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Social Security News A number of farm owners and farm operators in Rappahannock County are still uncertain as to whether their income from farm activity is covered under the social security law, according to Robert E. Parsons, Assistant Manager of the Alexandria Social Security Office.
Parsons explained that if the farm owner operates the farm himself, with or without hired help, he is covered for social security purposes. It makes no difference whether he lives on the farm or in town and furns over the operation of the farm to one or more employees.
Parsons said that the area of greatest confusion has to do w*ith share-cropping arrangements. Under the law relating to farm coverage a share-fanner is selfemployed where he arranges with the landowner to produce a crop or livestock on the landowner s farm for which he receives a share of the crop or livestock, or a share of the proceeds from the sale thereof. The farm owner’s income from this share-farming arrangement is considered rentals from real estate and is excluded from earnings that count for social security purposes. Parsons called attention to social security' booklet 25a that contains answers to many questions about farm coverage. A copy may be, obtained from the social security representative ; by calling at the Court House in Washington the fourth Wednesday of the month.
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