--Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 7, 1973
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1973-Crop Honey Program Announced
Loan and Loan and purchase
rates for the 1973 crop of honey
will average 16.1 cents per pound,
2.1 cents more than in 1972, it was
announced by the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. The 1973
level represents 60.2 percent of
the April 1973 adjusted parity
price of 26.7 cents per pound.
The value of the 1972 honey
crop is about $65 million.
HOME HEATING HINTS FOR HEALTH,
HAPPINESS AND DOLLAR SAVINGS
Pennsylvania Electric Associa
tion’s heating engineers have come
up with a number of practical
suggestions for householders to
improve the efficiency and econ
omy of their home electric heating
systems It’s all part of the state
wide campaign to encourage pru
dent use of electricity and to help
stave otf shortages until new gen
erating plants, now under construc
tion by Pennsylvania’s electric
utilities, can be completed
Electric heating has become
increasingly popular as a clean, con
venient and carefree source of
energy for home heating When
used wisely, electric heating is not
only efficient, but economical in
terms both of installation and oper
ation.
Here’s how experts say you can
save money on your electric bill
and help insure there’ll be enough
power to go around in the face of
the energy crisis
• Keep thermostat setting at 72°
or under, above this temper
ature, energy consumption rises
rapidly.
• If away for a few days or on
vacation for longer periods,
lower setting to 55° At night
by lowering the thermostat by
10° you tan save up to 15
percent of your heating costs
• Close otf rooms, such as a guest
room, when not in use, turn
thermostat completely off (or
down to 55° if danger of freez
ing)
• Keep radiators or baseboard
panels clean; a coating of dust
acts as an insulator and wastes
heat.
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Call Us For More Information
SHOTS FARM SERVICE
2 miles East of Kissel Hill on Woods Drive
R.D. No. 4 Lititz, Pa. Phone 626-4355
Loans and purchases will be
offered on 1973-crop honey stored
in bulk and other eligible con
tainers, on or off farms.
Producers may request loans
through March 31, 1974. Loans
will mature June 30,1974.
Producers having eligible honey
not under loan who wish to offer it
for purchase by Commodity
Credit Corporation (CCC) need to
Check filters in your heating
system, clean filters permit
efficient operation and mean
cleaner air flowing through your
home, too.
Be sure decorative covers or
drapes don’t trap heat, thereby
causing the heating unit to work
harder.
If the radiator unit or baseboard
panel is on a cold wall, put a
sheet of aluminum or aluminum
foil behind it to reflect heat into
the room.
• Make sure the thermostat is not
in a draft or on a cold wall,
otherwise this will cause the
thermostat to increase the heat
when the room temperature is
already comfortable.
• During sunny daylight hours in
winter, raise the window shades
or blinds to let the sun’s energy
help heat the room.
• Be sure weatherstnpping around
doors and windows is tight and
doesn’t let in cold air
• Most important, insulate your
house over ceilings (remember,
heat rises); also insulate walls
inside basement and floors over
crawl spaces 18" below ground
level; weatherstrip windows and
doors, install storm windows
and doors (or use double-pane
glass windows and doors -
they’re lots less work, too)
It makes good sense and good cents
to follow these hints, say utility
experts. You’ll not only help save
our valuable energy resources but
you could cut your bill for electric
heating by as much as IS percent or
more.
BESIDES THE
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deliver to the applicable county
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service office an
executed purchase agreement
not later than the maturity date.
This agreement must specify the
approximate quantity the
producer desires to sell.
The 1973-crop loan and pur
chase rates for extracted honey
in 60-pound or larger containers,
by color and class, ar*> as follows:
White or lighter, 16.9 c lb.; Extra
light amber, 15.9 c lb.; Light
amber, 14.9 c lb.; Other table and
non-table honey, 12.9 c lb.
Honey delivered to CCC by
beekeepers to satisfy loans will
be used for domestic donation
programs. Honey ia a valuable
food item because it is composed
of simple sugars which are easily
digested and give quick body
energy.
The honey bee is vitally im
portant to the US. economy in
that it is a major pollinator of
legume seeds and fruit and
vegetable crops. About $1 billion
worth of agricultural crops are
completely dependent on
pollination by insects before
crops can be produced. Honey
bees pollinate an estimated 85
percent of this total. An ad
ditional $3 billion worth of
agricultural crops benefit to
some extent from insect
pollination.
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