Say-
Heard
About the
Truck
Load
Fence Sale
At Four j
Seasons?
Tuesday thru
Saturday
8 A.M. to 5:30
Reflective Red Top
“T” Posts 51/2’ - $1.39
e'/t’ - $1.79 and 7’ - $1.97
Electric Fence Posts
4'/ 2 ’ -63 c
4 Pt. Barbed Wire
#BO Ruthless
12/t ga. - $16.45
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PHONE ORDERS ACCEPTED
| Hog and Field Fence
Horse and Cattle Fence
Non Climable Fence
l Staples and Nails
FOUR SEASONS Farm & Home Center
197 Greenfield Road, At The By-Pass
Lancaster, Pa., Next to Anderson Box Co. 397-4451
/
POULTRY FENCE
$9.90
$10.55
48"
60"
$10.85
72"
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NOW
USDA Offers Some Points To
Consider On Farming Contracts
In the February issue of lion contract Most people call
Agricultural Situation, the Sta- it contract farming And it has
tislical Reporting Seivice of brought a new look to Amen
the U S Depaitment of Agii- can aguculture.
culture noted there is i legal “Cooidmation" between
arrangement in agricultuie farmers and their supplieis 01
known as a veitical cooidina- buyeis facilitates farm and
Copies of LANCASTER FARMING are not always
easy to find they are not sold on newsstands and
perhaps some of your friends may not be acquainted
with our weekly service.
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LANCASTER
CIRCULATION DEPT.
P. O. BOX 266
LITITZ, PENNA.
NEW!
LPS
A Liquid Protein
Supplement
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 18, 1967
State
FARMING
33%
Protein
Reduces
Feed
Costs
Improves
Phosphorus
Balance
Garden Spot Unit
Agway Inc.
Lancaster Quarryville
394-0541 786-2126
business operations. credit ar
rangements. forward pricing,
and maiket supplies to meet
specifications
The veitical coordination
conti act usually in writing,
but not nccessauly.
In ovei simplified foim, it
can be an acioss thc-fence oial
undei ‘.anting wheieby the
owner of a countiy store tells
a f.umei he’ll supply him lead
giain-, lor his chickens if tne
laimei will in turn supply luin
eggs Or pci haps (he stoie
owner says he’ll advance cied
it on the Iced until the eggs
aie sold
QUESTIONS
Whether wi/ten or oial,
quesTons may ause
Whit happens if one paity
fails to deliver the goods, or
the quality is mtei lor, 01 it’s
deliveied at the wiong time
or to the wrong place 9 The
other paity may be in troub'e.
Courts may not enforce ou.l
conti acts if ceitain conditions
aie not met and the invoiced
sum is laige This doesn’t
mean thai a contr.. t is en
foiceable pist because it’s in
wilting But chances aie it will
be, if it meets standards un
der apphcrble State and Fed
eial law
Each piovision of the con
tact should be clear and com
plete And each paity should
know wha f his conti act con
tains and its meaning under
the law
In many veittcai coordina
tion contracts, the faimei is a
small, sole propnetor while
the contiactor is typically a
laige coipoiatron Then legal
relationshm is impoitant.
Whethei the faimei is an in
dependent contractor, 01 an
agent or a laborei of the con
tractoi, depends on conti act
provisions such as
Are profits and losses to be
shared 9 Who holds the rights
(Continued on Page 12)
REMEMBER...
LPS is o true supplement, in
LPS you buy only what you
cannot grow on your own
farm.
LPS reduces your cash outlay
for feed.
LPS is an economical source
of energy, protein, vitamins
and minerals for dairy and
beef cattle and for sheep.
LPS improves palatability of
other feed stuffs.
LPS improves herd health.
LPS flows freely, even in sub
freezing weather.
LPS repels flies and insects in
warm weather.
LPS is easy to use, easy to
feed.
LPS is safe to handle
tains no alcohol.
LPS-33% $86.00 Ton
3 Ton lots $83.00 Ton
5 Ton . _ . $BO.OO Ton
Less 2% for cosh
If con-
New Holland
354-2148
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