VOL. 10 NO 5 Foreign Credit Specialists Study Lane FHA Program by Richard W. Hoover County FHA Supervisor Eight farm credit specialists representing four nations will arrive in Lancaster over the weekend for a close look at U.S. Farmers Home Adminis tration (FHA) programs in action in Lancaster County. These specialists are: Law rence <5. Odukwe and Om wusikawa Nwaiwri, Nigeria; James L Msongolo and Wylie B. Ihamwa, Malawi; Mahmoud El Menouchi and Larbi Mte hiri, Tunisia; Ismet Topac and Ilhami Sozen, Turkey These foreign officials will spend one week in Lancaster to study the FHA operating loan program Visits will be made to borrowter farms in Lancaster, Lebanon and Ches ter Counties, representing the area served by the Lancaster office. Training will be given in the FHA office by Richard W. Hoover. County Supervisor. The Agency makes loans for farm operations and owner ship, rural housing, recreation and water associations, and to help farmers hard hit 'by drought or other natural dis asters. The Lancaster offi'ce was se lected as a study location for the group because of the out standing FHA program here Approximately 125 local fam ilies are presently using credit fiom the Agency Local FHA borrowers have an excellent repayment record, and are among the most efficient farmers in the area. During the past year over $620,000 in loans were extended, and over $310,000 in repayments were received by the local of fice. Recently in Harrisburg, Ray mond T. Kerstetter, State FHA Director, commented “The entire Pennsylvania farm community can take pridfe in the visit of these out standing foreign officials. The fact that they are devoting so much time during their Farm Calendar January 4—7-30 p.m. Special Zoning Meeting for County Farmers; Rohrerstown Fire Hall. January 7—12 30 p.m. Lancas ter County Tobacco Show; basement of Farm Bureau Cooperative building, Diller ville Rd, Lancaster —2 p.m. (approximately) An nual Meeting of Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Ass’n; upstairs Farm Bureau Co-op Bldg, Lancaster —7T5' pm Annual Stock holders Meeting Pa. Farm Bureau Cooperative Ass’n. at Manheim Township High 'School. —7:30 p.m. Ephrata Young Farmers Class; subject “Quality Milk”; Ephrata High School. cz U S visit to study of the FHA here in Ijennsylvania is concrete proof® of the good record made b£ farm families using the program These here to learn how Help their own fanners. MojjjviJed by the re markable accomplishments of family farm£m the U.S, they are seeking J-Jvays of building strong, independent, family (Continued on Page 8) Health Regs. For Cattle Shown At State Farm Show Following are some rules, i egulations, and suggestions for anyone showing cattle, particularly dairy type, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show this month The County Extension Of fice advises that no entries under quarantine for any dis ease or showing clinical symp toms of contagious or infecti ous disease will be admitted. All entries must be accom panied by a health certificate for tuberculosis issued by the Bureau of Animal Industry, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Breeding animals must also be accompanied by a chart for biucellosis. TB REQUIREMENTS All cattle, including steers, shall be identified as have been tubeiculm tested in A Herds that have been negative to a complete herd test within twelve (12) months B Herds that have been negative to a complete herd test conducted moie than twelve (12) months prior to the first date of the show and the cattle to be shown shall be negative to the tuberculin test conducted within 120 days of the show. C. Assembled herds that have not had a complete herd test or herds that were not tested on the last area re accreditation test must be negative to a complete herd test before any animals are eligible for health certificates. D. Progeny from herds that were negative to the tubercu lin test conducted within twelve (12) months born since that test, may be shown with out a tuberculin test. BRUCELLOSIS REQUIREMENTS All cattle, excluding steers, shall be identified as brucel losis tested in. A. Herds that have been negative to the brucellosis blood test within twelve (12) months B Herds that have been negative to the brucellosis blood test conducted more than twelve (12) months prior to the show provided the herd (Continued on Page 5) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 2, 1965 Imes Elected President Pa. Seedsmen's Ass'n. A. Floyd Jmes, 523 Rambler Road, Manheim, has been elected president of the Penn sylvania Seedsmen’s Associa tion. Imes is manager of Seed Services for PFBCA. His elec tion took place during the group’s annual meeting at The Pennsylvania State University Also elected were Fred Bell of Seaboard Seed Company, Philadelphia, vice president; Charles Abbott, Seaboard Seed Company, secretary-treasurer. Directors 'Charles Storey, Schell Seed Company, Harris burg; Milton Hoffman, Hoff man Seed and Grain, Muncy; William Burpee Till, W Atlee Burpee Company, Philadelphia, and Chris Nissley, A H. Hoff man Seed Company, Landis*- ville. Tobacco Ass s n. To Hold Annual Meeting Jan. 7 The Lancaster County To bacco Growers Association will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, January 7, at the Farm Bureau Cooperative Ass’n building on Dillerville Road, Lancaster, according to Jacob Stehman, vice-president The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Coun ty Tobacco Show The grow ers will begin classifying to bacco at about 12 30 pm in pieparation for the show