tracting therefrom the total production to be counted for the unit, (3) multiplying the remainder by the applicable price for computing indemnities, and (4) multiplying the result obtained in (3) by the insured interest: Provided, That if for the unit the insured fails to report all of his interest or insurable acreage the amount of loss shall be determined with respect to all of his interest and insurable acreage, but in such cases or otherwise, if the premium computed on the basis of the insurable acreage and interest exceeds the premium on the reported acreage and interest, or the acreage and interest when determined by the Corporation under section 3 of the policy, the amount of loss shall be reduced proportionately.

The total production to be counted for a unit shall be determined by the Corporation and, subject to the provisions hereinafter, shall include all threshed production and any appraisals made by the Corporation for unthreshed, unharvested, or potential production, poor farming practices, uninsured causes of loss, or for acreage abandoned or put to another use without the consent of the Corporation: Provided, That the total production to be counted on any acreage of flax (1) which, with the consent of the Corporation, is seeded in the current crop year, before harvest becomes general, to any other crop insurable in the county for the current crop year under the regulations of the Corporation, shall be 50 percent of the production guarantee for such acreage or the appraised production whichever is greater; (2) which is unharvested or from which the production harvested is less than 0.7 of a bushel per acre shall be the appraised production and the harvested production in excess of 0.7 of a bushel per acre, except as to the acreage referred to in the following items (3) and (4); (3) which is abandoned or put to another use without prior written consent of the Corporation shall be the production guarantee provided for such acreage; or (4) which is damaged solely by an uninsured cause shall be not less than the production guarantee provided for such acreage.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section for determining production to be counted, the production to be counted of any threshed flax which does not grade No. 2 or better (determined in accordance with Official Grain Standards of the United States), because of poor quality due to insurable causes occurring within the insurance period and would not meet this grade requirement if properly handled, shall be adjusted by (1) dividing the value per bushel of the damaged flax as determined by the Corporation, by the market price per bushel at the local market for flax grading No. 2 at the time the loss is adjusted, and (2) multiplying the result thus obtained by the number of bushels of such damaged flax.

5. Meaning of terms. For the purpose of insurance on flax the term:

(a) "Harvest" means the mechanical severance from the land of matured flax for threshing.

6. Cancellation and termination for indebtedness dates. For each year of the contract the cancellation date shall be the December 31 and the termination date for indebtedness shall be the April 15 immediately preceding the beginning of the crop year for which the cancellation or the termination is to become effective.

[Amdt. 4, 33 F.R. 8260, June 4, 1968]

The provisions of the grain sorghum endorsement for the 1969 and succeeding crop years are as follows:

1. Insured crop. Insurance shall attach only on acreage initially planted (1) to a combine type hybrid grain sorghum for harvest as grain, as determined by the Corporation, and (2) in rows far enough apart to permit cultivation if planted on land not insured on an irrigated basis, but if such acreage is destroyed and is replanted, whether in the same manner, or to an open pollinated variety of combine type grain sorghum or by broadcasting, drilling, or in rows too close to permit cultivation, it shall be regarded as insured acreage and not as acreage put to another use. Notwithstanding the foregoing, insurance shall not attach on any acreage (a) on which it is determined by the Corporation that the sorghum is a forage sorghum or thick planted for silage or fodder or planted for the development of hybrid seed, or (b) not insured on an irrigated basis on which it is determined by the Corporation that the sorghum was planted following a small grain crop planted the previous fall.

2. Production guarantee. The production guarantee per acre shown on the county actuarial table (hereinafter called "actuarial table") shall be increased by 2 hundredweight for any acreage on which the amount threshed is 2 or more hundredweight per

acre.

3. Insurance period. Insurance on any insured acreage shall attach at the time the grain sorghum is planted and shall cease upon threshing or removal from the field, whichever occurs first, but in no event shall insurance remain in effect later than the applicable date set forth below immediately following the beginning of the normal harvest period: Texas:

Jackson, Victoria, Goliad, September 30 Bee, Live Oak, Atascosa, Medina, Uvalde and Kinney Counties and all Texas counties lying south thereof.

