16—Lancaster Farming, Friday, August 1, 1958 Chamber of Commerce Adopts 5 Point Agricultue Program A five point program has been aaopted by the Lancaster Cham- ber of Commerce to strengthen the agricultural relations of the cnamber and to give more em phasis to the business of farm ing The program, adopted as part of the current development pro gram of the chamber will see the appointment of a committee on agriculture in the chamber and one or more of the commit tee members will attenl meetings of the County Agricultural Coun- C'l The Chamber will also consid er the establishment of an annual L-F (business-farm) Day. A legisative and public rela tions program to combat the lit tering of farm lands and rural Jughwajs will be sponsored by tehe Chamber. Farmers and farm organiza tions will be encouraged to seek membership in the Chamber of Commerce And significant agi icultural events will be reported in the membership bulletin of the Chamber. This program of work, of which the agricultural program is a part, was adapted as a goal ia"d guide for the next three to frc years The program was adopted up 0' recommendations given by members of special task groups early delivery disc save up tp on farm bureau FERTILIZER cut crop production costs by purchasing your fall supply of Farm Bureau Fertilizer between Aug. 4th and August 29th farm bureau FERTILIZER is FULLY GUARANTEED to be FREE-FLOWING! Faim Bureau fertilizers are fully cured. In spreadei or drill, you 11 get trouble fxee opeiation —e\en application of the amount desned Older jour fall supply ol free-flowing Farm Bureau Fertilizer todaj' BOOK YOUR TIMOTHY SEED NOW at Low-Low Price Lancaster Manheim Quality Products —' Courteous Service Since 1934 which delved into various com munity and trade problems in which the Chamber is interest ed The agricultural task group, composed of Lester Brubaker, 350 Strasburg Pike, John Me- Grann, Lancaster;" Walter Dun lap Jr, Lancaster and Robert Best, Lancaster Farming editor, interviewed numerous farmers and farm leaders to find just what the farmer needed and wanted from the Chamber of Commerce. The Harry Krusz and Co. pub lic relations firm of Lincoln, Neb. is assisting the Chamber in the" development program. This firm noted that agriculture is one of the greater industries of the Lancaster area and felt that a good consistant farm pro gram was needed by the Cham ber The Chamber of Commerce serves as a clearing house for specific information on local in dustrial, commercial and agri cultural activities, as well as his torical and statistical data; it registers magazine solicitors and performs many of the ‘’Better Business Bureau” functions in the area The chamber also participates in Sale Days promotions, in Christmas street decorations, and has a relay system of warnings on petty thieves, rubber check passers and the like ,C. COUHj. Af BU^ • GRANULAR • • GRADES • 2 12-12-12 ? 2 10-20-20 Z T 10-20-10 Z 2 10-10-10 # 2 l-16-lb # • 6-11-11 # + €-12-12 • tO-25-25 • 9 20% Super Gran. • • PULVERIZED • • GRADES • 2 €-12-6 2 2 S-10-15 Tob. I 2 5-10-10 2 » 3 18-15 9 9 3-12-6 # m 2-12-12 9 • 0-20-20 • • *O-19-19 « • 0 15-30 • • 'Granular Materia! • #«w/IO lb. Borax • •••••••*••••* New Holland Quarryville Government Reveals Added Details Of 1959 Conservation Reserve Additional details of the 1959 Conservation Reserve of the Soil Bank were announced by the U S. Department of Agriculture Wed nesday as plans were being made for an early start on signup un der the program late this sum mer and early fall. Under present plans, the sign up period will begin about Sept. 1, although definite opening dates will be set locally by State Agri cultural Stabilization and Conser to close about Oct. 10 vation Committees It is expected Asenes of regional meetings is being 'held with ASC and other interested Departmental field per sonnel to acquaint them with details of the 1959 program. On scheduled through Aug 2 the the basis of these meetings— groundwork will be laid for mak ing the program available to farmers through county ASC offices The Conservation Reserve is being opened early this year be cause the other phase of the Soil Bank the Acreage Reserve -will not be in effect in 1959. MAJOR CHANGES in the 1959 Conservation Reserve from the program in effect for con tracts beginning this year are -1 An increase in the national average annual payment for Con servation Reserve land to $l3 50 per acre from the previous na-j Insect damage is stopped by Save your grain' Don’t let the bugs have it' New serafume* is here to give you the best pro tection tor stored gram you can get. A 4-IN-1 PRODUCT Serafume contains all four of the chemicals commonly used in liquid gram fumigants. It’s the tional average rate of $lO. 2. Additional incentives includ ing a payment of 10 per cent above normal rates, for farmers to put all eligible land on their farms in the prftgram for ht least 5 years 3. A priority system for accept ing Conservation Reserve con tract applications. UNdSr THE PRIORITY sys te m,preference will be given farmers who had all their crop land m the Soil Bank in 1958 the Conservation Reserve and the Acreage Reserve together and ars now offering to put into the Conservation Reserve the land that was m the Acreage Re serve. After this priority will be given farmers offering land at lowest rates compared with ap plicable maximum rates for their farms. County ASC committees will es tablish a maximum annual pay ment rate per-acre for all land offered for the program and farmers will have the opportun ity to offer their land at ess than these “ceiling” rates. In cases where participation in the pro gram might exhaust available funds in a county or more land is offered than it woud be desir able to contract in one year, of fers at lower-than-maximum rates would be more certain of acceptance. In cases of applicants of equal New Dow gram fumigant penetrates trom top to bottom ot the bin and kills insects m all layers ot stored gram. only gram fumigant that gives you all four of the most sttongh proved msect-Killing chemicals tn one product. THOROUGH PENETRATION You can apply serafume your self. We’ll give you the exact recommendations Good results are certain. Serafume penetrates SEE YOUR DOW DEALER, OR J. C Ehrlich Co. 736 E. Chestnut St. Lancaster, Pa. ’Phone: EX 3-2489 you can depend on DOW FUMIGANTS standin uftder this second prior ity, these further criteria will be applied offers of lowest rate per acre, offers of total eli gible acreage, offers of contracts for the longest period The rates of annual payments for individual farms, upon appli cation ,of farmers, will be set by county ASC committees on the basis of average land on the farm, taking into consideration productivity, agricultural value, and rental rates for similar land in the locality. Individual farm rates may vary above and below the average annual payment rate established for the county. An upper limit of no more than 20 per cent of the value of the Idan on the individual farm is required by law. The regular maximum payment rate may be earned by putting in the program land which during the past two years (1957 and 1958) has been in Soil Bank “base” crops (grains oilseeds and row crops) or from which tame hay has been harvested for hay or silage during the same period and a corresponding reduction is made in Coil Bank base crops. A lower rate of per-acre pay* ment, 50 per cent of the regu lar maximum rate for the farm, may be earned by putting addi tional “non-diversion” land in the program. Non-diversion land does i.ot require a corresponding re duction in Soil Bank “base” crops ON FARMS WITH a Soil Bank “base” of over 30 acres, for each acre put in the reserve at the (Continued on page thirteen) to stored grain new Serafume down through the gram, killing insects in all levels of the bin It gets ’em in the top layer—and it keeps on killing right down to the bottom of thd bin. Sec us right away for serafume. Don’t take a chance. 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