VOL, 10. NO. 4 Agriculture In Libya By E. I. Robertson, Ph. D. (Ed. Note - Dr. Robeitson, Director of Nutrition, John W Eshelman & Sons, recently re turned from a 3-month as signment in Libya with Food and Agriculture Organization of the 'United Nations (FAO) The purpose of the appoint ment was “to advise the gov ernment of Libya on foimu lating animal feeds and on nutritional problems in the operation of a feed mixing plant.” Lancaster Farming asked Dr. Robertson to share the following observations with our readers ) Libya whose northern bor der is the Mediterranean Sea extends deep into Africa’s Sa hara Desert. It is about three times the size of Texas, ap proximately the same area as all of the United States east of the Mississippi River with a population of about 1 5 mil lion people. The nationals are Arabs and Arabic is the of ficial language Priests call the Moslems to prayer five times daily with a loud speaker from the steeple of Mosques. Their Book is the Quran and a frequently used term is “It is written. ’ The nation is a kingdom under King Idris but operates through ministries under a council of ministers headed by a Prime Minister. Gaining independence m 1951 under a United Nations charter, it was a poor nation until development of its oil resources in 1959. The oil boom in Libya has been de scribed as the fastest in oil industry history as no other area has reached a million barrels a day pioduction with- CAMELS, “SHIPS OF THE DESERT”, FULFILL MANY PURPOSES IN ARID AND SEMI-ARID AREAS, They serve as producers of milk and meat andf for transport. The camel, “Gemel” in Arabic, can go for long periods with out water. Its hump is used to store fat, not water. The ability to conserve water is due to its blood plasma. About one-third of all the meat produced in Libya in 1961 was camel meat. in thiee years of its first shipment. Profits fiom the oil indus try, estimated at 250 million dollars in 1964, are used by the government for education and other programs to bene fit all the people In 1951 theie were only 16 high school graduates, but 10 years latei 279 Libyans weie study ing in colleges abioad and 218 thousand children were en (Continued on Pace fit Small Game Season Reopens Dec. 26 Pennsylvania small game hunters will have another chance to test then skills as the 1964 extended small game season on grouse, rabbits and squirrels i e-opens Saturday, December 26, and closes Jan uaiy 2 This will be the sev enth consecutive year that Pennsylvania has offered a late small game season Daily shooting hours will be 7 a.m to 5 p m. each day except Sun day, December 27 when no hunting is' permitted Daily bag limits, the same as during the regular season, are foui rabbits, six squirrels and two grouse Hunters are reminded, however, that they may not exceed season bag limits of 20 rabbits, 30 squir rels and 10 grouse and must include any of these species killed during the regular small game season m November Also included in the extend ed small game season is the legal hunting of snowshoe haies statewide Bag limits on snowshoe hares have been set at two per day, six for the season Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 26, 1964 Federal Crop Ins. Reaches Record Of $550 Million The USDA annoutuvd at then yeai-end loundup of Fed eial Ci op Insuiance activities that nearly $550 million in faim crop production invest ments were piotected in 1964 This is the highest figme in the 26-year histoiy of Federal Crop Insurance “With ci edit becoming in creasingly important to funn els as the agncultuial revolu tion increases its pace, the use of Fedeial Crop Insurance (FCI) policies as loan colla teral is becoming an important management tool for farm operators,” says Manager John N Luft “The combination of credit value and investment protec tion offered by FCI is a major factoi in the growth and public acceptance of this service to agriculture,” Luft said In 1964, Fedeial Crop In surance protected farmers in 1,187 counties in 36 states Six of these counties, including Lancaster, were in Pennsyl vania Ed Camber, District Director of the FCI office in York, told Lancastei Fanning that possibly 1,000 crops are cur rently insured in Lancaster County About three-quaiteis of these aie tobacco He said that on tobacco insurance farmers in Lancaster County have one of the lowest piemium lates of any county in the East Camber felt that the loss ratio for corn was fanly high, and