| Show wheat farmers fire are urged to meet allotments with spring wheat planting time approaching mark thackeray chairman of tho the morgan county committee urges wheat growers to plant within their allotments it if they want to avoid over planting penalties allotment notices have been sent to all wheat growers of record in the county mr thackeray explains that the wheat acreage on all farms will bo be measured by a representative ot of his office before harvest partners farmers who do not receive notice of over planting will be eligible tor for a marketing card which entitles entities them to market their wheat penalty free those who will not be entitled to a marketing card until they have disposed of their excess wheat as directed by the county committee 0 the penalty on excess wheat according to the chairman Is 45 percent of the may 1 1954 wheat parity pirce and will be charged against all the wheat sold from a farm unless the farmer presents a marketing card or marketing certificate ile he explains that the excess wheat la is the normal yield per acre times the excess acres the grower of excess wheat has tour four choices mr thackeray explains he may 1 pay the penalty in cash 2 store the excess wheat on the farm furnishing a bond to the county committee or paying the penalty to the county committee to I 1 be held in escrow 3 store the excess wheat in a public warehouse and furnish the h county committee with ware warehouse receipt I 1 4 turn the excess wheat over to the secretary of agriculture by signing the appropriate forms anns at the county office 1 grain buyers also have a responsibility under the program according to the chairman it if grain ts lg bought from a farmer who does not have a marketing card or marketing certificate the buyer Is subject to the penalty on the wheat purchased the wheat involved Is subject to a lien in favor of the U S treasury to be safe the buyer should deduct the per bushel penalty at the time of purchase holding such sums and the appropriate 1 sales records tor for later disic disposition I 1 as directed by the county office A marketing card or marketing certificate presented by the producer at the time of sale Is evidence to the buyer that tire the wheat Is tree free from penalty |