While the tobacco is being judged the Association will hold its meeting upstairs According to Stehman the meeting will involve an an nual report to the members, a discussion of the tobacco situation, the election of of ficers for 1965, and a talk on “New Developments in Hand ling of Tobacco,” by Henry B Engle, Research Agronomist at the P.'S U. Field Laboratory near Landisville. The present officers of the Tobacco Growers Ass’n are; Harold Endslow, president; Jacob Stehman, vice presi dent; Marlin Cassel, secretary; and Leroy Funk, treasurer. Lancaster 'County tobacco growers are invited to par ticipate in the county show, and according to Stehman, are welcome to attend the As sociation meeting at that time. County Holstein Ass'n. Starts Annual Drive For New Members The Lancaster County Hol stein Association started its annual membership drive with a kick-off banquet Tuesday evening at the Holiday Inn, 1492 Lititz Pike. A special effort will be made by the 40 solicitors in volved to have the drive com pleted by January 8. State director Elvin Hess, Jr., Strasbourg R‘l, stated the goal is a “few more members (Continued on Page 3) Snavely and Monaghan Will Head Special Gifts Division In Farm And Home Foundation Campaign One of the county’s leading businessmen and a former Mayor of 'Lancaster have ac cepted major positions of lead ership in the conduct of the forthcoming Farm and Home Foundation Campaign, officials announced this week The drive, with a minimum ob jective of $375,000, is aimed at raising adequate funds to con struct a Farm and Home Cen ter m Lancaster County. Named to head the Special Gifts Division of the cam paign are Jesse Snavely, Lan disville, President of J C Snavely & Sons, and Thomas J. Monaghan, 'lnvestment Brok er, former Mayor of Lancas ter and a member of the State Cabinet under the Lawrence administration. In announcing the enlistment of these two business and cmc leaders, Levi H Brubaker and Law lence H Skromme, General Co-Chairmen of the Cam paign, said: “We are highly pleased that two men of the Zoning Meeting For Farmers To Be Held Monday It was announced this week by the East Hempfield Town ship Zoning Commission that zoning ordinances similar to those m some other Lancaster County townships would be adopted A series of four pub lic meetings was planned at the same time. In addition, a special meet ing for farmers was set for Monday, January 4, at 730 pm at the Rohrerstown Fire Hall. William Carroll, a rural zoning expert from Penn State University, will discuss the concepts and ambitions of modern zoning in rural, agri cultural areas This meeting is open to farmers from any where in the county, and the topic under discussion does not concern just farmers in East Hempfield Township. Many county farmers on the so-called “urban fringe” have already encountered zoning problems; those who have not as yet become acquainted with this modern problem can be sure that sooner or later they will An understanding of zoning is becoming as necessary to the modern farmer as an un derstanding of tax laws and business management. Perhaps moreso because zoning hits the farmer where he lives. Since zoning ordinances ef fect the farmer directly, it is vital that he take an active and aggressive part in develop ing the ordinances for his township. The meeting Monday night will provide a good place to start learning about zoning. $2 Per Year calibre and ability of Mr. Snavely and Mr. Monaghan will dedicate a portion of their time and attention to helping to organize this very significant project. Both men have long been identified with many challenging and bene ficial endeavors in the City and County, as well as on State levels They are deeply interested in seeing the Farm and Home Center become a reality and have agreed to give their best efforts to enlist an adequate number of industrial, business and professional men to help solicit funds for the Foundation.” The Farm Gifts Division will spear-head the drive for funds by launching its phase of the campaign on Monday, January 25, with a “Kick-Off” Rally of volunteers serving in the northern area of the Coun ty. The rally will be staged in the Litxtz Recreation Cen ter, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Volunteers serving in the Eastern and Southern portions of the county will launch their solicitation with a rally to be held in the lower end of the county the same week The place and exact date of the (Continued on Page 9) County Tobacco Show On Thurs. The Lancaster County To bacco Show will be held on Thursday, January 7, starting at 12 30 pm in the basement of the Farm Bureau Coopera tive, Dillerville Rd, Lancas ter The classes offered for this show are the same as for the State Farm Show Class 75—'Wrapper B’s—Cl (a)—Over 26 inches; Cl (b)— 26 inches and under. Class 76—i Filler B’s—C2 (a) —Over 26 inches; C 2 (b)—26 inches and under. Class 77—Binder—Div (a)— Over 26 inches; Div (b) —26 inches and under. Class 80—FFA Wrappers. Class 81—FFA Fillers. According to the Show rules, a hand of tobacco shall (Continued on Page 9) Weather Forecast Temperatures for the five day period through Monday are expected to average well above normal, with daytime high of 50 degrees and over night low of 30. Normal for the period ranges from a high of 39 to a low of 2i . Precipitation is expected to total at least |one-half inch. This will occur as widely scattered showers during the early part of the period, turning to general showers at the end of the period.
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