More REAP Funds Released
Secretary of Agriculture Earl
L. Butz recently announced that
an additional sss'/ 2 million had
been made available for the 1972
Rural Environmental Assistance
Program (REAP).
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and water conservation and
pollution prevention and
abatement practices.
The $55 Vfe million will augment
an initial allocation of $l4O
million, announced last October
so States and counties could start
operation under the 1972 REAP.
The announcement cited several
significant events of recent
months that led to the decision to
release additional funds for the
1972 REAP:
On October 1, reports from
selected States showed a 400 per
cent increase in 1971 over 1970 in
funds to be expanded for pollution
abatement practices
On October 28, during a
meeting of the President’s Ad
visory Board on water pollution
control, the need for additional
funds was recognized and
documented.
In November, REAP reports
indicated an increased demand
for expansion in 1972 of the REAP
farm and ranch solid waste
disposal pilot project to ad
ditional States
On December 3, President
Nixon approved an Oklahoma
watershed, which was the 213th
watershed project approved
during his adminstration Ad
ditional REAP cost-share funds
are required to help complete
work called for m the watershed
plans
REAP reports during the fall of
1971 indicate a substantial in
crease in demand for REAP
forestry practices over previous
years.
Under REAP the federal
government shares, generally on
a 50-50 basis, the cost of such
practices in the effort to solve
rural environmental problems
for the primary benefit of the
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PH.464-2746
Wool, Lamb Program Deadline Jan. 31
Producers who file applications
and 1971 marketing reports on
wool and unshorn lambs by
January 31,1972 at the Lancaster
County Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service Office
(ASCS) will receive payments
early m April under the National
Wool Act, reports Fred
Seldomndge, chairman of the
Lancaster County ASC Com
mittee.
Applications should cover only
wool and unshorn lambs sold
during the marketing year which
ended December 31 Marketings
after that date will be eligible for
payments to be made in 1973.
“The county ASCS office will
provide information on the items
More Pa. Turkeys Projected
Pennsylvania turkey growers
intend to raise eight per cent
more turkeys m 1972 than in 1971,
according to the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service
And if these intentions
materialize, a total of 2,962,000
turkeys will be raised in the state
his year
A breakdown shows that 85 per
cent of the turkeys will be the
heavy breeds and the remaining
15 per cent will be light breeds
The total number of heavy
breeds raised is expected to be
2.526.000 or 10 per cent more than
in 1971 The light breed forcast, at
436.000 birds, is five per cent less
than the 1971 number raised
The Crop Reporting Service
pointed out that the number of
turkeys actually raised in 1972
may vary from the 1972 in-
total rural community and the
public
REAP is administered by the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service (ASCS)
through its farmer-elected
committees The Soil Con
servation Service, Forest Ser
vice, and Extension Service
provide technical and
educational assistance.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 29,1972
that should be included with
producers’ applications, and will
give assistance as needed,”
Seldomndge said Wool
producers are eligible to receive
payments regardless of the
quantity sold in 1971. “As with all
ASCS programs, the Wool
Program is administered without
regard to race, color, creed, sex,
religion or national origin of
participants,” he said
The payment rate for 1971
marketings will be announced
early in April following an
nouncement of the national
average price received and is
expected to be well above last
year’s rate which was 102 8 per
cent
tentions of growers with their
reactions dependent upon this
report, price of feed and other
factors
Allis-Chalmers
Names Lindgren
David C Scott, president and
board chairman of Alhs-
Chalmers Corp, recently an
nounced the election of Richard
T Lindgren as a vice president of
the Company
Lindgren is general manager of
the Agricultural Equipment
Division, having joined Alhs-
Chalmers in March, 1971, in that
capacity Previously, he was
associated for 17 years with the
Ford Motor Co in various
financial and operating
management positions
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It is 4,150 feet in diameter
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25000 B.C.
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