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Show A. A. A. Official Outlines Plans For Farmers Farmers have until November 1 to complete planting of perrennial legumes or grasses on approved fallow in. order to make conversion in compliance with the A. A. A. prceram, according to Saul E. Hyer, chairman cf the state conservation ! committee. j When such practice has been followed, fol-lowed, the farmer may expect a conversion payment up to a maxi-, mum of 15 per cent of his soil oc- pleting base. Mr. Hyer said 7.5 J oer cent cf the soil depleting acre- ( age will qualify as 15 per cent for: this particular practice. Tims, if aj farmer who has 100 acres of crops ; each year and 100 acres of normal j fallow making a 200 acre scil depleting de-pleting base, will plant 15 acres to perennial grasses cr legumes before November 1, with the planting done cn the approved summer fallow, he mav exoect a conversion payment on " 30 acres. Many farmers are seeding crested wheatgrass for thia purpose. Others are seeding alfalfa. Information on seeding any at these crcps may be nad from the Utah State Agricultural College, extension service. The rate cf payment will be dependent de-pendent upon the county average rate and the individual farm productivity. pro-ductivity. Individual farm productivity produc-tivity indexes are set by county committees. In addition to the conversion rate, the farmer may receive a pavrrent fc appi'rved summer fallow fal-low which will amount to 50 cents per acre. Mr. Hyer advises that all dry farmers v. ho expect a conversion payment will need to comply wiih the prevision of ceeding as explained ex-plained above. Details may be had from the secretary of the various agricultural conservation assccia-tions. assccia-tions. Farmers who do not seed 15 per cent cf their soil-depleting base to perennial grasses cr legumes be-fore be-fore November 1, may receive only I'the . summer fallow payment of 50 i cents cr $1 per acre, depending upon j tile particular practices carried out. These practices have to do with app:cved fallow which is described las the plowing under of ail succulent succu-lent growth and stubble and new 'growth including organic residue, to be turned under with a mold-board mold-board plow or other suitable implement, imple-ment, the surface to be left as rough as possible after cultivation to permit maximum water absorption, absorp-tion, but foreign vegetative growth should be controlled by subsequent harrowing or weeding. Contour i cultivation is approved fallow upon which cultivation with a lister or other suitable implement is com-: com-: pleted, leaving the surface with ; alternate furrows and ridges following follow-ing contour lines. Furrows should as nearly as possible, follow contour levels to conserve moisture. Dry farmers may thus earn two classes cf payment: fcr approved or contour fallow, or fcr converting up tc 15 per cent of the soil-deple-tinp- base to soil-conserving crops cr piactices, besides the seeding explained ex-plained heretofore. Practices may include terracing, gully control and weed eradication, continues Mr. Hver. Bulletin WR-B, Utah - 1, which exp'ains these practices, may be had frcm county agents, who are secretaries of the conservation associations as-sociations in the various counties of the state. |