The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-01-11
Signup Set For
Freed-Grain
Program

The U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture today announced that
Feb. l through March % will
be the signup period for 1863
crop corn. grain sorghum, and
barley, under the voluntary 1868
feed grain program.
Through this program, farm
ers help bring production into
line with needs through divert
ing feed grain acreage to con
serving uses. By participating,
the farmer earns a diversion
payment and price-support
payment, and he also qualities
for regular price-support loan
or purchase agreement on his
crop.
Participation in the 1861 and
1862 feed grain programs is
bringing about a one-third re-
duction or about % million tons
in feed grain stocks by mex t
Oct. | from the 34.7 million ton
level of Oct. / 1861.
Signup At ASC
The voluntary diversion pro-
gram for l963-crop feed grains
is administered in the field by
Agricultural Sterilization and
Conservation (ASCl Committees
in whose county offices t h e
signups will take place.
Under the 1868 feed grain pro-
gram. the payment rate or
small farms - with total feed
grain base acreages of 25 acres
or less 49, on which the producer
dlverts the entire feed grain
base acreage tl959-60D average
acreage. as 'iustedi will be 50
per cent Of the county support
rate on the normal production
of the diverted acres. The
County support rate reflects the
recently increased national aver
age support prices Of SIPS per
bushel for corn. 81 per hundred
weight for grain sorghum. and
96 cents per bushel for barley
For other feed grain farms
payment on tile first 2O-per cent
reduction from the base acreage
will be at 20 per cent of the
county support rate on the nor
mai production of the diverted
acres. On any acreage diversion
above the minimum REQUIRE
ments. payment will be at so
per cent OF the county support
rate. The maximum diversion
is 40 per cent of the base acre
age or 2 5acres whichever is
larger.
Price Support
In d dition. participating
farmers will receive appropriate
price-support payments on the
normal production Of their 1863
feed grain acreage. These pay
ments will be Is cents per BUSH
Ell of corn. IA cents per bushel
for barley, and % cents pc r
hundredweight (l6 cents pc r
busheD for grain sorghum.
Crops from the participating
farms also become eligible for
price-support loans or purchase
agreements at the county loan
rate (reflecting national aver
ages of $l.07 per bushel for
corn. 80 cents per bushel for
barley, and $1.71 per hundred
weight for grain sorghum
Price support on 1860 p
corn, grain sorghum, and barley
will be available only to pro
ducers taking part in the feed
grain program. Wheat farmers
who do not sign up to participate
in the 1868 wheat Sterilization
program may qualify for price
support loans or purchase agree
mentS (but not for price support
payments by complying with
their farm wheat acreage allot-
mentS.
For feed grain and wheat pro
ducerS who sign up under the
1868 programs, eligibility for
diversion payments and pr ic G
support in 1868 is contingent up
on the farmers diverting an
acreage equal to the total in
tentions shown on his agree
ment.
Advance diversion payments
will again be available at the
time of signup. Final payments
including the price support pay
ments, will be made after COM
pliance has been determined.