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VOLUME I

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NUMBER 90

Washington, Friday, July 17, 1936
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
W. R. B2 Arizona 1, Revised
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Issued July 14, 1936

1936 A gricultural C onservation P rogram W estern R egion BULLETIN NO. 2---ARIZONA---1, REVISED

SoiL-Building Practices Arizona Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of A gri culture under Section 8 o f the Soil Conservation and Domes tic Allotment Act, Western Region Bulletin No. 1, Revised,1
is hereby supplemented with respect to its application to the State of Arizona, but not otherwise, and Western Region Bulletin No. 2, Arizona 1 is hereby revised and supple mented as follows:
S ection 1. Soil-Building Practices and Rates of Pay ment.In accordance with the provisions of Section 1, Part n , of Western Region Bulletin NO. 1, Revised, and subject to the conditions of said bulletin, payment will be made for tiie carrying out in 1936 of soil-building practices, in the State of Arizona, as follows:
Practices Rate o f Payment per Acre Conditions a Seeding and growing o f:
1 Biennial or perennial legumes: $4.00, when seeded on ir r i gated crop land between October 1, 1935, and September 30, 1936, Inclusive, and grown in 1936.
2 Biennial or perennial legumes: $2.00, when seeded on nonirrigated crop land between October 1, 1935, and September 30, 1936, inclusive, and grown in 1936.b The use of green manure crops:
1 Small grains: $1.00, when turned under in 1936 after two months growth without pasturing or other previous utilization.
2 Biennial and perennial legumes: $2.50, when a growth equivalent to a growth for a fu ll cutting is turned under between March 1, 1936, and November 30, 1936, Inclusive.
3 Annrial legumes: $1.00, when a growth equivalent to a growth for a fu ll cutting is turned under between March 1, 1936, and November 30, 1936, inclusive.
c Terracing:
1 Establishment o f Terraces: $2.00, when effected between October 1, 1935, and September 30, 1936, inclusive, on crop land in accordance with specifications issued by the Director of the Western Division.
2 Establishment of Terraces and Terraces Planted and Le ft Unharvested: $3D0, when effected between October 1, 1935, and September 30, 1936, inclusive, on crop land in accordance with specifications issued by the Director of the Western Division.
d Fallow: $0.50, when effected on irrigated land cropped in 1935 upon which no crop is planted in 1936, which is cultivated sufficiently to keep loosened and free from weeds and when the practices are carried out in accordance w ith specifications issued by the Director o f the Western Division.
e Contour strip planting and fallow : $1.00, when effected on nonirrigated land with strips of sorghum or Sudan grass planted in 1936 with intervening strips of fallow, and such strip crops oc cupy y3 or more of the acreage so strip cropped and fallowed and 11 F. R. 301.
a 1 F. R. 420.

are le ft unharvested in 1936, and when carried out in accordance with specifications issued by the Director of the Western Division:
Provided, That only the area planted to strip crops is to be used in computing acreage devoted to this practice.
f Leaching: $5.00, when effected on irrigated land cropped in 1935 upon which heavy accumulation of salts have made further crop production impossible, and upon which no crops are planted in 1936, and when carried out in accordance with specifications issued by the Director of the Western Division.
g Perennial noxious weed c o n tro l:1
1 Chemical trea tm en t: $10.00, when, after obtaining the ap proval o f the County Committee, seriously infested plots are con trolled by the application of chemicals in accordance with specifications issued by the Director o f the Western Division.
2 Periodic cu ltiva tion : $5.00, when, after obtaining the ap proval o f the County Committee, seriously infested plots are con trolled by periodic cultivation in accordance with specifications issued by the Director of the Western Division.

Payments will not be made for more than one practice carried out on the same acreage except that payments will be made fo r the practices described in subsection a in ad dition to the practice described in subsection c 1 . No payments will be made for any of the practices listed above unless good seed is used and the practices are carried out in a workmanlike manner in conformity with methods generally recognized as desirable for the locality. No payments will be made with respect to any of the practices listed above in connection with which any labor, seed, or materials have been furnished free or paid fo r by any State or Federal agency.
A good stand of legumes will constitute proof of seeding.
However, if a good stand is not obtained because of un favorable weather conditions, or insect infestations, such proof may be waived and other proofs accepted, upon recommendation of the State Committee and the approval of the Director of the Western Division.
S ection 2. Seeding of Legumes vrith Nurse or Companion Crops Harvested fo r Grain or Hay. Soil-building payments with respect to the seeding of legumes at such rates and under such conditions as are specified in Section 1 a above will be made if seeded with a nurse or companion crop harvested fo r grain or hay: Provided however, That such acreage shall not by reason of this provision be regarded as devoted to a soil-conserving crop for any purpose what soever.
S ection 3. Soil-Building Practices which may be Substi tuted for Soil-Conserving Crops. Crop land upon which the following soil-building practices are carried out shall be regarded as devoted to a soil-conserving crop within the meaning of and subject to the provisions of Section 2, Part IV, of Bulletin No. 1, Revised, for the purpose of fulfilling all requirements of said bulletin with respect to soil-conserv ing crops:
a Cultivated fallow practices when effected in accord ance with the provisions of Section 1 d above.
As used herein, noxious weeds shall mean the follow ing: John son Grass, Bindweed, W hite Horse-Nettle, Nut Grass, Blue Weed, Camels Thorn, Death Weed.

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