Show UTAH DAIRYMEN MAY NOT GET BENEFIT PAYMENTS farmers ol of utah will not for or the present participate in the in benefit payment estam estimated cited to be share shale of 0 the proposed dairy production control program of the AAA this announcement was ru niada ado by director william peterson rc terson manag n er r of the administration tor for utah following a telegram from at washington D C the decision camo after a close study ot of the reports from 15 regional conferences held by dairy officials of 0 the AAA it in tile the light or of testimony at the tha rg lOrRI conferences tile the position of 0 the agricultural adjustment administration ran can be defined on the following points 1 I the scope of assistance adall thle ablo to the dairy industry lit at present Is narrowed to include only reduction by of dece deceased dechasca asca cattle and some purchases of 0 dairy cattle tor for relief pur purposes potes the ad ministration will undertake both these measures with such funds as are made available by congress disease eradication is regarded by the administration a as an important social welfare and efficiency measure which however is of comparatively minor effectiveness in production control 2 any adjustment program to I 1 be undertaken by the administration must be for the dairy industry ag as a whole must be voluntary and must not discriminate between groups of producers 3 under the law processing tax ci ca cannot he be levied unless and until a decision is made to pay benefit payments to farmers to compensate them for cooperation in production control as provided in all agricultural adjustment programs 4 experience has shown that large seals scale stabilization and price fixing operations when undertaken for temporary benefit and without support by adequate control over production generally result in increasing production and end up in a relapse in prices hence such large scale stabilization operations are not included in the administrations plans government purchases will be primarily tor for relief relict needs and will be confined to those requirements quire ments PT |