neu action or 25 Pier Cent Corn Is Asked -WASHINGTON The United] States Department of Agriculture 1 has requested a 25 per cent re duction in corn planting acreage this year in a designated com jnercial Corn Belt- There were 29 Pennsylvania counties in the commercial belt last year, 30 this year, and acre age alloted this year was 693,- 062 and last year 811,954. Additional surplus supplies would be avoided by this reduc tion, the USDA advises, in line With the sharp reduction in live stock m'arket values, oyer-ex pansion and over-production- en couraged by cheap feed. For the 840 counties of the United States in the designated area, 43,280,543 acres have been alloted in 23 states. Last year the allotment was 49,842,697 acres in 805 counties of 21 states MARCH March 5-9 - ' Feed Dealers and Millers’ Short Course, Penn yl vania U- | LOANS § « For-any Farm Purpose || § Made the Farmer’s Way :j P LANCASTER I H PRODUCTION CREDIT ASS’N I " U j| 39 E. Chestnut St., ♦♦ ♦f Lancaster, Pa. S Ph. Unc. 3-3921. | ll ' S M JJ ♦ SAVES TIME • EASILY APPLIED Increase your yields and ' Quality manufacturing is the by word of every John Deere factory. Beginning with incoming ship ments of only the highest-grade materials, each manufactured part . .. every finished implement is in spected thoroughly by skilled LANDIS BROS. Latest Improved Farming; Equipment 1305 Manheim Pike Phone 3-3906 P. O. Box 484 Lancaster, Pennsylvania jr rccipi let non rasr w uaysr OBSERVED PRECIPITATIOI (APPROXIMATE) JANUARY 1956 This chart shows the general nature of heavy, and the precipitation amounts which the total precipitation which fell during the 'determine these^classes are obtained from preceding 30 days. Precipitation is express- an analysis of many years of record at many ed in three classes: light, moderate, and stations. Top $l4O in Hampshire Bred Gilts A top of $l4O was scored in the sale of 35 Hampshires bred gilts at the Stauffer Homestead Farm, R 1 East Earl this week, with an average of $7O - conditions curtailed the crowd, which was limited to • SAVES LABOR •NO LIFTING • 82% NITROGEN EEBBiaZEEI workmen to assure Its meeting e»- act John Deere quality standards. That’s .why farmers everywhere are loud in their praise for the de pendability . . . the quality con struction of John Deere Farm Equipment. See us for information. mmisoN Vr" less than 50, from Lancaster Berks, Lebanon and Chester counties. Purchaser of the top gilt was Roy W- fJhurr, Birdsboro, for Homestead Roxann 2nd, farrow ed Feb 1, 1955, bred Oct. 7 to Stauffer’s Masterpiece. Hoffart Farlmg, Findlay, Ohio, was auctioneer, assisted in the ring by fieldmen, Bill Miller of the Hampshire Swine Registry and the Hampshire Herdsman. Ethel Good was clerk. Farm Calendar FEBRUARY Feb. 1-29 Dairy Farming Short Course, Pennsylvania U. ,Feb 1-29 - Livestock Farming Short Course. Pennsylvania U. Feb. 2 Society of Farm Woman *2, home of Mrs, Joseph Best, R 2, Kirkwood. Feb. II Farm Society 7, Leacock Presbyterian Church social rooms. Feb. 7 - Board of Directors Meeting, Lancaster County Farm ers Assn., Fred Soilenberger home, Narvon Feb. 13 r- Farm meeting on anhydrous ammonia, at L. H Bru baker’s store, R 3 Lititz, 7.30 p m. 13— Doughnut Bake by Society of Farm Wom'an No- 2 at home of Mrs. Andrew Low, Manheim R 4; telephone orders to Mrs John Dourte, Manheim 5-5067. 14— Femwood Grange (Chester County) meeting, featuring sisters’ night. Feb. 14 Society of Farm Women No- 22 meeting at the home of Mrs Paul Miller, Lan caster R 7. Bandage sew- Feb 14 Society of Farm Women No 22 covered dish so cial; members’ husbands will be guests. Farm Bureau Building, Lancaster. Feb. 15 Deadline for re quests to be placed on spray serv ice letter mailing list, Harry S. Sloat, Associate Lancaster coun ty agent. Feb 22 - Annual Meeting, Lancaster County District 'of Southeastern Pennsylvania Artif ical Breeding Cooperative, Land isville Fire Hall, 7:30 p. m. Feb. 27-29 - Sheepmen’s Short Course, Pennsylvania U. EGGS Market firm. Demand improved, especially for mediums. Prices moved higher. Supplies were about adequate for day to day requirements. Wholesale selling prices- for those minimum 10 PCT AA qua Large 45-48# White 43Vs-45V2, TSrown 43-44, Medium White 41-42, Brown 41-42- Extras, Min imum 60 PCT A quality Large 45-50# White 42-42%, Brown none, mixed 41-41%, Medium White 40-41, Brown none, mixed 40-41, Standards 40-41, current receipts none, checks 37-38- juancaster r antling, Pr: ONE WAY TO DO IT. BARKING, England Becom ing tired of the slovenly speech of his students, the headmaster of a school here decided to do something about it. 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