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Remember This Date
April 17-21—Revival Services at
Willis Chapel Church.
Food Grain Program
Discussed By ASC
The recently, enacted 1961 feed grain program applies only to producers of corn and grain sorghum, H. S. Barkedale, Chaiiman, Rappahannock County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, said today. It dose not apply .to producers of other feed grain only.
In reply to inquiries as to how the program affects farmers who produce “other” feed grains..such as barley, oats or rye, the Chairman explained that a fanner’s participation in the 1961 feed grain program will be calculated from records of his farm’s corn and grain soighum production during the base years 1959 nd 1960. From these records will be determined the “minimum” amount of acreage the grower must divert from such production into a soil-conserving use, and also the rate of payment applicable to the farm.
For diverting acreage under the program, the corn and gQtin sorghum producer will receive a special payment, and he will be eligible for price support on the normal production of his 1961 corn and grain sorghum acreage and also on all his other feed grain crops— barley, -oats, and ryti"--1 - -
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