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Show Social Security Manager Explains Benefits Are you a farmer so disabled you are no longer able to man-ge man-ge or operate your farm? You may be el'gible for disability benefits under the social securi-1 y program if you are between 60 and 65 years of age, or to have your earnings record frozen if you are not yet CO. j Kesler T. Powell, district man- j ager of the Provo social security, office, pointed out that as of Oc-' tober, 1959, self-employed farm- j dition to being severly disabled, may qualify for disability insurance in-surance benefits based on earnings earn-ings solely from the farm. In addition ad-dition to being severely distbled,1 a person must, have five years (20 quarters) of earnings credited credit-ed to his social security record in the 10-year (40 quarter) period before becoming disabled. Agricultural self-employment Income was first covered by social so-cial security in January, 1955. Therefore, as of October, 1959, a .farmer with no earnings other than those from the farm can ' meet this work requirement if he has had creditable self-employment income for each year beginning be-ginning with 1955. Ag there is a I six-month waiting period after a. person qualifies for disability benefits. A representative of the Social Security Administration will be in Cedar City at Utah State Employment Em-ployment Service on Jan. 5 from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. |