* , '•'lU '1 Us to All of You . . . ite the Season, We Heartily Wish lany Holiday Joys and Blessings spirit to Bethlehem and the Manger, may the le joy of His Message ever he our blessing and ‘ wish the lasting gifts of true peace and i, westake thought of our many friends, with our patrons for their loyalty and trust. May things for you. t& BUSHONG SERVICE ANYWHERE • * Oiitfook '67 * "moderately below • w Farmer Bosses (Continued from Page 6) .^ wev * I >. *re ex- (Continued from Page' 4)' ffSft t TSU* fav#r, “®' security, hospitalization bene- Sfl 10 further expansion flts and being able to get tlme mro luoo. o ff f or personal matters are m i . „ , . . , „ . Cattle important to the worker’s well Total hog slaughter for this . being and thus affect his work year was off about one percent Fed cattle prices in 1967 will capacity from 1985, but the second half be higher and the price pat- »♦>= U n to the firm of .tie year .lone .on eight tern will bo much different IO MU “spec! In !heeyas'ot percent ahead of the year be- than this year when prices the worker The heller the foie. were highest in the winter and nio T his hireS hTnis hoM Prices of barrows and gilts early spring. In early 1967, foi . him> the niol . e t . onUol he at eight major markets aver- prices will strengthen from Wl u bave ovei . tbem aged about $24 per hundred- current levels, but average be- „ , . . , weight this year, appioximate- low year-earlier levels. Furth- , The pers , ol ™ r lty . of hc w ™ k ' ly $2.50 above last year. This er strengthening in the sec- ‘I. a * aet ?r,’ at 'coidmg was the highest yearly average ond half will raise average !?,, since 1948 for hogs. prices above year-earlier levels. Inust daal dlffei en y Wlth For the coming year, it is As the price outlook for cat- man ~w ho kopes for pei ' s , 0 u n ‘' predicted that hog slaughter tlemen brightens, liquidation and I,ec °g nitl °n> than will be up and prices down of cattle numbers may be th v e Q one wh ,° only somewhat. Producers in the slowed considerably in 1967, food ; exeicise a " d comfoit He 10 corn belt states planned to if not stopped, the experts say. mi ' 9t motlVdte * he former and farrow six percent more sows As a result, cattle and calf pi °J lde n !f ds h ‘ he ,attei ' in the December 1966-Febru- slaughter will be somewhat , „ ‘/j 1 a l * . faimer ary 1967 period than a year smaller and beef and veal pro- ??° uld act .^ ltb dl ° n f i y ’ tl ’ eat . earlier. duction will decline significant- his , men Wl . th , iesp6 j ’ be fau Prices in 1967 can be ex- ly for the first time since 1958. aad Con ®jstent and provide peoted to rise from early in Slaughter of all classes of cat- ood ' york ! r na C 0^ dltlons H ® the year to a high during the tie is expected to be below , m .“ 9t als ° k * low h ° w deal summer, and then decline to 1966, with sharp reductions Wl f h mistakes so the help is a low next fall. This will be a in cow and calf slaughter. not anta gomzea. more normal seasonal pattern The expected reduction in Mitoheltree also advised the than existed in hog prices this beef supplies, and continued farmers to learn to operate year. brisk demand, points to strong an aura of prosperity LIVESTOCK Hogs Part of the strength in hog cattle prices, with all classes >eo P^ e bke to work for those price's, especially after mid- of cattle benefitting. who are prosperous. He should, year, will result from the - therefore, emphasize the good aualler beef supplies. On bat Day on the moon is four- the problems, wtee, hog prices are expected teen times as long as on earth. The im P or!tance Lhe work- mi grt££MS7gr/ 1# P k ■* > < 'v I Vj f -7 ; J ' * ? | x Lancaster-Fanning, Saturday, December 24, 1966—7 TAX PLANNING (The following article is the third in a series of four articles on year-end tax plan ning prepared for this news paper by the Committee on Taxation of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.) Tax Deduction For Child-Care Expenses A frequently ovei looked de duction to certain taxpayers is the deduction for child-caie and disabled dependent care. In addition to the dependen- er’s interview and orientation should not be overlooked. In vite the prospective worker to bring his wife to the inter view, and, in the case of non- Enghsh speaking workers, get someone to translate a wel come to give the relationship a good start. Members of a labor confer ence panel backed up Mitchel tree’s views and assessed the local situation. They answered questions from the audience and discussed the feasibility of hiring local high school and college students to help allevi ate the labor situation. | J«££«!£3BKS<K»!£SagSSKKS£»s:KKK!£K£SSK»K©KS3S£®a£KB£>Sa£®»:Ks:!SKJE Is t I X I * X .1 X I. $ The inspiring message of $ I the Star the Wise Men fol- || lowed so long ago . . . still || || shines as a beacon for ,us g i an- - ‘ I x $ X i X i i X X I I * I I x i l , i $ Smoketown, Pa. 397-3539 » X I 5? « Yu&iidC'jfoi/ P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC. FOR BIG SAVING ON AMMONIUM NITRATE, UREA AND MIXED FERTILIZERS CALL NOW FARMER'S FERTILIZER WORKS For the Farmer 365 WEST BAINBRIDGE STREET ELIZABETHTOWN Ph. 367-1211 cy deduction, employed wom en and widoweis may deduct up to $9OO paid for the care of certain dependents. In ol der to claim the deduction, the taxpayer may be a woman, whether single, married, sep arated, divorced or deserted; but a man must be a widower, divorced or legally separated nr have a wife who is inca pacitated for at least 90 con secutive days. A limited deduction of not more than $6OO if one de pendent is being cared for or $9OO for two or moie depend ents, is available to a taxpay er who hiies a maid or sitter or pays a nursery, boarding or day school for care of the de pendent in order for the tax payer to work at gainful em ployment. The child must be under the age of 13 or the de pendent must be physically or mentally incapable of c&ring for himself and may bfe of any age. If the husband is capable of self support, a joint return must be filed and the $6OO (or $9OO, as the case may be) de duction is reduced by the ex cess of the couple’s adjusted gross income over $6,000.
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