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PUBLIC LAW 91-524-NOV. 30, 1970

for such crop, the Secretary determines will be equal to the parity price for wheat as of the beginning of the marketing year for the crop. "(b) The domestic wheat marketing certificates shall be made available for a farm on the number of bushels determined by multiplying the domestic allotment for the farm for the crop to which such certificates relate by the projected yield established for the farm with such adjustments as the Secretary determines necessary to provide a fair and equitable yield. "(c)(1) The Secretary shall provide for a set-aside of cropland if he determines that the total supply of wheat or other commodities will, in the absence of such a set-aside, likely be excessive taking into account the need for an adequate carryover to maintain reasonable and stable supplies and prices and to meet a national emergency. If a setaside of cropland is in eft'ect under this subsection (c), then as a condition of eligibility for loans, purchases, and certificates on wheat, the producers on a farm must set aside and devote to approved conservation uses an acreage of cropland equal to (i) such percentage of the domestic wheat allotment for the farm as may be specified by the Secretary and will be estimated by the Secretary to result in a setaside not in excess of 13.3 million acres in the case of the 1971 crop, or 15 million acres in the case of the 1972 or 1973 crop, plus (ii) the acreage of cropland on the farm devoted in preceding years to soilconserving uses, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary is authorized for the 1971, 1972, and 1973 crops to limit the acreage planted to wheat on the farm to such percentage of the domestic wheat allotment as he determines necessary to provide an orderly transition to the program provided for under this section. Grazing shall not be permitted during any of the five principal months of the normal growing season as determined by the county committee established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, and subject to this limitation (1) the Secretary shall permit producers to plant and graze on the set-aside acreage sweet sorghum, and (2) the Secretary may permit, subject to such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, all or any of the set-aside acreage to be devoted to grazing or the production of guar, sesame, safflower, sunflower, castor beans, mustard seed, crambe, plantago ovato, flaxseed, or other commodity, if he determines that sudi production is needed to provide an adequate supply, is not likely to increase the cost of the price-support program, and will not adversely affect farm income. "(2) To assist in adjusting the acreage of commodities to desirable goals, the Secretary may make land diversion payments, in addition to the certificates authorized in subsection (b), available to producers on a farm who, to the extent prescribed by the Secretary, devote to approved conservation uses an acreage of cropland on the farm in addition to that required to be so devoted under subsection (c)(1). The land diversion payments for a farm shall be at such rate or rates as the Secretary determines to be fair and reasonable taking into consideration the diversion undertaken by the producers and the productivity of the acreage diverted. The Secretary shall limit the total acreage to be diverted under agreements in any county or local community so as not to adversely affect the economy of the county or local community. " (3) The wheat program formulated under this section shall require the producer to take such measures as the Secretary may deem appropriate to protect the set-aside acreage and the additional diverted acreage from erosion, insects, weeds, and rodents. Such acreage may be devoted to wildlife food plots or wildlife habitat in conformity with standards established by the Secretary in consultation with wildlife agencies. The Secretary may provide for an additional payment on

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Availability^ determination.

Set-aside acreage*

Acreage planted, limitation.

Grazing,

52 Stat. 31; 78 Stat. 743. 16 USC 590h.

Land diversion payments.

Rates.

Acreage limication. Set-aside acreage, protection.!

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