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Show Feed Grain Program Gains Outlined By Committeeman Lorenzo F. Luke, chairman of the Iron County ASC Committee, is anxious that the general public pub-lic as well as farmers become acquainted with recent farm programs pro-grams and with some of the problems pro-blems besetting American farmers farm-ers today. Mr. Luke explained the substantial headway toward a more realistic relationship between be-tween supplies and demand was obtained through the 1961 Feed Grain Program, and the 1962 program pro-gram has only a few changes other than the addition of barley to the grain eligible. Under the 1961 program, production, of fc?d grains was brought below utilization util-ization for the first time since 1952. The general feed grain program pro-gram has the following objectives: objec-tives: 1. To increase farm income. 2. To further reduce the buildup build-up of feed grain surplus. 3. To reduce the risk of serious ser-ious overproduction of meat, poultry and dairy products. 5. To assure consumers fair and stable prices for meat, poultry, and dairy products. The 1962 program again provides pro-vides for the voluntary reduction of corn, -barley and grain sorghums sor-ghums acreage from the 1959-60 base for these crops on Individual Indivi-dual farms. Farmers who make the reduction will receive pay-rrjpnts pay-rrjpnts for diverting corn, barley or grain sorghums acreage to conservation usage. Growers must file an acreage repot with their County ASCS Office before they can -actually participate In the 1962 program. Acreage Reports cannot be filed after March 20, 192. Growers can sign up for participation parti-cipation in the 1962-crop corn and grain sorghum program, and spring barley program during the period, February 5 through March 30. For the1 convenience of farmers, the signup will be simultaneous with that for spring wheat under the 1962 Wheat Stabilization Program. Cooperator may pasture acreage acre-age lo be diverted until May 1. Divertsd acreage will be designated desig-nated by participants at the time a check is made for compliance. compli-ance. Principal points of the 1962 feed grain program are: 1. Voluntary Participation. 2. Acreage diversion. Not less than 20 percent of the base acreage of corn and grain sorghum (1959-60) average, as adjusted can be signed up. Additional acreages can be diverted. 3. On each other farm in which the producer shares In the crops, the corn and grain sorghum feed grain base and the barley feed grain base .- must not be exceeded. 4. Payments based on yields and support prices will be made on acreage diverted from feed grains to soil conserving con-serving uses. 5. Advance payments. Up to y about one-half of the amount will be paid at signup time as an advance payment. Price support on corn, grain , sorghum, barley, oats, and rye may be received only by coopers tors. .,, ' " |