_ -11 A -14—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday. April 25. 1953 ,|
Farm Familios Vriih PHA Loans t er county famer-stockhoid- , Rura j
_ _ _ _ _ ers at the annual meeting of , F 6
Plan Their 1959 Operations Z T Z££ SS
Lancaster county farmers who borrow from the Farm- to over $15,000.00 for FHA 28 in Harrisburg. Robert Wagner ls ’j
ers Home Administration have completed making their borrowers and nearly 13 per Heisey, a board member ciairman.
farming plans for this year Many are already putting new cen t of the FHA borrowers the •,, i.no) p r.« Pc l
ideas into operation which should boost their 1959 farm in- in the Lancaster Office' have for state organization. Councils to 30m
come,” Richard W. Hoover, the agency s local county super- rep aid their FHA loans in He will rep resent more than members and f a !?
visor, said this week. fuil during 1958 and are now 5 300 county residents who these special serviced
Better farming practices tices and farm planning poys - a ble to get all their neces- obtain supplies and services rededication of J
for farmers are recommend- M Hoover noints out sary financing from local through the local organize- ideals to Lancaster
ed by the Pennsylvania Col- “V v . banks or cooperative leaders turn. Rural Life
lege of Agriculture and the that lhe average farm in- Samuel Heisey, Sheridan. __
Agricultural Extension Ser-j comes increased from $6500 RD 1, will represent Lancas
vice
Some of the better farm
ing practices which FHA
borrowers are using include
Weighing of milk as the bas
is for sound feeding, culling
and raising replacements,
Managed milking proce
dure and feeding of balanc
ed ration for higher milk
production;
Artificial breeding for herd
improvement;
Complete soil tests for
maximum efficiency in ap
plying lime and fertilizer,
High quality hay and sil
age for higher milk produc
tion;
Improved pasture program
and annual crops for forage
to supplement hard worked
permanent pastures;
Use of facilities offered by
the County Agent’s Office,
such as soil testing, DHIA
and owner sampler pro
grams, and keeping up to
date on new practices by
periodic visits to the office
and being on the extension
mailing list;
Participation in ASC and
SCS programs and receiving
the benefits of cost sharing
and technical assistance in
applying needed soil conser
vation practices and approv
ed soil building measures to
the land;
Sound planning and com
plete farm and home records
essentials to the successful
operation of a farm and
L hgme business.
During the past three
months all FHA borrowers
have analyzed their 1958
farm and home records
These records showed what
had been planned and what
had been accomplished. On
the basis of the records the
families were able to deter
mine the strong and weak
points in their operations
and recognize further irm
provements that could be
made m their operations.
The objective of the Farm
ers Home Administration
program is accomplished
through the extension of
credit and farm management
guidance assisting farm fami
tices and farm planning pays
successfully m sound well
balanced systems of farming.
As proof that sound prac-
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