ft—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Nov. 9.1974
Wool Producers Reminded
To Vote In Referendum
Wool producer* will vote In through 1977. The payment wool marketed and at a
a referendum doling deductions are authorized by comparable rate on unshorn»
November 15 on a proposed Section 706 of the National lambs and yearlings,
new agreement between the Wool Act of 1954, as amen-
American Sheep Producers, ded, and will be used by the
Council Incorporated and the' Council to finance ad-
Administrator, Agricultural vertising and promotion
Marketing Service. programs for wool and
The agreement provides lambs, similar to those
for the Administrator, ASCS carried out since 1956. A new
to withhold a part of price agreement is necessary so
support payments to that the Council can continue
producers on shorn wool and these programs. Deductions
unshorn lambs marketed would be at the rate of 1%
during the years 1974 cents per pound for shorn
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Anyone may vote who hat
owned sheep (6 months or
older) for at least 30 con*
secutive days during 1973.
Votes may be cast by in
dividuals, corporations,
partnerships or legal en
tities, and qualified
cooperative associations
may vote for all their eligible
member producers, who
shall not then otherwise vote
in the referendum.
Only one ballot may be
cast for two or more
producers who are required
to apply jointly for a
payment under the wool
program. Each joint
producer must sign the
ballot.
Ballots have been mailed
to all known wool producers
and must be returned to the
ASCS office by November 15,
1974.
Any wool producer who did
not receive a ballot should
contact his county ASCS
Office.
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Growing corn is one o( Dave a contest in FFA lor high yielding corn
Gerhart's specialties as he once won p,otS-
Farming Will Be His
holder also. Dave lives on a farm with
When asked what he found his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
raised pheasants for mos t interesting in FFA Lester Gerhart outside of
protected areas In 1974 he WO rk, Dave replied that New Providence in the
won the “corn contest” in the meeting people had been southern end of Lancaster
FFA competition for raising quite interesting to him. County. And although he
a high yielding corn plot that I've been able to go so realizes that fanning may
averaged 239.5 bushels of many places that I would not be the most pleasant job
corn per acre. Also for has never have been able to go if to anyone else’s tastes, it
outstanding record book j hadn’t been in FFA, he suites him just fine,
keeping, Dave won a calf in stated.
the County competition. “Being able to go the Determination to take on
, National FFA Convention agriculture as a career,
« and to the State FFA Days especially in these days, is
was realling interesting.” certainly commendable for a
American Farmer Degree 6 & young man of Dave’s age.
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