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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-
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RHEEMS, PA. ||
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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
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