All other Texas counties---- November 30 All other States---. December 31

4. Claims for loss. (a) Any claim for loss on an insurance unit (hereinafter called "unit") shall be submitted to the Corporation, on a form prescribed by the Corporation, not later than 60 days after the time of loss. The Corporation reserves the right to provide additional time if it determines that circumstances beyond the control of either party prevent compliance with this provision.

(b) It shall be a condition precedent to the payment of any loss that the insured establish the production of the insured crop on the unit and that such loss has been directly caused by one or more of the hazards insured against during the insurance period for the crop year for which the loss is claimed, and furnish any other information regarding the manner and extent of loss as may be required by the Corporation.

(c) Losses shall be determined separately for each unit. The amount of loss with respect to any unit shall be determined by (1) multiplying the insured acreage of grain sorghum on the unit by the applicable production guarantee per acre, which product shall be the production guarantee for the unit, (2) subtracting therefrom the total production to be counted for the unit, (3) multiplying the remainder by the applicable price for computing indemnities, and (4) multiplying the result obtained in (3) by the insured interest: Provided, That if for the unit the insured fails to report all of his interest or insurable acreage the amount of loss shall be determined with respect to all of his interest and insurable acreage, but in such cases or otherwise, if the premium computed on the basis of the insurable acreage and interest exceeds the premium on the reported acreage and interest, or the acreage and interest when determined by the Corporation under section 3 of the policy, the amount of loss shall be reduced proportionately.

The total production to be counted for a unit shall be determined by the Corporation and, subject to the provisions hereinafter, shall include all threshed production and any appraisals made by the Corporation for unthreshed or potential production, poor farming practices, uninsured causes of loss, or for acreage abandoned or put to another use without the consent of the Corporation: Provided, That the total production to be counted on any acreage of grain sorghum (1) which is unthreshed or from which the production threshed is less than 2 hundredweight per acre shall be the appraised pro

duction and the threshed production in excess of 2 hundredweight per acre, except as to the acreage referred to in the following items (2) and (3); (2) which is abandoned or put to another use without prior written consent of the Corporation shall be the production guarantee provided for such acreage; or (3) which is damaged solely by an uninsured cause shall be not less than the production guarantee provided for such acreage.

(d) The total production to be counted shall include any threshed production from acreage initially planted for purposes other than for harvest as grain as determined by the Corporation.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section for determining production to be counted, the production to be counted of any threshed grain sorghum which does not grade No. 4 or better (determined in accordance with Official Grain Standards of the United States), because of poor quality due to insurable causes occurring within the insurance period and would not by drying and proper handling be made to meet these requirements, shall be adjusted by (1) dividing the value per hundredweight of the damaged grain sorghum, as determined by the Corporation, by the market price per hundredweight at the local market for grain sorghum grading No. 4 at the time the loss is adjusted, and (2) multiplying the result thus obtained by the number of hundredweight of such damaged grain sorghum.

5. Cancellation and termination for indebtedness dates. For each year of the contract the cancellation date and the termination date for indebtedness are the following applicable dates immediately preceding the beginning of the crop year for which the cancellation or the termination is to become effective:

§ 401.130

The oat endorsement.

The provisions of the oat endorsement for the 1969 and succeeding crop years are as follows:

1. Insured crop. The crop insured shall be oats seeded for harvest as grain, as determined by the Corporation. Insurance shall not attach on acreage on which it is determined by the Corporation that the oats were seeded with flax or other small grains or vetch.

2. Production guarantee. The production guarantee per acre shown on the county actuarial table (hereinafter called "actuarial table") shall be increased by bushels for any harvested acreage on which the amount harvested is 3 or more bushels per acre.

3. Insurance period. Insurance on any insured acreage shall attach at the time the oats are seeded and shall cease upon threshing or removal from the field, whichever occurs first, but in no event shall insurance remain in effect later than October 31 of the calendar year in which the oats are normally harvested.

