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 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 and pa i tic ipa tod in the pioaiams oi the Lancaster Count\ A