U- Springtime and lambs and youngsters and on the farm of Clydeth R. Buch, R 2 Ephrata, the lambs often arrive in threes. Two sets of triplets arrived in time for the Easter season, one set on Feb. 2Q, another on Feb. 27. Here are the USDA Gratified by Three Laws for Farmer Signed by Eisenhower WASHINGTON (USDA) Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson today expressed gratification that President Eis enhower had signed into law bills expanding the school milk program, relieving farmers of Federal tax on gasoline used on farms, and providing funds to continue the fight against bru cellosis. “More schools and more chil dren will now benefit from the Special School Milk Program,” the Secretary said. “In addition to the health benefits which will be bequeathed on our children, this bill (H. R. 8320) creates an outlet for $75 million worth of dairy products a year for the next two years, and at a time when farmers particularly need expanded outlets. Good Future Customers “Children who learn of the nutritive value of dairy products by consuming them in school are likely to remain good cus tomers of our dairy farmers in adult life,” he said. In connection with the bill relieving farmers of the Federal tax on gasoline used on the farm (H. R. 8780) one of the im portant features of the Adminis tration’s farm program the Secretary said the measure will relieve farmers,of an estimated $6O million in operating costs this year and more in future years. “This is particularly important now, at a time when farmers are being squeezed between low income- and high production costs,” he said- Turning ito the brucellosis bill" (H. R. 8320), Secretary Benson said the nation is now much bet ter armed to carry on the war against that costly scourge. Can Controll Brucellosis “We now can foresee ultimate victory over this disease,” he said. “Through cooperation of farmers and ranchers, State and Department of Agriculture ani mal health authorities, brucel losis, like tuberculosis an cattle, can be brought under control.” The bill authorizes use of two million dollars in Federal funds for this fiscal year and 20 mil lion a year for the next eight years to continue the Federal- State cooperative campaign against the disease, known as undulant fever when it infect humans. An estimated $5O mil lion every year is the toll takdn Lancaster County Lambs by the disease in loss of animals and animal products. Congress authorized heavier emphasis on a camaign to eradi cate brucellosis in 1955-56. Coun ties within the several States participating m the eradication campaign are expected to step up their activities. Maine, New Hampshire and North Carolina are now accredited by th(j De partment as modified certified brucellosis-free areas. The Sec retary said he believes many other States will be -able to at tain the same status within the next two years- Beef Demands Hike Cattle by Seven Million CHICAGO The nation’s ap petite for beef has risen so much since 1940 as to require an extra seven million cattle a year, the American Meat Insti tute says. This increase is in ad dition to the expansion demand ed by the rise in population, it was added. The meat industry trade asso ciation pointed out that in 1940 the per capita beef consumption rate was 54 lbs; as recently as 1951 it was but 55 lbs. Currently 82 Pounds But in 1955 it was up to 81 lbs and currently is running around 82 lbs, annual rate basis, the Institute found. “The desire of more mouths for more beef resulted in a con sumption last year of that kind of meat of more than 13 billion pounds, the highest on record. It compared with 7% billion lbs in 1940,” the Institute said. The “progress report” cover ing a decade and a half was re leased in connection -with the Institute’s spring “big push for beef” campaign, emphasizing that current large supplies make beef one of the nutntioh bar gains of the day. The association noted that beef production in the last year has outstepped, al most month for month, the year ago volume. 12,000 Full-Color Posters The promotion will draw at tention to the budget values of beef, focusing on supermarkets which account for a large per centage of all retail meat sales. More than 12,000 of them are supplied with full-color poetfrs Buch youngsters with three of the lambs; Martha, 8, on the left; Judy, 12, a seventh grader at the Farmersville school in the center, and on the right, more concerned abbut the camera than the lamb, Tommy, (Lancaster Farming Staif Photo). Area Boatmen Launch Docks On Susquehanna A number of private boat dock owners in the York Furnace and Pequea areas took advantage of high water recently to launch their docks in the river. According to George Thomas, the tentative date for launching the docks of the Pequea Boat Club has been set for the first Sunday in May. A bipartisan' group of Sena tors will press for tax relief for small busmes. and point-of-sale cards emphasiz ing beef dishes ' In addition, the Institute will run full-color advertisements in geveral women’s magazines as well as in Life and The Satur day Evening Post. *We ve Come o Long Wog Together. .