Show Advance pay to wheat farmers is a possibility Wheat farmers who divert acreage from production of wheat under 1962 wheat stabilization program may earn payments by putting land Into approved conservation And the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office now has authority and will be prepared to make a partial payment at the time of according to George County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation The Agricultural Act of 1961 provides that up to not more than 50 percent of the payment to producers may be made in advance of determination of This provision is designated to provide income to farmers ahead of harvest The advance payment can be made at the time of signup is computed by multiplying the number of acres to be diverted by the farm payment rate that is based on 45 percent of the normal and taking of amount The farmer may receive tills advance payment cash In When a farmer signs up to participate in the 1962 wheat he must indicate the acreage he intends to divert to a conservation use if he desires The law requires him to divert a minimum of 10 percent of what his wheat allotment would been without the new program or 10 percent of his highest acreage if such acreage has not exceeded 15 acres in the past 3 This minimum diversion is reflected in the 1962 farm wheat allotment sent to farmers before the The office will issue the producer a sight If he wants he endorses the draft and cashes it at his local Or the sight draft may be used to purchase wheat at the market price as determined by the Commodity Credit Only the original payee may use the sight draft to buy Subsequent payees may endorse the draft for cash only Other details of Uie including the producer's high and low option on diversion and a complete list of approved conservation uses are available at the county Chairman George Taylor said |