Most migratory workers are

Most migratory workers are covered by social security protection for their old age or In case they become disabled or die. Their work is'covered If they are paid $150 or more in cash wages In a year for work done for one farm employer. If they work for him on 20 or more days for cash wages figured on a .time basis, they are also covered. In this situation a worker might earn very little but if he worked on 20 days or more for the same farmer or crew leader, his work wouldbe covered no matter what he had earned. Some farmers and crew leaders in this area have neglected these requirements and therefore some very important protection has been lost by those who need It most. To prevent such errors in the future, Mrs. Daly gave some suggestions as to what these employers must do. She advised that a record should be kept of each worker's earn ings if it is expected that the $150 test or the 20 day test will be met. This record should contain the workers name, his social security nurnl^r, and the exact amount of wages that were paid to him. If the employee could not supply his social security number, he should have filled out a special form called an SS-5, and this should be in the employer’s file. At the end of each year the employer is to pay his own and the worker's share of the tax, (3-5)iB^per cent each) to the Director of Internal Revenue by January 31st of the following year. He must also report the worker’s social security number or include a completed form SS-5 for him if no number is available.

Farmers or crew leaders who need forms or have questions regarding their obligations should get in touch with the Social Security Administration or the local office of the Director of Internal Revenue. The social security office serving this area is located at 133 W. Boscawen Street, Winchester, Va. The telephone number is 662-3846.

Weekly Farm

Price Outlook

(Thli U the way proipect* for Virginia farm price* looked to the Virginia Dept, of Agriculture on Friday. The Department offera It to one can predict price* and bo right farmira with the warning that no all the time.) Corn ,Corn prices are expected to decline as prices adjust to the new crop supply. On August 1, the U. S. corn crop was forecast at 3 billion, 885 million bushels—down 5 per cent from last year’s record crop. A slight increase in the carryover of old crop corn should result in a total supply of about 5 billion, 436 million bushels, about 1 per cent above last year. In the four state area of Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and South Carolina the corn crop is expected to be 17 per cent above last year and 6 per cent above the five year average of 1958-1962. The Virginia corn crop should be about 79 per cent above last year’s drought affected crop but only 2 per cent above the five year average. Prices last week for No. 2 corn were $1.37 in Richmond and Petersburg, $1.30-$1.35 in Norfolk, $1.45-$1.47 in the Shenandoah Valley, $1.40 at Roanoke, $1.30-$ 1.45 in the Northern Neck, $1.37 at Balti more, and $1.26 at Chicago terminal markets.

Hogs The seasonal decline in hog prices is expected to continue, but prices should decline gradually except for temporary week-to-week fluctuationsIn the years immediately pr» ceding, prices have declined more sharply than expected this year. Lower than last year levels of hog supplies should partially offset the current rate of decline.