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Show List High Points of Corn-Hog Contracts 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 governmental program of production produc-tion control to bring farm prices back to a fair exchange value, have been outlined by Director William Peterson of the extension service of the Utah State Agricultural college. col-lege. The enumeration of hte most important im-portant phases of the corn-hog contract con-tract makes it passible for farmers to grasp an understanding of tha program in the least possible time. As itemized by theh extension service, ser-vice, the nine essential features are: 1. The contract signer agrees to 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 the years 1932 and 1933. If he is to operate a new farm in 1934, the size of corn crop on previously pre-viously operated farm is not to be considered. Corn acreage base stays with the land. 2. Acreage can be reduced more than 20 per cent, but benefit payments 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 average av-erage acreage on that land in 1935 1933. 7. Unless given etaoin shdlu etaoi 4. Tre contracting producer shall farrowed on his farm or farms or farowed by sows owned by him in 1934 to at least 75 per cent of the average number of all litters owned by him when farrowed in 1932 and 1933. 5. He agrees not to increase a-beve a-beve his 1932-1933 average the number num-ber of feeder pigs he buy.'; in 1934. 6. Thef armer agrees to reduce the total number of hogs he markets mar-kets in 1934 to at least 75 per cent cf the average number marketed from litters owned by him farrowed ill 1932 and 1933. 7. Unless given special permission permis-sion to the contrary, the farmer shall use retired corn land only in one or more of five ways: To plant more permanent pasture; to plant crops such as 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. Thef armer agrees not to increase in-crease his total acreage of feed crops 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 ba-sic 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. |