Rural Mail Delivery Expand* Patron* Peniuylvanln’s U. S. Senator Hugh Scott announced this week a major now postal service program that will expand home deliveries to on additional 68,- 058 Pennsylvania families principally in small communi ties for the first time. Under the program Pennsyl vanians living more than a Garber Oil Co. Texaco Heating Oil Burner Sales & Service MOUNT JOY. PA. Ph. 653-1821 GROWING CORN IN 70? Let us help you plan for higher YIELDS and bigger PROFITS. HERE’S HOW... USE Anhydrous A nitrogen source as good as the best Ammonia and more economical than most. Blended P& K Efficient-Economical and Fast Custom application or rental equipment available j. for all products t ORGANIC PUNT FOOD CO, GROFFTOWN RD., NEXT TO WATERWORKS Ph. 392-4963 or 392-0374 YOUR FULL SERVICE DEALER jHIP BANKING! Zip codes speed >our mail; our zip banking (by mail) speeds your banking. Take a couple of minutes to bank here from your home or office first taking a couple of minutes to ASK OR WRITE US FOR FREE BANK-BY-MAIL FORMS TODAY! THE FARMERS NATIONAL BANK QUARRYVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17566 Member Federal Peposit Insurance Corporation quarter mile, hut less than half a mile from rural post offices that do not have city delivery arc now eligible to receive the delivery at home. Previously, they have been compelled to go to the post office for their mail. Since they live less than half a mile away from a post office, they have not been eligible to receive rural delivery service, Scott, the Senate Republican Leader, explained. And because they live near a post office that docs not have city delivery they have missed ou» there 100. Senator Scott said he has been advised that the Postmas ter General is issuing instruc tions in the Postal Bulletin Thursday making the service available to the 12 million families across the nation living in the eligible areas 4 mil lion individuals. The only requirement to ob tain the service is that it must be requested of the postmaster, and a majouty of those living in the area must desue the service. TRY 1970 1906 PHONE 786-7337 Tho expansion will be achiev ed by such steps as extending shorter rural routes and adding delivery stops to some rural routes. In other instances, "star" or contract routes may be used to provide the service; in some locations it may be neces sary to establish new rural routes, Scott said. “This is one of the most signi ficant advances in service in many years,” Scott commented, “I am particularly pleased that the order will benefit communi ties in our Commonwealth.” The following Lancaster County areas will be made eli gible for this service expansion under the order: Adamstown, Bainbridge, Bart, Bausman, Bird In Hand, Blue Ball, Bow mansville, Brownstown, Church town, Conestoga, Drumoi o, East Earl, Elm, Gap, Goodvillc, Goi’donville, Holtwood, Hope land, Intercourse, Kmzers, Kirk wood, Lampeter, Maytown, Mountville, Narvon, Neffsville, New Providence, Paradise. Peach Bottom, Pequea, Reams- mnii TERRE HILL SILOS MONOLITHIC & CONCRETE STAVE SILOS More Quality More Strength More Economy Silos • Silo Unloaders • Bunk Feeders Silage Distributors TERRE HILL SILO CO., Inc. East Earl R. D. #l, Pa. 17519 Phone 215-445-5767 SINCE 1927 Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 21.1970-- Po. Milk Production Continues Climb Milk production on Pennsyl vania farms dining January total ed 572 million pound-s or 2 0 per cent above Januaity 1969. Pio dtielion per cow was up slightly liom December An average of 800 pounds per cow was pioduccd during the month This compares with 795 pounds in December, 770 pounds during January last year and 745 pounds in January 1968 The number of milk cows is estimat ed at 715.000. Concentrates fed pci cow avei aged 13 7 pounds down 1 pound fiom December and 1 pounds above January 1969. town, Reft o n, Rcinholds, Rheems, Rohicislown, Ronks, Schoeneck, Silver Spi mg, Smoketown, Soudeisbuig, Ste vens, Talmage, Tene Hill, Washington Boio, West Willow, Willow Street and Witmer. Pennsylvania's milk cows pio diu’cd 6.966 million pounds in 1969. 1.4 pci cent more ih.m ‘lie u vised estimate of 6.870 mill.on pounds pioduced m 19(18 The annual aveiagc numhoi of m.lk cows on faims m 1969 was 716,- 000 down 12 peiccnt fiom tho 727,000 average number in 1968. Output per cow at 9.702 pounds m 1969 was up 2 7 pc teen I fiom 9.450 pounds in 1968 U.S. January Milk Production About The Same As A Year Earlier US muk pioduction in .len uaiy is estimated at 9,412 million pounds compaied with 9.411 m,l l.on pounds a yeai eailiei Po duction incieased 3 peicent fiom Decembei 1969 to Januaiy 1970, the same gain as a yeai eailiei. Milk production was above a year eailier in most of the \oith and South Atlantic States, bat down in most States of the Xoi th Cential Region In the South Cential and West, pioduct-on, was mostly unchanged or higher. Januaiy output pe> cow piovided 1 48 pounds of milk per pei -on daily foi all uses compaied w.th 145 pounds a month eailiei aid 1 50 pounds a yeai eailier The Nation’s mile: cows piO ctuced 116 2 bilhcr pounds of milk m 1969, 0 9 peicent less than the icvised estimate of 117 2 billion pounds pioduced n 1968 and the smallest US p o duction since 1952 The annual aveiage nnmbei of milk cows on farms in 1969 was a lecoul low 12 689,000, down 3 peicent Uom the pievious lecoid low of 13 038,000 in 1968 Output per cow leached a lecoid-high late of 9,158 pounds m 1969, up 2 pei cent fiom the pievious lecoid of 8,992 pounds in 1968 The ievis ed estimates foi 1968 and 1969 are based on annual ievie\v of more complete pioduction anil utilization data. Good Advice 1 The Society for the Prevention of Blindness advises that you sit 10 feet or more fi om the set while watching television. The set should be at eye level aid you should leave a lamp burn ing while the television is m use. 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