 

 is just the reverse of the other case. 



In coimties in which there exist two or more distinct types of land 

 with respect to adaptation of such land to the production of corn, 

 areas will be established for purposes of determining corn allotments 

 which will reflect the adaptability of the different types of land to the 

 production of corn. 



As an example, let us take a township area base, where we may 

 have river bottom lands which are level and where the corn production 

 may be high your rotation system followed would be different. By 

 stratifying the count}^ into such areas the allotment may then be 



