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Show New Incentive Pay Benefits for Wool Growers Told Sheepmen will get simpler and better Incentive payments under the pulled wool provisions of the new wool program, says Wallace Sjoblom, county agent. The USDA has reported that beginning be-ginning April 1 payments under the wool program wUl be changed chang-ed so that each producer who sells unshorn lambs will be eligible eli-gible for payment of "the weight of his fat and feeder lamfJs next fall. Lamb feeders also will receive re-ceive A payment for the weight increases of the lambs while he owns them. Anyone who owns Jambs for 30 days or more will share in this government support sup-port payment. Under the program pro-gram now In effect (1955 this lamb crop) payments are made only on animals marketed for slaughter. R. R. Keetch. Utah State Agricultural Ag-ricultural College sheep and wool specialist, says, "The new provi-vision provi-vision boils' down to this: Now the original grower will be elgi-gible elgi-gible for a payment based on the fuJI live weight of the Iamb at the time he sells it. Each subsequent owner will be elgi-ible elgi-ible for a payment only on that part of the weight produced dur-lng dur-lng his ownership (at least 30 days). The same requirement for the coming marketing year also provides pro-vides that payments' will be only on lambs which have a No. 1 pelt (wool at least ltt inches In Jength). Professor Keetch explains that lambs bought before April 1, 1956 and marketed later will be paid for under the old formula of full llveweight at the time of sale for slaughter. They will still require slaughter house certification. Payments on 1955 wool and lamb will be made some time this summer. All claims should be filed with county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office. of-fice. The Iron County ASC Office Is located at 170 North Main, Cedar CiCty. The county agent's office will assist you If more information Is needed. |