Show secretary approves 1939 AAA program formal approval by Se ceary of the 1939 agricultural conservation program was announced recently by state officers of the agricultural ri adjustment administration TheN 1939 program follows the 1938 program clo closi clisly sly ly and only those changes were made which were regarded necessary because of changed crop conditions or which experience with the 1938 agram Tg ram showed would simplify the general outline of the program was announced august 16 following a national conference of farmer committeemen and oher AAA officials from various states certain other phases of the program such as wheat acreage allotments were previously announced noun ced meetings will be held throughout utah d during u r i n g the next few 1 months to acquaint farmers with the program provisions in advance of the 1939 planting season says leroy C fu funk state A AAA A A executive officer the 1939 program offers farmers the f first complete test of the farm program contemplated un ajar the A AAA A A act of 1938 R M leans lJ marxs ans AAA administrator said in 1938 the program was not available until after all of the winter crop had already been planted and farmers were ready to plant other crops the 1939 farmers will know well ahead of time what the program offers them and they can make plans accordingly in 1938 some farmers demonstrated that they could cooperate on a national scale to adjust their operations to the national and international situation facing their crops now ifor for 1939 it will be pos possible sible for all farmers to take full advantage of the national program some of the changes have been made m a d e to meet more nearly requirements quire ments in specific areas and special provisions have been included for small farmers and vegetable growers A A A officers point out the national acreage goal is acres below that for 1938 due to reduction in wheat allotments goals for general soil depleting crops are practically the same as for 1938 oats barley or rye planted as nurse crops and harvested for hay and flax planted placated for a nurse crop or matched by soil conserving acreage are not classified as soil depleting pl eting irrigation and a n d f I 1 0 0 d control practices have been adopted for arid and and semiarid semi arid aria areas such practices are constructing of concrete masonry check dams for control of erosion and seepage of irrigated crop and orchard land ditching and diversion and spreading of flood water or well water jon restoration land c crop r 0 p land or lial hay ay one land and applying of lle limestone payments will be somewhat higher for wheat and somewhat lower for corn and potatoes the announcement of the program shows |