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io acres: (1) He may choose to participate in the program as an allotment grower, in which case he will be eligible to vote in the wheat referendum, will qualify for price support, and will receive his share of the marketing certificates. (The certificates will provide a higher rate of price support and will be available on about 80 percent of the normal yield on the allotted acreage. A lower rate of support will be available on the rest of the wheat produced on the farm.) A small grower will also have the opportunity to divert all his allotment to conserving uses at the high 50-percent rate. (2) He can stay out of the program, and plant wheat up to the larger of his 3-year base or his 1964 allotment. Marketing quota penalties will apply to wheat in excess of this limit. He will not be eligible to vote in the referendum. He will receive no price support. He can sell his wheat at the non-certificated wheat market price, or as seed or feed, or use it in any way that he likes. Mr. Barksdale pointed out that these small farm operators with wheat allotments of less than 15 acres will be
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