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for your needs. Ask your local Agway.
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with
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Reflex arm senses milk flow, shuts off
vacuum when flow stops. It then removes
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well as protecting valuable cows
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HAYMAKER BUCKSAVER
APRIL 23 THRU MAYS
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Wheat Program Reaches
Second Highest on Record
The 1,033,019 farms signed up
to participate in the 1973 wheat
program number is only 4,716
fewer than the reoord 1,037,735
farms which were enrolled in the
1971 wheat program, according to
a final signup report issued by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Farms signed up for this year’s
wheat program represent 79
percent of the 1,313,392 total
eligible wheat farms and are
36,261 more than the 9%,758
farms enrolled in 1972.
The 1,033,019 farms have
allotments totaling 17,439,089
acres, 94 percent of the 18,470,370
Help Us Serve You
Don’t assume we know about your farm organization’s
meeting. To get your meeting on our Farm Calendar, it’s safer
to assume we don’t know.
Remind us by calling 394-3047 or 626-2191 or by writing to 1
Lancaster Farming, 22E. Main St., Lititz, Pa. 17543. You’ll be
helping us to serve you better.
P.S. If you’re not sure you told us already, we don’t mind
hearing from you again.
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1027 DILURVILU ROAD,
PHONE 717-397-4761
LANCASTER, PA.
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eligible allotment.
The regular signup period was
Feb. 5-March 16. However, in
counties where signup activity
was heavy on the final day a
register was arranged so
producers could indicate in
tentions to participate. This
report includes these later
enrollments.
Participants in the 1973 wheat
program were not required to set
aside land. However, those who
elected to set-aside acreage
voluntarily for additional
payment needed to set-aside an
amount equal to 86 percent of
End machine-caused mastitis!
STA-RITE FULL VIEW MILKER
Transparent polysulfane ‘cluster lets you
see milk leaving each teat You know
exactly when teat cups should be removed
Protects cows from over-milking, and
guards against machine-caused stress
Also cuts time from milking chores
(52-1007)
$12995
Reg sugso
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1973
Silver Spurs
Club Sets
Show Date
The April meeting of the Silver
Spurs 4-H Club was held recently
at the Baker residence. Thirty
|seven members attended. The
president opened the meeting.
Roll was taken, and dues paid.
There was no old business.
New business included
choosing a date for the Club
showmanship show in
preparation for the 4-H County
Roundup. June 26 was decided on
with Juniors showing at 7 p.m.
and Seniors at 8 p.m. It will be
held at Manor View Acres in
Washington Boro.
A date for the open horse and
pony show, to be held at the
Lancaster Riding and Tennis
Club on Columbia Avenue was
discussed. Members will be
allowed to show their horses. The
tentative date is July 22, the day
after the 4-H County Roundup.
It was announced that two
members attended the State
Capitol Days in Harrisburg. They
were Randy Click, president, and
Rick Rehm. One Senior member,
Randy Click, will participate on
the judging team., and several
Junior members will attend the
clinics. *
After the business meeting
demonstrations were given by
Sue Baker (bits) and Wylie Baker
(horse products). A report was
given by Dana Gottloeb on the
Tennessee Walking Horse.
The May meeting will be held
at Manor View Acres on May 4 at
7 p.m.
their allotments in addition to the
voluntary acreage (up to 150
percent of the allotment). Of the
1,033,019 farms included in this
final report, 893,538 farms have
signed up with no set-aside and
139,481 have elected to set-aside a
total of 7,238,532 acres of which
3,792,554 acres is additional set
aside . Payment rates for the
voluntary added set-aside will be
88 cents per bushel times the
farm’s established yield times
the acreage voluntarily set-aside.
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