Show Farmers Fal Like Life Crop Cl Op Insurance ance Director Says Utah farmers are demonstrating I ing added enthusiasm over the federal crop insurance plan in re recent recent recent re- re cent weeks LeRoy C. C Funk state crop insurance supervisor and executive executive executive ex ex- officer of the Agricultural Adjustment administration re re- re ports In a communication Uon to Mr Funk H H. E. E Larsen crop insurance insurance insurance ance supervisor for Box Elder county made the Ule following re report report re- re port Leland S. S Hendricks one of the largest wheat farmers in Blue BlueCreek BlueCreek BlueCreek Creek valley district was in the county conservation office today to pay his premium on his 1939 fed federal ral crop insurance policy polley Mr Hendricks op operates r tes approximately 2500 acres of dry farm wheat land half of which is summer fallowed every year The production on the half of his farm cropped each year averages averages around bushels Mr Hendricks is a believer in crop Insurance and for years has carried some protection on his crop In 1938 he paid to insurance c companies approximately for partial protection for fire and nd hail alone Under the federal crop insurance insurance in in- plan his premium on the 1939 wheat crop Is cash or bushels of No 2 D. D H. H W. W or better wheat Under the present price conditions he preferred to pay his premium in cash This cost of insures him to 75 per cent of his normal average production in bushels against loss in yields due to drought flood hail hait wind frost winter kill lightning fire tornado storm Insect infestation animals pests plant disease excessive excessive sive or deficient moisture incur incur- of animals and any other unavoidable cause while the policy he has carried in the past just covers loss by fire and hail Mr Hendricks' Hendricks enthusiasm Is shared by most of the wheat farmers farmers farm farm- ers In Box Elder county especially especial especial- ly since premium notices have been received and the actual costs de de- de- de Mr Funk said the winter wheat crop In most Utah counties can be insured at th the rate of 30 to 50 cents per acre at present wheat prices Premiums are arc paid in wheat or they may be paid in cash equivalent wh which ch is used by bythe bythe bythe the Federal Crop Insurance corporation corporation cor cor- to purchase wheat to put in reserve County insurance supervisors throughout the state are now in a n position to approve insurance ap ap- and accept premiums for crop insurance policies Mr Funk said |