Co. ASCS
Oh Many Applied Practices *■- -
Fred Seldomridge, County Chairman
'A total of 548 farmers were enrolled and completed prac
tices under the 1962 Agricultural Conservation Program. Prac
tices were completed and cost-share paid as follows:
Practice Farms *■ Units Amount
Liming grassland 411 7036 acres $36,599.01
Establishing permanent cover 140 1438 acres, 16,904.78
Improving Established cover 110 2019 acres 18,206.89
Establishing permanent cover to protect
diversion terraces, ditch
banks, etc. 2
Establishing winter'cover crops 205
Contour stripcropping'an'd
Hedgerow removal 62
Field Stiipcroppmg 1
Clearing & levemg pastui eland 9
Developing Springs 2
Constructing Farm Ponds 2
Establishing Sod Waterway 5
Constructing Terrace ' 1
Constructing Diversion Terrace 5
Constructing Open Drainage
Systems 1
Installing Tile Underdrain 14
Planting Forest Trees 1
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FOR P-A-G RESULTS IN THIS COUNTY
L. J. Penlinger Company
Iranian Place, Pa. Ph. 768-3021
Willis H. Weaver
D. 1, Bo\ 423, Mt. Joy, Pa.
Ph. 633-4012
Willis W. Horst
R. D. 4, liititz, Pa.
Ph. 626-0755
Cloyd Wenger
Pioneer Road, Lane., Pa.
. I’h. 393-1633
David B. King
Horseshoe Rd., Lane., Pa.
Eugene P. Spotts
D. 2,, Honey Broolc, Pa,
Ph. 273-3038
itville Feed Service
H- 2, Columbia, Pa.
Ph. 283-2661
Eli O. Nolt
D. 1, New Holland, Pa.
Ph. 334-5546
sral Choice dealer territories available—contact
HE MOST
DAME IN CORN
No. of
114 acres
3497 acres
1162 acres
15 acres
76 acies
3265 feet
2433 feet
2730 feet
500 feet
17,073 feet
10 acres
how a P-A-G corn
program works to
boost all-around effi
ciency, no matter if
you grow corn for
cash or for livestock.
Walter B. Martin
R. D. 1, Dnunore, Pa.
Ph. KI S-2692
Fred Frey
K. D. 2, Quarryvillc, Pa,
Pli. ST 6-2235
Melvin M. Brendle
R. D. 1, East Earl, Pa.
Ph. 445-2444
Paul G. Nolt
R. D. 1, Manheini, Pa,
Ph. 605-4334
Charles Ranck
71 Rose Ave., Bcola, Pa.
Ph. 056-9372
Harold L. Sample
R. D. 1, New Providence, Pa.
Ph. ST 6-3087
Stanley P. Herr
Bheems, Pa.
Ph. 367-3526
LOCAL OFFICE
Pfister Associated
Growers
1007 Nissley Kd., Lancaster, Pa.
■ i Ph. 898-7121 . ; |
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-"lmproving Stand of Trees 1 2 acres
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WHEAT 61 farmers stored 39,912 bushel and received
$82,053 through warehouse loans 3 farmers stored 1,064 bush
el and received $2307 through farm-stored loans.
CORN — - 2 farmers stored 4,771 bushel and received
$6,393.
There are 49 Conservation Reserve contracts in effect,
covering 1894 acies, lor which fnmieis received payments to
talling $38,323.
Payments were made as follows for wool and unshoin
lambs sold during the 1961 maiketing year:
133 producers leceived $5,311 83 tor shorn wool.
58 producers received $832 17 for unshorn lambs.
51 52
5,107 39
WHEAT ALLOTMENTS AM) MARKETING QUOTAS
6146 Wheat allotments wete established in 1962, and
wheat cards were issued to all eligible producers. 60 farm
ers applied for Peed Wheat Exemption.
1902 PEED GRAIN PROGRAM
6,923 59
30.00
1,006.60
173.71
595 20
492 00
135 00
601 04
CORN —’4l7 producers diverted 5187 acres and received
$253,531.
BARLEY 27 producers diverted 229 acres and received
$5,333,
WHEAT STABILIZATION" PROGRAM
227 producers diverted 1137 acres and received $45,645
DISASTER PROGRAMS APPROVED BECAUSE OP
DROUGHT
84 75
2,620 44
200.00
10 farmers recovered permission to harvest hay or pasture
acreage diverted under Wheat Stabilization, Feed Grain or
Conservation Reserve Programs.
50 certificates were issued to farmers or dealers for 25%
freight reduction on hay shipped into county.
As of December 31, 1962, 27 farmers had received ap
proval to purchase coin under the Emergency Livestock Feed
Program, at 75% of support price This program is to help
farmeis preserve and maintain foundation herds of eligible
li\ estock.
• Game Protectors er Co “ nt - v are ‘ s - ° Ma°e
(Continued from Page 5) Land Onager, Box 117, Mt
Evergieens topped oi Gietna - J - P ’ Da
released 210 Gict Gturm Protector, 2j Mill-
Roads maintained to food 61 Strasburg, Pa , W. L
plots 15 5 miles Woodring, District Game Pro-
Bridges constiucted on tector, 40 Lime St, Ephrata,
roads 1 Pa and Charles J. Williams,
Game jn’otectors m Laucas- newly appointed to the county.
