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Show FARMERS TO DECIDE ' FATE OF FEDERAL CORN - HOC PLAN If the farmers of the United Starts want another corn-hog program pro-gram the Agr-cuiturnl Adjustment c ministration standi ready to outline out-line plaj.ss and policies according to the be-lt judgment of government officials, sad a telegram received by D.a-fctor William Peterson of the Utah State Agricultural college from Washington, D. C. The date seb by Secretary of Agriculture Agri-culture Henry A. Wallace for the referendum is October 26. All operators opera-tors and owners of farms that produced pro-duced corn or hogs in 1935 are eligible el-igible to vote in this nation-wide poll to determine the attitude of growers towards the federal plan for corJtrolled production. "Public hearings of September 23 and 27 have disclcs d economic and Kgal justification for another corn-hog corn-hog program providing there Is adequate ade-quate evidence that the program will be sufficiently supported by the farmers to make it admini'tratively practicable," the telegram said. The Extension Service, through its staff of county agents, will cooperate co-operate with the corn-hog associations associa-tions in Utah to oomduct the referendum refer-endum and growers will be notified where and how the vote ig to be taken, Director Peterson said. Federal officials point out the fact that while tho number of hogs in the west is not large, aftill the growers grow-ers ot the middlewest have ample breeding stock and they are prepared pre-pared to flocd the market next year if a program of control Is not inaugurated. in-augurated. Abundant crops in the corn belt have made hog -raising inviting in-viting to the farmers of that section cf the counry and without any re-r(triaint re-r(triaint in producfon the market price for corn and hogs Is lieadd toward another slump, economists point out. It Is estimated that farmers of Utnh will receive $78,322 In benefit bene-fit payments from the AAA for Joining Join-ing the corn-hog program to control production. |