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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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