12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 5. 1961 Wheat Quotas Referendum Set Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman today set Aug. 24 as ‘the date on which wheat -producers will choose whether-or not wheat marketing quotas? will be m effect on the ' 1962 wheat crop “ The decision that farm ers make is extremely impor tant to them and to the rest of the Nation°nbt only for 1962 but also for many years to come,” Secretary Freeman said “The piogram available with quotas m ct fect woo'd be far different from that which caould be operated without quotas.” If farmers choose to favor quotas in the August 24 icf crendum, cooperators Will be eligible for full 1962 wheat price support Earlier this week at a press conference Secretary Freeman said that the National average for wheat would likely bo in the neighborhood of $2 60 per bushel BefoTe quotas can bo put into effect, at least two-thuds of the produccib voting m the referendum must ap- prove On May 12, Seexclary Fice man pioclaaned maikctmg quotas and a national acre age allotment of 55 million nc.es for the 1962' wheat crop on the basis of estimat ed supplies and utilization ol wheat At that time he de ferred the rcfcicndum date pending action to provide on improved wheat program foi next year’s ciop Rcfrendum ballots will be cast a't local polling places in the 39 State commercial wheat area Location of pol ling places will bo announc ed by county Agricultural Stabilization and Conserva tion (ASC) committees who will have charge ol the re ferendum locally Marketing quotas have been approved by farmers nationally for the last eight wheat crops REPELLENTS .WORK Science has found a way to make humans disagreeable to pesky insects, says J. O Pepper, Penn State extension entomologist. Now you can work and eat outdoors, fish, hunt, or just sit in the shade without having to fight off mosquitoes, gnats, and othci annoying insects The newest repellents are quite pleasing to noople but mighty dis tasteful to the pests Farmers spend $25 to $26 billion a year for goods and services to produce crops and livestock They spend another $l5 billion for food clothing, drugs, furniture, appliances, and the like EASY BUDGET BLAU! Ton pay in equal install ments spread o\ er the year —avoiding big bills in cold months v,hcn oil tion increases. / GARBER OIL CO. 105 Fear view St. MOUNT JOY, PA. Ph. OL 3-2021 versity .plowing scorecard*. Contestants will plow a halt _ acre of g roUnd and wiU be • Plowing Contest - udgGd on his turning of (From page 1) maln furrow3i the back ty contest will feature only ows and thc finishing level land plowing; there- . fore the county will have no entry in the contour event Entries may be recorded on thc state level. with M M. Smith at the ex- Mervin Shelly, last year’s tension ’Service Office, Room county winner was not able 202, Post Office Building, to compete in the state finals, Lancaster. Other members of Christ Miller, Elizabethtown the contest committee are RI, second place in county Martin Muth, work unit con compotition went on to the servationist from Lancaster runner up spot in thc County Soil Conservation level land division at Cham- Service, and Elvin Hess, Eli bersburg. zabethtown Area High Judging will be on stand- School vocational agriculture ard Pennsylvania State Uni- instructor. ZARTMAN’S ROLLER MILLS E. F. ZARTMAN, PROP. 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D. 1, KINZERS Phone Intercourse SO 8-8501 j~x Ut our factory-traintd repmenlative* chow you why /q\ dairyman avarywhata choota Oh ton ov»r ordinary A’O'A farm iftito county Farmers' Associate • Farmers' Assn. is planning a policy develo, (Prom page 1) , ment meeting August 8 a* ler and Donald Ney. p.m. in the* Farm Bur 5l PFA director, Carl Empie building, Dillervxlle R OJ| of Chester County, was chair Lancaster. All members a , man of the meeting. The invited, morning session was a re- The annual meeting 0 f view of the accomplishments group has been scheduled i„ made by farmers and a look October 10 at the into the future of what must Methodist church. be done. Rohrer said. During the afternoon discussion was divided into three groups on Policy Development, Mem bership and Advisory Coun cils. ‘ To reap the benefits of the many programs and services offered, PFA members need to actively participate in all programs, Rohrer’said. According to Rohrer, the RED COMB BALANCER / mixed with your own grains ( lowers your feed cost. V Get Your Supply at. .. Nv> —-— Joseph M. Good & Sons LEOLA QUARRYVILLE HANDLES UP TO 40 TOTS OF SILAGE AN HOUR! FORD gram and forage BIGW • P. T. O. Driven^ • Fu'ly Mounted Rubberized Feed Table or e Direct Drive Hopper • Fast Safety Cutoff L ev " Replaceable Curved Blades % Exclusive Cone-Shaped „ „ _ Fan Plate Prelubricated Ball Bear j O Low Power Needs ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION Elizabethtown Farmers Supply. Inc, Elizabethtown Ph ° ne EM ? ' 1341 1 Keener Equip. Co. j Ris. 230 & 72. Lancaster Phone LO 9-9861 Sctuder Bros. New Holland Phone EL 4-8721 Hie Lancaster ComJ group, with 576 farm lies enrolled, is aftihjJ with the state associate and the American Farm fij eau Federation. The investment in ag ricil j ture amounts to $193,300,(W 000. This is % the value I surrent assets of all corpon tions in the United States M • Large 9-inch Diameter Pipe • Controlled Feeding Conestogci Farm Service Park Ave., Phone ST 6-2 Allen H. «<* Denver Phone AS 7 6502
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