A32-Lancaster Firming, Saturday, June 19, 1993
USDA Announces Refunds
In 1991. the assessment was
only 5 cents per cwt, but the 1992
assessment averaged 12.85 cents
(11.25 the first four months, and
13.65 the rest of the year). There
fore. the average refund per farm
increased from $485 last year to
$1,315 this year (Table 2).
California, with its larger aver
age herd size, had the highest
average refund.
In the northeast states, average
refunds ranged across states from
a low of $976 in Ohio to over
$1,400 in the New England states
other than Vermont
On average around the country,
producers qualifying for refunds
marketed 8.4 percent less milk in
1992 than 1991. This compares to
an average reduction of 9.1 per
cent in 1991 versus 1990 market
ings (Table 3).
In both years, producers in Tex
as and Florida made the greatest
average reductions, while Califor
nia producers made the smallest
reductions.
Milk producers should remem
ber that this year’s assessment is
refundable to producers who
market less milk in 1993 than in
1992. This assessment will aver
age 14.65 cents per cwt this year.
Table 1: Number of refund applications from eligible
producers received by USDA
Number of Producers
1991 1992
3.021 2,599
2,497 2,952
1,638 1.519
666 517
542 492
11,817 9,713
6,809 4,878
731 798
1,037 789
134 78
47,805 38,595
808 YONKERS
PSU Assistant Professor
Agricultural Economics
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) —Every time milk producers
look over their milk check stub,
they are reminded of their contri
bution to reducing the U.S. gov
ernment’s budget deficit.
The reminder, usually referred
to as the CCC assessment, is 16.3 S
cents per cwt for milk sold
between May 1 and Dec. 31 this
year.
Milk producers should remem
ber that this assessment is refund
able to those producers who mark
et less milk this calendar year than
last year, provided they apply for a
refund with their local ASCS
office.
USDA recently announced that
38,595 producers submitted eligi
ble applications for refunds of the
assessments collected in 1992.
This was down nearly 9,000 from
those qualifying for a refund last
year (see Table 1).
Among states in the northeast,
only Pennsylvania had more pro
ducers qualifying this year than
last, and was one of the few states
nationally to do so.
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Vermont
Other New England States
Wisconsin
Minnesota
California
Texas
Florida
U.S. Total
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The 1993 Penn State Crop Expo
will be held on July 7 at the Tom
Champluvier Farm, Laceyville.
PA, Bradford County, from 9:00
A.M. to Dusk.
This year’s crop expo will
include comparisons of Alfalfa,
Com, Sorghum, Sudangrass, Cool
and Warm Season Grasses. Also
included will be presentations and
demonstrations on week control in
corn, multiflora rose control,
intensive silage production, pas
ture renovation and fertility, and
the nitrogen quick test
There will also be equipment
demonstrations with round balers,
round bale wrappers and systems.
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Vermont
Other New England States
Wisconsin
Minnesota
California
Texas
Florida
U.S. Total
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Vermont
Wisconsin
Minnesota
California
Texas
Florida
U.S. Total
PENNSYLVANIA MASTER
GROWERS ASSOC.
"JULY 17, 1993
A SPECIAL SECTION
IN LANCASTER FARMING
ADVERTISERS PLAN NOW
TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE
PHONE 717-394-3047 or
626-1164
Deadline Friday, July 9
• GROWERS INFORMATION
• FEATURE INTERVIEWS
• STATE & NATIONAL j
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Penn State Crop Expo Set For
Bradford And Lycoming Counties
Table 2: Average dollar amount of refund per producer
paid by USDA
Average Refund ($/farm)
1991 1992
474 1,284
35G 1,002
353 976
451 1,222
500 1,412
344 883
308 764
4,220 11,903
1,094 2,671
4,313 6,832
485 1,315
Table 3. Average percent by which eligible producers
reduced milk production
Average Percent Reduction
1991 1992
-8.4 -7.9
-7.9 -7.7
-9.1 -9,3
-8.2 -7.2
-8.0 -7.6
-8.9 -8.7
-6.3 -5.9
-12.6 -11.1
-9.6 -12.5
-9.1 -8.4
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silage baggers, pasture watering
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Specialists from Penn State
Collage of Agricultural Sciences
will answer questions and agribu
sinesses will exhibit products and
services.
Liquid Fuel Tax Refunds
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
State Agriculture Secretary
Boyd E. Wolff is urging farmers
to take advantage of refunds on
liquid fuel taxes offered by the
state’s Treasury Department Far-
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Admission is free, food can be
purchased on the site. The 1993
Penn State Crop Expo is sup
ported by the Pennsylvania Grass
lands and Forage Council.
For further information contact
the Bradford County Cooperative
Extension Office at 263-2896.
mer’s Liquid Fuels Claim Forms
will be mailed to all registered
claimants on June 18.
'This is a great opportunity for
farmers to reduce their taxes,”
Wolff said. “It will help to cut the
cost of farm operation.”
Any person who uses liquid
fuels in the actual production of
agricultural products is eligible for
the refund. Filing is done on a
fiscal-year basis, which in this
case is the period between July 1,
1992 and June 30, 1993. The
claim forms must be received by
the Treasury Department no later
than September 30, 1993.
In order for the claim to be
properly processed, it must be
accompanied by either actual paid
receipts, copies of paid receipts, or
a dealer’s statement showing the
number of gallons purchased and
verification that the state tax has
been paid.
Question concerning the
registration of claiments and assis
tance in filing of claims should be
addressed to Lynne Vergot in the
Treasury Department’s Board of
Finance and Revenue at (717)
787-6534.
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