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Show Referendum for Wliea? Voie Set for June 25 i li Local Chairman Of ASC Urges Vote Of People The referendum to determine whether or not the marketing quota quo-ta program will be in operation for the 1956 wheat crop will be held June 25. Joseph Wilcken, chairman of the Duchesne Agricultural Stabilization Stab-ilization and Conservation County Coun-ty Committee, advises that arrangements ar-rangements for holding the referendum refer-endum are now being made. Polling Poll-ing places will be established in convenient locations in the county, coun-ty, and wheat growers will be notified where they may vote. Each grower, in advance of the referendum, has been advised of his farm's 1956 wheat acreage allotment al-lotment and has received a leaflet explaining program operations. Farm allotments will be based on a national wheat acreage allotment allot-ment of 55 million acres, the same as this year. Chairman Wilcken explains that if the vote is favorable, the program pro-gram will be in operation for the 1956 wheat crop, and price support sup-port for the crop in the commercial commer-cial wheat area depending on the supply situation will probably prob-ably be between 75 and 82 per cent of parity. The support level will be announced by the Secre-(Continued Secre-(Continued on Back Page) WHEAT REFERENDUM . . . (Continued from page one) tary of Agriculture before the referendum. ref-erendum. A farmer who exceeds his farm wheat allotment or 15 acres, whichever is larger, will be subject to a marketing penalty equal to 45 per cent of parity on the excess production. If the vote is unfavorable, the support will be 50 per cent of parity. In either case, only the wheat from farms where the wheat acreage allotment is not exceeded will be eligible for price support. Chairman Wilcken points out that at least two-thirds of those farmers voting must favor the quotas if the program is to be in operation for the 1956 wheat crop. If more than one-third vote "no," the wheat marketing quota program pro-gram will not be in operation for the 1956 crop. |