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Show Farmers Union Urges "Yes" Vote On Wheat On July 20 wheat farmers will be asked to vote for or against marketing quotas on their 1957 wheat crop. If two-thirds of the farmers vote "Yes"', then the pirce of wheat will stay between 75 and 90 percent of parity (at present pres-ent the price of wheat is 84 percent per-cent of parity). However, if less than two-thirds of the farmers voting vote "Yess', acreage allotments al-lotments will still be in effect, but wheat growers who plant more than their allotment will receive no price supports. Those who stay within their allotment will be eligible for 50 percent of of parity price supports. A "Yes" vote will mean approximately ap-proximately 75 cents per bushel more for wheat in 1957. This will mean an average of $15.00 per acre for Utah wheat growers. Based on the 1950 Agriculture Census, this would mean over $6 million to Utah farmers. |