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Wheat Referendum
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Wheat growers of Rappahannock County will soon be* making their annual decision on marketing quotas, chairman H. S. Barksdale of the county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee sdid today.
On July 23, they will join.with wheat farmers in 38 other states .r> a referendum to decide the type of marketing control program they will have for the 1960 c on of wheat. The referendum is held at this time so that farmers w.il know at winter wheat planting time whether marketing restrictions will be in effect at harvest time in 1960.
The wheat program on which fanners will vote, Mr. Barksdale said, is the same as that which has been in effect for the last several years. Marketing quotas have been proclaimed by the Secretary of Agriculture as required by the law when supplies are excessive. They will remain in effect only if approved by tv. j-thisds of the farmers voting iu-lhe referendum.
When wheu marketing quotas are in effect, fr iners who comply with their idi- dual farm acreage allotments n:.tv market their entire wheat c on 'vithout penalty and are eligible for price support at least 75 per cent of parity. A grower who exceeds his allotme t wil: be subject to marketing quota pm alt'cs o \ his excess wheat *x egt ■the: any grower may prod i/e u 't ■ 15 acre- for harvest as gr.iin w'*h our pen 'tv.
If more than one-third of the vo'ers \ )te for re ouota control . they do riot take effect and there are no restrictions on wheat marketings. Price support is available at 50 per cent of parity' to fa-mere who comply with their acreage allotments.
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