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Ttaursw November 6. 1969 David McLeod Explains 1970 Wheat Program Many provisions of the re-cently-announced 1970 wheat procram are roquhed by law while others are optional wltn the Secretary of Acriojlture ac cording to Manager David Mc Leod of the Morrow Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office. I think it would be helpful to farmers to understand Just what the law spells out,' the ASCS manager said. 'For in- ... nnanu fariflPrS I haVC maun-, . . .7 . . talked with didn't realize the ed to conserving use. No pay ment has been made for this qualifying diversion since 10t5. Optional with the Secretary of Agriculture, however, is divers ion for payment In addition to the qualifying diversion. It is Included in the 1970 program. A farmer may earn payment for diverting up to half his wheat allotment to conserving use. The maximum diversion pay ment rate permitted by law is 50 percent of the county loan rate multiplied ny me iarm pro talked wltn aiani rcn wted yield. Secretary Hardin required non-payment farm ac- hgg Rpt hp diversion payment reage diversion Is written spe- fof ig70 at tne pormjttpd llnllir n(n tVlA laW. I i VMliailj "- "Of course all the provisions ika .i Vio.Tt nrnrrnm are auth orized by Congress. But the law makers made some of the pro visions mandatory, reserved oth ers for determination by the Secretary of Agriculture," he added. McLeod gave the following summary of the 1970 wheat al lotment and program, highlight- ! lU rnnllirctnontS flf the lilW and the options exercised by Secretary ol Agriculture nmwu M. Hardin. najion wheat allotment for 1970 was set at 45.5 million acres by the secretary. But he was required by law first to set a quota, which is the amount of wheat needed to meet export and domestic requirements, tak ing into account the wheat held by the Commodity Credit Cor poration as carryover stocks. Requirements for 1970 were estimated to be 1,310 million bushels. This was adjusted downward by 55 million bush els, as a desired reduction in CCC stocks. So a quota of 1,255 million bushels was arrived at for 1970. The law provides that the Secretary of Agriculture shall set as the wheat allotment ine number of acres which will pro Hnpo thp amount of wheat nmial tn thf flllotfl. The law also provides that fimWtpri viold ner acre and nor- mnl underDlantincs must be considered in setting the nation wheat allotment. Underplanting as the result of pairt diversion pgnnnt ha rnnsidorpd In estab lishing the allotment. All other factors which would result in underplanting or overplanting must be considered. The 1970 projected yield was determined to be 28.9 bushels per acre. Net underplantings were determined to be 2 mil lion acres. Taking into account, as re quired bv law, the national quo ta of 1,255 million bushels, the nroieoted vield of 28.9 bushels per acre, and the estimated net iinrlprnlantincr tf 2 million nr. rpc Rrrptnrv Hnrrlin ftp n 1Q70 national wheat allotment of 45.5 million acres. Just as in setting the national wheat allotment, so in setting wneat program provisions some are required by law, some are optional with the Secretary of Agriculture. Substitution between wheat and feed grains is optional when a feed grain diversion pro gram is in effect. The decision was to include substitution in the 1970 program. Farms with a wheat allotment and a feed grain base may use the substitution provision by diverting the minimum of 20 percent of the feed grain base. The remaining base may then be used for wheat. This Is the same as required In the 1969 program. Participants who substitute wheat for Oat-Rye in 1970 will also be required to divert 20 per cent of their Oat-Rye base. In 1969 the diversion requirement was 15 percent The overplanting provision Is specifically required by the law. This allows wheat farmers to overplant allotments by 50 per cent and then store the excess wheat for use in a subsequent year. The law requires as a condit ion of eligibility for participat ing in the wheat program an acreage diversion whenever the national allotment Is reduced below a base figure of 59.3 mil lion acres. (This figure is a 55-million-acre base plus small farm acreage, in compliance with the law). The acreage dif ference between the farm allot ment based on the 59.3-million-acre figure and the lower nat ional alotment, (45.5 million acres In 1970) shall be divert- rat a vlmil m Regarding price support, the law provides mat ine secre tary of Agriculture shall estab lish the price-support loan rate at a level which takes into con sideration world market prices of wheat, the feeding value of wheat in relation to feed grains, and the level at which price support Is made available for feed grains. The 1H7U national nvpraL'e loan rate was set at $1.25 a bushel, as It has been cirwn 1 ();(;; The- law -sets- up- provisions for the domestic marketing certiti cates which are part of the price-support program, ine cer-ifi,-atfiu mnut hn hasod on the estimated percentage of the rron on Darticipating farms n-hir'h will pnual exDected do mestic food use. The estimate for 1970 is 48 percent of the crop 530 million bushels. The law also provides that value of the certificates must be the difference between parity on July 1, 1970, and the 1970 loan rate. For 1969 the value of do mestic marketing certificates as $1.52 per bushel. Not all the legal provisions af fnftlniT tho 1970 wheat allot ments and program could pos sibly be summarizzed, said Mc Leod. However, he said the pre ceding included the key points of most interest to wheat farm ers planning for the future. Documents Needed For Wool Payment Wool producers were reminded today they should bring sales documents for shorn wool and unshorn lambs to the Morrow County Agricultural Stabiliza tion anH Conservation Service office to earn incentive pay ments lor tne law marKeungs. Sales of both wool and unshorn lambs may be included in a single application for payment, according to uavia jvicueou, manager. Prnrlunam alcH WOTA TTm i t"w1 lf1 IV.1, imi.oIi fiL-.io n1 all nnahnrn lambs, including the lambs in ewe-Jamb pairs, must De report ed when applciation is filed for vunr lnivntiv navment. McLeod said wool producers occasionally overlook reporting purchases of rpnlarement stock, but the ASCS county office must have an ac- onrnfA rupnrH nf nnrrhflsps as well as sales or unsnorn jamus. Wool delivery expenses not shown in the sales documents should be reported when pro ducers apply for incentive pay ments. The ASCS manager pointed out that under the National Wool Act all producers who mar ket wool and mohair in 1969 are eligible for incentive pay ments. Shorn wool payments to a pro ducer are equal to a percentage of his returns from sales. The percentage is that required to raise the national average price received for shorn wool by all producers up to 66 ments a pound. Mohair payments are de termined in a similar manner, with the national incentive price set at 77.4 cents a pound. 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