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Mr. Sulzberger is particularly interested in the Balkans, and many of his most illuminating perceptions deal with the personalities and tribulations of that convulsed area. However, since the author practically covers the globe in his travels, there is certainly something for everyone in this book. If the Balkans leave you cold, and Nehru fascinates you, skip the Balkans and read what Nehru said to the author, and what the latter thought about it.
Lois Sevareid
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Acreage Properly
Farmers participating in the cotton, feed grain, and wheat programs of the U. S. Department of Agriculture were reminded today by Chairman H. S. Barksdale of the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee that diverted acreage should be properly maintained throughout the remainder of the year.
Proper care and use of the land diverted is a requirement for earning diversion and price-support payments and for establishing eligibility for price-support loans, the ASC Chairman said.
Diverted acres must be land of average or better productivity that would normally be devoted to such crops this year if there were no programs, the Chairman pointed out. The diverted land must be kept in a good state of cultivation or have a cover crop. It is a requirement of the Virginia State Committee that all diverted acreage be clipped at least once during the growing season. Noxious weeds should not be allowed to mature on diverted acreage. In addition, no crop may be harvested and the land may not be grazed between May 1 and October 1, 1969.
The purpose of diverting acreage according to the ASC Committee Chairman, is to help prevent excess production of these crops. At the same time, the Department of Agriculture is concerned that use of diverted [acreage not add to excess
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