Show f I RM BOARD REJECTS HEAT T SURPlUS PlAN C Chairman Stone Declines Proposal to Enroll Farmers in National Group W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON May M Y 15 WI UP- UP The he federal farm boards board's position in regard to the problem of r surplus s sheat by Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- wheat heat was outlined today m man ri James C. C Stone in rejecting a board a suggestion that the sponsor movement to enroll the nations nation's farmers in a national surplus control Association l The rejected plan was as offered by P. P J. J of Rosalia Wash Vash and nd developed dc fro iron from an informal meeting under chain chairmanship in Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago last month In a word 2000 letter to Wilmer Stone storie considered the proposal In and concluded that it would prove impossible impassible to put ut this plan into operation in such n n. manner as to yield net advantages to as a whole to say nothing of or other farmers Wilmers Wilmer's plan was that a campaign be made by organized d tanners farmers with financial aid hid and moral support from the farm board to ob obtain obtain obtain ob- ob tain control of oC the surplus plus of ot wheat crops of 1932 and 1933 by getting at least 75 per cent of ot the to Join a national surplus control association as- as WOULD SIGN CONTRACT Members of th the tho association would sign a contract binding them to hold holdon holdon holdon I on the farm or deliver to the association association asso asso- without advance payment a proportion of oC the crop to be determined determined deter deter- mined by the associations association's board of f directors This grain would be sold through the Farmers' Farmers National Grain corporation corporation corporation corpo corpo- ration in a way that would not affect the domestic market for milling wheat and the balance over cost cast of handling and transportation would be returned to the grower gro The history of even regional signup signup signup sign sign- up campaigns among farmers is ex extremely extremely extremely ex- ex discouraging Stone Slone wrote and so is the evidence of results to farmers from such campaigns Allor All of or those who are in close touch with farmers are aware of widespread reluctance re reluctance re- re on their part to sign contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts affecting their future actions particularly where actions two years ears or more in advance are involved and of the certainty that under stress of circumstances or by reason of or changes in conditions per cent performance of at such contracts could not be expected MAKE SUCCESS DIFFICULT To ask in every sec sec- tion Hon of oC the country to sign a uniform agreement of or the sort proposed w would uld be to ignore this great diversity of conditions which would make the thes s success of the plan extremely cult The he federal farm fann board has emphasized emphasized emphasized em em- the Importance of ot a general general gen gen- eral craI reduction of wheat acreage in every region Distressingly low wh wheat at prIces are bringing this argument home to growers In other exporting countries as well as here Yet we do donot donot donot not believe that reduction by a fixed and equal percentage in all regions and on all farmers such as would probably be necessary In a uniform contract contra t would be an economic method In some sonic regions and on some farms the reduction should be greater in others less than the average aver- aver age age ige Every Entry farmer fanner who can find alternative al- al farm fann enterprises enterprises' or a different dif dlf- ferent erent combination of enterprises mes that hat promise better net returns will do well to shift partly or wholly out of or wheat raising I PROBLEM OF CONTROL The problem facing the country Is not only one of ot control of the wheat surplus after atter it has been produced but of or the sale of or this surplus and the limitation of or future production so 50 as to prevent surpluses over market market market mar mar- ket requirements The plan offers no help In solving the difficult problem problem problem lem of at disposing of an existing surplus surplus sur stir plus In a world market glutted with wheat The grain stabilization corporation corporation corporation cor cor- has a heavy burden In carrying carrying carrying car car- and disposing of or the wheat that It will hold when the new crop begins to move It would not be advantageous advantageous advantageous to add to this burden In the near future |