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The Skyland Post
West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina
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In Ashe County, NC, 644 farmers received $20,465 for 1936 soil conservation compliance, with 700 more expected to get about $20,000, totaling roughly $40,000 for 1937 versus $24,585.95 in 1936. North Carolina received $12,304,301.35 nationally $398,230,333 in 1936 under the federal act replacing the unconstitutional AAA. Nearby counties: Watauga $19,956, Caldwell $17,711.02, Wilkes $32,424.50.
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644 farmers in Ashe county have already received a total of $20,465 for complying with the provisions of the soil conservation program last year. About 700 other farmers have in applications and will receive approximately $20,000.00, too, it is stated.
In other words, local officials estimate that Ashe will get about $40,000.00 in benefit payments for 1937, as compared with $24,585.95 for 1936, which will be a gain of over $15,000.00. More checks are arriving weekly and farmers are notified just as soon as their checks reach the county agent's office.
North Carolina received a total of $12,304,301.35 for complying with the federal soil conservation act in 1936 and the total national outlay for 1936 was $398,230,333.00.
This law was enacted as a substitute for the old AAA law held unconstitutional by the supreme court on the grounds that it illegally levied a processing tax.
Watauga got $19,956, Caldwell, $17,711.02 and Wilkes, $32,424.50.
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Primary Location
Ashe County, North Carolina
Event Date
1936 1937
Outcome
ashe county: $40,000 estimated for 1937 (up from $24,585.95 in 1936); north carolina: $12,304,301.35 in 1936; national: $398,230,333 in 1936; watauga: $19,956; caldwell: $17,711.02; wilkes: $32,424.50
Event Details
644 farmers in Ashe county received $20,465 for 1936 soil conservation compliance; 700 more pending for ~$20,000; local officials estimate $40,000 total for 1937; checks arriving weekly via county agent's office; federal act replaced unconstitutional AAA law; state and national 1936 figures provided; nearby counties' payments listed