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placed in the Reserve This payment will be, made each year of; the contract..
; 6. New land cannot be brought into production to take the place of land put into the Reserve. ' 7. The contracts is a binding, legal contract and a farmer may not change h]S mind later and withdraw from the contract.
8 Acreage that can be placed in the Conservation Reserve is limited generally to the two-year average of row crops, small grain and other cash crops grown in the two years preceding the first year of the contract period. There are some exceptions to this where the farmet wishes to place the entire farm in th Soil Bank.
9. Land put into the Conservation Reserve must be cropland. It cannot be abandoned, idle land that has not been • ropped in recent years
10. The contract must be signed by the owner and anv other persons having control of the land during the contract period.
This program is based on the® ass urn nf ion that we are using more land for the production of crops than is needed* and ,that some of this land should be taken out o‘ production and retired for a period of years to conservation uses. It offers an attractive incentive to farmers who desire to make such land-use adjustments. Farmers should fake a careful look at their farming situation and, if they feel that the Conservation Reserve Program offrs an opportunity' to make advantageous land-use adjustments. thev should visit the ASC county office and discuss the matter with the countv office manager. He will be glad fn answer questions, provide additional information, and prepare the contract forms if the farmer decides to participate
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