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4. Claims for loss. (a) Any claim for loss an insurance unit (hereinafter called "unit") shall be submitted to the Corporation, on a form prescribed by the Corporation, not later than 60 days after the time of loss. The Corporation reserves the right to provide additional time if it determines that circumstances beyond the control of either party prevent compliance with this provision.

(b) It shall be a condition precedent to the payment of any loss that the insured establish the production of the insured crop on the unit and that such loss has been directly caused by one or more of the hazards insured against during the insurance period for the crop year for which the loss is claimed, and furnish any other information regarding the manner and extent of loss as may be required by the Corporation.

(c) Losses shall be determined separately for each unit. The amount of loss with respect to any unit shall be determined by (1) multiplying the insured acreage of oats on the unit by the applicable production guarantee per acre, which product shall be the production guarantee for the unit, (2) subtracting therefrom the total production to be counted for the unit, (3) multiplying the remainder by the applicable price for computing indemnities, and (4) multiplying the result obtained in (3) by the insured interest: Provided, That if for the unit the insured fails to report all of his interest or insurable acreage the amount of loss shall be determined with respect to all of his interest and insurable acreage, but in such cases or otherwise, if the premium computed on the basis of the insurable acreage and interest exceeds the premium on the reported acreage and interest, or the acreage and interest when determined by the Corporation under section 3 of the policy, the amount of loss shall be reduced proportionately.

The total production to be counted for unit shall be determined by the Corporation and, subject to the provisions hereinafter, shall include all threshed production and any appraisals made by the Corporation for unthreshed, unharvested, or potential production, poor farming practices, uninsured causes of loss, or for acreage abandoned or put to another use without the consent of the Corporation: Provided, That the total production to be counted on any acreage of oats (1) which, with the consent of the Corporation, is seeded in the current crop year, before harvest becomes general, to any other crop insurable in the county for the current crop year under the regulations of the Corporation, shall be 50 percent of the production guarantee for such acreage or the appraised production whichever is greater; (2) which is unharvested or from which the production harvested is less than 3 bushels per acre shall be the appraised production and the harvested production in excess of 3 bushels per acre, except as to the acreage referred to in the following items (3) and (4); (8) which is abandoned or put to another use without prior written consent of the Corporation shall be the production guarantee provided for such acreage; or (4) which is damaged solely by an uninsured cause shall be not less than the production guarantee provided for such acreage.

(d) The total production to be counted shall include any harvested production from acreage initially seeded for purposes other than for harvest as grain as determined by the Corporation.

(e) In determining total production, volunteer small grains and volunteer vetch growing with the seeded oat crop, and small grains seeded in the growing oat crop on acreage on which the Corporation has not given its consent to be put to another use shall be counted as oats on a weight basis.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section for determining production to be counted, the production to be counted of any threshed oats which do not grade No. 3 or better and in addition, do not grade No. 4 or better on the basis of test weight only but otherwise grades No. 3 or better (determined in accordance with Official Grain Standards of the United States), because of poor quality due to insurable causes occurring within the insurance period and would not meet these grade requirements if properly handled, shall be adjusted by (1) dividing the value per bushel of the damaged oats as determined by the Corporation, by the market price per bushel at the local market for oats grading No. 3 at the time the loss is adjusted, and (2) multiplying the result thus obtained by the number of bushels of such damaged oats. 5. Meaning of terms. For the purpose of insurance on oats the term:

(a) "Harvest" means the mechanical severance from the land of matured oats for threshing.

6. Cancellation and termination for indebtedness dates. For each year of the con

tract the cancellation date shall be the December 31 and the termination date for indebtedness shall be the April 15 immediately preceding the beginning of the crop year for which the cancellation or the termination is to become effective.

[Amdt. 6, 33 F.R. 8261, June 4, 1968]

§ 401.131 The dry pea endorsement.

The provisions of the dry pea endorsement for the 1969 and succeeding crop years are as follows:

1. Insured crop. The crop insured shall be the spring planted varieties of dry peas (including lentils) shown as insurable on the county actuarial table (hereinafter called "actuarial table") which are planted for harvest as dry peas, as determined by the Corporation.

