VOL. 16 NO. 6
New Farm Show Complex Master Plan Ready
A master plan for Pennsyl
vania’s proposed new Farm
Show complex will be unveiled
at the 55th Farm Show January
11-15,
Sketches of a suggested multi
level structuie, and its proposed
site on a 290-acre tract between
Interstate Route 81 and Elmer
ton Avenue, will be displayed in
the main lobby of the Farm
Show building, State Agricul
ture Secretaiy Leland H. Bull
said.
“We have discussed these
plans with the Farm Show Com
Farm Credit Office
Lowers Interest 1%
The -Farm,' Credit Office has
announced a one-per cent redac
tion in'its interest rates.
The iewrloan- rate of eight per'
crnt en portgage loans will be
-%L. Laneaster..“Prp-.
AssoGiation Jan- '
by‘ the' Land' Bank
AsSodiafip!i' February 16. ~
The Farm Credit Office covers
Lancaster, 'Lebanon and Dauphin
counties;
Carl Arßrown, Credit Office
manager, said that the new eight
per cent rate will apply to loans
which were previously written
at a higher rate, as well as to
the new loans The loans with
rates higher than eight per cent
generally were those written
within the past six months, he
said.
Brown noted that loans writ
ten in-the years prior to the past
six months are nearly all lower
Farm Calendar
Monday, January 4
7 p.m.—Lancaster County Farm
ers Association Annual Mem
bership Kickoff, Witmer
. Fire Hall.
11th- Annual Ohio Roadside Mar
" fceting Conference, . Center
fer Tomorrow, Ohio State
University, January 4-5.
Ttoesday, January 5
4.30 pm.—Agriculture teachers
meeting, Mount Joy Vo-Tech
School
7.30 p.m—Ephrata Adult Farm
ers feeding course, Voca
tional Agriculture Depart
ment, Ephrata High School.
7:30 p.m.—Pennsylvania Farm
ers Association board meet
ing, Farm and Home Center.
Wednesday, January 6
7:30 pm Lancaster County
Soil and Water Conservation
District, Farm and Home
Center
Thursday, January 7
1:30, pun Lancaster County
Tobacco Show, Farm and
Home Center.
7:30 p.m—4-H County Council,
Farm and Home Centei
8 p.m.—Lancaster County Poul
try Association board of
directors meeting, Farm and
Heme Center.
mission, Faim Show exhibitors,
and other users of the facili
ties,” Secretary Bull said
“We also have discussed them
with Mayoi Harold A Swenson,
State Senator D Elmer Haw
baker, chairman of the Senate
Agricultural Committee, and
Representative W Brady Het
rick, chairman of the House
Agricultural Committee, and
with other key people repie
sentmg interested lural and ur
ban gioups.
Secretary Bull pointed out
that the sketches are the pre
than eight per cent and. these
will remain unchanged. The
firm still has some loans of only
' four per cent, he said
The Credit Office’s move fob
Jows^several-'announcements- in
; '.recent weeks', by local ? banks of
: interest rate i eductions; -Brown
said most commercial bank mort*
- gage rates in this area are in the
i eight and one-half to eight per
cent range, mostly around eight
, per cent, following drops in
! recent weeks' by about one-quar
‘ ter to three-quarters per cent.
Rates nationally have- been de
clining for two to three months.
The intei est rate decline stems
primarily from increases in the
national supply of money, mak
mg money “much moie readily
available,” Brown said
Although the Credit Office
had some money available even
dunng the tightest parts of the
credit squeeze dunng the past
year, money is more liquid now
at the lower rates. Brown said.
Looking ahead, Brown sees
some continued pressures for
lower interest lates He sees
further rate decreases of one
quarter to one-half per cent by
mid-1971. although he noted
some economists are predicting
up to a full one per cent rate
drop.
But Brown also foresees tight
er money again by late summer
; 01 fall.
' He added, however, that pre
dictions on the future of the
' interest rate cannot be made
• with any certainty. While the
‘ federal government is now mov
• ing to spur the economy and
‘ make money more readily avail
■ able, it is uncertain how the
■ economy will respond. If the
economy picks up, this would
tend to increase the demand
t tor money and bring on new
pressures for higher interest
rates, he explained.
