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A tract of land will not be considered as a farm unless (1) it contains at least 

 three acres of farm land, or (2) the gross income normally obtained each year from 

 the production of crops on the land is at least $100. 



(/) The term "acreage allotment of corn for 1940" means that acreage in the 

 commercial corn-producing area determined and established under Sec. 721.202 

 (the proclamation of corn acreage allotment for the commer-ial corn-producing 

 area) issued by the Secretary of Agriculture on November 2.), 1939. 



(g) The term "county acreage allotment of corn" for the calendar year 1940 

 means that acreage of corn apportioned to the county under Sec. 721.203 (the 

 determination of county corn acreage allotments * * * of corn for 1940) 

 issued by the Secretary of Agriculture on December 28, 1939. 



(h) The term "farm corn acreage allotment" means the acreage allotment 

 established for a farm with respect to corn by apportioning the county acreage 

 allotment of corn amorg all the corn-producing farms in the county. 



(i) The terms "State committee" means the group of persons designated, within 

 any State to assist in the administration of the agricultural conservation programs 

 in such State. 



(j) The term "county committee" means the group of persons elected within 

 any county to assist in the administration of the agricultural conservation program 

 in such county. 



{k) The term "local committee" means any committee, whether or not a 

 county committee, utilized under Sections 7 to 17, inclusive, of the Soil C'onserva- 

 tion and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended. 



Done at Washington, D. C, this 26th day of March 1940. 

 Witness my hand and the seal of The Department of Agriculture. 



H. A. WALLACf, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



Mr. Pace. That last statement could be construed as saying that 

 you can get along under the present marketing-quota laws on com 

 without any modification, is that right? 



Mr. Walker. Not exactly. When it. comes to the apportionment 

 of the national allotment to counties and farms, we believe that we 

 can. Now, it would not bother us at all if we sid:)stituted for that 

 lO-year base period a 5-year base period. That woidd not bother us; 

 but as regards the determination of the national allotment I imder- 

 stand, there are very definite recommendations coming over on it. 



Mr. Pace. Are there any other questions? 



Mr. Walker, we are greatly indebted to you. 



Mr. Walker. Thank you, sir. 



Mr. Pace. We also appreciate the serviced of the other gentlemen 

 here. 



As I understand it, it is the wish of the committee to suspend for 

 now further consideration of the marketing-quota laws for corn mitil 

 the Secretary has had an opportunity to present his recommendations. 



Therefore the committee will now stand adjourned with respect to 

 corn, subject to the further call of the Chairman. 



(Thereupon, at 11:55 a. m. Monday, March 28, 1949, an adjourn- 

 ment was taken to meet at the call of the chairman.) 



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