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Show acres, or 29 per cent, and hay acreage acre-age increased by 5,334,000 acres. This means that farmers are definitely using their contracted acres to build up soil fertility and to prevent ero- jsion, and, in so doing, are moving toward a better balance in crop distribution. The total 1935 rented acres are divided among crops as follows: I wheat, 4,912,000; corn, 11,969,000; cotton, 10,293,000; and tobacco, 430,-000. 430,-000. o Wise Use of A A A Shifted Acreage Reported The corstructive use of land shifted shift-ed from surplus-producing basic crops under adjustment contracts is one of the most significant phases of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration Ad-ministration program, according to Director William Peterson of the Utah State Agricultural college extension ex-tension service, who points out that as planting time draws near, farmers farm-ers who have signed adjustment contracts con-tracts are giving thought to the most valuable use of contracted or rented acres. The adjustment adminL'jtration . recently reported that, this year, more than 27,500,000 acres, or 1 acre in every 12 acres of cultivated land, was taken out of surplus crop production. pro-duction. Director Peterson says that the use of these rented or contracted acres has been the most important factor in bringing about the largest annual increase of soil-building legumes, and soil-conserving hay and forage crops, ever reported in the United States. "The last crop report shows that acreage of alfalfa in 1935 is 1,750,000 larger than last year, an increase from 11,482,000 to 13,198,000, or 14 per cent," said the director. "Soy-bean "Soy-bean acreage increased 1,200,000 |
