Milford chronicle., 1963-07-05
Grow srs Dsapprovs
"a Wheat Quotas

Final returns from the May FL
national referendum show that
wheat farmers In Delaware dis
approved marketing quotas for
the 1884 crop OF wheat by 5l.s
percent Of those casting ballots,
according to Jacob Zimmerman,
Agricultural Sterilization and
Conservation state COMMITTEES.
Nationally, 647,i5 growers
(<7.7s psrcsnt) voted for the
quotas, and 507,776 (62.2i per-
cent? voted against the quotas.
Ths total vote cast was
record.
Since marketing quotas were
approved by less than the necss-
sary two-thirds, the quotas will
not be In effect for the 1854
wheat crop. AS required by law,
acreage allotments will continue
In effect as q condition Of eligi-
bility for price support. The
support viii be at so percent
Of parity as Of the beginning
Of the marketing year on July
l, 1884.
Mr.. Zimmerman made avail
able the following statement by
Secretary Of Agriculture Orville
L. Freeman regarding the wheat
program situations:
The farmers choice on May
II to reject national marketing
quotas for the 1864 wheat crop
"means that for the next year
unlimited wheat production with
no price support Is an option
open to every American farm
err" Secretary Of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman has said.
"It Is the earnest hope OF
the Secretary Of Agriculture and
this Administration that wheat
farmers and our agricultural
economy In particular and our
national economy IN general will
benefit from this decision free
ly made by American farmers
at the ballot box" he declared.
"We will do everything In our
power to that end. There will
be no dumping Of CCC wheat. i.
"Since 1893 Congress has
wisely provided an alternative
to acreage allotments and
marketing quotas, to be effective
II marketing quotas are not ap-
proved. That alternative pro-
gram, rs provided by Law, will
be In effect for the 1864 crop.
"The 1864 wheat program
provides price supports at so
percent OF parity for producers
who voluntarily choose to COM
ply with the acreage allotments
applicable to their farms. Such
farmers viii be eligible for
price-Spport loans on the 1864
crop at about $1.25 a bushel.
"This program tnen viii be
In effect for the 1864 wheat
crop. II 1t works satisfactorily
and farm income is maintained
and wheat supplies are not ex-
cessivs, AZ those who urged a
mo- vote In the referendum con-
fidsntly predicted, no further
program viii Be necessary. In
any event, this point of view
which prevailed In the referen-
dunn Is entitled to a full and
fair trial. Only when We see
what happens can We be GER
tain what program Is the best.
"H, however, supplies Of
vheat in 1o63-64 prove to be
excessive, the Secretary of
Agriculture under the law must
proclaim q national marketing
quota and a national acreage
allotment for the 1865 crop Of
wheat prior to April Is, 1854.
And q referendum must by law
then be held within so days.
to dstermine II two-thirds OF the
wheat farmers support quotas.
This means that should the pro-
gram voted In on May 21, 1868,
not succeed that a referendum
win b held for the 1865 crop
prior to June Is, 1864.
f'In the world market, we can
and viii continue to fulfill our
under the Inter
national Wheat Agreement de-
spite the current price and pro-
duction uncertainty. Sales for
export win be handled In normal
Of trade to the maxi
mum extent possible consistent
with the fulfillment OF our inter-
national obligations. There will
be no dumping OF U. s. wheat
In world markets"
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