Farmers May
Cancel Wheat -
Agreements
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
Taft Benson Oct. 1 announced
that farmers who sign 1957 wheat
Acreage Reserve agreements and
who have farm allotments on
other crops, or a soil Bank Cora-
Base Acreage, be permitted to
cancel their wheat-Acreage Re
serve agreements after the mail
ing of their last official notice of
a farm allotment for 1957 In
cluded in the announcement was
provision that farmers, whose
only farm allotment is for wheat
and who have signed 1957 wheat
Acreage Reserve agreements, may
cancel or revise thosff agreements
through the final sign-up date
(Oct. 5, 1956) for Acreage Re
serve for winter
wheat.
The action was taken to per
mit winter wheat producers
who have allotments on other
crops, or a Soil Bank Corn Base
Acreage, to make their final
decision after all allotment or
the corn base acreage informa
tion for 1957 is available to
them. For these producers, the
deadline for cancellation or re
vision of the 1957 winter wheat
Acreage Reserve agreements
will be 15-days after the mail
ing of the farmer’s last official
notice of a farm allotment from
the county Agricultural Stabili
zation and Conservation office.
Many farmers have been reluc
tant to put land in the wheat
Acreage Reserve before know
ing the effect of other allot
ments on their farm operations.
Farmers who have only wheat
allotments applicable to their
farms may cancel or revise their
previusly signed wheat Acreage
Reserve agreements through Oc
tober 5, 1956. These farmers now
have the same length of time in
which to make their final decision
as those in similar circumstances
who wait until near the end of the
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One of the outstanding Angus establish
ments in southeastern Pennsylvania is
Fox Hill Farm near Unionville, where Col.
Howard C. Fair Saturday was host to the
signup period (October 5, 1956)
to execute winter wheat Acreage
Reserve agreements for 1957.
Under previous regulations,
which are now being modified,
wheat Acreage Reserve agree
ments for 1957, once signed by
farmers, could not be cancelled
by them.
SMART SCOTCHMAN
Two Scotchmen tossed to see
who would pay for the dinner.
The winned called, “heads”. The
loser called, “Fire!” and escaped
in the confusion.
It's the everyday "little things"
, that prove the true
value of telephone
service—such as calling y
. home when you'll
be late for dinner . .
for a beauty salon
ihonitv
Fox Hill Farm
Brandywine Association. Here is a view
of the home, stake and rider fences, and
part of the barn. (Lancaster Farming
Staff Photo).
Read Labels When
Purchasing Peaches
'Be a careful label-reader when
buying canned peaches.
The label tells you whether
you’re getting cling or freestone
peaches halves or slices, and
whether they’re packed in heavy
or light sirup, reports Elsie
Bamesberger, extension- consum
er 'education specialist of the
Pennsylvania State University.
Some labels show the grade
of the product. Many of them
MAIL GOES THROUGH
Harlan, Ky. Come rain,
snow, sleet or hail, the mail at
Harlan goes through Even a let
ter addressed to "‘Mr. Hamp
Baxter, Hans. Ky.” After consi
derable scratching of heads, the
letter w?s delivered to Hamp
Harris, Baxter, Ky Harris con
firmed that the letter was
meant for him.
offer other helpful information
to the consumer, such as the
number of cups or number of
servings m the can or package.
Lancaster Farming—
Friday, Oct. 5. 1956
Farm Prices
In Month Gain
Seven Points
HARRISBURG The index of
prices received by Pennsylvania
larmars for their principal prod
nets marketed m mid-SeptetntiS.^ l
was up three points from a month
earlier, according to Federal-State
surveys announced today by the
States, the survey showed. 1
The gain of 1 2 per cent over
Agust prices compares with a de
cline of one point or of 1 per
cent for farmers of the United
States, the srvey shuowed.
In Pennsylvania, the index
crop prices registered an 11-
point decline but was more
than offset by gains in livestock
products except chickens, the
Department pointed out.
Pennsylvania declines in crops
were led by a drop m the average
price received by fanners for po
tatoes from an August 15 average
of $3 00 per hundi ed pounds to a
September 15 average of $2 35.
Buckwheat dropped 21 cents a
bushel as all other grains except
soybeans registered slight gams.
Hay prices averaged $26 80 per
ton, up $l.OO fiom August, reflect
ing poor harvesting weather m
the western part of the State.
At 245 per cent of its 1910-14
base average the Pennsylvania
overall index is one point
above a year ago. The ratio of
Pennsylvania index to the U. S.
parity index stands at 85, one
point higher than August, but
two points below September of
last year, the survey disclosed.
For poultry products the index
rose four points from a month
earlier as a 2 cent per dozen ad
vance in egg prices was more than
enough to offset slightly lower
prices for farm chickens, bi oilers
and turkeys.
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