Farm Facility Loans can Ease Storage Problems
Pointing out that many far
mers experienced problems last
fall in finding storage facilities
for grain, Fred G. Seldomridge,
chairman of Lancaster County
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Committee (ASC),
suggested that use of the farm
facility loan program of the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service (ASCS)
can help prevent a repetition in
1972.
Five-year-term loans up to
$35,000, at a current interest rate
of approximately 5 V 2 per cent,
are available to farmers
producing commodities eligible
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As a beef operator you're interested in maximizing
your profit picture. You're looking for new ideas, new
methods and new innovations that will help “beef up’ ’
your profit, Here’s a program worth looking into. It's
called "Van Dale Systems Feeding.” It starts with
maximizing your production of total digestible nutri
ents with Increased haylage and silage. This permits
the best use of your land and cattle coupled with a
fully mechanized feeding system. Van Dale has the
equipment and know-how for maximizing profits
through mechanized feeding
FORAGE BOXES
So let’s bring it in from the field with a Van Dale
Forage Box. These rugged built units are
equipped with exclusive auger-type "beaters”
that deliver all kinds of forage under all kinds
of conditions. No clogging at the blower, as
the forage is metered between the augers
—not over the top!
SILAGE DISTRIBUTORS
Van Dale distributors insure even
silage distribution throughout
the silo for a maximum fill
The 1640 Power-Fit’s unique
revolving deflector plate
diverts the explosive force
of incoming material and
spreads it evenly in a con
tinuous sweeping pattern
to the wall. The 538 oper
ates in an elliptical
motion, directing forage
to the outside walls of
the silo. Varied spout
rotation speed allows for
even fills.
SILO UNLOADERS
There’s a Van Dale unloader for
every feeding application. These high
performance twin-auger units can handle
virtually any silage or haylage under the most
adverse conditions... frozen, gummy or what
have you, and do it fast. The 1230 has been
customer-certified in the field to outperform,
and outlast any make its size. For hard work in
smaller silos there’s the 1020 F. T' Industrial is
built for silos from 20 to 4
has a capacity up to 40 tons per hour
for support. Application should
be made at the couty office of the
ASCS which maintains the record
for the farm to which the loan
application relates according to
Seldomridge.
The loan interest rate in the
program was recently lowered to
46 cents per $lOO or fraction
thereof per month, or ap
proximately 5% per cent an
nually, a decrease from the
previous 6 per cent rate. Lower
borrowing cost of the Commodity
Credit Corporation made it
possible to lower the rate.
“On-farm storage has several
advantages for producers. To
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begin with, it gives them more
flexibility at harvest time. They
can save field losses by har
vesting when the crop is ready.
With on-farm storage, they can
stretch the marketing period for
their crops, using a support loan
to help carry them through. In
years of excess production, they
can reseal their grain under
support loan in on-farm storage
and, with proper facilities,
maintain the gram m good con
dition. Producers with ample on
farm storage are not completely
at the mercy of such events as
transportation strikes, box care
shortages, depressed markets,
CALEB M. WENGER
Drumore Center, RDI Quarryville, Pa.
Phone 548-2116
and scarcity of commercial
storage space,’’Seldomridge
said
Eligible structures under the
program include new grain
storage structures both of con
ventional design and ’wet
storage’ types provided they are
weathertight and suitable for use
for dry storage Multi-purpose
structures also are eligible for
loan
Eligible drying equipment
under the facility loan program
includes continuous-flow type
dryers, drying systems with
wagons or trailers as an integral
part, batch or in-store drying
systems, and new equipment
which conditions or facilitates
drying by aerating, circulating,
or stirring the commodity
All structures and equipment
must be new, with the exception
of that purchased from the
Commodity Credit Corporation.
In general, farmers who
participate in set-aside programs
or produce other commodities
eligible for support loans and who
need the proposed on-farm
storage facility or drying
equipment, are eligible for loans,
BULK STORAGE BINS
Supplementary feeds are easily
handled with Van Dale's bulk stor
age feed bins. The Super Stores are
available m 4Vz or 7 1 /z ton sizes.
These units are fiberglas con
structed . They won’t rust, dent, cor
rode or absorb heat from the sun.
CONVEYORS
Whether straight-out, incline, au
ger or chain, Van Dale conveyors
fit most any automated feeding
system. The SCCI4OO Cham Con
veyonsVan Dale's highest capacity
conveyor. It handles all rations—
safely. The CT2OO and 300 auger
type conveyors are adaptable to
any feeding system. They’re
tough, efficient, easy to install
id economically priced.
BUNK FEEDERS
Van Dale has a bunk feederfor every
operation. The SCF 1400 Traveling
Bunk Feeder is a single chain unit
that will carry and feed virtually
everything. The Mammoth 14
Multi-Feeder is an auger type de
signed especially for multi-lot
operations. The 934 and 1234
Auger Bunk Feeders are the
sturdiest, smoothest operat
ing, lowest cost feeders ever
produced. Then, there’s the
stainless steel Shaker Feeder.
A combination feeder and
bunk designed for single
lot operations.
Van Dale Systems Feeding
comes down to one word ...
efficiency. Van Dale offers var
ious models and sizes of feed
ing equipment to most effici
ently match the needs of every
feedlot layout... old or new,
large or small. Check with your
Van Dale dealer to see what
you need to maximize your
profits. And ask him about
Van Dale’s new agri-leasing
program.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1972
Seldomndge said Storage needs
are determined on the basis of
two years production of the
eligible crops
Complete details about the
farm storage and drying
equipment loan program are
available at the ASCS County
Office.
Ham Dinner on
Mother’s Day
The East Petersburg Jaycees
will be sponsoring a family style
ham dinner on Mother’s Day,
May 14, at the East Petersburg
Elementary School beginning at
11 a.m. and running until 3 p.m
Tickets may be purchased
from any Jaycee from East
Petersburg or at the door. Prices
are $2 for adults and $1 for
children 12 years of age or under.
Proceeds will be used for
community service work.
Dogwoods planted in home
landscapes need some protection
from direct winds, say Extension
ornamental horticulturists at
Pennsylvania State University.
Dogwoods do not grow well when
set out in the wide open spaces of
a lawn area. A good location
would be as a part of the plant
border or near the house, or
another structure where they are
more protected.
Strip tests prove it Cattle
prefer Pioneer ® brand sor
ghum-sudangrass hybrid over
other brands. That means
they’ll eat more .. . make
more meat or milk. Unbeat
able hot-weather pasture or
green-chop. Can be planted
on diverted acres.
Treat your cattle to the
sorghum-sudangrass hybrid
they like best 988!
SEE or CALL
YOUR PIONEER DEALER
Pioneer is a brand name; numbers
identify varieties. ® Registered trade
mark of Pioneer Hi-Bred International,
Inc., Des Moines, lowa, U.S.A.
Dogwoods Need Protection
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PIONEER
SORGHUM
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