Agricultural Stabilization And Conservation Service Shares On Many Approved Practices AGRICULTURAL CO.NSKRVATIO.V PROGRAM A total of 664 farmers were enrolled and completed practices under the 1961 Agricultural -Conservation Program Practices were completed on y cost-shares basis and paid as follows: PRACTICE Lime Establishing: permanent co\er Improving established coier Establishing permanent cover on ditch banks, dams, etc. "Winter cover crops Contour strip cropping Clearing and leveling pasture land Constructing farm ponds Establishing sod waterway 141,000 lineal ft Constructing terrace 3,414 lineal ft Constructing diversion terrance 9,998 lineal ft Constructing open drainage system 10 acres Constructing underground drainage Planting trees Fencing planted trees CO.NSKKA \TIO.N Under the Consenation Reserce Program ot the Soil Hank 66 farmers received $46,212 IX in annual payments lot main taining land taken out of production and put m peimanent cover, WOOL INCENTIVE PROGRAM Payments were made in July ot 10 61 tor wool and lambs «»Id during the 1960 marketing year A total of 123 pioduceis received $5311 31 for shorn wool, and G 8 produceis ievened $823 58 tor unshorn lambs sold WHEAT ALLOTMENTS AM) MAUKETIMr QUIT IS A total of 6.157 wheat allotments were established and Marketing cards were issued to all eligible produceis Eight farmers signed teed wheat agreements to grow in excess of their allotment and teed all wheat on the farm PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAMS In the wheat program 17 7 farmers recened $100,190 31 through warehouse loans>and fne farmers were paid $4,212 18 through farm-stored "loans Two corn-farmers recened $l,- 638.16' through farm-stored loans. - x - ' - 1961 PEED ORAJX PROGRAM'S “ "A' total of 356 '‘producers enrolled in thfe 1961 teed gram program and received $189,492 04 for diverting corn acreage to •oil conserving uses. . Approval was granted for copstructing one farm storage facility for $5,126.00 and one loan for $4,417.50 for mobile drying equipment. j ’ i I li ’ « 1 i International 404 SEE WHAT ELSE IS NEW FOR '6 2! • TRACTORS - 5 NEW MODELS • CULTIVATORS • COMBINES • LOADERS • PLOWS • FIELD HARVESTERS • SPRING HARROWS • MOWERS WATCH FOR YOUR LOCAL IH DEALER'S OPEN HOUSE DATE! Kumr» Cope & Weaver Co. WIULOW STREET . EX 3-2824 UNITS AUWAT 5457.8 acres $22,943 72 2023.3 acres 24.981.G1 3450.1 acres 26,454.95 25.3 acres 4367.8 acres 2266 acres 58 acres 4 8 656 lineal ft 3 acres 100 rods KKSKKX K PROGRAM *From\..< International Harvester lutoi-natioual 504 £ XKW 3 - point % MOW tt'isatile, last - acting; lit % XKW <lual-r.ins<‘ C. B. Hoober IN TKlt COURSE SO 8-3501 HI 2-4183 OTKX HOI SU MAR. 7*B OIMON HOUSE M\R. 17 »»y*yy»»»lHt»»**»y**»**y»»»iHr**y*y»yy»*»**«**y** *********** A ★★*★★★★■**★★★★*■ 870 06 6.660 61 11,266 67 693 50 661 45 1,137.24 20 4 84 1,959 73 569 87 6,380 69 16 00 80 00 dealt - <on (rol- led hiUh draulic sjstcm transmission - 8 speeds lor- uard-2 rc\ersc David Kurtz MOROAXTOWX - AT 6-5771 Conservationist Is Appointed, Office Moved Ralph Hunter, formerly Area Conservationist from the Southwestern Area of Penn sylvania, has recently been tiansfeired to the Southeast ern Area. The Southeastern area in cludes Lancaster County al though the office is located in Lebanon. Headquarters were recently moved trom West Chester to the present location, which is more central to the district, m an effort to cut to a nnni- RALPH H USTEK mum the travel of personnel Mnmg % anoufa soil coniena- tion offices. Hunter, who replaces How ard Busch, has had many jears of experience with the Soil Consent ation Service “In fact his experience dates back past one quarter of the • NEW 45 H. P. MODEL • NEW 3-point draft-controlled hitch automatically keeps implements where you set them. • NEW heavy-duty construction. • NEW gas and diesel engines Fannall 104 J. Paul Nolt «Al* J. B. Hostetter & Sons MOUNT JOY OL 3-3721 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3, 1962 Soil Conservation District Directors List Achievements The adivities of the Lan caster County Soil Const na tion District Directors were varied and numerous during 19GX| Following is a list of adivitics compiled hj Henr> Givler, secretary of the dist rict 1. Herbert Wiggins, Mil lorsville ivas elected Outstand ing Conservation Farmer of the county 2 A total of 224 member-, attended the annual banquet in Ephrata. 3 Adopted the resolution of the County Commissioners designating Mav 7-11 as Soil Stewardship Week 4 A Television piogram was presented duung Soil Stewaidship Week ■> A tour of countA faints was held foi the Couutv Com- nussioners fi Dneetor Chan man Amos Funk seived as state second cue piesident. 7 The second annual plow - in? contest was sponsored hv the district on the Ro\ Garber farm More mteiest was shown centurj ” Said Han McKoever State Consen atiomst m an nouncing the appointment ol Hunter. “I am sure vou will find the new Consen atiomst lor the Southeastern Area very capable and willing to as sist your district to mme a head whenever the semccs of our organization can be help ful.” McKeever said. Busch has accepted the posi tion of assistant State Con servationist in the state ol Indiana. • MOW H.r • NEW S - point draft con ti oiled luteh 0 \ K\V .ill - pur pose “Inc” li>- <1 ran lie sjstem • NEW’ 4-o Under fi, is, or Diesel <Ml£lUes • MOW Imaw diit) adjustable tiout a\le C. E. Wiley & Son Quairjullc - Wakelicld ST 6-3895 OI'KN HOUSE MAR. 9 McCormick Farm Equip. Store this voar as fiv t contestants pai ti< ipated and Ml to Uitl spectators were on hand Christ Hiller, Elisabethtown U D was couiitv winner and was sponsored In the distrut in the state < ontest. S The second annual field day was held on the farm of Gerald Darlington, Litit/, H 2 9 The distrut sponsored i teacher scholarship lor the Conservation Lahoraton dat ing the summer 10 Four watershed melt ings vveio held at .Manheim, White Horse, liait and New Holland 11 A disti'ut i epresenta tne attended nu.etmi!s> and pa i tic ipa tod in the pioaiams oi the Lancaster Count\ A<n cultuial Council 3 2 The distnct sponsoicd a contest for the Associate Duec tots to sign up new mcm- hei s 1! The distnct appioved the building ot the Silt Samp ling station on the Conestoga. ci eek 14 I Inectors guides tor the Bankers torn of the count} 1") District sponsored sev- on television piograms 10 Sponsored a woikshop foi Associate Du ec tors in as sociation with the Lancaster Countv Planning Commission, at which Bicklev Foster Plan ning Director was the speaker, 17 Farmer cooperators ui the count} now totals 2,014 IS. Road signs were erected on routes 322, 30, 230 and 441 MMVCtITC Farm.ill 504 International R-414 Kauffman Bros. MOUNT! U4A: AT 5-9151 OI’KN HOLhK M\lt. 14 KUHRATA RE 3-—283 7 acted is Louisa n t«v ♦ ♦ * ♦ t' t
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