I. A. A. RECORD— December. 1933 





More About Corn-Hog 

 Reduction Program 



Contracts Expected To Be Ready Latter Part of November 



As WE go to press the corn-hog 

 administration has completed 

 a series of meetings with ag- 

 ' ricultural college and farm organiza- 

 ; ; tion officials throughout the corn belt 

 ; at which details connected with carry- 

 ;■ ing out the crop reduction program 

 were discussed. Dr. A. G. Black, 

 jr Claude Wickard, Director of Extension 

 Warburton and several economists 

 from Washington presented the de- 

 tails of the tentative plans. 



A tentative contract to be offered 

 the producer was read at the meeting 

 : . in Chicago Nov. 10 and suggestions 

 and criticisms were invited. 



All suggestions are being taken un- 

 der advisement and many will be 

 adopted and incorporated in the final 

 agreement which is expected to be 

 ready for distribution the latter part 

 of November. 



The corn-hog program with refer- 

 ence to reduction requirements refers 

 ' to acres of corn and numbers of pigs, 

 . it was explained. This means that the 

 grower who co-operates must reduce 

 his com acreage at least 20 per cent 

 ;. and the number of pigs marketed a 

 ■ ,: minimum of 25 per cent. He may cut 

 , ~ production more than the minimum re- 

 '^ quirement, however, and be compen- 

 sated therefor as explained in the No- 

 ^ vember RECORD. . ^. . 



^^ Yields By Fields 



The land taken out of production 

 may be used only for such crops or 

 purposes as may be designated by ad- 

 ministration rulings which will prob- 

 ably be that the land may not be used 

 for hay, pasture, or for any cash crop 

 sold off the farm. Corn acreage reduc- 

 tion is to be 20 per cent below the 

 average acreage planted in 1932 and 

 1933. The estimated yield on the 

 fields taken out of production will be 

 based on average yields over a period 

 of years, not necessarily the last two 

 or three years. 



The farmer will be required to give 

 a record of the crops and yields pro- 

 duced on the different fields taken out 

 of production, during the past five 

 years. The county committee will in- 

 spect these records and estimates of 

 the contract signers. ^'' .v 



Hogs slaughtered for home use will 



be deducted from the base number of 

 pigs allotted to the producer. In com- 

 puting allotments and reductions, the 

 rule will be followed that the acreage 

 of corn follows the farm and the pro- 

 duction of hogs follows the farm oper- 

 ator. Thus, if a tenant moves from 

 one farm to another his average pro- 

 duction of hogs goes with him. But 

 corn reduction will be based on the 

 average acreage grown on the farm 

 he goes to. 



" ' ' May Not Feed More 



If a farmer produces less than four 

 litters of pigs and 10 acres of corn 

 annually he will probably be allowed 

 to come under one provision or the 

 other without reducing below these 

 amounts. The man who buys and feeds 

 hogs may not buy nor feed more than 

 the customary number to come under 

 the hog provision requiring a 25 per 

 cent reduction of litters produced on 

 the farm and pigs marketed there- 

 from. 



If the hog grower quits farming en- 

 tirely after signing up he will prob- 

 ably not get the benefit payment. The 

 corn-hog program is a one-year pro- 

 gram only. The signed contract will 

 state the basis of division of the 

 benefit payments of the landlord and 

 tenant. 



The provisions suggested above are 

 subject to change and the rulings on 

 the various knotty problems will not 

 be known until the final contract is 

 presented and the accompansring rules 

 and regulations decided upon. 



Land Bank Loans 



To Illinois Farmers 



Illinois farmers obtained 489 land 

 bank loans totaling $1,756,000 during 

 October, according to Wood Nether- 

 land, general agent of the Farm Credit 

 Administration at St. Louis. 



During October 1,868 applications 

 for loans in Illinois were received, 

 contrasted to 2,443 applications during 

 September. 



Netherland reports that the number 

 of appraisals has been increasing 

 steadily and during October land bank 

 appraisers handled 8,421 applications 



compared with 5,329 in September. 

 The Credit Administration at Wash- 

 ington states that production loan as- 

 sociations have been organized or 

 shortly will be organized to cover 60 

 Illinois counties. These local associa- 

 tions will discount their paper with the 

 Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of 

 St. Louis to secure money for crop and 

 livestock production loans to farmers. 

 The loans at present bear six per cent 

 interest and the borrower must pay 

 the cost of inspection which may not 

 exceed 1% of the loan. He must also 

 subscribe for five per cent of the 

 amount borrowed in B stock in the 

 local association. 



Keep Up the Fight 



Editor, L A. A. RECORD:— 



I have been reading the "Illinois 

 Agricultural Association RECORD"- 

 for quite a long time. The November, 

 1933, number was so extremely inter- 

 esting that I read every word from 

 cover to cover. Although I try to make 

 myself an extremely busy man with 

 my school work, and especially 

 amongst the rural schools, I find it 

 very profitable to take time off and 

 read every number of your splendid 

 farm magazine. 



The subject matter in the November 

 number certainly ought to reach the 

 hearts of every farmer in Illinois. I 

 agree with every word that was said 

 in this November number. I do sin- 

 cerely hope you will keep up the val- 

 iant fight for the welfare of the 

 farmer and especially the children 

 who, I believe, will always be the bul- 

 wark of the American government. 



Assuring you that I shall continue 

 to read the RECORD with a great deal 

 of delight, I am, v^ 



Loyally for the best citizenship pos- 

 sible, 



L. A. Tuggle, Vermilion 

 county. 111., Co. Supt. of Schools. 



1 00% Back of You 



Illinois Agricultural Association, 

 Chicago, 111. 



This is a message from central Illi- 

 nois. We highly appreciate the untir- 

 ing efforts of the I. A. A. in its fight 

 for Agriculture. We are 100 per cent 

 in back of you. 



Ben Komnick, 

 Macoupin County, 111. 



The Illinois Agricultural Association 

 has arranged to secure surety bonds 

 for treasurers of county wheat con- 

 trol associations at the rate of $10 per 

 thousand of insurance. .: .■ 



