—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 22, 1963
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Secretary Freeman Discusses
Defeat Of Wheat Referendum
The farmers' choice on May and whefat supplies a/re not
21 to reject national market- excessive, as those -who urged
ing quotas for the 1964 wheat a ‘no’ vote in the referendum
crop "means that for the next confidently predicted, no fur
year unlimited wheat produc- ther program will be necessary,
lion with no price support is In any event, this- point of
an option open to every Amer- view which prevailed in the
ican farmer," Secretary of Ag- referendum is entitled to a
nculture Orville L. Freeman full and fair trial. Only when
has said. we see what hal PP ens can we
be certain what program Is
the best.
“It is the earnest hope of
the Secretary ot Agriculture
and this Administration that
•wheat farmers and our agri
cultural economv in particular
and our national economy in
general will benefit from this
decision freely made by Amer
ican farmers at the ballot box,”
he declared. “We will do every
thing in our power to that end
There will be no dumping of
CCC wheat. . .
“Since 1938 Congress has
wisely provided an alternative
to acreage allotments and mar
keting quotas, to be effective
it marketing quotas are mot
approved That alternative pio
gram as provided by law will
be in effect for the 1964 crop.
“The 19 64 wheat program
provides puce supports at 50
percent of parity for produceis
who voluntanly choose to com
ply with the acreage allotments
applicable to their fawns Such
farmeis will be eligible for
pi ice-support loans on the 1964
ciop at about ?1 25 a bushel
“This progiam then will be
in effect foi ■‘he 1964 wheat
crop If it works satisfactorily
and taim income is maintained
Crop Summary
Tobacco Planting Nearing End
Tobacco planting is nearing
completion in Lancaster County
with high quality plants going
into the fields on most farms
Many growers reported plants
grew slowly in the beds, but
weather was excellent for con
trol ot disease Early trans
planted fields are established
and growing well.
Pastures are furnishing
more feed since the rains of
last week, but subsoil mois
tuies were low and more ram
is needed for sustained growth.
Second crop alfalfa is making
good giowth, and first crop
mixed is being harvested.
Yields appear to be good, but
somewhat below normal.
Bariev haivest is due to be
gin eaily next week, and some
wheat fields aie beginning to
show color Straw is short,
but not as short as yvas expec
ted earlier.
For the thud consecutive
week ram continued to delay
field work, especially haymak
ing, accoiding to the weekly
ciop and weather summary is
sued Tuesday by the Pennsyl
vania Crop Reporting Service
High winds in some areas
during the w-eek ended June 17
flattened hay and made mow
ing difficult Despite poor field
curing, haymaking continued
when conditions permitted, but
much of the crop w r as of poor
quality Weevil damage is
heavy in areas where sprays
were not applied
Weed growth spin red culti
vation of row crops when wea
ther permitted.
All ci op growth has been
exceptionally good Pastures
have impioved and aie m much
better shape than eailiei re
ports indicated. Potatoes hate
i ecovered from late fronts Cob
blers were m blossom m soulfa
eastern counties. A few corn,
fields appear spotty with, short
growth, apparently the result
of earlier cool, dry weather.
Barley is npaotae rapidly
and the harvest should start
“If, however, supplies of
wheat in 1983-64 prove to be
excessive, the Secretary ot Ag
riculture under th« law must
proclaim a national marketing
quota and a national acreage
allotment for th,e 1905 crop
of wheat prior to April 15,
1964 And a referendum must
by law then be held within
60 days—to determine if two
thirds of the wheat farmers
support quotas. This means
that should the program voted
in on May 21, 1963, not suc
ceed that a referendum will
be held for the 1965 crop
prior to June 13, 1964 . .
“In the -world market, we
can and Will continue to fulfill
our obligations under the In
ternational Wheat Agreement
despite the current price and
production uncertainly— Sales
for export will be handled in
normal channels of trade to
the maximum extent possible
consistent with the fulfillment
of our international obliga
tions Thqie will be no dump
ing of U S wheat m world mar
kets ”
within a week in southeastern
areas. The straw is short, buf
heads have filled out well
Wheat is beginning to turn yel
low Straw is long snd heads
are much larger than expec
ted earlier Oats straw, too, is
longer than anticipated, and a
good grain crop is in prospect.
The asparagus harvest is
nearly completed, with straw
berries past the peak. The
green pea harvest continues in
southern areas, and has star
ted in central counties Let
tuce has good quality and fair
yields Snap bean planting is
nearly completed except an
northern counties
Both sweet and sour cherry
crops will be small Apples are
sizing well, with little disease
damage The June peach crap
is nearly over in southern coun
ties, and thinning is under way
where necessary
Temperatures averaged 5 to
7 degrees below normal, des
pite readings in the 90’s early
in the week Weekly rainfall
ranged from .25 of"an inch to
1 5 inches. Surface soil mois
ture remains adequate, but sub
soil moisture reserves are low.
4-H Wildlife
Club Sees Film
Glenn Herr, Manheim Rl,
shoved slides and described a
hunting trip to Wyoming at
the Thursday night meeting of
the county 4-H Wildlife club
meeting in the home of John
Erb, lIS Kreider Ai'e, Lan
caster
Refreshments in the form of
auctioned box lunches were
sened vith the Erb family
supplying the beverage.
Xext meeting of the club
vill be held July 18 in the
home of H. Raymond Stoner,
1051 Eden Road, Lancaster.
Many a pedestrian. Ipmps to
a conclusion. ‘ , ‘
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