9 <Fronr page® 1> !"lj dent of the nam ed Chapter Star farmer and presented lteKalb aw ard for general Agricultural and scholarships*excellence and leadership -^activities. Jerry PI was selected ds the Star Greenhand of chapter and elected vice-president of the chapter for the next term Objectives of the program according to Rentschler are to give credit to those boys Other officers elected arc who use cooperative pro- Ronald Kline,"-JQenvcr R 2, ducts in their supervised secretary; William Heiling- farming programs and to er, Denver Rl" treasurer; help the boys learn more af>- Clarence Burd, Denver R 2. out the cooperative way of reporter; David Buchter of doing business by actual par- Stevens Rl, sentinel, and ticipation. STANDARD EQUIPMENT, Inc. Big Spring DISCOUNT SALE 10% OFF MIGHTY MOVE BARM CLEANER . r EASY ALL COMFORT STALL Dcsignedand Built by Dairymen for Dairymen SALE CLOSES MAY 31, 1960 "Easy All" GLENN H. HERR | R. D. 1, MANHEIM Ph. Landisville TW 8-8391 j Rugged New I yjj jp< ❖ New No. 95 gives you a uniformly cured crop— conditions instead ot crushes. ❖ Money-saving, time-saving way to higher qual ity hay—reduces exposure to bleaching sun. Simple, low-cost hitching to Oliver semi-mounted mowers for 1-pass operation. , Low and close-coupled trails mov. er around 90- degree turn without interterence. Ruggedly built for high speeds—tubular frame and hitch—triple V-bolL safety drive. •Large-diameter, 80-inch tomigatsd rolls take full 7-loot swath ol heaviest hay. Adjustable, independent compiession springs on crimping rolls insure tompleto conditioning. . AlignmentolcnmjihiyTi;ll.'\ilh io-moh carrying vluds {iic\cn (l r j'l i.a G. E. Busier Peach Bottom. Pa. Farmersville Chas. /. McComsey Equipment Co. & Sons Ephrata. K. D. 2 Hickory Hill, Pa. Rl, chaplain. Wayne Rentschler, mem bership relations representa tive of Lancaster County Farm Bureau Cooperative, presented a check for $50.00 to the chapter. Representing first prize in an awards con test by the cooperative, the award was accepted by presi dent Netzley, on behalf of the club. . i' I'. iPOCb. N. G. Hershey & Son Manheim. R. D. J Price Supports . : , | . squeeze on dairymen and HeiD Hold poultrymen, at least for a time,” he added. “Even so, Carm InfOtnS Eastern dairymen would rarm lIH-WIIIC? probably be better off. than National price support pro- jj a n programs were drop grams have held- net farm pe< j ” income at least one-fourth jj e declared stability of higher than it would have feed prices is highly desir been without supports, an a^e f or the dairy industry, economist from Pcnnsylvan- Q no unpleasant possibility, ia State University said re- sa^ | jg that feed grain cently. prices could go very low, “Large government expen- caus ing expansion of milk ditures .and storage of sur- production, and then rise plus crops have been needed enough to put dairymtn in a to achieve this level of farm long, hard squeeze, income,” stated George E. Brandow listed five' gen- Brandow, College of Agricul- era i results of national farm ture economist, during' a.programs: credit clinic of the Delaware i. The programs have-sup- Bankers Association at New- ported prices and diverted ark, Delaware. supplies from domestic mar- Dr. Brandow said price kets—mainly by storage and supports have benefited East- disposal abroad—of wheat, ern farmers much less than cotton, feed grains, soybeans farmers in wheat areas and several other crops, and some the corn belt. The latter far- dairy products, mers are alarmed about what 2. Acreage controls have would happen if these pro- altered the use of cropland grams should be dropped. without much effecting total “Eastern farmers, gaining crop production. The main loss from the programs, have result has been to reduce less to lose if they should be wheat and cotton acreage dropped,” he pointed out. and to increase grain sorgh- Farm production must be urns and barley,. Since much controlled effectively' if the wheat would have gone into farmer’s net income is to be livestock feed in the absence maintained at present levels of price supports and acreage while reduping national controls, acreage shifts have treasury costs and surpluses, not had much effect on total the economist advised. production of concentrate “This would require re- feeds. Diversion of grains to duced production of feed storage and export has kept grains and wheat without the tonnage of concentrates putting land into ' other fed from being as high as it crops,” Brandow asserted, otherwise would have _been, “Feed grain prices would however. have to be increased if grain 3. Federal marketing ord farmers’ incomes were to ers have given stability to stay at present levels.” _ the spread between prices of “This would mean r> milk for fluid use and prices HARSH HYDRAULIC HOISTS Th * 32 ,V * iULle n,ode,s com * 10 > ou " ith To design find build a light weight, low. a " " lde r * n 6® lifting ctptcitict ranging costing truck hoist suitable for all types of rfttffi rom ito 20 tons tor jour truck, pickup, of farm use. priced within the average farmer’s T ■' ■ The smooth, trouble-free action budget was the aim of “Bud” Harsh when RSH ." O,ST h * s •- tas * llftin s‘ime ol from HYDRAULICS LNLIMIfED MFC. CO. began }- *® 16 ?, se f nds ’ " Mct ‘ allo " s “ ore ,im * operations. This hoist was halt and ,s now f<> ' ,C,U * l . t * ullne - in use throughout the nation. ■ Thes ® ho,s,s com * *0 >«“ •« •“ ■'««?• The HARSH HYDRAULIC HOIST averages f?*‘ »!- * d * J C ° mp ‘ red 10 th# only $328.52 (including Federal excise tax) 5 , * lj • d,y yo “ B0 "' *?« d 10 a 1 *""*!!? and mainlaias a low taxable weight which twlorfyourtruck. avenigfe 273 lbs. These economical hoists // era bail! lot either lack or side dumping, /y t t depending upon your need. /.7/0 I ■jWwgd Sava costly time and eliminate back v j MJt jO breaking labor by unloading with a HARSH /MmW I TyHYDRAULIC HOIST engineered for ecu \C oomical, speedy, tad dartblt (arm uso, MANN & GRUMELLI FARM SERVICE H. D. 2, QUARSYVILLE Phone ST 6-3630 ; if The Reasons Why You Should Consider The PROVEN ON HUNDREDS OF FARMS IN NORTH AMERICA Pei haps you are one of the many of us farm ers who has been push ing a pencil trying to see how you could in the year ot 1960 close your books a little a bove the profit line You've concluded ma chmcry parts and baler twine are high, plus ex tra hired help And then youh e scratched your head wondering how >ou could make it' That’s why you should consider the New McKee Harvest ing System This sim plified method makes it possible for one man to do the work ol two With this one unit one man can put up dn hav stinw, fill a sfio with com or grass silage This machine also ideal for ?oro gracing, no knives to sharpen, stone-' wont hull it and cutler bur can be put on or off in 5 minutes JONAS L. STOLTZFUS BOX 163 I ( “■ "•* r " *>«»s<> McKEE HARVESTING SYSTEM Write today for more information to your dealer for manufacturing. In some Eastern markets the ordeis have kept the spread wider than transportation and handling costs from the Mid west would warrant. 4. Federal subsidies h ave somewhat increased consumption- through the school milk program. 5. The conservation reserve has taken some of the poor est cropland out of produc tion—2B million acres ln 1960. Effects on production and farm income have been small to date. " 24-HOUR SERVICE! We get there fast if yon have burner trouble. We’ll adjust your burner for economical operation complete combustion. GARBER OIL CO. 105 Fcdrview St. " MOUNT JOY, PA. Ph. OL 3-2021 ELVERSON. PA.
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