1973 Wheat Program
Under Discussion
The National Advisory Com
mittee on Grains Feed Grain,
Wheat and Soybeans met in
Washington Tuesday to discuss
the current wheat and feed grain
situation and offer ideas and
advice for the 1973 wheat
program.
Major details of next year’s
wheat program will be an
nounced as early as possible so
winter wheat producers will have
time to plan their farming
operations for 1973, USDA an
nounced.
Membership of the national
advisory committee includes
producers and other represen
tatives of the agricultural in
dustry. It meets periodically
upon call of the Secretary of
Agriculture to advise with USDA
personnel on current and
background data affecting U.S.
grains in connection with the
Agricultural Act of 1970.
Half the topsoil in Lancaster
County seems to be washing into
the Conestoga Creek. Tillage
operations on farmlands are a
problem, of course. Especially on
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DHIA Monthly Reports '
Owner - Name Breed Age
Lloyd Wolf
Tammy
Bee
Paul E. Martin
Beauty
Mervin Nissley
27 RH
Andrews & Bartsch
Kathy
Joan
Daniel L. Esh
Penny
Noah Kreider & Sons
48 GrH
Raymond W. Burkholder
20 RH
John S. Yost
Daisy
Crystal
Reid & Holloway
152
Martin H. Good
Beth
Aaron K. Stoltzfus
Fayne RH
Roy Z. & Henry Z. Eby
11 RH
David B. King
Lass
George R. Baltozer
30
Roy C. Neff
Bell
Farmers
Notes
Blocks of Farmers Home in
sured notes totaling about $3OO
million will be marketed to the
public this month through a
nationwide group of security
dealers, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture announced.
The offering will consist of 600
blocks of promissory notes, each
block to have an approximate
principal balance of $500,000 and
carry a five-year maturity. An
insurance contract covering each
block will invoke the full faith and
credit of the United States
Government to assure
repayment of principal and in
terest to investors.
The rate of interest yield to
investors was negotiated bet
ween the underwriter group and
the Department of Agriculture
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Days Milk
RH
RH
305
305
RH
305
305
GrH
RH
305
305
RH
305
305
305
RH
RH
305
305
GrH
5-10 305
RH
6-0 305
5-3 238
6-1 305
4-6 305
RH
8-9 305
GrH
4-4 305
RH
Home
to be
this week subject to Department
of Treasury approval.
A co-manager group of four
security firms led by Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith,
Inc., will manage sale of the
blocks of notes. Other firms of the
co-manager group are First
Boston Corporation, Salomon
Brothers, and A. G. Becker &
Co., Inc.
Promissory notes included in
the blocks to be marketed will
represent loans advanced by the
Farmers Home Administration,
a USDA rural credit service, for
homes, farm properties and
community facilities in rural
areas of the United States. A total
of $2.45 billion of notes have been
marketed in eight issues since
block sale through underwriters
was introduced in January 1970.
James High & Sons
Ph: 3544)301
Gordonville
Wenger's Feed Mill
Test Fat
13,305
14.664
14,485
15,972
16,933
13,932
15,479
14,266
16,511
18,433
13,900
12,684
15,785
15,053
15,048
16,440
16,697
13,108
Insured
Marketed
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Inc.
Ph: 367-1195
Rheems
Owner • Name
Edward S. Click
Sadie
Ben S. Stoltzfus
Cora
606
591
Samuel I. Esh
Fobes
Earl L. Hershey
80
605
Jesse G. Balmer
Selene RG
N Gerhart & L. W. Nolt
603
602
588
HIGH DAILY BUTTERFAT AVERAGES
Days
On
Name Breed Test
602
602
Amos K. King
GrH
Samuel I. Esh
R&GrH
Dale E. Hiestand
RH
597
596
592
Edwin K. Wise
RH 30
J. Z. Nolt
RH 29
Nissley
R&GrH 28
H. Farrington
RH 30
Red Rose Research Center
RH 26
Albert E. Fry
RH 35
J. Earl Horst
R&GrH 26
Robert F. & Joan B. Book
RH 29
David L. Landis
R&GrH 27
J. Harold Musser & Son
R&GrH 32
Paul B Zimmerman
RH 30
Ivan M. Hursh
R&GrH 33
John J. Lapp
R&GrH 31
595
594
Mervin
594
John &
594
591
589
588
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 24.197:
Age
Breed
RH 5-0 305 14,906 3.9
RH 3-8 280 13,549 4.3
RH 9-1 305 16,235 3.6
RH 9-2 305 14,642 4.0
RH
No. Cow Days Milk
Cows In Milk Lbs.
21.0
26.5
29.6
26 3
36.2
30.9
34.7
27.2
29.3
31.3
48.8
28.4
52.7
32.4
38.5
32.5
BRAND
NEW
BUSINESS
MACHINE
from
Milk
Days
13,259
305
15,975
300
4-10
58.8
99.3
53.5
94.3
55.8
98.4
53.9
84.5
53.9
90.2
50.5
96.9
54.2
87.6
52.0
93.5
47.2
95.8
96.7
50.9
51.5
92.9
49.8
93.0
47.5
89.6
45.9
76.7
47.2
91.4
91.9
49.4
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Lancaster
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