2. Production guarantee. The production guarantee per acre shown on the actuarial table shall be increased by 100 pounds for any acreage on which the amount threshed is 100 or more pounds per acre.

3. Insurance period. Insurance on any insured acreage shall attach at the time the insured crop is planted and shall cease upon threshing or removal from the field, whichever occurs first, but in no event shall insurance remain in effect later than September 15 of the calendar year in which the insured crop is normally harvested.

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4. Claims for loss. (a) Any claim for loss an insurance unit (hereinafter called "unit") shall be submitted to the Corporation, on a form prescribed by the Corporation, not later than 60 days after the time of loss. The Corporation reserves the right to provide additional time if it determines that circumstances beyond the control of either party prevent compliance with this provision.

(b) It shall be a condition precedent to the payment of any loss that the insured establish the production of the insured crop on the unit and that such loss has been directly caused by one or more of the hazards insured against during the insurance period for the crop year for which the loss is claimed, and furnish any other information regarding the manner and extent of loss as may be required by the Corporation.

(c) Losses shall be determined separately for each unit. The amount of loss with respect to any unit shall be determined by (1) multiplying the insured acreage of the insured crop on the unit by the applicable production guarantee per acre, which product shall be the production guarantee for the unit, (2) subtracting therefrom the total production to be counted for the unit, (3) multiplying the remainder by the applicable price for computing indemnities, and (4) multiplying the result obtained in (3) by the insured interest: Provided, That if for the unit the insured fails to report all of his interest or insurable acreage the amount of loss shall be determined with respect to all of his interest and insurable acreage,

but in such cases or otherwise, if the premium computed on the basis of the insurable acreage and interest exceeds the premium on the reported acreage and interest, or the acreage and interest when determined by the Corporation under section 3 of the policy, the amount of loss shall be reduced proportionately.

The total production to be counted for a unit shall be determined by the Corporation and, subject to the provisions hereinafter, shall include all threshed production and any appraisals made by the Corporation for unthreshed, or potential production, poor farming practices, uninsured causes of loss, or for acreage abandoned or put to another use without the consent of the Corporation: Provided, That the total production to be counted on any acreage of the insured crop (1) which is unthreshed or from which the production threshed is less than 100 pounds per acre shall be the appraised production and the threshed production in excess of 100 pounds per acre, except as to the acreage referred to in the following items (2) and (3); (2) which is abandoned or put to another use without prior written consent of the Corporation shall be the production guarantee provided for such acreage; or (3) which is damaged solely by an uninsured cause shall be not less than the production guarantee provided for such acreage.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section for determining production to be counted, the production to be counted of any threshed peas which do not grade No. 3 or better, or any threshed lentils which do not grade No. 2 or better (determined in accordance with United States Standards for dry peas and lentils), because of poor quality due to insurable causes occurring within the insurance period and would not meet these grade requirements if properly handled, shall be adjusted by (1) dividing the value per cwt. of the damaged commodity as determined by the Corporation, by the market price per cwt. at the local market for the same variety of peas grading No. 3, lentils grading No. 2 at the time the loss is adjusted, and (2) multiplying the result thus obtained by the number of pounds of such damaged commodity.

5. Meaning of terms. For the purpose of insurance on dry peas the term:

(a) "Insurance unit" in lieu of the first sentence of section 19(e) of the policy means respectively the insurable acreage of dry peas of the smooth green and yellow varieties, wrinkled varieties, or lentils in the county at the time of planting (1) in which the insured had 100 percent interest, (2) which is owned by one person and operated by the insured as a tenant, or (3) which is owned by the insured and rented to one tenant.

6. Cancellation and termination for indebtedness dates. For each year of the contract the cancellation date shall be the December 31 and the termination date for indebtedness shall be the April 15 immediately preceding the beginning of the crop

year for which the cancellation or the termination is to become effective. [Amdt. 7, 33 F.R. 8262, June 4, 1968]

§ 401.132

The rice endorsement.

