Northwest History. State History. Aeronautics, Continued Air Rates, 1931-1938 Pilots Agricultural Adjustment Administration. National A. A. A. Contract Payments.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1936
• Subjects: Farmers; Washington counties; Washington state college; A. M. Camp; Wheat; Contracts; Supreme court; Payments; Northwest History > History > 20th Century; United States > Aeronautics; Continued Air Rates; 1931-1938 Pilots Agricultural Adjustment Administration > 20th Century; Grant Island
• Online Access: http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/161963

Moral Obligation Payments Slated For Washington. Moral Obligation Payments Slated For Washington Farmers in 20 Washington counties by January 1 will have received $1,750,000 from the federal government for the 1936 "moral obligation" payment under the former wheat adjustment program of the AAA, announces A. M. Camp, commodities representative, extension service, Washington State college. This will be the final payments under the commodity control programs. The "moral obligation" payment is made to farmers who had signed contracts for the 1936 program and seeded fall wheat prior to January 6, 1936, when the control programs were suspended by the United States supreme court. More than 7000 farmers will receive payments. When all payments are made on the 1936 contracts, the totals received by farmers in the state on the AAA wheat programs will amount to $18,000,000. The first program started in 1933. Counties involved include: Adams, Asotin, Clark, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Island, Klickitat, Lewis, Spokane, Walla Walla, Yakima, Benton, Okanogan, Stevens, Lincoln and Whitman. Farmers in the first 14 named had received checks by Thanksgiving.