26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 12,1969
ASCS Announces Summary of Activities
The Lancaster c'ounty Aqn through practice payments under stabilize market prices ami to
cultural SUbilizatnn and Con the Oi upland Adjustment and protect farm income in the in
sarvation Commiliw, js an in Ciop)>and Conservation Pro tcresl of 'the national weliuie
strume-ntahty of the U S. I>e-
partonenl of Agriculture. which ) production adjustment to Activities to augment feed sup
carries out various farm action balance supply and demand P lies for 'farmers in area where
proprams in the general fields through acreage allotment com- natural disasters have reduced
of production adjustment, con- rnodi ,|y aerea ge diversions, the fced - to provide emergency
servation assistance and price, cropland Adjustment Program, conservation assistance in re
market and farm income stabih cropland Conversion Program storing farmland seriously
ration and the Conservation Reserve damaged by widespread flood
Principal ASCS activities in
clude
(1) Conservation assignee through direct purchases of „„ m re admims
through sharing with individual commodities from fanners and , . . local nountv and
farmers the cost of installing processors, and through wheat
needed soil, water, woodland, marketing certificates wool pay
and wildlife conserving prac- ments. and price support pay- i cSr if i X
tices under the Agricultural ments on feed grains (com and «■*
Conservation Program and gram sorghum).
nare carried out fairly and in
full accordance with official
regnlatioos. The county office
manager is responsible to see
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that day to day operations are Farm programs are basically
effectively and efficiently per- directed to preserving the fam
fomicd ' ily farm and keeping life long
Payments under Faim Com- in (he only way of life
modify Programs described they, have known - and o
above help narrow the income llel i ) lh( £ n achieve pai y
gap betwen ia.n, and ciy in- coj pa^V
intonlt " . , . , level of 78% with city people
These programs—by helping The f o nowm« is a report of
faim income in the county program participation and pay
have a broad, fanning effect n menls ITlac je !n Lancaster Coun
the economy of the area. iqfia .
Obviously, a healthy farm and
rural economy is an essential Wheat Program
base for the devlopment of the Under the 1968 Wheal Pro
county as a whole giam. 831 farmers participated
The income programs are, and earned additional wheat -in
therefore, beneficial far beyond come of $236,285 through oer
the man who takes out a price- tificale payments on 4.074 acres
sitpport loan or who signs up of -wheat,
for AGP They work for the Fet'd Grain Program
survival and revitalization pf the Payments were made on 339
community * . and for an end fa sms under the Feed Grain
to rural poverty. The business -Program. Diversion payment of
activity of small towns and $151,597 was made for diverting
cities is directly tied to condi- 3,850 acres from corn and 12
tlons v in agriculture. There is acres from grain sorghum. Price
a- rule of thumb, which says support payments of $2&,263
that’ we lose one main street were paid for 1,109 acres of
business every time six farm feed grain grown
families move out; (Continued on Page 27)
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