Show farmers asked for ideas on 1938 AAA what kind of f an AAA soil con program should there be for 1938 this is the big question which farmers in this state are being asked this month in county meetings held to discuss recommendations for next years agricultural lal conservation program director william peterson in charge of the AAA program in this state says plan for 1938 are now being made in order that the program ram can be formulated formula tei early in the tall fall so that farmers will know about the provisions of the program when planning their farming operations for next year to get the answer to the big question of what kind of program to have farmer recommendations will be sought on five general groups of questions these are as follows tol lows 1 BASES on this the discussion is on whether the base should be the so called normal base whether average county ratios ot soil depleting and soil conserving crops to cropland should be used or whether the basis should be a balanced cropping system with a recommended proportion of soil depleting crops to soil conserving a crops 2 DIVERSION AND NON DIVERSION FARMS Is the 1 ii I version and non diversion classification satisfactory 7 what should be the method of determining a non diversion farm 3 PAYMENTS what proportion of payments should be for diversion and what proportion for foi soil building and soil conserving practices should payment be made for all practices or anly for those above the normal amount 4 PRACTICES what practices should bo be added to the list no now being used and what ones s eliminated what can be arl done ont e to 0 adapt the program to special specialized iced crops 7 5 LAND OF LOW productivity does the present program encourage use of land of low productivity which should be used less intensively after the general sentiment of farmers is obtained state recommendations ions will be made and these will then be forwarded forward sd zd to washington to be considered with recommendations f rom other states in formulating a national program for 1938 |