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farmers went more heavily into wheat and barley and dropped the oats and flax they h$d been planting traditionally. On the other hand, southern plains growers planted more oats as a pasture crop for their ever-growing livestock industry.
Farmers may make even more of these shifts after a year’s experience operating under the increased decision-making freedom of the set-aside programs.
The major change in the 1972 wheat program—over 1971—is the more liberal substitution allowed. Under the substitution provision, a farmer may substitute wheat for feed grains or feed grains for wheat*
Acreage planted ter feed grain or soybeans, will be considered planted to wheat to prevent loss of allotment. Acreage devoted to wheat or soybeans will be considered planted to feed grain to prevent loss of the feed grain base. »
A producer with a feed grain base and a Wheat allotment can plant his eligible cropland acreage to wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, or soybeans
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