6—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, December 14,1968
ascs news Mystery Farm Contest
AGRICULTURAL
CONSERVATION PROGRAM
To date, 126 faimcis have en
rolled in the 1969 Agncultuial
Conseivation Progiam and $76,-
000 of the allocation has been
appioved foi piacticos on these
fai ms
Faimers aie urged to enioll
now, while funds aie available
The total allocation foi the coun
tv is $103,000 We aie certain
all money will be allocated eai
li in 1869, so enioll now foi
piactices planned foi next
spimg and fall
Handbooks ’ explaining all
piactices in the count* piogram,
a’ e available in the office
November 30th was the final
date foi leporting practices un
de i 1968 ACP Farmeis who did
not get practices completed bv
tins date may leapply under the
1969 piogiam
1969 WHEAT
AND FEED GRAIN
To date no furthei mfoima
tion on the 1969 wheat and feed
giam piogiams has been re
ceived
Notices of bases and payment
rates will be mailed to all farm
eis befoie em oilmen! starts
WOOL MARKETING
YEAR ENDS
Wool groweis are reminded
that the 1968 maiketing yeai
undei the wool piogiam ends
Decembei 31st
Pioduceis should make sure
that all details of 1968 sales are
completed by this date Applica
tions foi incentive payment on
wool should be filed with this
office by Januaiy 31st, 1969
Faimers must submit the oug
inal sales slip signed by the buy
ei Those foi unshorn lambs
must include a signed certifica
tion by the buyer that the lambs
weie unshorn at time of sale
Payments will probably be
made in Apul, and will be bas
ed on the national average price
oi wool sold in 1968
CORN PRICE SUPPORT
Fanneis who were emoiled m
the 1868 Feed Giam piogiam,
a 1 e leminded that thej are elig
ible foi fam-stoied com loans
at $1 26 pei bushel foi No 2 m
bedei coin
V/aiehouse stoiage is available
at Caigill’s Manetta at $ll7
pc bushel for shelled coin De
ductions aie made foi diymg
and shunkage
Loans aie available through
June 30 and will matme July 31
1969
WHEAT LOANS
STILL AVAILABLE
Faim-stoied wheat loans are
still available at $l4l per bush
el to those faimers em oiled in
the 1968 wheat piogiam Final
d.te to apply is Match 31 and
loans matuie Apul 30, 1969
Foi believe me in this woild
vluch is evei slipping fiom un
de i oui feel, it is the pieioga
live ot fnendship to giow old
with ones fuends -Aithui
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My Neighbors
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“Think of our image, boy—
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Lancastei is given and fiom
there it’s up to you
Study the picture each week
Guess which of your neighbor’s
farm is pictured Put your iden
tification (the name on the mail
box and his address) along with
youi own name and address on a
Scent postal card or in a letter
and mail it each week so we le
ceive it by Friday morning fol
lowing the Satui day date of pub
lication
If you give us the conect
faimer living on our Mysteiy
Farm, your entiy will be placed
in competition with all other
Mystery Farm Contest Rules
1 The contest consists of eight weekly installments featur
ing the picture of a Lancaster County Faim. each from a differ
ent area of the Countv Cash prizes will be awarded from a draw
ing of the eonect entnes following the contest The awards will
be Fust Fuze, $lOO, Second Prize, $5O and Thud Prize, $25
2 All paid subscribers to Lancaster Farming aie eligible
Subscribe! s may enter each week (8 times) but only one entry
per week will be allowed
3 To enter, study the enlarged photograph within the Mys-
Pouitry Moisture
Control Study Set
A pilot study to deteimine nioistuie toleiances for poultry
whether new moistuie conti ol isnge from 4 3 percent to 12
procedures are efficient and percent These tolerances apply
practical in poultry processing to ail kinds of poultry, whethei
plants is being initiated under they are packaged, frozen, oi
the Federal poultry inspection ice-packed
piogram, the US Depaitment In piocessmg, poultry goes
of Aguculture announced today through a washing, chilling and
For the study, eight plants in draining cycle, so that it may
different parts of the counliy be quickly chilled and kept at a
have been selected They are lo- low temperature to prevent
cated in Minnesota (2), Ohio, spoilage It is during these
Alabama, North Carolina, Mis- stages that poultiy absorbs
sissippi, Texas, and Arkansas moisture
USDA’s Consumer and Mar
keting Service establishes and Packaged Insurance
implements moisture control NEW YORK—More and more
piocedures to make sme that families and firms are insuring
poultry will not absoib excessive their properties under policies
moisture duung piocessmg Ex- in which many coverages for
cessive moistuie adds to the meily purchased individually are
weight of poultiy and thus costs now combined in a single “pack
the consumer moi e foi the same age” at savings of up to 25 per
amount of poultiy meat cent, the Insurance Information
Fedeial poultiv inspection Institute repoits
FEWER TRIPS
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1305 Manheim Pike. Lancaster, Pa.
Phone 393-3906
correct answers at a di awing to
be held at the end of the con
test
You or one ot youi neighbors
will be leceivmg that $lOO
check jusi after the beginning
of the new year So enter each
week
A complete list of the contest
i ules and our address where you
send your entries is listed with
the Mystery Farm each week
Be sure to follow them We
identify each Mysterm Faim in
the following issue
That’s all theie is to it This
week we have a Northern Lan
caster County Faim Hope you
know it'
legulations require that poultry
sold across State lines contain
no more than certain specified
percentages of added moisture—
tery Farm Picture Frame in each issue Guess which of your
neighbors farm is pictured Put your identification (THE NAME
ON THE MAIL BOX AND HIS ADDRESS) along with your own
name ana addiess on a five-cent post card or in a letter (Note:
the correct identification will be the peison actually living on
the faim ) Mail it to us so we have it in our office by Fuday
morning following the Saturday publishing date
4 Entries must be mailed to our office address as follows:
The Mystery Farm Contest, Lancaster Farming Newspaper, P.O.
Box 266, Lititz, Pa 17543 No phone calls will be accepted as
entnes
5 Entries become the property of Lancaster Farming and
the decision of the judges is final. Identification of the Mystery
Farm will be published in each following issue.
THE FARM SETTING ABOVE was featured last week
as the fourth in a senes of eight Mystery Farms. It is the 91
acre farm of Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Hernley and Family,
Elizabethtown R 1 The Hernley’s have sheep, steers and
broilers and plant 15 acres of potatoes. The children are
Pat, 14, Bernell, 12; Rosene, 10; Duane, 7; and Karen, 2.
The fifth Mystery Farm is pictured on Page 1 of this
issue as the contest continues. Rules to enter are found with
the photograph.
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CONTACT DEALERS BELOW
C. B. HOOBER & SON
Intel com se Pa
717-763-3501
AGRI INC.
Ephiata R 2 Pa
717-354 5374
UNCASTER SILO COMPANY
2436 Creek Hill Road, Lancaster, Pa. 17601
NEVIN N. MYER
Chestei Springs Pa.
215-827-7481
COPE & WEAVER CO.
New Pi evidence Pa
717-786-7351
C. H. ZIMMERMAN
Atglen. Penna
215-593-5129
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