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f -ft noxpf Farming, Saturday. February 14.1970 Wheal And Feed Grain Meeting Mon. The Agricultural Stabilization & Conservation Service. Lancas ter, announces a mcot.ng to ex plain the 1970 Wheat and Feed Grain programs will be held Monday, February 16 at 7-30 p in, in the Farm and Home Cen ter. All farmeis and other mtercst id persons arc invited to attend md learn the details of the .vheat and gram progiania Farmer; with a Feed Giam nase (com, haile> and grain orghum) can earn puce support nd/or diversion payments by en olling in the feed gram pro gram. Minimum dnersion is 20% of he base and maximum diver sion is the largest of 25 acres, or 50% of the base, not to exceed ‘otal base. Farms with base of 25 acres or less, earn diversion nayment on the minimum .and 11 farms on acreage diverted in xcesS of the minimum. Price ~uppo#t payment is earned on ]anted feed grain, up to 50% Of .he base. Wheat farmers can earn certi- Icate payment on wheat planted or harvest up to 48% of the dOffflefit, by diverting an acre age e<jual to 30.3% of the allot ment They can also earn diver =.on payment on any part of the llotment not planted to wheat Maximum wheat diversion is the larger of 50% of the allotment, or the difference between 25 acres and 30 3% of the alotment, rot to exceed the allotment Farmers enrolled in either pro ram must maintain the conserv ng base established for the farm, nd must plant within the appli able base oi allotment on all ;her farms in which they have n interest. Diverted acieage must be ehg ale cropland No crop can be arvested, and acieage cannot le pastuied between March 31 nd September 1 Final date to eni oil is MARCH .3 Farmeis die encouraged to -iroll eaily and avoid the last runute rush WHERE NEW THINGS ARE HAPPENING! In higher yielding forage crops In Funk's-G "Hot" Hybrids At Hoffman, we’re constantly on the alert for new and better -varieties that will increase crop yields. As new ad . ances are checked out and have proved their value, they’re oassed along to customers. For new ideas in forage crops or Funk’s-G Hybrids for 1970, call your Hoffman Seed Man. ffaffman A.H. HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC, EDS • Monheim (Continued from Page 1) room. It will start Tuesday, February 17. at 7:30 pm and will continue each week for five weeks. Anyone who did not al ready register can do so the first evening. The course deals with Farm Mapping, Soil and Water Conservation, and Field Fertility Management. A course on Electric Motoi and Automatic Control will be taught b.v Mark Campbell, vocational agriculture teacher at Manheim Central high school. This course will begin Thursday, February 19. and run for ten weeks The cost ,s SlO 00 Registrations must be made before Thursday by calling the high school Vo-Ag. Dcpai tment. The farmers were also remind ed of The Hazardous Occupations of Farm Youth law which mak es it imperative that you do not hire boys under 16 and allow them to work on and around power equipment. A course will be offered to get boys certified in this area, starting March Ist. Chester Co. Dairy Day Next Thursday Robert A. Powers, Jr. Chester County Agricultural Agent, an nounces a Dairy Day to be held Thursday, February 19, at the Sadsburyville Fire Hall, Sads buryville. The program will consist of 10:00 A.M.—Movie on “Freeze Branding”, a new way to identify dairy cattle. “Improved Milking Techniques”, Stephen Spencer, Penn State Dairy Specialist; “Or ganizing the Dairy Farm for Maximum Profit”, Samuel Dum. Penn State Farm Management Specialist, Noon —Lunch (cour tesy of Atlantic Breeders’) 1 00 P M.—Atlantic Breeders’ meet ing, 2 30 P M —Adjournment. Thnty years ago, fewer than one-m-five was being saved from cancer: today the American Can cer Society reports, it is one-m -three It could be one in two with early detection and piompt treat ment * A KtEDSj Loeatec n the Heart of Lancaster County LANDISVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 17538 • Wilson Nomod (Continued from Page 1) sy. W. Va. In 1961. During high school and college, he worked part-time and sevcial summon for the Hampshire Review. During four years at Romney High School, Wilson was in the vocational agriculture program He was reporter, parliamentar ian and president of his chapter of FFA, as well as a federation officer. In 1961. he won his local, fed eralion and area FFA public speaking contests and entered the state contest on the subject, ‘ Why Government Should Get Out of Agncultuic." The new managing editoi i« married to the formei Patncia Cavanaugh of Lancaster Tney have two children Mary Elaine, three, ana Diane Elizabeth, one Wilson is the son ot Mr and Mrs. George H Wilson, who re side at 88 Diller A\e, New Hol land Mrs Wilson, a former reporter on the New Era’s society page and a Millersville State College graduate, is the daughter of Pi of and Mrs. John Cavanaugh of Long Apartments, 221 Race Ave, Lancaster. GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY With A Big Dutchman Automatic P Feeding System You get more eggs from your feed dol lar because our exclusive, patented re mixing intake wheel in the feed hopper re-mixes uneaten feed returning from the trough with fresh feed. That means all of the feed is used. Your birds get the full ration, and feed is not wasted. The result is better feed com ersion. The Big Dutchman chain-in-trough feed ing circuit strengthens this benefit by BIG DUTCHMAN Diller Ave., New Holland, Pa. 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