Show farmers to plan own program farm planning committees will be set up in the near future in the various counties of the state according to professor W P thomas head of the agricultural economics department of the U S A C these committees besides assisting in making up the agricultural program of the state are designed especially to start the farmers planning for themselves said professor thomas in explaining ing the function of the new set up he also stated that these committees would be chosen by the farmers of the county in which they were to act and will serve as a basis for agricultural adjustment programs designed to meet the needs of the farmers changes in transportation methods changes in range management g es and the new plant and animal diseases as well as the rapid economic changes taking place are a few of the factors making it necessary for the farmers of the different counties to get together and work out just what crops and livestock can be raised most economically and to the best advantage to themselves and the country as a whole this along with showing the farmers the value of planning their production in accordance with the agricultural needs of the nation should do a great deal towards establishing a more set rate of production for agricultural america sale said professor thomas in explaining the causes and character of this program the plan that is now being formulated w will ill also include a study of the nat natural ural agricultural resources of each county he explained such data as kinds of soil climate and irrig irrigation aaion facilities will be checked over and policies adopted to start the farmers off in the right direction in regards to the proper use of these basic resources |