—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9, 1963
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Social Security
For Farmers
Is Explained
M. S. Gleaton, Social Securi
ty District Manager in Lancas
ter, today reminded farmers
■who operate farms on a calen
dar year basis that their so
cial security self-employment
returns must be filed and the
tax paid by April 15 th. How
ever, Gleaton pointed out that
self-employed farmers who are
required to file estimated tax
returns and have not done so
-by January 15, 1963, must file
the final return and pay the
social security tax by February
15, 1963.
Gleaton explained that farm
ers and farm opeiators file
their returns on Form 1040
and 1040 P. Form 1040 is the
general tax report form used
by city and farm people alike
Form 1040 F, the second form,
is especially for farmers But
both must be completed and
filed by self-employed farmers.
Unlike other self-employed
pei sons, self-employed farmers
have certain options in report
ing their earnings. These op
tions are
(1) If gross farm income is;
more than $lBOO and
the net earnings are
$l2OO or more, then the
actual amount of net
earnings must be re
ported.
(2) If gross farm income
amounts to $lBOO or
less, then the act il
net farm earnings
two-thirds of the gross
farm income may be
Trail Riders’
Board To Meet
The board of governors of
the Pennsy Trail Riders will
meet Wednesday, February 13,
at the clubhouse All members
ot the board and any club mem
ber wishing to aid the hoise
show committee aie urged to
attend.
The Elizabethtown hoise
show will be held Sunday, May
12, with June 2 set as the rain
date.
Nominations foi officers were
scheduled to be opened at a
meeting last night, and officers
will be elected at a later meet
ing and installed at the birth
day party in Maich.
The meeting which was to
have been held on January 23
was cancelled due to the snow
This meeting, vlnch would
have been the 101st, was the
first meeting in the club’s his
tory to be cancelled due to bad
weather.
Local Mill
Expansion Nears
Completion
nother phase of the mo
del mzation program at Eby’s
.Mill, Lititz, was completed this
■week, according to Joel Ha
becker, partner m the firm.
The new addition will fea
ture completely automatic
handling of bulk feed from
railroad hopper cars, through
mixing and grinding to bulk
truck for delivery to the farm.
The modernization will in
crease the storage capacity tor
protein ingredients at the mill
by 100 tons. The out bins for
bulk truck loading will have a
capacity of 96 tons.
Materials can now be hand
led in bulk through the com
plete milling and delivery pro
cess.
The firm also owns and
operates Hemptield Mills, East
Petersburg.
counted as net farm
earnings.
(3) If gross farm income is
more than $lBOO and
the net is less than
$l2OO, count as the net
earnings either the ac
tual net farm earnings
or $l2OO.
The optional method, based
on gross farm income, is used
only in figuring self-employ
ment tax and applies only to
farm income. Where the op
tional method of reporting ap
plies, individuals who prefer to
report actual net income will
receive credit for social securi
ty purposes if the net amount
is $4OO or more.
Gleaton further stated that
detailed questions about filing
the return and payment of the
tax should be directed to the
nearest office of the District,
Director of Internal Revenue.
However, for further informa-
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Contact Us For Prices and More Information
Ph. 392-4963
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License Plates
To Be Retained
Harrisburg, Jan. The
State Department of Revenue
has announced the life of
Pennsylvania’s' license plate
will be extended. .
Upon the basis of informa
tion the Department of Reven
us has acquired through spot
checks of the present semi
permanent license plate, the
life of the plate is being ex
tended at least one more year.
The condition of the plates
has exceeded expectations, and
tion about the social security
old-age, survivors, add dis
ability insurance "benefits, get
in touch with your local So
cial Security District Office
which is located at 237 W.
Chestnut St., or phone 393-
5861.
it is now clearly evident that
in the interest of economy the
tags will survive several more
years of use. Substitution of
the small pressure-sensitive
renewal sticker for the yearly
license plate has contributed
to an, annual savings of appro
ximately $1,000,000.
The semi-permanent plate
was inaugurated in 1958 with
expectation of effecting a 5-
ye’ar savings of $1,363,000.
" However, the program has
resulted In a savings of appro
ximately $1,000,000 ehch year.
Since Pennsylvania instituted
the system, a number of other
states have adopted similar
programs.
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Feed The Birds
If you’d like to have 'some
.fun, and do a good deed at ithe
same time, Robert 4J. Wingard,
extension wildlife management
specialist 'at Renn State, sug
gests feeding the birds during
the winter months. A copy of
Leaflet 174, titled “Songbird
Feeders -Are F,un” can be ob
tained from any county agri
cultural agent. It tells low to
contract - simple bird" feeding
stations that will be a.pleasure
to you, and a lifesaver to the
birds who spend the winter
with us.
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Lane. 393-3906
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