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THE Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) has issued a complete recap of previously announced farm program provisions.
Highlights of the 1975 program include: (1) no land set-aside or conserving base requirement; (2) no limit on the amount of wheat, feed grains or cotton acreage a farmer can plant; (3) disaster payments for prevented planting or abnormally low yields; (4) deficiency payments if market prices fall below target prices; (5) acreage allotments used only to determine the maximum acreage eligible for payment; (6) crop substitution to protect allotment history; and (7) a $20,000 limitation on the amount of payments a person can receive under all programs combined.
UNDER the disaster provisions of the programs, county ASCS personnel must inspect and appraise the damage done to the crop prior to the awarding of payments. There were some difficulties last year in many areas of the country when farmers plowed under their damaged crops before they notified the county ASCS office; When the inspector got to the farm, all he
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