10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 10, 1966
Ballots For Lamb and
Wool Referendum Sent
Ballots for voting in the
referendum on lamb and wool
promotion and marketing de
veiopment program were mail
ed Friday to 238 eligible farm
el’s in Lancaster County, ac
cording to ASCS chairman
Fred Seldomridge. Ballots are
to be returned to the county
ASCS of!kc by September 23,
he added.
The referendum will deter
mine whether or not deduc
tions will continue to be mode
from producer payments un
der the National Wool Pro
gram.
Funds collected are used by
the American Sheep Produc
ers Council to cany out a
program of advertising, pro
motion and related activities
under an agreement with the
Secretary of Agriculture.
The proposed agreement
will become effective if ap
proved by at least two-thirds
of the total number of pro
ducers voting, or, by produc
ers having at least two-thirds
of the total volume of produc
tion represented by votes in
the icferendum.
If approved, the new agree
ment will replace the one
which has been in effect since
the 1955-crop year. If not ap
proved, no deduction will be
withheld from payments on
1966 maiketings. and ASPC
programs will be continued
only as long as piesent reserve
funds permit
Appioval of the new agree
ment would authorize payment
deductions of up to 111 cents
pei pound on shorn wool, and
up to 7 '2 cents on unshom
lambs The new figuies com
paie with 1 cent and 5 cents
in the past
Pioduceis eligible to vote
aie those who have owned
sheep oi lambs six months of
age or older for at least 30
consecutive days since Janu
ary 1, 1966 Any producer not
receiving a ballot, and wish
ing to vote, is instructed to
contact the ASCS office, Man
heim Pike, Lancaster
• Now Is The Time
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moie of the moisture from
rain and melting snow.
To Control Livestock Parasites
All species of farm animals
may suffei fiom internal paia
site infection, yeai's ago we
weie more concerned with the
conti ol of worms in hogs and
sheep Howevei, at the pies
ent time cattle feedeis and
dairymen should also take
measuies to eliminate stomach
woims Many lots of feeder
cattle imported into the coun
ty aie infected, and treat
ment at the beginning of the
feeding period will pay big
dividends Youi local veterin
arian should be consulted re
garding this important man
agement pioblem Don’t feed
the woi ms
• Diosfer Townships
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assistance to maintain dairy
foundation herds, would toe
eligible for Commodity Credit
coin if the ASCS request is
granted
, Miss Neel stated it would
probably be several weeks be
foie word v/ould be received
from the state, and then long
er until the state’s request
<k>uld be processed in Wash
ington, D r G Iwheie it requires
approval by the Secretary of
Agi multure October Ist would
probably be the earliest pos
sible date for aid to become
available, assuming the request
-Miss Neel 1 safe
iwefi' /rT. 7.
vancc on Choice 800-800 Ibi.
Heifer beef steady to SO high
er. Cow beef steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1175-1450 lbs. 27.25-27.-
75, three loads at 27.75. High
Choice and Prime 1100-1500
lbs. 26.50-27.25, High Choice
and Prime 1000-1100 lbs. 26.-
25-26.75, load around 1050 lbs.
27.00, Choice 800-1500 lbs. 25.-
75-26.75, Mixed Good and
Choice 800-1300 lbs. 25.25-25.-
75, Good 23.25-25.25, small sup
ply Standard and Low Good
22.00-23.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
High Choice and Prime 875-
1050 Ibsr 25.00-25.35, with two
# Lancaster Auction loads at'25.35 on Wednesday,
loadlots Prime absent, Choice
(Continued irom Page 2) 800-1050 lbs. 24.00-25.00, Mixed
17.50. Good and Choice 23.25-24.00,
Temperature* for the next
five days are expected to
average above the normal
range of 79 to 58 degrees.
Little day-to-day change in
temperatures will occur, but
the warmest part of the pe
riod will be about mid-week.
No real rain Is in the fore
cast but some light precipi
tation in the form of scat
tered showers may yield 1/10
inch late Saturday or Sunday.
BULLS Choice 25-25.85, Good 22.00-23.25, Standard and
Good 24-25, Utility and Com- ■
mercial 23-2550, Individual 28-32, Cull 24-28.
1770 lb. Commercial 27.75, Cut- HOGS 204 Barrows and
ter and Low Utility 21-23. gilts 50c Lower than Tuesday
CALVES 205 Vealers or steady with last Wednesday,
steady to Instances $1 Higher. BARROWS 5s GILTS —US
Vealers: Choice 39-44, Includ- 1-2 198-255 lbs. 25.50-26, 1-3
ing 10 head 43-44, Good 37- 198-260 lbs. 25-25.50, few 175-
40.50, Standard 34-38, Utility 192 lbs. 24-24.75.
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Aerial Ladder Equipment Used
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• Chieofo
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• UNIFORM COATED
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drilling
• CLEAN AND EASY TO
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• CONTAINS FAST ACT
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ING NITROGEN AND
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• HIGH ANALYSIS
less handling and fewer
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waterers or automatic foun- P #nn * n *» P*o* P° x 26(5,
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BULLS Utility and Com- heater. 0 piece light walnut
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late and Individual 24.75. (win
FEEDERS Choice 875-
1000 lbs. steers 25.50-26.25.
t CoNsmmr
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