| Show 1945 program Is ils being prepared while farmers are carrying out conservation practices under the 1944 agricultural conservation program that perform double duty for the nation by increasing food production and conserving our vital oil resources the 1945 program is being readied for early announcement the 1945 program has come up from the grass roots in its customary style through recommendations to the state AAA offices by the elected community and county far farmer M er committeemen of the agricultural adjustment agency it is almost ready to return through these same channels of elected f farmer armer representatives for final adaptation to local conditions by the selection of needed practices from the national pr program and preparation of detailed specifications ficat ions to assure high quality conservation returns throughout the west farmers and their elected committeemen have generally advocated that the 1945 program follow closely the 1944 program which many farmers have described as the most satisfactory program to date only minor changes in the program were suggested by the farmer committeemen who urged that the program be presented to farmers as early as possible in order that they may utilize its conservation assistance to the fullest extent in their 1945 war production and soil building efforts f 0 its practices emphasized in 1944 and due to be again in 1945 are those that will return the most immediate results in the way of increased food production N E dodd chief of the AAA points out that as soon as wartime requirements quire ments permit american farmers must take steps to restore the soil productivity which has been drawn upon during the war this will mear mean more emphasis on conservation practices from which the nation benefits in longtime long time rather than immediate pro production Con congress greis has authorized the AAA to plan a 1945 program f for or which total expenditures may not exceed approximately the same as the 1944 program steadily expanding farmer participation inaam conservation practices which improve and maintain soil resources has resulted in an increase in payments to assist farmers in carrying out these practices from in 1936 to an expected this year |
