—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 1, 1972
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Flood Report
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J Herr and B. Snavely Garber of
the County ASC Committee, and
Abner Housenknecht and Robin
Moyer of the Soil Conservation
Service
Miss Meal said that the com
mittee could request
authorization to harvest or grzae
set aside acres in the county, but
this would not be a blanket ap
proval. Farmers who feel they
are eligible must make individual
applications to the ASCS office.
If set aside acres are used,
support payments will be
reduced $1 per acre if the hay is
for the applicant’s own use. If the
hay is used by a neighboring
farmer, payments will be
reduced by $3 per acre. Miss Neal
said that if a farmer sells his hay
to another person, he may not
charge more than $3 per acre for
standing hay nor $lB per ton for
harvested hay, if he wants to
remain eligible for support
payments
Estimating crop losses, the
committee felt that the two worst
hit crops were hay anc barley
Hay for the year may b j down 30
per cent or more on recount of
the rains and floods. Bailey
appears to be a total kss on some
farms, and should be a 50-75 per
cent loss throughout the county.
Wheat and corn apjear to have
suffered little damage - under 5
per cent for both crops.
Sweet cherries have been
estimated at a $50,000 loss for this
year Virtually all of the crop has
split from too much moisture.
Emergency Relief Funds
Emergency relief funds for
Attempts to save at least part of the main building at
Root’s Market and Auction failed. One fireman called it the
hottest fire he’d ever experienced.
Firemen raced to their duty assignments at the fire which
destroyed Root's Auction this week.
farmers may be available from
several sources. At press time,
the Farmers Home Ad
ministration was unable to
determine exactly how much
money would be available and for
what uses. The local FHA’s
problems were compounded by
the fact that the Harrisburg state
office was under water for
several days.
Local banks have said they’ll
assist farmers either with money
or advice
Robert Bucher, agricultural
relations officer for the Com
monwealth National Bank, said
his bank will make interest free
loans to farmers who suffered
flood damage The interest free
status would apply for a period of
90 days or until FHA monies are
available, whichever comes first,
first.
A spokesman for the National
Central Bank said his
organization would help farmers
who wanted to apply for Small
Business Administration loans.
Interest on SB A loans is currently
running at 5Vs per cent.
Insurance
Insurance will pay for virtually
none of the damage, either from
the floods or the rains, according
to Ray Wiley, Jr. Wiley is an
independent insurance agent
from Mount Joy who handles
much of the farm insurance
written in Lancaster County.
Wiley said federal flood in
surance is available, but very few
people take advantage of it. He
felt there may have been less
than halt-a-dozen farmers in
Lancaster County with flood
insurance.
Water was standing in a lot of fields this week. The corn field here is near Stevens.
Road crews were busy all over the county last week repairing rural roads.
Local FFA Members Win 67 Medals
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Kauffman, Solanco, ninth;
Robert Hess, Lampeter-
Strasburg, 11th; Honorable
Mention- Parke Hess, Penn
Manor; Kenneth Groff,
Grassland.
Livestock, 169 Contestants
Gold: Howard Stoltzfus, OJR,
sth; Russell Kline, Cloister;
Allen Railing, Penn Manor.
Silver: Eric Zeiset, Grassland;
Geffery Cramer, Lampeter-
Strasburg; Cliff Charles, Penn
Manor; Nolan Kolb, OJR.
Bronze: Kenn Mull, Grassland;
Dwight Martin, Manheim; David
Young, Solanco; Honorable
Mention: Dennis Saylor,
Manheim; Robert Shenk, Penn
Manor; Joe Winters, Solanco.
Ag Mechanics, 47 Contestants
Honorable Mention: Dale
Weiler, Grassland Chapter.
Tractor Driving, 22 Contestants
Silver: Doug Rohrer,
Manheim, fourth; Honorable
Mention: Glenn Yoder, Octorara,
10th.
Forestry, 58 Contestants
Donald Weller, Grassland
Chapter.
Floriculture, 41 Contestants
Gold: Pamela Wood, Brown
stown Vo-Tech, third; Bronze:
Debbie Marley, Mount Joy Vo-
Tech.
Ornamental Landscaping, 32
Contestants: Gold: Gary Shelly,
Mount Joy, first; Joe Neustadter,
Mount Joy, fourth; Silver: Ray
Erb, sixth.
Bronze: Jeff Risser, Brown
stown; Randy Firestone,
Brownstown; Honorable Men
tion : David Singer, Brownstown.
Meats, 47 Contestants: Gold :
John Weaver, Cloister, second;
Silver: Lloyd Hess, Penn Manor,
fifth; Bronze: Bob Strauss,
Cloister, eighth; Honorable
Mention: Daryl Ebersole,
Manheim, 11th.
Vacation time is drawing near,
and for many persons that means
long, high-speed trips in the
family car. The Portland,
Oregon, Traffic Safety Com
mission urges all drivers to have
their car safety checked now for
summer driving. Make sure the
brakes, tires and lights are in
safe condition.
Land Judging, 107 Contestants
Gold: Mike Roland, Solanco,
first; Gerald Musser, Cloister,
second; John Kerr, Solanco,
eighth.
Silver: Bill Kinsey, Solanco;
Nelson Messner, Grassland;
Richard Bollinger, Cloister;
David Smeltz, Grassland;
Mervin Keener, Solanco;
Bronze: Carl Caskey, Pequea
Valley; Honorable Mention:
Glenn Long, Penn Manor; Ralph
Blumbley, Oxford.
Small Gas Engine, 34 Con
testants: Gold: Richard
Kauffman, Manheim, first;
Silver: Reuben Musser, Cloister,
fourth; Bronze: Dan Harting,
Cloister, seventh; Honorable
Some country bridges were so severely damaged by the
storm they had to be closed to traffic.
At the height of the flood, this cattle yard fence was un
derwater. The tree in the middle floated there.
Mention: Mervin Bruckhart,
Manheim, 10th.
Small Gas Engine Teams:
Ephrata, second; Manheim,
third.
Ag Sales Gold: John
Thomas, Oxford, second.
Interview Honorable
Mention: Bob Shoff, Oxford,
eighth.
Public Speaking, Soil Con
servation Gold: Mike Martin,
Grassland Chapter.
Parliamentary Procedure, four
teams Silver: Solanco, second
place.
FFA Public Speaking, 12
Contestants Gold: Adolph
Bensinger, Solanco, second;
James Zimmerman, Cloister,
eighth.