The individual farmer who
needs the money and can use
it profitably at today’s rates
, should pioceed to make ai range
ments foi the money he needs
Brown advised
Brown indicated he doesn’t
think the faimer should wait for
1 lower interest lates, because
the rates may not go much low er
and money could get tight again.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 2, 1971
hmmaiy presentations of the
architects and planners Poir,
Loddengaard and Parsons, and
the Ballinger Company “They
have translated into these
sketches,” he explained, “the in
foimation gathered in two pie
vious phases of the Faim Show
Site Plan and Study
“We have sought the reaction,
opinions and suggestions of in
terested groups and individuals
before we go into the final plan
ning stage,” Secretary Bull add
ed “We want to be sure that we
have examined every possibility
and have explored every line of
reasoning before finalizing the
plans
“Everyone realizes that we
aie planning for the future, and
that we must incorporate those
features that will best serve the
need for these facilities in the
years ahead ”
Rolf G Loddengaard, of the
architectural firm, said the sali
ent features of the master plan
are:
" Easy access to the site, from
Interstate 81-and .from,’•streets
-bordering the area.
A loop road encircling the
site for rapid movement of ve
hicular- traffic to all parking
areas and service entrances
A pedestrian walkway, or
“spine,” protected from the
weather that will afford the
shortest and most direct routes
from parking areas to exhibi
tion centers.
Main buildings, basically of
two levels, with a total of about
1 5 million square feet of floor
space.
A main exhibition area of
about 550,000 square feet of
floor space, more than double
that of the present Farm Show
structure
Two arenas, one with a seat
ing capacity of 15,000, the other
with capacity for 3,500, plus
additional seating that will be
dependent on the type of activi
ty
Unloading facilities for trucks
that will not conflict with acti
vities in progress or with the
movement of spectators in any
of the exhibition areas
“We have incorporated in
the master plan a high degree
of flexibility that will permit
multiple and simultaneous use
of these facilities,” Lodden
gaard pointed out. He also said
the complex would have a con
trolled atmosphere system and
an automated method of waste
removal and disposal.
Dr. Gordon E. .Dickerson, right, Research Geneticist,
U .S'. Meat Animal Research .Center and Professor of Ani
mal Science, University of was honored at the
62nd Annual Meeting of the American’Society of Animal
■ Science held at the, Pennsylvania .State University, for-his
outstanding work in the field of animal breeding and gene
tics. -
Presenting the award, a plaque and a $l,OOO check, is
Dr. Robert E. Walton, President of American Breeders
Service, Inc., DeFdrest, Wisconsin, sponsors of the award.
Dr. Dickerson was recognized for his “distinguished
service to the nation’s livestock industry.” He has made
many contributions in developing techniques applicable to
problems in systems of mating and selection procedures. As
a research geneticist for the USDA and Canadian Depart
ment of Agriculture, Dickerson’s work has led to a better
understanding of the biological basis for expected and ob
served results.
Poultiy exhibited at the Farm
Show are exposed to many
diseases not common to then
flock of ougin These show
birds should be kept separate
from the main flock aftei the
snow for at least 30 days, Jay
W Irwin, associate county
agent, reminded poultrymen this
week
Most infections contracted by
poultiy at shows will break be
fore the 30-day isolation period
is up. If there are no breaks,
then it is probably safe to place
these birds back with the flock
In the event that disease
Happy New Tear
Isolate Show Birds
52.00 Per Year
stakes, however, the birds
should not be put back with
the flock Recovered birds re
main carriers and shedders of
certain diseases, Irwin said.
Many disease breaks can be
averted by establishing a sound
vaccination program.
However, theie is no reliable
vaccine available for some o£
the bacterial diseases for which,
the recovered birds remain car*
ners Examples of these are
coryza and fowl cholera.
Be on guard for coccidiosis,
too, because the show birds may
have no immunity to certain
species Look for a coccidiosis
break one to three weeks after
bringing the birds home, Irwiu
said
The Farm Show Issue
Our special Lancaster
Farming Annual Farm Show
Issue will be coming your way
next Satuiday, January 9.
The Farm Show Issue will
have story previews of the
55th annual Slate Farm Show,
a complete schedule of Farm
Show events and other special
features plus the regular
local faim news For further
information, call us at 394-
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