Public Sale
FARM MACHINERY
Saturday, March 16, 1963
At R. D. #5, York, Pa., on Mt. Zion Road in
Springettsburg Twp. The undersigned will offer at
public sale the following tractor and horse drawn farm
machinery.
John Deere 12A combine 6 ft. cut, New Holland 76
baler, Farmall F2O tractor with cultivators, John Deere
disc, McCormick Deering disc, 3 two bottom plows,
cultipacker, 4 section harrow, side delivery rake, 2
Ontario drills, mower 6 ft. cut, Massey Harris manure
spreader, hay loader, corn binder, 16 ft. rubber tired
wagon, McCormick Deering No. 5-10 inch chop mill,
Farquahr 2236 threshing machine, cylinder corn shell
er with conveyor, rubber tired wagon, horse drawn
equipment consisting of several plows, riding cultiva
tor, land roller, shovel & potato plows, spike harrow,
2 wagons, sleigh, buggy, single & double trees, harness
& collars, also 2 hole corn shelter, saw buck, gasoline
engine, concrete mixer, log chains, belts, 2-wheel
trailer, grindstone, several wheelbarrows, step ladder,
motors, cables, bag truck, platform scales, water pump,
grain fan, cradle, butter churn, chest, butcher tools,
10 iron hog troughs - 4 & 6 ft., chicken feeders, brood
er stove, chicken crate, chairs, bags, drill press, lots of
bolts, carpenter tools, vise, anvil, old iron, hay fork,
lawn mower, 80 gal. water tank, sm. stove, metal
lawn chairs, dog box, storm door with glass, rockers,
used pipe, picks, shovels, forks, rope, used lumber,
6700 tobacco lath, spears and press, 1928 Model A Ford
truck - low mileage, and many other articles too
numerous to mention.
Not responsible for accidents on day of sale.
Refreshments Available
JACOB A. GILBERT, Auctioneer
Phone Red Lion 246-5056
Gilbert &.Frey, Clerks
PRICE SUPPORT PAYMENTS
CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM
WOOL INCENTTAE PAYMENTS
Of
Valuable
At 11:30 A.M. Sharp
Terms: Cash
Oliver D. Garbrick
Owner
j i £
1 6,32
389,737.24
Forester Makes
Annual Report
The Foresters of the Valley
Forge Forest District have ex
perienced an active year in all
phases ot forestry except tree
planting The greatest increase
in work was with the 28 fires
which burned an area ot 217
aeies. The cost of extinguish
ing these fires totalled $2,607.-
00 Many ot the fnes "aere
caused hv carelessness ot peo
ple burning leaves and brush.
Between the time ot fight
ing tires and reporting them,
wo serviced 42 lionv
the people of the county. Two
hund-ed and sixty-nine thou
sand bo.ud teet of timber were
•marked wVh a va'ne of appio
xunately $6,000 00 returned to
the farmeis Many acres are
still being cut each year with
out any thought of the future.
There were only 7,000 trees
shipped to Lancaster County
trom the State Nurseries which,
produces nearly 20 million
trees per year.
Other projects ■worked on,
during the year were. Planta
tion improvement; Manage
ment information to farmms
and Educational programs in
cluding Career conferences The
improvement of woodland to
produce better timber is oui*
most important project but is
not carried out by many peo
ple Only thiee this past >ear.
With the increased vaiue of
land in our count’", the farm
er will need to make Ins wood
land pay bj- raising better
trees.
The District Forester, Mr.
W P. Moll, has offices m Port
Kennedy, Montgomery County
and John H Kitch, your Ser
vice Forester, JR. D 1, Rem
holcis, Lancaster County ara
both ready to help you in any
woodland problems and en
courage everyone to PREVENT
FOREST FIRES!
Highway Dept.
Sprays, Plants
On Roadhanks
The following are the ac
complishments of the High
ways Department in coopera
tion with the Lancaster County
Soil Conservation District.
Contract Seeding and Mulch
ing; A total of 74,922 square
yards (15.48 acres) of seel
ing and mulching cut and fill
slopes was done by contract
along 3 97 miles ot new road
construction. The routes in
volved were L R 36008-5,
36091-1, 36010-1, 36067-2 and
36013-6
ReMtali/ation: The glass on
cut and fill slopes as well as
on median and interchange is
lands ivas levitalized along L.
R A-83, 128, 129, 280 107
and 36006 in the vicii'ity of
Lancaster Marietta and Co
lumbia Materials used includ
ed 4.2 tons ot 8-16-16 foruliz
er, 350 lbs ot grass seed and
42 lbs of Ciown Vetch seed
Chemical Spraying: a total
ot 286 gallons of Herbicide (2,
4.D & 2.4,5-T) and 585 lbs.
of Karmex (Soil Stenlant) was
applied along 347 miles of
State Highways. Vegetation
sprayed with a 1,000 gallon
rig included biush, poison ivy
and noxious weeds. The herbi
cide was applied at tne rate of
one gallon to 100 gallons of
water, and ‘he soil stenlant
was used at {he rate of 10 lbs.
to 100 gallons of water.
A grand total of 2,000,000
linear teet of Roadside treat
ment ot all types was accom
plished during 1902 in Lan
caster County It is anticipated
that tins amount will increase
to about 2,100 000 linear feet
in 1963.
H. P. Kaufman is County
Roadside Engineer.
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Lancaster Farming,
March 2, 1963—9
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