Show 1956 Wheat Price Support to b be e If Quotas Approved A minimum price support for forthe forthe forthe the 1956 wheat crop of not less than a bushel national average has been announced by bythe bythe bythe the Department of Agriculture according to Leo Morley Modey chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Sanpete County Ag Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Ag- Ag Stabilization and Conservation Conservation Con Con- committee The an announced announced announced an- an minimum support rate rale will be in effect in the commercial commercial commer commer- cial dal wheat states if wheat growers growers growers grow grow- ers approve marketing quotas in inthe inthe inthe the referendum on June 25 On crop 1955 wheat the minimum support rate of per bushel in Sanpete County is 25 cents below the National average of per bushel because of the freight rates to terminal mar mar- The price announcement followed fol followed followed fol- fol lowed an art earlier statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson that the minimum 1956 wheat support price would be established before the marketing marketing marketing mar mar- quota referendum With this announcement wheat growers growers growers grow grow- ers have all the necessary facts before voting in the ref referendum Farmers will vote June 25 on whether they want to use marketing marketing mar mar- quotas for their 1956 wheat crop but wheat allotments allotments allotments allot allot- ments will remain in effect no matter what the outcome of the quota vote I If H two-thirds two or more of the wheat growers voting in the wheat marketing quota referendum refer refer- on June 25 approve marketing marketing marketing mar mar- quotas will remain in effect ef effect ef- ef for the crop 1956 and price support will average not less than to growers in the commercial wheat states who do donot donot donot not exceed their farm wheat al al- al When quotas are in effect the producer who exceeds his farm wheat allotment if he ha h has s more more th than n 15 Hi acres Cl for harvest will WUl be subject to a marketing penalty of 45 percent of parity On the excess tion Wheat from a n farm on which the allotment has been exceeded is not eligible for price support If more than third one-third of the growers voting in the referendum referendum referendum dum disapprove marketing quotas quotas quotas quo quo- tas will not be in effect and price support will be available at 50 percent of the transitional rarity parity price or about a bushel for those farmers who stay within their farm wheat acreage allotment Those who exceed their farm wheat acreage allotments will not be eligible for wheat price support 0 o |