Government Payments Top $12 Million
The local Farm Service Agency reports the United States Department of Agriculture paid in excess of $12 million to Glasscock County farmers and ranchers in 1999.
According to FSA County Executive Director John Kinnibrugh, payments issued for the main programs implemented (not all-inclusive) last year were as follows [figures rounded]: Conservation Reserve (CRP), $100,000; Livestock Assistance Program, $238,000; Non-insured Assistance Program,$151,000; Loan Deficiency Payment (Upland Cotton), $154,000; Crop Loss Disaster Assistance, $6 million; Production Flexibility Contract, $3 million and Marketing Loss Assistance, $3 million.
Kinnibrugh reports the following acres certified in the county FSA office for 1999: Upland cotton, 85,000 acres; grain sorghum, 8,000 acres; wheat, 18,000 acres; peanuts, 250 acres; soybeans, 70 acres, and corn, 40 acres. He points out that since certification is no longer a requirement, the actual acres planted could be slightly higher than these figures.