Show farm news 1047 potato program growers who want the protection of government price pi ice supports on their 1947 potato crop will be required to establish their eligibility for participation in tile the program according to word received in the county agriculture al conservation AAA office the price supports will be provided through pure purchases hases diver slon export and loans details i of the program announced last week by the department of agriculture ri include these conditions 1 growers glowers must comply with 1947 individual farra farm potato creage goals set by the county AAA committee 2 price support Is restricted to potatoes produced by eligible growers which are not objectionable because ot of disease insect infestation frost or other damage 3 all growers must declare the maximum quantity ot of potatoes they expect to offer for price support and to pay a nominal service fee on potatoes so declared 4 no grower will be ell eligible gible who plants potatoes on land officially fici fic ally tally designated by a state or federal agency as unfit tor for potato production because of d disease Is or insect infestation 5 growers who plant less than three acres and therefore have no assigned acreage goal may be required to make their declarations before harvest time so that their compliance with the small farm goal may be determined such goals must not exceed 29 acres 6 growers may be required to enter into written agreement agre agi cements emen is wl it the department of at agri 8 culture covering such matters as compliance with acreage goals withholding from market and disposition of potatoes as directed by the department and orderly ordeal y offerings to the department by suitable time periods beginning about october 1 while government loans will not be the principal means of price support tor for the late potato crop loans will be available to growers on much the same basis as tor for the 1946 crop eligible growers may take advantage of the other price support operations whether or not they obtain such loans the program will seek to assure fullest price support benefits to eligible growers the government Is required to support prices of potatoes during 1947 and 1948 at not less than 90 per cent of parity price supports on the late 1947 potato crop will be ba announced soon after july 1 the date for determining the parity bass base tor for gup porta |