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OBSERVED PRECIPITATION
(APPROXIMATE)
APRIL 1956
This chart shows the general nature of and heavy, and the precipitation amounts
the total precipitation which fell during which determine these classes dre obtain
the preceding 30 days. Precipitation is ex- ed from an analysis of many years of rec
pressed in three classes; light, moderate, ord at many stations.
The work of science is to sub-
stitute facts for appearance and
demonstration for impressions.—
John Buskin.
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USED TRACTORS
* Farmall jSuper M, with live PTO
* Farmall Super C
* Farmall Super A Tractors
* Farmall H
* Allis Chalmers G with loader
* Oliver 70
* John Deere A ,
* John Deere 70 (new)
McCORMIGK FARM
EQUIPMENT STORE
| Ephrata, Pa.
Precipitation, Preceding 30 Days
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Girl Will Win
Scholarship of *
Angus Auxuliary
A qualified 4-H or farm youth
group girl will receive a $3OO
college scholarship to be award
ed annually by the National
Women’s Auxiliary of the Am-1
erican Angus Association, an
nounces Mrs. Dorothy Wall,-
Lebanon, Ind., chairman of the
Scholarship Commitee.
Among qualifications listed by
the Auxiliary for eligibility. to
receive- the scholarship are; 1)
The applicant shall have mani
fested an interest in Angus beef
cattle projects and have a part
in such activities at time of ap
plication; 2) She shall either be
-a graduating student or one who
has graduated from high school
and needs financial aid to fur
ther her education; and 3) She
shall be recommended by a
county agent, school principal,
and 4-H or other club advisor.
The girl will b- judged on her
academic achievement, school
and other activities, 4-H or youth
group record, character, and
financial need. No discrimina
tion will be made between race
or creed.
A single applicant will be sub
mited for iinal judging by each
of the state and regional auxi
liaries throughout the country
1054 S, STATE ST.
Phone Ephrata 3-2283
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Basis for Judging
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Commercial Vehicle
Registration Ending
The current registration
period for commercial ve
hicles ends May 31.
A record higit of 750,000
applications for 1956 regis
tration tags are in the
mails t o Pennsylvania
/owners oif commercial vew
hides, according to Secre
tary of Revenue Gerald A.
Glesson.,
He ’said that under the
new tables of fees, it is ex
, pected that the revenue
j from the sale of tags will
increase approximately s 7
million dollars.
affiliated with the national auxi
liary. In the event that the Na
tional Scholarship Commitee
has two applicants of equal
qualifications, a duplicate award
will be made.
The recipient of the award
will not be limited to the course
of higher education she wishes
to pursue. All applications are
to be"in the hands of the Na
tional Committee by July 1, in
order that the candidate may be
selected in time to receive her
scholarship for the fall semester.
Members of Commitee
Members of the Scholarship
Commitee who will judge the
candidates are, m addition to
Mrs. Wall; Mrs. William C.
Volkmann, Jr., of Selma, Calif.;
Mrs J. C. Holbert, Bettendorf,
Iowa; Mrs. R. C. Branscombe,
Union Springs, Ala,; and Mrs
Lester Leachman, Claverack, N.
Y.
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Those interested in competing
for the scholarship may apply
to the local or regional Angus
auxiliary group in their area, or
directly to 'the National Chair
man, Mrs. R. A. Wall. Route #4,
Lebanon, Ind.
Announcement of the 1956
Award Winner will be made in
August.
Soil Conservation
Enrollments Gain
In the first four months of
1956, more than 1,084 farms
have enrolled in the Lancaster
County Agricultural Conserva
tion Program, compared to a
total enrollment in 1953 of 3,-
141 farms.
At present $44,888 in match
ing federal funds have been al
located for a total of $BO,OOO
available as the government’s
share in helping farmers carry
out approved conservation prac
tices.
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only for agricultural purposes.
Applications may be filed up
to next September 30th for re
turn of State taxes paid during
the year beginning July 1, 1955
and ending June 30, 1956. The
new Act carries the same pro
visions for the year beginning
this next July Ist.
“This legislation is long over
due,” the Governor declared. “In
providing for 100 per cent re
fund we are rendering a sub
stantial service to our farmers-
The Act should benefit consum
ers in the long run as farmers
obtain a measure of relief from
the burdensome cost * price
squeeze that hos prevailed in
food production for the past sev
eral years.
“All gasoline taxes go into
the Motor License Fund where
they are specifically used to
ward financing the construction
and maintenance of our highway
system.
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“Farm tractors used m plow
ing fields and harvesting crops
are not using the highways.
Combines and stationary en
gines using gasoline in the pro
duction of food certainly do not
use the highways.”
Farmers’ refund claims must
be accompanied by receipts in
dicating total tax paid on liquid
fuel for which reimbursement
is sought. Claims are to be filed
on forms supplied by the State
Board of Finance and Revenue.
The present Pennsylvania fax
is six cents per gallon on gaso
line Refunds therefore will total
$6O on every 1,000 gasoline used
off the highways on the farm.
The Federal tax of two cents a
gallon also is recoverable by
farmers who use the fuels in
food production.
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Lancaster Farm
Leader Signs
Gas Tax Refund
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Must Submit Receipts
Cooking # Poultry Brooding
Heating 9 s Tractor Fuel
Water Heating 0 Irrigation
Heat For Milk Hous' and Milking Parlor
Stock Tank Heating
C. W. WITMER, S udersburg, Pa.
PLEASE SEND MORE INFORMA -N ON PYROFAX GAS
BULK SERVICE
NAME
ADDRESS
100 Pound Cyclinders Available For Consumption
C. W. WITMER
Lincoln East S9UDERSBURG, PA. fL Strasbarg OV7-4146
"Your Pyrofax Distributor For 24 Years”
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ing, Friday, May 11, 1956—7
OWN COFFEE MUGS
BAY PORT, Mich Remem
ber the days of the individual
shaving mugs on the baibershop
shelves’ Well, almost everyone
at Sam Murrow’s restaurant has
his own coffee mug lettered
with his name and lined up on
the shelf Mug-owners get their
coffee for a nickel, while otheis
have to pay a dime.
STA-FRESH
SODIUM
BISULFITE
The Easy To Use Low
Cost Powder That Keeps
Your Grass Silage Fresh
Green & Sweet Smelling
TESTS PROVE
J. It gives your Cows
more nourishment
2. It has no “Silage
Stink”
3. It stays green and
fresh for months.
' Use 8 Lb. Per Ton of
Silage.
80 Lb. Bag $5.60
500 Lb. Bagl $6-90 cwt.
P.L. ROHRER
& BRO., INC.
SMOKETOWN
Phone Lane. 22659
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