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I carry-over plus production ! of 5.3 billion bushels com; pared with 5.6 billion bushels a year before, about 7 per ; cent less. The annual disi appearance is about 4 billion
jbushels, so the supply | picture is relatively good. January stocks in all posiI tions were 4.2 billion I bushels, against 4.5 billion ! bushels a year ago. Prices: In Richmond, $1.24; In Petersburg, $1.34; in Norfolk, $1.30-$1.32.
ASC Announces
1963 Grain Sign-up
During the next several weeks farmers will be signing up with county offices of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) to participate in the 1963 feed grain program. The signup period commences February 1 and extends through March 22, ac- j cording to H. S. Barksdale, ! Chairman of Rappahannock ASC committee. For many it will be the third straight year of participation in the program, he said. He gave the following explanation of the program; The 1963 feed grain program provides for voluntary reduction of corn, grain sorghum, and barley acreage from the 1959-60 base acreage of these crops. The base acreage is the total average acreage of these three grains on an individual farm in 1959 and 1960. The acreage diverted from feed grains must be devoted
89.6%