The provisions of the rice endorsement for the 1969 and succeeding crop years are as follows:

1. Causes of loss not insured against. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of the policy, the contract shall not cover any loss caused by drought, or the application of saline water.

2. Insured crop. The crop insured shall be rice seeded for harvest as grain, as determined by the Corporation. Insurance shall not attach on acreage on which it is determined by the Corporation that the rice was (a) destroyed for the purpose of conforming with any other program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, (b) seeded for the development of hybrid seed, (c) seeded on acreage which was seeded to rice for the 2 preceding crop years, or (d) a second crop following a rice crop harvested in the same calendar year.

3. Production guarantee. The production guarantee per acre shown on the county actuarial table (hereinafter called "actuarial table") shall be increased by 2 hundredweight for any acreage on which the amount threshed is 2 or more hundredweight per acre.

4. Insurance period. Insurance on any insured acreage shall attach at the time the rice is seeded and shall cease upon threshing or removal from the field, whichever occurs first, but in no event shall insurance remain in effect later than October 31 of the calendar year in which the rice is normally harvested.

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5. Claims for loss. (a) Any claim for loss an insurance unit (hereinafter called "unit") shall be submitted to the Corporation, on a form prescribed by the Corporation, not later than 60 days after the time of loss. The Corporation reserves the right to provide additional time if it determines that circumstances beyond the control of either party prevent compliance with this provision.

(b) It shall be a condition precedent to the payment of any loss that the insured establish the production of the insured crop on the unit and that such loss has been directly caused by one or more of the hazards insured against during the insurance period for the crop year for which the loss is claimed, and furnish any other information regarding the manner and extent of loss as may be required by the Corporation.

(c) Losses shall be determined separately for each unit. The amount of loss with respect to any unit shall be determined by (1) multiplying the insured acreage of rice on the unit by the applicable production guarantee per acre, which product shall be the production guarantee for the unit, (2) subtracting therefrom the total production to

be counted for the unit, (3) multiplying the remainder by the applicable price for computing indemnities, and (4) multiplying the result obtained in (3) by the insured interest: Provided, That if for the unit the insured fails to report all of his interest or insurable acreage the amount of loss shall be determined with respect to all of his interest and insurable acreage, but in such cases or otherwise, if the premium computed on the basis of the insurable acreage and interest exceeds the premium on the reported acreage and interest, or the acreage and interest when determined by the Corporation under section 3 of the policy, the amount of loss shall be reduced proportionately.

The total production to be counted for a unit shall be determined by the Corporation and, subject to the provisions hereinafter, shall include all threshed production and any appraisals made by the Corporation for unthreshed or potential production, poor farming practices, uninsured causes of loss, or for acreage abandoned or put to another use without the consent of the Corporation: Provided, That the total production to be counted on any acreage of rice (1) which is unthreshed or from which the production threshed is less than 2 hundredweight per acre shall be the appraised production and the threshed production in excess of 2 hundredweight per acre, except as to the acreage referred to in the following items (2) and (3); (2) which is abandoned or put to another use without prior written consent of the Corporation shall be the production guarantee provided for such acreage; or (3) which is damaged solely by an uninsured cause shall be not less than the production guarantee provided for such acreage.

(d) The total production to be counted shall include any threshed production from acreage initially seeded for purposes other than for harvest as grain as determined by the Corporation. determining (e) In total production, volunteer rice growing with the seeded rice crop shall be counted as rice on a weight basis.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section for determining production to be counted, in any case where the quality of any production of threshed rough rice is reduced solely by insured causes occurring within the insurance period to the extent that the value per pound, as determined by the Corporation, is less than the market price at the nearest mill center, at the time the loss is adjusted, for the same variety of rough rice grading U.S. No. 3 (determined in accordance with Official Grain Standards of the United States) with a milling yield per hundredweight of 55 pounds in the case of Nato and 48 pounds of heads for other varieties (whole kernels) and 68 pounds total milling yield (heads, second heads, screenings and brewers) and such rice, if properly handled, would not have a value equal to or greater than such market price, the number of pounds of such rice to be counted shall