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Show CORN-HOG VOTERS FAVOR REFERENDUM The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announces (that approximately sixty-nine per cent of all producers voting in the corn-hog referendum meetings favored continuing adjustment through 1935 and that, in view of this substantial majority, a new corn-hog program definitely will be formulated and offered to producers pro-ducers as soon as possible. With forty-one states, including includ-ing all of the principal corn and hog growing areas, having reported re-ported approximate preliminary results, the referendum ballot now stands 345,310 in favor and 153,181 dissenting on the development devel-opment of a new program. The farmers were asked to vote on the following questions: First, Do you favor an adjustment adjust-ment program for dealing with corn and hogs in 1935? Second, Do you favor a one-contract-per-farm adjustment program dealing deal-ing with grains and livestock to become effective in 1936? Nine hundred and forty-four Utah farmers far-mers voted in favor of question one, with but eighty-eight dissenting. dis-senting. Those voting in favor of question two were 809, with 192 voting against. "The referendum results seem to indicate rather clearly that corn-hog producers want a follow-up program," Dr. A. G-. Black, Chief of the Administration's Administra-tion's corn-hog section said. "In view of this indication, it has been decided to offer a definite plan as soon as the necessary provisions can be worked out. As was stated during the referendum, referen-dum, such a plan probably will follow the general outline of the 1934 contract, involving control requirements and benefit payments pay-ments with respect to both corn and hogs. |