—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 3. 1972 26 Shropshire breeder Warn Menhennett, Cochranville, holds a lamb while David Greene, Scan-O-Gram operator from the University of Maryland, measures the 'amb’s loin-eye. The Scan-O-Gram machine seen in the background uses sonoray to make the measurement and produces a poloroid picture of the loin-eye. Lamb held by Menhennet was one of 15 rams measured during the Penn-Mar Shropshire Anna Johnson, Market Reporter, Retires Mrs. Anna P Johnson, a market news reporter with the U S Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service NALLV PI New All-Twine balers that handle different sizes and types of twine without knotter adjustment fsm • The outstanding advancement since the introduc tion of self-tying balers. • Handle heavy crops, heaviest bales without knotter adjustment. • Handle light, fluffy, and slick dry crops without knotter adjustment. • Make only three infrequent adjustments to com pensate for wear. • Make missed bales virtually a thing of the past INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER SALES & SERVICE 054 S. State St. Ephrata, Pa. Phone 717-733-2283 New Lok-Twist wire-tie balers too. retired May 26 after her more than 42-year career Mrs Johnson, who was USDA’s only female dairy and poultry Club's spring meeting held at the Menhennett Farm. Through loin-eye measurements, Shropshire breeders are attempting to select rams that will sire improved lamb carcasses. Loin-eye measurements taken during the Penn-Mar Club meeting varied from 1.68 to 2.71 square inches per 100 pounds of body weight. market news reporter, spent her entire period of Federal Service in the Chicago office. During her many years ser vice, first as a clerk stenographer and later as an administrative assistant and market reporter, Mrs Johnson acquired hundreds of friends in the dairy and poultry industries who frequently called the office for the latest marketing information. The efficient and courteous service she rendered the public was recognized by her supervisors who awarded her Certificates of Merit for superior performance of duties in 1960 and 1964 In 1970 she was nominated Federal Employee of the year for the Chicago area by her agency If you need a cup of light cream for a recipe, you can substitute 3 tablespoons of butter and % cup milk This is for cooking only, don’t try it in coffee' LIMING PfIYSandBAKER’S Liming pays off in healthier soil, flKyfv LllllcS I better crops, stronger and more productive animals In fact, it has been estimated that each $1 m- ■■ »■■■■» fIIVV vested in limestone returns from $3 ■■■l to $lO in bigger and better yields ■■■■■■■■ ■■■ I Baker’s agricultural limestone pays " off best because it does more It * ■ H sweetens soil to reduce acidity and I raise pH level, and it also adds vital ■■■■■■V fl magnesium Both are important to ||R*%| I make sure that your crops can make ■■■■■■l ■ full use of the fertilizers you apply BJFBPBBBI V Take care of your land, and your land will take care of you Choose the brand of Baker’s agricultural r— -—-gits-qi i 4 limestone that meets your needs f H | ' ¥Ws *, I ' ' Calcium Mognesium § \ J ' ' Oxide Oxide | ' s < s > ‘ Conestoga Valley balanced | N ’ f 'x * limestone from our Ephrata quarry 36% 14% | \ | 4 ' * v 5- S Prime Lime dolomite -i v \ J f I | | | \ < limestone from our Gap quarry 30% 20% I { N x | jjl I '■K -t | S s \ HyMag limestone from I x ' I\ o OG , O IM IH 1 * out Paradise quarry 30% 20% fc J, 4: MV Vm t | , Products of The J. E. Baker Co. I 1 i * v«\ hi >*| | ' Call collect—(7l7) 354-4202 Its ' ' 4 | <*'* i ' I*' ' v X . ;* : ' 'is i « Loans on 1971 -Crop Corn in Warehouses Extended Warehouse loans on 1971-crop corn were extended at the producers option until May 31, 1973, it was announced by the U. S. Department of Agriculture The extension (reseal) applies after the regular loan maturity date of July 31, 1972. Farmers without farm storage facilities will have the same options as are available to producers eligible for extended farm-stored loans and can avail themselves of any opportunity to sell their grain at improved market prices at a future time period. Previously announced were extension of loans on two prior crop grains in warehouse storage. As in the case of farm- stored reseal, Commodity Credit Corporation pays the storage on warehouse resealed grain. They are: Grain Sorghum--1971 crop; and Wheat-1970 and 1971 crops. Soybeans, barley and oats-none authorized. For other crops under loan and in on-farm storage, the following loan extensions have been previously announced: Barley -1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 crops; Corn- 1969, 1970 and 1971 crops (Maturity date for these ex tended loans is May 31, 1973); Grain Sorghum-1969, 1970 and 1971 crops; Oats-1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 crops; Rye-1971 crop; and Wheat-1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 crops. (Soybeans-none authorized.
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