Par*ning> Friday, Ifcc. 28, , t?k .i • . n 1957 Soil Bank Reserve Rules Are Set by Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON (USDA) Regulations covering the Acreage Reserve program of the Soil Bank ter 1957 the first full year of operation for this new Agricultural legislation were announced today by Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson. “The new regulations em body several important changes and additions to those in effect for the emergency Acreage Re serve program of this year,” Secretary Benson explained. “As will be recalled, the Soil Bank law became effective late in May 1956 —after most crops had been planted. However, the Department pot the pro gram in operation promptly, and the fanners placed slight ly over 12 million acres of "basic” crops wheat, corn, cotton, rice, peanuts, and to bacco in the 1956 Acreage Reserve. 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'“-v-' See Your Local Oliver Dealer G. N. Farmersville Equipment Co. Ephrata. SJD. 2 Chas. J. McComsey & Sons gram was a fair trial of the surplus-reducing possibilities of the Soil Bank. We anticipate a much more successful pro gram in 1957. “Most of the changes that have been made are to insure produc ers a fair and equitable oppor tunity to participate in the 1957 program. County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees will begin accepting 1957 Acreage Reserve agreements for corn, cotton, nee tobacco, and spring wheat as early as possible in January. Farmers already have pledged over 10.5 million acres of winter wheat in the 1957 program for that crop.” Amopg the more important provisions of the new regulations are the following; 1. A national allocation of 1957 Acreage Reserve funds among the commodities to be covered in the 1957 program wheat, corn, upland cotton, tobacco, and rice. 2. A breakdown, of these com modity allocations among pio ducmg States and counties with in them. 3. Establishment of maximums on the amount of acreage of a particular crop that an individual farmer can place in the Acreage Reserve, with a provision that this maximum may be exceeded if funds are still available after all farmers have had an oppor tunity to participate. 4 There will be no mimmum acreage limitations on the amount of land that mayy be en tered in the program except those already in effect for 1957 wheat. “ National allocations of 1957 Acreage Reserve funds by commodities are: cotton, $217,- 500,000; corn, $217,500,000; rice. $l4 million; tobacco, $34,- 055,000; and wheat, both wint er and spring, $267,830,000 a total of $750,685,000. This is $685,000 above the $750 mil lion set by the Soil Bank law for any year’s operation of the Acreage Reserve prgram. De partment officials explained aJ HI I \l » E. L. Herr Peach Bottom Hershey & Son Manheim, RD. 1 Hickory Hill, Pa. Shatter All Recorda , GATLINGBURG, Tenn. A record number of persons visited the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park this year. The count through October was 2,739,079. shattering fast year’s all-time hi£h of 2,581,477, according to park officials. A total of 244,419 persons visit ed the park during ’the month of October also a record to view the colorful display of au tumn leaves. that ibis excess is to take care of “slippage” money that may be committed, but which will not be used because not all agreements will be carried, out or qualified for the full commitment. State allocations were deter mined after taking into account State acreage alltments for a par ticular commodity, land produc tivity, estimated extent of par ticipation in the program, supply and demand conditions lor dif ferent classes, grades and quality of the commodity produced in the several States, distances from markets, and historic prices. The States will use similar factors in allocating funds to their coun ties. Limits on extent of partici pation In the 1957 program provide that the acreage for any commodity placed in the Acreage Reserve by a farm shall not exceed that farm’s al lotment for, the commodity. Within this limitation, the maximum acreages that may be originally entered for a farm are: wheat, 50 acres or 50 per cent of the farm allotment, whichever is larger; corn and rice, 20 acres or 30 per cent of the allotment, whichever is larger; cotton, 10 acres or 30 per cent of the allotment, larger; and bur ley, dark air-cured, fire-cur ed, and, Virginia sun-cured to bacco, one acre or 30 per cent of the allotment, whichever is larger; and for all other tobac co, three acres or 30 per cent of the allotment, whichever is larger. Applications for Acreage Re serve agreements are to be ac cepted within these limits by cunty Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committees on a “first come, first served” basis to the extent county funds are available Farmers wishing to participate above maximum acreage limits for a particular crop must indicate this in their original agreement If, after the sign-up for a crop has closed, funds are left over, or can be reallocated from another county or another State, these additional acres will be accepted to the ex tent funds are available and within instructions to be issued by the Department later. Deadline for signing 1957 Acreage Reserve agreements will be March 1 for cotton and tobacco and March 8 for corn, spring wheat, and rice. Only land suitable for the pro duction of the commodity cover ed by an agreement will be eli gible for designation as the Acre age Reserve. County ASC com mittees may also reject designa tions of tracts which are of such size, shape, or nature as to make it impracticable to determine performance of an agreement or will tend to defeat the purpose of the Soil Bank program County ASC committees will inspect land offered for the Acreage Reserve to determine if it is suitable for the production of the commodity involved and whether it has been properly designated in the agreement So far as practicable, this inspection will be made prior to acceptance of the agreement. Under the-Soil Bank law, the rights of tenants and share croppers are protected. Regula tions in effect this year and al ready effective for the 1957 winter wheat Acreage Reserve provide that county ASC com mittees may not approve an agreement if the landlord or farm operator, because of par ticipation in the Soil Bank, re duced the number of tenants » or sharecroppers on his farm, j A new provision specifies that Men; Two Reasons ' In it# latest estimate the Cen sus. Bureau reports that females now outnumber fnales in the United States by about 1,381,000. The greatest disparity is in'the 25 and older age groups. The sex ratio, switch is said, to be due ito two factors: The mor tality rate is higher for men,' about 200,000 moJ?e deaths oc curred. among males than fe males for- each of the last six years* and- immigration has de clined —' only about two-fifths of per arsons - coining to live in this country now are males. Prior to 1930, about two-thirds o£ the-im migrants were males. Using a Lancaster * Farming classified-ad is bath cheap and easy. if a tenant or sharecropper leaves a farm voluntarily, or for some reason other than be* in* forced off, the failure to re* place such a tenant or share cropper' will not bar the land lord or farm operator from an Acreage Reserve agreement. MAR-