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Show MAJOR CONTROL POINTS LISTED Nine major points of the corn and hog adjustment contract, which is ! being studied by farmers of Utah as they prepare to take part in the i government program of production control to bring farm' prices back to j a fair exchange value, have been ; outlined by Director William Peterson Peter-son of the extension service of the ! Utah State Agricultural college. The enumeration of the most im- portant phases of the corn-hog contract con-tract makes it possible for farmers i to grasp an understanding of the j program in the least possible time. I As itemized by the extension ser-, ser-, vice, the nine essential features are: 1. The contract signer agrees to I cut the corn acreage on the farm he will operate in, 1934 to' at least 20 per cent less than the average on that farm during 1932 and 1933. If j he is to operate a new farm in 1934, the size of corn crop on previously-i previously-i operated farm is not to be consider-j consider-j ed. Corn acreage base stays with I the land. I 2. Acreage can be reduced more j than 20 per cent, but benefit pay ments will not be made on an area in excess of 30 per cent. 3. The farmer must not increase corn acreage on other land he owns, ' controls or operates above the ave- rage acreage on that land in 1932-33. 4. The contracting producer shall I reduce the number of litters of pigs I farrowed on his farm or farms or j farrowed by sows owned by him in ; 1934 to at least 75 per cent of the average number of all litters owned I by him when farrowed in 1932-1933. I 5. He agrees not to increase above his 1932-1933 average the number of feeder pigs he buys in 1934. . . 6. The farmer agrees to reduce the total number of hogs he markets in 1934 to at least 75 per cent of the average number marketed from litters lit-ters owned by him farrowed in 1932 and 1933. 7. Unless given special permission to the contrary, the farmer shall use retired corn land only in one or more of five ways: To plant more permanent per-manent pasture; to plant crops such as clover or lespedeza to improve the soil or to prevent soil washing, but not to be harvested; let the land stand fallow; carry on a campaign to eradicate weeds; or plant a farm woodlot. 8. The farmer agrees not to increase in-crease his total acreage of feed crops, other than hay, or any crops planted for harvest stipulated, as basic crops, or livestock above the productions in either 1932 or 1933, whichever ones are higher. Basic commodities named in the act which affect Utah are: wheat, field corn, hogs, milk and its products. 9. A producer may hasten the de livery of his benefit payments by signing a "rider" in which he gives advance permission to the county allotment al-lotment committee to adjust or correct cor-rect the figures in his' contract without with-out recourse by him. As compensation for the adjustments adjust-ments listed above, cooperating farmers shall receive as benefit payments pay-ments S5 a head on 75 per cent of the adjusted annual average number of hogs produced for market fronT 1932 and 1933 litters, and 30 cents a'! bushel on .the estimated yield of. corn that might have been produced on the land retired from production.. It is anticipated that every pro- . ducer in Beaver county who is eligi- . ble for a contract is ready to sign -up. They should start immediately to get the signatures on sales slip3, affidavits, etc., for supporting evidence evi-dence so contract figures and 'benefit 'bene-fit payments will not be reduced and delayed. r |