Robert E. and Carloyn S. Holmes - Page 18

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             The above averages for farms in Calhoun County include both              
             irrigated and nonirrigated farms, whereas petitioners' farm              
             was nonirrigated.  A letter dated November 5, 1990, from                 
             the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) to                   
             petitioner states that the township of Marshall, where                   
             petitioners' land was located, had experienced significant               
             crop damage caused by deer for several years.  Accordingly,              
             in 1990, the MDNR issued a permit to petitioner authorizing              
             him to kill antlerless deer on his property.                             
                  Petitioner received disaster assistance payments                    
             during the years in issue.  The ASCS sent a letter dated                 
             January 3, 1992, to petitioner concerning the Disaster                   
             Assistance Program for 1990 and 1991.  It is apparent from               
             this letter that petitioners had applied for disaster                    
             assistance of some sort.  A letter dated March 26, 1992,                 
             from the local ASCS office to petitioners states that                    
             petitioners' application for disaster relief with respect                
             to their crop loss was approved.  However, the record does               
             not disclose the nature or extent of petitioners' crop loss              
             or the amounts of disaster assistance payments they                      
             received.                                                                









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