Show Re Report ort Wise Vise Use Of AAA Shifted Acreage The fhe constructive use of land shifted from surplus producing basic crops under adjustment contracts contracts contracts contracts' con con- tracts tracts' is one of the most significant significant significant cant phases of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration program program program pro pro- gram according to Director Wm Peterson of the Utah State Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural college extension service who points out that as planting time draws near farmers who have signed adjustment contracts are arc giving thought to the most valuable use of contracted acres The adjustment administration recently reported that this year more than acres or 1 acre in hi every 12 acres of cultivated ed land was taken out of surplus crop production Director Peterson says that the use of these rented or contracted acres has hag been the most important factor in br bringing about the largest annual increase of soil-building soil legumes and soil- soil conserving hay and forage crops ever reported in the United States The last crop report shows that aCl acreage of alfalfa in 1935 is 1 larger than last year an increase from to 13 or 14 percent said the director Soybean acreage increased increased in in- creased acres or 29 percent percent percent per per- cent and hay acreage increased by acres This mean means that farmers are definitely using their contracted acres to build up soil fertility and to prevent erosion erosion erosion ero ero- sion and in iii so doing are moving i toward a better balance in crop distribution 0 The total 1935 rented acres are divided among crops as follows wheat corn cotton and tobacco |