Show fland mandatory atory controls conaro is on 1954 wheat must lust be considered probable says ays sec benson instruction have been received by the san juan county committee of the production and marketing administration 1 I to start immediately preliminary work necessary for possible acreage allotment and marketing quota programs on the 1954 crop of wheat secretary of agriculture ezra taft benson jias as advised wheat growers that on the basis of supply and demand information already available it is s apparent that mandatory controls on the 1954 wheat crop must be considered as probable final decision under provisions of controlling legislation must be made not later than july 1 for marketing quotas and july 15 for acreage allotments because we want to avoid controls to the L fullest extent possible these decisions will not be made until the latest possible information available before the deadlines but prudent administration demands that we start to get ready now if we wait longer and then find we cannot esc escape controls it will be too late to do the necessary preliminary work the secretary emphasized the committee of this county are required to contact every avery farmer who grew wheat in in any of the years 1951 1952 or 1953 and obtain information relative to of wheat planted and cropping practices every farmer who grew any wheat in one or more of the years 1951 1952 or 1953 is requested to come into the county office within the next few days and bring information on the acie ages of wheat planted and land summer fallowed fallowes fall owed for each of these years for all farms he now operates if wheat marketing quotas are re 1 Dro proclaimed claimed a national referendum fl feren dum among all wheat growers must be held not later than july 25 two thirds or more of all wheat farmery who vote must approve the proclaimed quotas before they can be put into effect if farmers fail to approve the quota by this two thirds vote they will be subject only to lo acreage allotments but price support levels will drop from 90 to 50 per cent of parity these programs directly affect the economy of every wheat farm in this county therefore tt if is important that all growers participate As the farmer elected representatives of san juarl juan the committee urges full support and cooperation of all farmers in the county |