Show OUTLINES CROPS FOR CONTRACTED WHEAT ACREAGE I Farmers who ho signed wheat contracts con tr tracts are now making plans to comply with the provisions of the AAA in m holding 15 per cent of o otheir their as a average enge wheat acreage e out of wheat production The following of the problem by Aaron F Bracken superintendent of the Nephi dry dr firm rm substation Utah Ut Agricultural Experiment statIon has been designed to aid Iud farmers m in managing their contracted acreage According to the wheat t allot allot- allotment allotment allotment ment contract that th land which IS not sown to this cereal during 1934 and 1935 cannot be trued u cd for the I productIon of any nationally pro produced produced agricultural product offered for sale As an alternative how however however however ever the contracted land had may 1113 mav be Seeded ded either to food crops for home consumption or to feed crops crop for the production of livestock products which al also alo o must be use used d onh for home consumption by th the e family on the particular farm where produced A subsequent ruling rul rulIng ruling Ing now no allows for pasturing of farm animals on the land proved ed the animals and the am animal mal products are not offered dIrectly or indirectly for sale le If the at attempt to control pro pre production of wheat heat through reduced acreage continues S for only a two Isear I ear period a majority of the dry I 1 farmers will till merely fallow allow the con conill h acted land Where this arrange arrangement arrangement meat ment is 19 followed ed it would be bo ad advantageous I anta to allow the area ea to remain in m fallow only two seasons then continue C the same procedure with Ith another area arca or of equal In some of the better dry farm areas areas- areas forage and inter inter- tilled tIned crops may be used in m place of fallow fillow On the irrigated lands where I the wheat t he fields arc are sm n in acre acreage I ige ge any of the legumes such as red clover sweet or clover and any of the gras grasses es m in mI I eludIng timohty orchard 01 chard grass clender cl ender zed and crested wheat grass j I Ima ma may b be seeded seede-d singly or in m mixtures I production es for seed sted pasture or hay tion provided there is no infrInge infrIngement infringement ment on the terms of the contract Seed eed cannot be produced on con con- con con- contracted land however it is as pos pos- possible pos possible sible to sow any crop for seed grossing O mg and later when ready reads to hear bear to exchange each this area of land for another of equal size Alfalfa sweet clover closer smooth brome grass crested and arid slender wheat grass are among the forages best adapted adapt adapted adapted ed to the dry lands Present indications point to a good demand for smooth brome grass timothy orchard grass slender clender and crested wheatgrass wheat grass red and sweet clover to meet the seed needs of the government govern govern- government government ment in m the erosion and marginal land problem II Ir addition to forage crops which might be sod sed for replacing wheat heat on the irrigated lands as ast asi t ell as on some of the i 1 dryland areas vegetable crops may y be sown for home consumption tIon This can be done provided the home garden area is not shift shIft- shIfted shifted shifted ed to the contracted land Corn cat cal rots cabba cabbage tomatoes peas beans beane potatoes or any other adaptable crop of a similar nature which may be consumed direct from the garden canned or stored for winter use could be included under the provisions previsions of the con contract contract contract tract potatoes Corn beans beins ns pets peas s and pota toes farm dry ate ale best adapted to the dry dry- farm lands Planting of a woodlot would serve a highly useful purpose on IrrIgated lands as well ell as on certain certain tain tam selected dry farm area areas where is favorable ThIs would meet the terms o of the allot allot- allotment allotment allotment ment contract and also be in direct ct line Ime witha with a tree planting plan inc un tin now TIOW being fostered by th the govern government government meat ment Trees would not only pro provIde provide provide vIde wind breaks firewood shade and shelter helter for farm animals but could be bo depended upon a fe v I years hence to I supply timber of o good quality for general farm use uc I This two 3 ear contract also al also also also so allows a fine opportunity alI to I meet the terms of the wheat wheat- wheat acreage acreage reduction program m and atthe at atthe atthe the same time to nd rid fields of no noxious atI I ions weeds Thorough cultIvatIOn at intervals internals of every week k or ten days will almost completely eradiCate cate any perennial plant cf of this t type pe |