spent on 1969 crops in 1971, 60
percent in 1972, 40 percent In
__ 1973 and 20 percent in 1974
Long Range Program Tor 0 I ? n r v £f“ nsonp “ i,monU
» t 1 The cost of wheat certificates
Increase Income Jrroposect to processor wouu reduced
* lo 80 percent of the 1969 level
ginning with the 1971 crop in 1971, 60 percent in 1972, 40
year. percent in 1973, and 20 percent
Sales of Commodity Credit in 1974,
Corporation stocks would not be Farm Bureau officials esti
permitted at less *han 150 per- ma ted that the cost of the pro
cent of the loan rate plus carry- gram wou ld be from $3 to $3.5
ing charges, except when sales billion in the first year of opera
are offset by equivalent pur- tion, but would drop to $1.2 to
chases in the open maiket. $1.4 billion by the end of the
The phase out of price sup- five-year period. This compares
port and diversion payments for with the $3.4 billion annual
wheat, feed grains, and cotton cost of the current program
calls for limiting total payments which has failed to bolster sag
to 80 percent of the amount ging prices, and is piling up new
28—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22,1969
A new long range faim pio
giam designed to strengthen
maikets and increase net farm
income was proposed here today
by the 27-mcmber board of
directors of the American Faim
Bureau Federation meeting in
regular quarterly session.
The plan authorized by
elected voting delegates of the
member state Farm Bureaus to
the 1968 annual meeting of the
Federation in Kansas City Mo.,
last December would phase
out present feed grain, wheat
and cotton control and subsidy
programs.
The Farm Bureau, largest
general farm organization in the
nation with more than 1,796,000
member families in 49 states
and Puerto Rico, will press fox
action on its program in Con
gi ess this year.
The new program would take
effect Jan. 1, 1971, as an amend
ment to the current farm pro
gram, the Food and Agriculture
Act of 1965, which is scheduled
to expire Dec. 31, 1970.
Essentially the Farm Bureau
program provides for a 5-year
transitional period during which
acerage controls, base acreages,
marketing quotas, processing
taxes and direct payments for
wheat, feed grams, and cotton
be phased out
Faim Biueau believes that its
piogram will ease the transition
to a market price system and
will mean higher net incomes
foi faimeis
The above piogram would be
open to all farmers pioducmg
these commodities but a special
piogiam would be open to any
farmer whose average gross an
nual sales of farm products were
no more than $5,000 and whose
off-farm” income was no more
than $2,000 per year. Such
faimers who number some 574,-
000 according to the 1964 Cen
sus. would be eligible to re
ceive one or more of the follow
ing
1 Compensation for acerage
allotments and base aci cages
suuendered to the Secretary of
Agn culture foi peimanent can
cellation This would apply to
all commodities having acieage
allotments or base acieages
Such compensation would be in
addition to land retirement pay
ments under the cropland ad
justment piogiam and would al
so be available to eligible faim
eis who wish to suilender their
acerage allotments 01 base
ac. cages without pai ticipating in
the cropland adjustment pio
gi am
2 Retraining giants of not to
exceed SI,OOO
3 Adjustment assistance of
not to exceed $2,500 a yeai for
swo \eais
4 Loans under existing ciedit
piojiams to fuither facilitate
the bansition of eligible funn
el to more gainful employ
ment
As part of Faun Bureau's
pogiam, the present ciopland
aciiuslment progiam would be
stepped up immediately thiough
necessaiy funds to finance land
letuemenl contracts in 1969 and
1970 In addition, the Secretary
of Agriculture would be duect
ed to ictire at least 10 million
aces horn production per year
m 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and
1975
The cropland adjustment pro
giam would be operated on a
competitive bid basis with em
phasis on the rethement of
whole farms.
Pnte supports on wheat, feed
grains, cotton and soybeans
would be set at no more than 85
pei cent of the previous three
yeai-average market price be-
AUCTION SALE
FULTON VALLEY FARM
On U.S. 30 adjoining west end of McConnellsburg, Pa.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2nd
9:30 A.M.—full line of farm machinery and equipment,
all in good condition, ready to go to work.
12 N00N—634 acres, to he sold in parcels and tracts in
cluding: 2 complete sets farm buildings, restored 18th Cen
tury Colonial home, 3 other homes, land ideal for subdivid
ing (with town water, sewer service available soon), wood
land near State Park.
2:30 P.M.—105 top quality Angus cattle, including cows,
bred and open heifers, yearling heifers, registered bulls.
Terms —CASH for livestock, machinery, etc. To be announc
ed for real estate.
LIBERAL FINANCING available on real estate. Arrange
ments must be made prior to sale with M. C. Morton, owner, or
Albert Foster, attorney. McConnellsburg, Pa. 17233, dial (717)-
485-4121.
G. A. Biggs—OWNERS—M. C. Morton
Sale by D. G. Canning
(president, Canning Land Co., Inc.)
For complete sale bill and descriptive plat, contact office of D.
G. Canning Box 1236, Staunton, Va. 24401 (dial 703/337-1311)
or G. A Biggs, McConnellsburg, Pa., phone 717/485-3418.
Lunch available on Grounds
f s S N
V., S-.
surpluses in government stor
age.
Farm Bureau’s insistence on
legislative action on future farm
programs in 1969 is based on
action by the voting delegates
to the 1968 annual meeting of
the Federation who warned that
“further delay in coming to a
decision on his issue would only
make he problem of adjustment
more difficiult for farmers.”
Well Planned Sack Lunches
Brown bag lunches can be
colorful, tasty, and nutritious,
reminds Mrs. Ruth J. Buck
Penn State extension foods and
nutrition specialist. Sandwiches
with a meat or poultry filling,
finger fruits or vegetables, and
milk provide the food needed
Stretch Fabric*
Stretch fabric* are popular
choices for home sewing. The«e
fabrics are made of textured
yarns, which extend when pull
ed and snap back to their origi
nal shape when released, ex
plains Mrs, Mae B. Barton,
Penn State extension clothing
specialist. Stretch may be in
width, length, or in both. Some
patterns are designed especially
for stretch fabrics.
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A girdle could be defined a*
the difference between fact and
fiction.
for an afternoon of top job per
formance. Brown baggers say
such lunches are convenient
and time saving.