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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 30- -FEB. 16, 1938 Determination of (b) The Secretary shall determine, on the basis of the estimated average yield of corn in such area for such crop, the acreage in such area which the Secretary determines would make available for the marketing year beginning October 1 a supply of corn (together with the estimated production of corn in the United States outside such "Marketing per- area) equal to the normal supply. The percentage which the num- centage." ber of acres so determined is of the total number of acres of the Post, p. 52. acreage allotment under section 328 shall be proclaimed by the Secre- tary. Such percentage is referred to herein as the "marketing percentage". Proclamation by (C) The Secretary shall proclaim his determinations of facts under Secretary. subsection (a) and his determination of the marketing percentage under subsection (b) not later than August 15. Referendum. (d) Within twenty days after the date of the issuance of the proclamation provided for in subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary shall conduct a referendum, by secret ballot, of farmers who would be subject to such quotas to determine whether such Eect ofvote farmers are in favor of or opposed to such quotas. If more than one-third of the farmers voting in the referendum oppose such quotas, the Secretary shall, prior to September 10, proclaim the result of the referendum and such quotas shall not become effective. September produc- (e) Whenever it shall appear from the September production esti- tion estimates, use of, in determining con- mates officially published by the Division of Crop and Livestock tingtios° m arket- Estimates of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the Depart- ment, that the total supply of corn as of the beginning of the next succeeding marketing year will not exceed the normal supply by more than 10 per centum thereof, the Secretary shall proclaim such fact prior to September 20, if farm marketing quotas have been pro- claimed for such marketing year. Thereupon such quotas shall not become effective. Amount of farm marketing quota. Computation. Quota not appli- cable; when. Storage amounts. Determination of. AMOUNT OF FARM MARKETING QUOTA SEC. 323. (a) The farm marketing quota for any farm with respect to any crop of corn shall be an amount of corn equal to the sum of- (1) The amount of corn used as silage; and 2) The actual production of the acreage of corn not used as silage less the amount required for farm consumption and less the storage amount applicable to the farm as ascertained under section 324. (b) No farm marketing quota with respect to any crop of corn shall be applicable to any farm on which the normal production of the acreage planted to corn is less than three hundred bushels. STORAGE AMOUNTS SEC. 324. (a) If the acreage of corn on the farm does not exceed the marketing percentage of the farm acreage allotment, there shall be no storage amount. (b) If the acreage of corn on the farm exceeds the marketing per- centage of the farm acreage allotment, the storage amount shall be a number of bushels equal to the smallest of the following amounts- (1) The normal production of the acreage of corn on the farm in excess of the marketing percentage of the farm acreage allotment; (2) The amount by which the actual production of the acreage of corn on the farm exceeds the normal production of the mar- keting percentage of the farm acreage allotment; or (3) The amount of the actual production of the acreage of corn on the farm not used for silage. [52 STAT.

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