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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1940
Page
16
Cash payments form a minor part of total benefits with millions advanced to farmers for stored grains and conservation practices. In 1939 cash registers rang on Main Street as the Agricultural Conservation Program redirected funds through towns under 10,000, showing the farmer dollar as lifeblood and conduit between city industry and rural commerce.
The 1939 AAA program paid parity and conservation benefits nationwide with South Dakota farmers cooperating to boost income and loan activity. Parity payments totaled 2.6 million to wheat and 1.7 million to corn, while over 10 million bushels of stored wheat, corn, and rye funded loans exceeding 60 million dollars. Stored grain profits, resealing of 1938 wheat, and extensive land improvements across tens of thousands of acres marked the year, with record-quick state payments and significant farm asset growth through crop insurance and conservation efforts.
The 1940 Agricultural Conservation Program offers farmers in 14 counties of The Evening Huronite trade area generous payments. Total area payments reach about 3,983,810 with 20 unit tree planting goals paying 30 dollars for four acres of trees. The schedule includes planting 650 forest trees per acre and other moisture and wildlife conservation measures.
Mrs Leslie Grace of Sanborn County notes 4 H work as a valuable experience for her Warren Township boys who care for purebred sheep and hogs on the family farm. Ernest now owns three Hampshire ewes after starting with a $15 ewe, while his twin Ernan has a ewe and a purebred buck. The Grace boys, who prefer farm life and plan to become farmers, are part of the Grace family leadership in local 4 H clubs led by Harry Steele with Albert Knox as assistant leader.
Martin Anderson, farming three miles west of Woonsocket in Sanborn County, plans to shift all corn acreage to sooner Milo this year. He says last season corn yield was only three bushels per acre, while Milo and related feeds reach high efficiency for livestock. Extension agent Fred E. Larson notes Milo can reach up to 95 percent of normal corn value for feed.
The South Dakota Bankers Association Agricultural Committee plans a March 20 meeting in Huron with experts to decide projects for bankers to support. The group backs drought resistant feed crops and sorghum development, aims to reduce feed costs, and promotes a pasture contest with the Greater South Dakota Association. Roy A. Cave of Brookings chairs the contest committee.
County agents lead tail of contest urging pure-bred sires and graded cattle to raise farm profits. Experiments show calves from registered bulls fetch higher values, with future gains tied to dam quality. Bankers endorse exchanges for top sires, boosting livestock income and statewide prosperity.
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