12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 23, 1965 169 in the 500-600 pound croup. Herbert C. Gilmore, dairy Hall, specialist of Penn State Uni versity, commented on some facts about high herds, There were three herds in Pennsyl vania this past year that pro (Continued from Page 1) duced over 700 pounds of fat. Rl; Assn #3 Dr. Victor There were also three herds Conger, 1905 Oregon Pike, last year None of last year’s Lancaster: Assn #l7 Ray- herds repeated their star per mond Hoover, Gap Rl. formance this year, Gilmore Awards and recognitions said, the closest made 650 were made to those dairymen pounds Of the 135 herds in enrolled in the county test- 1963 that made over 600 mg program whose herds pio- pounds, 81 of these repeated duced 500 to 600 pounds of in 1964; 44 of them aveiaged butteif.it, 600-700 pounds, and 563 pounds, and the remain over 700 pounds The 35-cow mg 10 weie sold out or dis Holstein held of Fmry H persed Gilmoie’s point was Frey, Lancaster, was the only that a high-pioducirig herd county heul. and only one of one yeai will generally ic tiice’m the state, that pio- main a high-prodbcmg herd duced over 700 pounds of but- He also pointed out that of teifat Only 6 pounds below 116 heids considered that pro the magic “700.” was John E duced over 600 pounds fat, 82 Esh Gordonville Rl Theie per cent of the additions they weie 19 dairymen in the 600- made during‘the year were 700 pound class, and about home-iaised animals, tending to • Tobaccomen (Continued from Page 1) In cany over of Type 41 tobac ko slocks Normal carryover ihould be a 2 8-2!) year’s sup ply. The eanyovci as of Oc lobci 1. 19«4 was 1381 mil lion pounds, about a 4-year supply when this yeai's 49 million pounds aie added Turner also pointed out that pi eduction has exceeded de mand cveiy year since 1958 in spile of the inci eased demand foi cutais in the vent He showed that impoits in 3964 had classed the (50 mil ' lion pound maik foi the fust tunc suite about 1960 Even though Cuban tobacco impoits have been cut back. impoiU liom Bia/il Colombia. Phil lipmes Dominican Republic end othcis leave moie than 10 placed that loss James Bin nett also tobacco blanch of USD A, discussed some of the methods and pto ceduies ot fixing and applying cnotas USD A Dies within the Damewo'k of the law Bui nett said, to delegate to the states rnd counties eveiy lesponsi bility that can be handled on that level The fust stop is to detei r.une the aceage in the peuod 3960-1064 Since then was no cuohi in effect doling that t'me the giowois weie sni-, veved bv mail (\t this pmnt Pa’ Connolly Pieman Spe Cuih;’ Pom the State VSC of , f.cc mai'e the ob-e’vitionj that less than 18 pei cent of> the glowci: m the county had lesponded to this suivev, even aftei two mailings Ho felt tney hadn t uncleistood that the catds vveo designed to as sine each ■g; owei a fair and equitable allotment based on his past aueage The ASC committee had to estimate for the lemaimng 52 per cent) Step two is to establish pie- Lminaiy allotments estimated on a five-yeai base Then the amount of quota is fixed and acreage apportioned After the growers have been notified of their quotas a leferendum is held A two-thuds favorable vote is necessaiy if quotas are to be accepted for the county If the vote is favoiable, those growers who are dissatisfied with then allotments have the right to have their cases a eviewed Robe it Hieronymus, also fiom the tobacco branch of TjSDA, discussed the price support phase of the piogiam The Commodity Ciedit Coi poiation (CCC) acts as bank et foi the association of to hacco pioduceis, he said The association leceives the to bacco stoies it and sells it As soon as it is sold the pio ceeds pay the loan The avei age level of suppoit, Hieiony mus said, would cunently be about 26 8 cents per pound as a weighed average of the en lue uop Following the le ceipt of each new ciop, the price is set. and old stocks aie repriced if necessaiy Other officials piesent, from USDA weie in the Inspection and Giading aiea They weie Paul Dryden and Haiold Kir ker Accoiding to Miss Doiothy Neel, Manager of the County ASCS office, woid of a date loi the referendum and quota figures are expected momen tarily Other county informational meetings on tobacco and feed giam quotas will be held m February On the 4-th at the Lancaster Poultry Center, on the 10th theie will toe two meetings (1) at 1 pm at the New Holland Fne Hall; (2) at 730 pm at the Quairy- Vrlle Fue Hall, on the 12th Banquet at Hostetler's Mount Joy, • DHIA Don’t Plant Tired Blood In Your Corn Field PLANT REIST RX 108 single cross 1. 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