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Fd>. 5 to March 30 The U. S. Department of Agriculture today announced that the signup period for 1962 crop corn and grain sorghum and springplanted 1962—crop wheat and barley under the 1962 wheat stabilization and feed grain programs will begin Feb. 5 and run through March 30.
Under these programs, fanners are able to help bring production into line with needs through diverting wheat and feed grain acreage to conserving uses. Fall-seeded wheat and barley acreage was signed up under the two programs during a signup period which ended Dec. 1. USDA officials pointed out that the earlier signup dates will give farmers and farm servicing industries an opportunity to make early plans for the coming crop year. The provisions of the 1962 feed grains program are generally the same as those for 1961. Main points are as follows:
1. Voluntary participation. 2. Acreage diversion. Not less than 20 percent of the base acreage (1959-60 average) as adjusted can be signed up. Additional acreages can be diverted. ; "3. Payments “in-kind" based *>n yields and support prices will be made on acreage diverted from feed grains to soil conserving uses. 4. Advance payments. 5. Price support* far cooperators on the normal production of acreages planted to feed grains. Levels of support will be announced later. The programs for spring wheat is the same as for winter wheat:
1. Mandatory cut of 10 percent from acreage based on national allotment of 55,000,000 acres to avoid marketing quota penalty. 2. Voluntary acreage diversion in addition. 3. Payments for both, the mandatory and voluntary diversion of wheat acreage to soil conserving uses based on yields and support
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