Paul J. Hurn v. Agricultural Stabilization And Conservation Committee For Stevens County

422 F.2d 859 Paul J. HURN and Marjorie E. Hurn, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE FOR STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON, Washington State Committee, Stanton H. Ganders, State Executive Director, and Stevens County Members (ASCS), Bill L. Krick, Chairman, Claude C. Carr, Clark Hedrick, Martin E. Wold, County Supervisor, Lowell Isaksen and James M. Dungan, Office Manager, Defendants-Appellees. No. 24055. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. February 10, 1970. William C. Harrison (argued), Spokane, Wash., for appellants. Carroll D. Gray (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Dean C. Smith, U. S. Atty., Spokane, Wash., for appellees. Before DUNIWAY, WRIGHT and TRASK, Circuit Judges. EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 On May 31, 1966, appellant Paul J. Hurn entered into a Cropland Adjustment Agreement with the Secretary of Agriculture under the Cropland Adjustment Program, 79 Stat. 1206 , 7 U.S.C. § 1838 (1965). The agreement provided that in return for certain benefits appellant would divert designated farmlands from production and maintain vegetative cover on the diverted acreage. The agreement also provided that the…