| Show NET RULING ALLO S ALL HOG TO SIGA SIG CT UP A new ruling on the corn hog re agree agreement ment permits all hogs producers regardless of the size of their base production average to qualify tor for hog reduction payments by reducing their litter average and production of hogs for market by not less than 25 percent according to director william peterson of the U S SAC A C extension service who is man ager of the AAA tor for utah the original ruling specified that it if the 1932 1933 litter average was less than three farmers signing the agreement were not required to re duce hog production in 1934 and in any event were not eligible to re belve any hog reduction payments under the agreement the change was made in consideration of an unexpected interest in the program among farmers producing an aver age fewer than three litters per year and to give these farmers an eunity to share in the proceeds from the processing tax which Is collected on the slaughtering of ill all hogs tor for market regardless of by whom sold at the same time a new regulation was announced exempting farmers from paying the processing tax on pounds or less of I 1 og products sold or exchanged in a marketing year and derived from hogs of their own raising which they hae hale butch hutch ered providing that their total vol ume of bog hog products so sold or ex changed does not exceed 1000 pound ped marketing year if the volume exceeds 1000 pounds the producer loses his exemption I 1 county agents have detailed in formation le ie garding the benefit benefit pay ment plan under the corn hog con tracts of the AAA they will gladly explain the provisions of the plan to anyone who makes inquiry director peterson said in coun counties tle where there are no agents hog growers may have the provisions of the contract con contract explained by applying to agents in nearby counties or by writing to the extension service at logan |
