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area which were not in the 1957 commercial corn area. A farmer in one of these new counties who had entered into an acreage-reserve agreement or conservation-reserve contract prior to January 1 and prior to the mailing to him of a notice of farm corn acreage allotment should not be disadvantaged as a result of such subsequent change in the status of his producing area. quently, any farmer who was in a noncommercial corn county at the time he signed an acreage-reserve agreement or conservation-reserve contract should be permitted to retain the benefits of such soil bank contracts without regard to such later developments.

Sincerely yours,

MARVIN L. McLAIN, Assistant Secretary.

(Whereupon, at 10:30 a. m., the subcommittee adjourned.)

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