ASCS NEWS
1970 WHEAT & FEED
GRAIN PROGRAMS
Enrollment in the 1970 wheat
and Feed Grain piograms will
open February 2nd and continue
through March 20th. Notices of
allotments, bases, yields and pay
ment rates, will be mailed to all
farmers on January 29th
Faimers w.th a Feed Grain
Base (corn, barley and grain sor
ghum) can earn price support
and diversion payments by en
i oiling in the program
Minimum diversion is 20% of
the base and makes the farm
eligible for price support on feed
grains grown, up to 50% of the
base. Farms with a base of 25
acres or less, earn payment on
the minimum diversion. All
farms earn diversion payment
on acreage diverted above the
minimum. Maximum diversion is
the larger of 25 acres or 50% of
the base, not to exceed the base.
By diverting an acreage equal
to 30 3% of the wheat allotment,
farmers can earn certificate pay
ment on wheat planted, up to
48% of the projected production
ol the allotment.
They can also earn diversion
payment for any part of the al
lotment not planted to wheat
Maximum acieage that can be di
verted for payment is the larger
of 50% of the allotment, or the
difference between 25 acres and
30 3% of the allotment, not to
exceed the allotment
Under either program, fan I
ers must maintain the normal
conserving base established for
the farm. They must also plant
within the applicable base or al
lotment on all other farms in
which they have an interest
Diverted acreage must be eli
gible cropland.
No advance payments are au
thorized for wheat or Feed Gram
under the 1970 program.
FINAL DATE FOR
WOOL APPLICATIONS
January 31st is the final date
for wool producers to file appli
cation for incentive payment for
wool and unshorn lambs sold
during 1969.
Applications must be support
ed by the original sales slip for
wool or lambs sold. They must
The Story
of a
Symbol
Back in the days when Commonwealth’s first member
bank was born, men still wore the colonial hat you
see here. Three-cornered, it was fittingly named
"the tricorn."
So, when you think of it, it was only natural that we
should use the tricorn as the starting point for
our symbol.
Sure, we've simplified and modernized it. We've
modernized our bank and all its services, and we’d
not want you to think we were the least bit old
fashioned on the score of service. Still, we must
admit, we'll be happy if the massive triangle you see
at each of our 28 offices does remind you of the
proud history of Pennsylvania. A history, be it noted,
that our member banks had no small part in shaping.
The meaning of our symbol doesn't stop there.
Obviously its three-part design stands for the three
member banks of Commonwealth: The Conestoga
National Bank, The First National Bank of York,
and The Harrisburg National Bank & Trust Company.
Also, our new symbol has a color. Blue, A color rich
in its meanings. It stands for loyalty... dedication...
dependability.
We just thought you'd want to know some of the
thinking behind our symbol. We didn't design it
casually. When you're in the very important
business of taking care of other people's money,
you don't do anything casually.
Get to know our symbol... and our Bank.
There's more to both than you might think.
Commonwealth A W
National Bank
28 offices in central Pennsylvania • Member FOIC
include all sales information and
be signed by the buyer. Those
for lambs must have a signed
certification by the buyer that
they were unshorn at time of
sale.
AGRICULTURAL
CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Limited funds are still avail
able for farmers who want to
complete practices under ACP in
1970.
To date, $104,646 has been al
located to farmers who have fil
ed application for ACP assist
ance.
STATE ASCS CONFERENCE
The Pennsylvania State ASCS
Conference for County Commit
tees and office personnel will be
held in York on the 27th, 28th
and 29th of January.
Help Child Build Safety Habits
Begin the “walking safely”
routine when your child is just a
toddler, suggests James E Van
Horn, extension family life spe
cialist of The Pennsylvania State
University When you observe
good traffic rules while walking
and point them out to your child,
he’ll begin to store up safety
knowledge.
S \ f WAA
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, January 24.1970—17
County Farming Now Accounts
For Only 6 Percent Of Income
Farming now accounts for on
ly 6 0 percent of total earmngs
in Lancaster as against 8 6 per
cent in 1959, accoiding to Econo
mic analysts at Penn State Uni
versity These and other figures
are pointed out in a review of
the local economy to be publish
ed in the February issue of the
Pennsylvania Business Survey, a
monthly publication of the Col
lege of Business Administration
at the University
“The relative prosperity of an
area can be measured roughly
by per capita income.” they say.
“and by this measuie Lancaster
County residents seem to be los
ing ground even though dollar
income is rising For many years
aiea residents have had a higher
per capita income than the na
tional average, but that lead is
slipping.”
In 1965 the per capita figure
was 4 per cent above the nation
al average; but most recent esti
mates put it at 2 per cent above
that average. It is now no higher
SECOND SECTION
than it was in 1959, in spite of
the fact that the dollar figure
has risen from $2,211 to more
than $3,200.
Hov' Lancaster County fares
in comparison with Pennsylvania
as a whcJe depends upon the ex
tent of demand for Lancaster
County products as well as upon
other factors Steel pioducers
and fabricators are important in
the local economy and in 1966
(a year of exceptional steel de
mand and production), Lancas
ter’s per capita income was 2.7
per cent above the comparable
figure for the State Moie typi
cally it remains lass than 1 per
cent above the State
Wages and salaues constitute
by far the largest part of person
al income, and the industrial
composition of an area's econo
my determines to an important
extent how personal income de
velops The 'Penn State review
points ou that the relative weight
of various County industry
groups as sources of earnings is
changing, and that employment
is highly seasonal Over the
course of a year employment
fluctuates from month to month
more widely heie than it does in
any other ma3or metropolitan
area in Pennsylvania This is
true although one of the most
seasonal of all industries, farm
ing, is less important as a source
of both earnings and employ-
Tn gilt'than it used to be
I Farming now accounts for 6.0
per cent of total earnings in Lan
castei County as against 86 per
cent in 1959 The shaie provided
by wholesale and retail trade has
also declined fiom 16 0 to 14.0
per cent of the total
Manufacturing mdustues have
increased then share of total
earnings fiom 45 8 to 47 6 per
cent, services from 9 1 to 10.4
per cent, and government from
7 3 to 8 2 pei cent
“Compaied with Pennsylvania
as a whole,” the leport contin
ues, “this aiea now depends
mote heavily upon manufactur
ing and fai ming and less heavily
upon hade, sen ices, and govern
ment to provide wages and
salaries than does the State ”
The mdustues that aie most
impoitant as sources of earnings
are not necessarily equally im
poitant as souices of jobs. Al
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