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The preliminary program payments, which were required by the Agricultural Act of 1970 to be made as soon as practicable after July 1, actually began on July 1 in Rappahannock County and many other counties around the Nation. The payments represent part of the total payments due farmers under the 1971 programs and are made to reimburse producers for the cost of idling productive cropland
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