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Show Self Employed Farmers Advised on How To Apply Work Status lor Social Security Before Income tax filing time, every self-employed farmer should make sure he has his Social Security number and should be sure he knows how to report his self -employment for Social Security credit, BUI Feld-hauser, Feld-hauser, social security representative, represen-tative, said today. Old-age insurance payments to a self-employed farmer and his wife at 65 will be based upon these yearly reports. Each farmer farm-er will pay a three per cent Social So-cial Security tax on his net earnings earn-ings up to $4200 a year. This payment goes in as a part of hi income tax return. He will not be covered by Social Security if his net earnings are less than $-100 in any year. Mr. FeJdhauser said that several sever-al farm owners in the 65 or older age group have come to his office of-fice to learn whether they can qualify to receive Social Security Securi-ty benefits. Those who are still operating their own farms, or those who are operating their farms with hired help, can quali-1 fy after they have been under Social Security for the two years 1955 and 1956. Persons under age 65 must work longer, depending upon tneir age. Those who lease their farms out on a cash or share crop arrangement ar-rangement will not be covered by the new farm provisions of the Social Security Jaw, and cannot receive credit for income from leases towards Social Security. Social Security card applications applica-tions are on hand at all post offices, and employment offices. Applications may be obtained by mail. The request should be addressed to: Social Security Administration, Ad-ministration, P. O. Box 231, Provo, Utah. The Cedar City office is located at the Utah State Employment Service. A social security representative repre-sentative wUl be at this office on Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 10 a. m. to 12 noon and from 1 to 3 p. m. |