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Show Senate Farm Measure's Features Are Explained WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 iAPt Heie aie some questions about the "ever-normal granary" bill approved last night by the senate, and answers given by committeemen and others who helped draft it. Because some provisions of the house-approved bill are at variance with the senate measure, details of the legislation finally sent to President Roosevelt will be a compromise. receive a certain quota of bushels to market. Cotton would be on an acreage basis, rice and tobacco on a poundage basis. Who would determine these quotas? The secretary of agriculture would fix national quotas and divide di-vide thess among states and region. re-gion. Farmer committeemen then would divide these among counties and individual farms on a basis of psst production-Would production-Would small producers be exempted ex-empted T Yes. What is the purpose of the senate bill? It is designed to give farmers a through a system of benefit payments, pay-ments, loans and controls over marketings mar-ketings How would this be done? The government would set up controls con-trols over planting and marketing of corn, wheat, cotton, tobacco and rice and attempt to operate them through benefit payments, loans and rigid compulsion. Would all farmers have to participate? par-ticipate? Yes, if two-thirds of the farmers voting In referenda gave approval to programs outlined by ths secretary secre-tary of agriculture. What if the farmer refused to cooperate? co-operate? He would forfeit all benefits and abo face penalty taxes. Would buyers and processors face penalties? Yea. Part of the value of excess-quota excess-quota crops they acquired could be Uken. Failure to report purchases or keep required records could bring fines. What would the program cost? That would depend on tha supplies sup-plies and prices received by farmers lor various crops. What protection is provided for the consuming public? The secretary of agriculture is permitted to release stored supplies sup-plies whenever prices get above the level fixed by formula. What happens to the present soil conservation program? Its provisions for conserving the soil and improved farming practices prac-tices are continued. How about "conservation" benefit payments? They probably would be reduced, but continued on all crops except corn, wheat and cotton. What benefits will corn, whest and cotton growers get? They will get a "parity payment" Intended to make up the difference between prcies actually received and the "parity" or fair prices fixed by formula. The size of these payments would be scaled down to available funds. Will contracts similar to the original orig-inal A A A be used? Only for corn and wheat on a voluntary basis. They will be effective effec-tive only when 81 per cent of eligible eligi-ble corn and wheat farmers sign them. When will controls go Into effect? Whenever the secretary determines deter-mines the estimated supply is above normal. How would controls operate? Corn and wheat farmers would |