ry no ./i-hn’'! »rirfinc' i l 'loVimu:, 1 12 Lancaster Farming, Friday, Oct. 25, 1957 Farmers Borrow $40.5 Million To Develop Soil, Water Resources During the first three years of ‘the Farmers Home Administra tion’s soil and water conservation lsm program. 11,430 farmers bor rtftrCd more than $4O 5 million to improve their soil and water re sources, the U S Department of Agriculture said today Of the total amount loaned, nearly $3O million was advanced by private lenders on an insured basis, according to Kermit H Hansen, the agency’s administra tor. Loans to develop farmstead water supplies, irrigation systems soil conservation measures, and other land improvement practices including development of per manent pastures were first made on a nation-wide basis in Octob er, 1954 Previously, only water facility loans had been available and that type of credit was ex tended just in the 17 western States Approximately 7,230 loans MUSSER Leghorn Chida For WBti E 991 DONEGAL WHITE CROSS Far BraHer'dwatl '"biroct from Phone Mt. Joy OL 3-4911 ■ Learn The Facts About ■ ■ Hawkins Patented Slatted Floors ■ ■ Pat. No. 2,753,841. Other Patents Pending. ■ J Everlasting Pressurized-treated. Wooden Legs and Girders. ■ _ Ideal with Pit Cleaner, 5 I Perpetual Cleanliness. g ■ Would you like to keep twice as many hens in your ■ ■ present houses—clean your laying houses only once each ■ g year—eliminate all litter cost and labor with litter—get 5 g better egg production—get cleaner eggs than you ever g ■ thought possible—eliminate filth and wet spots in your ■ • laying houses—produce better quality market eggs— ■ g eliminate medication and control intestinal parasites 7??? Jj ■ See the HAWKINS Floor on Our Farms J| S HIESTAND, Inc. ! ■ Marietta R. D. X. Ph. HA 6-9301 ■ (■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ gigißiimif were made to individual farmers; 4,200 other farmers obtained the credit as members of 118 non-pro fit associations. About 81 per cent of all loan funds were used for developing irrigation facilities on 600,000 acres This included purchase of pumps, motors and piping drill ing of wells, and construction and repair of irrigation ditches and laterals. Remainder of the funds were used to develop water sys tems for household use and farm livestock, and for such soil con servation measures .as terracing pastures improvement, drainage, brush removal, and planting trees Repayments up to June 30,1957 totaled about $7,960,000 in prin cipal, interest and insurances Charges. Repayment schedules de pended upon the purposes for which the funds were advanced and the estimated income of the applicants. The maximum repay ment period for a loan is 20 years to individuals and 40 years for'as sociations. Individuals may N bor-, row up to $25,000 and the ceiling on association loans is $250,000. The Fanners Home Administr ation loans up to a total of $25 million fiscal year. In addi tion, Congress has appropriated $55 million for direct loans for fiscal 1958. Private lenders' - who invest in insured loans receive a return of 3Vz per cent and the borrower pays 1 per cent to the Govern ment for insurance and administr ative costs. -Loans made from -ap propriated funds carry an inter est charge of 4Va per cent. Applications for all loans are made at the local county offices of the Farmers Home Administra tion f LASS*FIED ADS IVAN 'M. MARTIN, INC. BLUE MIL. PA. Telephones! New Hoiiana, ELgin 4-2112 L Terre Hill, HHlcrest 5-3445 HOLDING TROPHIES PRESENTED them at the County Dairy Club Roundup are, left to right, Miss Linda Mumma, Tom Halladay ’Jr, Sandra Ruft and Carol *A> H “ «, f, $ > 1 Girls Win Bulk of 4-H Dairy Club Honors Awarded at Banquet Tom Halladay Jr., R 1 Kirk wood, was the only boy to have top score m his 4-H breed "club as awards were presented at the annual 