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Such special agricultural conservation program 

 shall require the producer to take such measures 

 as the Secretai-y may deem appropriate to keep 

 such diverted acreage free from insects, weeds, 

 and rodents. The acreage eligible for payments 

 in cash or in an equivalent amount in kind under 

 such conservation program shall be an acreage 

 equivalent to 20 per centum of the average acre- 

 age on the farm planted to corn and grain sor- 

 ghums, or barley, in the crop years 1959 and 1960 

 or up to twenty acres, whichever is greater. 

 Such payments in cash or in kind at the basic 

 county support rate for the 1961 crop in effect at 

 the time payment rates for the special feed grain 

 program for 1962 are established, adjusted to re- 

 flect any changes between the national support 

 rates for the 1961 and 1962 crops may be made on 

 an amount of the commodity not in excess of 50 

 per centum of the normal production of the acre- 

 age diverted from the commodity on the farm 

 based on its adjusted average yield per acre for 

 the 1959 and 1960 crop acreage. Payments in 

 kind only may be made by the Secretary for the 

 diversion of up to an additional 20 per centum of 

 the average acreage on the farm planted to corn 

 and grain sorghums, or barley, in the crop years 

 1959 and 1960. Payments in kind on such ad- 

 ditional acreage may be made at the basic 

 county support rate for the 1961 crop in effect at 

 the time payment rates for the special feed grain 

 program for 1962 are established, adjusted to re- 

 flect any changes between the national support 

 rates for the 1961 and 1962 crops on an amount 

 of corn and grain sorghums, or barley, not in ex- 

 cess of 60 per centum of the normal production 

 of the acreage diverted from the commodity on 

 the farm based on its adjusted average yield per 

 acre for the 1959 and 1960 crop acreage. The 

 Secretary may make such adjustments in acreage 

 and yields for the 1959 and 1960 crop years as he 

 determines necessary to correct for abnormal fac- 

 tors afTecting production, and to give due con- 

 sideration to tillable acreage, crop rotation prac- 

 tices, type of soil, soil and water conservation 

 measures, and topography. To the extent that a 

 producer proves the actual acreages and yields for 

 the farm for the 1959 and 1960 crop years, such 

 acreages and yields shall be used in making de- 

 terminations. The Secretary may make not to 

 exceed 50 per centum of any payments to pro- 

 ducers in advance of determination of per- 

 formance, 



(2) There are authorized to be appropriated 

 such amounts as may be necessary to enable the 

 Secretary to carry out this subsection. Obliga- 

 tions may be incurred in advance of appropria- 

 tions therefor and the Commodity Credit Corpora- 

 tion is authorized to advance from its capital funds 

 such sums as may be necessary to pay administra- 

 tive expenses in connection with such program 

 during the fiscal year ending June 30. 1962. and 

 to pay such costs as may be incurred in carrying 

 out section 133 of the Agricultural Act of 1961. 



(3) The Secretary shall provide by regulations 

 for the sharing of payments under this subsection 

 among producers on the farm on a fair and equi- 



table basis and in keeping with existing contracts. 



(euii (Ai For the purpose of promoting the con- 

 servation and economic use of land and of assisting 

 farmers who because of advanced age, poor health, 

 or other reasons, desire to retire from farming but 

 wish to continue living on their farms, the Secretary, 

 without regard to the foregoing provisions of this 

 chapter, except those relating to the use of the serv- 

 ices of State and local committees, is authorized to 

 enter into agreements during the calendar years 

 1971, 1972, and 1973, to be carried out during such 

 period not to exceed ten years as he may determine, 

 with farm and ranch owners and operators provid- 

 ing for changes in cropping systems and land uses 

 and for practices or measures to be carried out pri- 

 marily on any lands owned or operated by them and 

 regularly used in the production of crops (including 

 crops such as tame hay. alfalfa, and clovers, which 

 do not require annual tillage, and including lands 

 covered by conservation reserve contracts under 

 sections 1831 and 1832 to 1837 of Title 7 for the pur- 

 pose of conserving and developing soil, water, forest, 

 wildlife, and recreation resources. Such agreements 

 shall include such terms and conditions as the Sec- 

 retary may deem desirable to effectuate the purposes 

 of this subsection and may provide for payments, 

 the furnishing of materials and services, and other 

 assistance in amounts determined by the Secretary 

 to be fair and reasonable, in consideration of the 

 obligations undertaken by the farm and ranch 

 owners and operators and the rights acquired by the 

 Secretary; Provided, That any agreements entered 

 into under this section after July 1, 1970, shall pro- 

 hibit grazing of such acreage. 



iB) Such acreage may be devoted to approved 

 wildlife food plots or fish and wildlife habitat which 

 are established in conformity with standards devel- 

 oped by the Secretary in consultation with the Secre- 

 tary of the Interior, and the Secretary may compen- 

 sate producers for such practices. The Secretary may 

 also provide for payment in an amount determined 

 by the Secretary to be appropriate in relation to the 

 benefit to the general public if the producer agrees 

 to permit access, without other comp)ensation, to all 

 or such portion of the farm as the Secretary may 

 prescribe by the general public, for hunting, trap- 

 ping, fishing, and hiking, subject to applicable State 

 and Federal regulations. The Secretary after con- 

 sultation with the Secretary of the Interior shall 

 appoint an Advisory Board consisting of citizens 

 knowledgeable in the fields of agriculture and wild- 

 life with whom he may consult on the wildlife prac- 

 tice phase of programs under this subsection, and 

 the Secretary may compensate members of the Board 

 and reimburse them for per diem and traveling ex- 

 penses. The Secretary shall invite the several States 

 to participate in wildlife phases of programs under 

 this subsection by assisting the Department of Agri- 

 culture in developing guidelines for (a> providing 

 technical assistance for wildlife and habitat im- 

 provement practices, (b> reviewing applications of 

 farmers for the public land use option and selecting 

 eligible areas based on desirability of wildlife habitat, 

 ic) determining accessibility, (d) evaluating effects 

 on surrounding areas, lei considering esthetic 

 values, <f I checking compliance by cooperators, and 



