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Mr. Walker. That is right. 



Mr. Andresen. So that if a farmer has 1 60 acres, aiirl he has three 

 boys, can the farmer himself take 40 acres and leave 40 acres for each 

 of his sons and then they can have 15 acres exempt for each 40? 



Mr. Walker. Since they are members of the same household that 

 would not work; the exemption is based on the farm, and they would 

 only have one farm, not 15 acres each. 



Mr. Andresen. Is that in the law, or is that the interpretation? 



Mr. W^alker. That is the interpretation of it. 



Mr. Pace. Fifteen acres, but they can never get more than 300 

 bushels? 



Mr. W^alker. If yields are high enough the 15-acre exemption would 

 give more than 300 bushels. 



Mr. Pace. In some ai'cas it would average no more than 150 bushels. 



Mr. Walker. That is about like it is in my area, in Arkansas. 



Mr. Parker. May I ask a ciuestion there, Mr. Chairman? 



Mr. Pace. Yes, Mr. Parker. 



Mr. Parker. Does the 15-acre exemption apply only to the market- 

 ing quota provision of the act or is it also applicable to the acreage 

 allotment provision? 



Mr. Walker. It is applicable to the marketing quota provision. 



Mr. Parker. Just to the marketing quota provision? 



Mr. Walker. The farmer might have an allotment of say 10 acres 

 that would come under the allotment for price support and can pioduce 

 only 15 under the marlceting quota provision. 



Mr. Parker. But if the farmer has no allotment he can grow 15 

 acres of corn but he would not be eligible for price support? 



Mr. Walker. That is correct. 



Mr. Sutton. He woukl not be eligible for price support up to 300 

 bushels. 



Mr. Walker. If he had, say, a 10-acre allotment and exceeds it 

 by planting up to 15 acres, his farm would be exempted from marketing 

 quotas, but he is not eligible for price support. 



Mr. Sutton. Could he have an allotment of 10 acres with the 

 1 5-acre exemp tion ? 



Mr. Walker. Yes; the 15 acres is a uniform provision. 



Mr. Sutton. That is applicable in the commercial area? 



Mr. Walker. That is right, and only applicable to the commercial 

 area. 



Mr. Sutton. Would he not have to have a 15-acre allotment less? 



Mr. Walker. Not necessarily, because of price support purposes 

 he must plant within the allotment; his allotment would be on the 

 10 acres. 



\h\ Sutton. That is what I understand. 



Mr. Walker. If he chooses to grow more corn and not take ad- 

 vantage of the provision for price support, he can do that up to 15 

 acres and not have a marketing quota, but he would not be eligible 

 to come under price support, that is, he could not get a loan. 



Mr. PoAGE. Would he have to be under the penalty provision for 

 any excess production? 



Mr. Walker. Not for the 15 acres. If he had an allotment of 10 

 acres and he chooses to groM^ 15 acres — that is what you have in mind? 



Mr. PoAGE. Yes. 