for that icason more farm ers should consider insurance for that ci op Elias Frey, Rawlinsville, (Continued on Page 5) Recreation Boom May Be Answer To Lower Income On Some Farms In County Population in the United States is expected to reach 350 million by the year 2000 That is almost double today’s pop ulation, and it is the most important factor shaping the dein? 11 Ter increased recrea tional provisions in the U S Early in this century two and one-half cents of every con sumer dollar went for recre ation, now the figure is five and one half cents Another factor effecting this demand is higher family in comes Studies show that fam ilies in the $7,500-$lO,OOO-in come range have the highest participation in outdoor rec reational activities. With more people moving into that fi nancial bracket there will be more time and money avail able for outdoor recreation Leisure time is definitely on the increase, and with con stantly improving means of transportation distance is a shrinking problem But out door recreation does not have the field all to itself, it has competition fiom such spare time activities as music, tele vision, spectator sports, or such backyard projects as gar dening and lawm work In 1962 Uongress passed the Food and Agriculture Act Secretary Freeman said this Act “was especially signifi Brubaker And Skromme Named To Co-Chair Farm & Home Campaign An agricultural leader and an industrial executive have been named CcnChairmen of the Farm and Home Founda tion Campaign, Willis Z Es benshade, ipresident of the Foundation’s Board of Direc tors, announced today Levi H Brubaker, of Roh rerstown, and L H. Skromme, Lancaster, will head the drive which has a $375,000 goal for the construction of a Faifin and Home Center and the es tablishment of a Scholarship Fund to aid students major ing in agricultural studies. The project, first undertaken several years ago, was delayed until a favorable ruling was obtained from Internal Rev enue that gifts to the Founda tion will be tax-deductible. A "challenge gift” of ten acres of ground for building the Center has been assured by an anonymous donor on condition that adequate funds are raised in a public drive. Upon completion, the struc ture would serve as a meeting place for farm and civic or ganizations and provide office facilities for a number of ag ricultural agencies which serve both farm and home owners. The building will also $2 Per Year cant, for it enabled us to ap ply multiple-purpose conserva tion principles to puvate lands, thiough state and local agen cies ” It enabled the USDA to provide technical assistance, cost-sharing, and credit to in dividuals, organizations and groups in developing recrea tional facilities to meet the increasing needs of an expand ing population, and to divert unneeded agricultural land to other uses One federal agency immedi ately involved in assisting with the recreation (business (Continued on Page 4) Tax and Social Sec, Meet Tues. On Tuesday, December 29, a meeting for state and reg ional income tax and social security training will be held at the Avalong Diner, east of York The purpose of the meet ing will be to acquaint farm ers, and those filing for farm ers, of any changes in tax or social security regulations that would effect them Anyone interested in attend ing the meeting is asked to contact Victor Plastow, Asso ciate County Agent, not later (Continued on Page 9) contain a conference room, and a large multi-purpose room fitted with banquet ta bles for about 500 persons. (In addition to the two gen eral Chairmen of the drive, announced by Esbenshade, Area and District Chairmen have been named to lead in organizing the Farm Gifts Di vision of the appeal. Named to head major areas are: Northeast: C. Warren Lein inger, Denver, R.D.; and Wil lis Esbenshade, Lancaster; Northwest: Noah W. Kreider, Manheim RiD., and Phares S- Risser, Elizabethtown; South west; Amos Funk, Millers ville; Jay Garber, Lancaster RiD; and Robert Bushong, Columbia RiD.; Southeast: John H. Herr, Lancaster BiD (Continued on Page 10) Weather Forecast Temperatures for the five day period Thursday through Monday are expect ed to average near normal, turning colder over the weekend. Normal high for the period is 39 degrees and the low is 24. Precipitation will occur as rain and drizzle, accompanied by fog, on Friday, Saturday, and possibly again on Mon day.
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