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Commodity Programs
Signup Under Way
Farmers in Rappahannock County commenced last Monday to sign up to participate in the 1968 feed grain and wheat programs, the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) office reports. The signup period will extend for six weeks, through March 15, 1968. Under these programs, which have considerably dwindled government surplus stocks since 1960, farmers are agreeing again to reduce the acreages planted to corn and grain sorghum, and to devote the acreages thusdiverted to soil conserving^usage. As an additional incentive for farmers to participate, there will be payments to farmers to supplement their income on acreages actually planted. These are called price support payments and are based on a per-unit price times the normal yield established for a farm for a particular commodity. These payments are in addition to the price floor provided through price-support loans on corn, grain sorghum and wheat, available to farmers who participate in these respective programs. In 1967, participation in these programs in Rappahannock County amounted to a total of $43,162 in acreage diversion and price-support payments.
Farmers arc urged to visit the county ASCS office at an early date and learn how these programs can fit into their 1968 farming operations.
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