Show Feed Grains Program Same Sanle for 1964 1 The 1964 feed grain pro gram will be basically the same as the successful 1963 program Karl Chair Chair- Chairman Chairman man Agricultural Stabilization tion and Conservation County Committee said recently The signup period for both fall falland falland and sown crops is planned for early 1964 As recommended by pro pro- producers the chairman pointed out the Department of Agri Agriculture culture has held changes to the fewest consistent with withlaw withlaw law and economic circumstances ces The major change in next years year's feed grain pro pro- program program gram is an increase in the top limit on diversion from a farms farm's base acreage with an increase In the rate of pay pay- payment ment for maximum diversion This is intended to encourage producers to divert addition addition- additional al feed grain acreage and to increase their income I IN 1964 A producer maYI may divert as much as 50 percent of his feed grain base acreage in 1963 it was 40 percent and those who divert from 40 to 50 percent will receive dl di- di diversion version payments at the maximum max max- maximum rate for all acres diver diver- diverted ted As before the maximum acreage diversion will be 25 acres if this Is more than 50 percent of the base As In the 1963 program two of diversion pay pay- payment payment ment will be offered 1 Pro Pro- Producers who divert at least 20 percent of their base acres will be eligible for payments based on the county price price- support irate i te for the feed grain diverted on 20 2 percent of the normal yield of the div acres 2 for diversions between 20 and 40 percent of their acreage the payments on this part of the diversion will be at a rate of 5 percent of the farms farm's normal yield times the county support rate Participants who divert 40 to 50 percent of the base or 25 acres if this is greater will receive the percent 50 maximum rate of payment on all acres diverted Under a anew anew new legal provision payments may not exceed 20 percent of the value of the land divert ed THE TOTAL national aver aver- average age support price levels in 1964 1961 will be the same as in 1963 but a slightly larger proportion of the support will willbe willbe be made available through loans For the feed grains covered by the program the loan Joan rate support payment and total national average support are respectively Corn per bu 15 cents Barley per bu 84 cents 12 cents 96 cents grain grah sorghum per cwt 23 cents 2 Payments kind for both diversion and thE non loan part of the price support will again be made in the form fonn of negotiable certificates with which thE producer may reo re- receive grain from stocks or cash at the Ase County Of flee helpIn If he wishes t to help In marketing the certificates As in the past eligibility for tor payments and price sup sup- support port will be cOt conditional upon maintenance of normal acre acre- acreage acreage age 6 average in soil soU conserving trope or practices including summer fallow and idle Land Also as in the past a pro pro- ducer who owns or operates more than one farm will be eligible to participate In the program program- on one farm only if one each of his other farms the feed grain base is not ex ex- ex exceeded Mr said |