SEGMENT: GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS in DEPRESSION
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- GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
- Discussion of how Agricultural Administration Agency was organized & working for AAA for 25-26 years. Mentions measuring most farms in area. Salary was $3/day for seasonal work. Mentions meetings to discuss & plan productivity. "That's awful good land around Williamsville." Story of a particular farm being productive, amount of land farmed, & in pasture. AAA considered soil type & other factors to determine productivity. Mentions penalties levied for over-production. Counted livestock as well. Discussion of rules regarding livestock productivity. Story of man who had too many hogs & killed 30. "George, you got too many hogs." A certain acreage entitled farmer to a support price. AAA employees sent out in August to measure crops. "He was my enemy for a long time." Fellow had 5 acres too many in corn. "Only one way to do a thing, and that is honestly." Mentions improvements in people's lives due to programs. Discussion of government price supports and storage of surplus grain. Worked for AAA until 1948. Government now [in 1977] considering allotment programs again because of over-production & lack of storage facilities.