4-H Dany Club Banquet Oct 18 at Strasburg. The three girls were Linda Mumma, Landisville, Guernsey; Sandra Rutt, Stevens, Holstein, and Carol Krantz, Ayrshire Others picket out for single honors were Barbara Keener, County champion fitter, and Dale Shirk, County champion show man Reserves in the fitting and showing contests were Glenn Bushong and Linda Mumma. Miss Keener and Shirk were presented cash awards by the North Lancaster Kiwanis Club. Fourth Mobile Lab Added For Ring Teste HARRISBURG A fourth mo bile laboratory has been added to the State Department of'Ag riculture fleet to help m the con trol of livestock diseases on Penn sylvania farms. Dr. Howard A. Milo, director of the Bureau of Animal Industry; to'day said the new laboratory will be used by technicians who will apply “milk ring” tests to com posite samples of milk taken from each herd in <a statewide cam paign against bovine brucellosis (Bang’s diseases). The new addition has necessi tated the redivision of mobile unit working areas assigned by the Bureau, Dr. Milo said. He pointed out that herds in each •of the four regions of Pennsyl vania will be tested periodically to keep Bang’s infection under control. Under the milk ring test, herd owners submit milk samples every six months. Dr. Milo commended techni cians who have worked from the trailer laboratories since Decem ber 1953 when the first traveling unit was placed in operation. He said if technicians suspect the presence of brucellosis, a veter inarian is contacted to take blood samples from each animal in the suspected herd Samples are test ed at Summerdale, Cumberland County, in the Bureau’s animal disease laboratory. Each of the four mobile lab oratories will be supervised by Bureau veterinarians in the De partment of Agriculture. 7* 'JT’y,'* H ■ ’"■"V «T r ?*v r ’ #< "\Z * > ’*•*■ &>* v* ’» •<>* ' * , » ■" *’**’ <* * ** ** * f a’« -7 •» 4 '-Y > l ’-vv “V ‘<, *" 7 *i\ * ‘ k •« 7 v V r,**/" 7y ~V”< & >:.‘< •■ J A*. A. *V V + *• ( Xfr * ) V" < >» V ■« K /<_,«• "1-, v. ftS ’ Y&'A*. - f '-VV, Nf." -'v ' \ r/"' "’’’i •v ' / c “-" > > > t ■? " * * , -*** *i' Y 5 <% k - ’ * * A }*\ ty4 ’■*' < * 4 *** v ,r * ty)/ + >“ ', / *>-■ ■■ }\Z *♦ * )f*r- ■ * A *V / **> By clubs, the other showing and fitting winners were. Holstein—fitting, Barbara Kee ner; showing, Dale Shirk. Guernsey showing? Linda Mumma, fitting, Glenn. Bushong. Ayrshire—fitting, Carol Krantz; showing, Marilyn Harnish. Jersey—fitting, Tom Halladay, showing, J Paul Herr. The Lancaster County Ayrshire 'Assn presented a halter to Man- Ijn Harnish for her work this year The Guernsey Association pre-; sented a plaque to Miss Reba Bushong, owner of tbe grand D. M. STOLTZFUS & SON, INC. Schantz. They were tops in overall points in the Guernsey, Jersey, Holstein and Ayr shire breeds respectively- (LF Photo) ATTENTION DAIRYMEN For Your Limestone Sand For Use In Dairy Barns Asphalt Paying & Crushed Stone Quarryville, Pa. Quarryville STerling 6-2191 -. »'*,#■ * i -**> ? s/ V 1 ' * ’f - >4 ' V / V ' „ I 3 v f.< i r * ***** , ♦ " ■ t *'* <•* r * { > t" t/-* y v champion animal at the county round-up, and cash awards to Mary Ellen Mumma, Glenn Bush ong, Robert Mumma, Reba Bush ong, and Janet Hastings. The County Holstein Assn gave cash awards to Barbara Keener, Paul Trimble, Elvin Shelly, Don ald Welk, Richard Shely, Phyllis' Rutt, Gloria Shelly and George Rutt It" was announced that the Dairy Club food stand had net ted $147 whieb-will be divided among the various breed clubs. The Lancaster County Bankers Assn presented gifts of mechani cal pencils and stationery to the Da,iry Club members. Three /ear pins were also presented. Master of ceremonies was Don* aid Welk, dairy club president. > Cali tiasaaja:! 1 ‘ si r * , v «■ "*■* « \ I til B J
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