* One morning back in 1892, the peace and quiet of the little lowa town of Froehch was shattered by an unfamiliar roar . . . the cough and clank of a one-cylinder engine mounted on the running gear of a , steam traction engine. This one-lunger, the pride of John Froehch, proved a success and soon moved out of lowa to the broad plains of the Dakotas. That fall it helped harvest over 72,000 bushels of small grain. From that humble beginning has come the great hne of John Deere Tractors . . . tractors that today offer ad vantages undreamed of just a few years ago. Time has changed . . . John Deere Tractbrs have "come a long way." Elm, Pa. F. H. SHOTZBERGER Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 13, 1956 Prices Decline For Farmers in March 15 Month HARRISBURG Declining prices received by Pennsylvania farmers for meat animals, milk and eggs, resulted in a decline of three points in the overall price index during the month ended March 15, Dr. William L. Henning, State Secretary of Agriculture, said today following Federal-State surveys. Decline in the index came on top of a 6-point drop during the previous month, Dr. Henning said The index now stands at 231 per cent of its 1910-14 aver age and is eight points below a year ago, he added. Meat Animals Drop The meat animal index drop ped seven points between Febru ary 15 and March 15 with all species averaging lower except lambs. The dairy products index was down seven points as the price received ■ for milk declined' 15 cents a hundred pounds, whole sale. This was slightly less than the usual seasonal drop at this time of year, Dr. Henning ex plained- The poultry and egg index de clined two points as eggs took a one-cent drop per dozen. Broil ers and farm chickens both aver aged half a cent higher and turkeys were up one cent a lb. Crop Index Gains Pennsylvania’s crop price in dex registered a 6-point advance from a month earlier due to seasonal increases in prices re- LANDIS STONE MEAL CO. WHITE LILLY ALLPURPOSE MINERALS Agricultural Ground Limestone Hard Poultry Grits Feed Mixing Calcium Calcium Stable Grits •j Lime Spreading Service H RHEEMS, PA. || Call Elizabethtown 7-2901 Night Calls 7-2906 || Soil Tests Assist In Fertilizer Use Five points to add and main tain organic matter in the soil were outlined by County Agent Max M. Smith m a series of three county meetings late last week They are: 1, longer rotation; 2, soil and cover crops which are plowed under, 3. proper use of lime and feitilizer to encour age root and top growth; 4, plowing down manure and crop residues, and 5, cotrol of soil erosion Soil tests help make better use of lime ad fertilizer, Mr. Smith pointed out Hosts are the three meetings were Chris tian K Neff, El Millersville, Ja cob W Martin, El Gap, and Da vid E Buckwaltei, Jr, E 3 Lititz. UNUSUAL REQUEST OKLAHOMA‘CITY, Okla. ‘ A reqest recently received at Tinker Air Foice Base, at which a crew of men do nothing but dispose of no longer useful air planes, stumped the 25,000 mili tary and civilian personnel at the base The letter came from two boys, aged 13 and 14, who asked about obtaining one slightly used airplane to “set in my yaid to learn how to fly.” ceived for most grams Potato and apple prices held steady and hay prices declined as the end-* of the feeding season neared. For the United States, the price index increased four points or 2 per cent during the penod, surveys showed. Consult Us For The Best A replica of the first Froelicb tractor which was the "granddaddy" of the present-day complete line of John Deere Tractors. And through these years, as the John Deere Dealer in this community, vi 've been a pdrt of this progress. - We've seen changes i tractors, in equipment, in farm ing methpds, in farms .Ve've made new friends to ba cherished as old frieht as the years passed by. Yes .. . we've come long way together in this com munity . . . you, our < stomers, John Deere, and our selves. It's a winning ombmation that enables us to face the future with c< >dence. PL Manheim 5-2141 7 ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦ ♦♦
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