—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Dec. 7, 1974
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Peace Corps
Workers Needed
In Jamaica
Opportunities to work with
the Peace Corps in Jamaica
were announced recently by
Dr. Robert E. Swope of the
College of Agriculture at The
Pennsylvania State
University.
Dr. Swope returned
recently from meetings with
Jamaican officials regar
ding progress of a program
termed FARM (Future
Agricultural Resources
Manpower). As Assistant
Dean of the College of
Agriculture, he heads up
arrangements whereby
Penn State faculty and staff
members serve as technical
“backstops” for volunteers
in the Jamaican project, a
cooperative effort begun in
February 1974.
A search is underway, he
said, to locate U. S. in
dividuals to work with the
FARM program in 1975. As
of next July, individuals with
the following skills and in
terests are needed, he an
nounced, in the Jamaica
Peace Corps:
-Eight agricultural
education teachers,
preferably with degrees in
agricultural education and
or horticulture. These people
will work in the secondary
schools in vegetable and
small livestock production
including classroom in
struction and field demon
stration work.
-Four forestry develop
ment officers, with bachelor
of science degrees in forest
science and preferably with
some work experience.
Emphasis of the work in
Jamaica will be in Carib-
bean Pine forest planting,
harvesting, and marketing.
•One farm manager who
should be experienced in
vegetable and livestock
production and marketing.
-One Agricultural Ex
tension officer in hor
ticulture. The person will be
concerned primarily with
vegetable production but will
be used by Jamaican far
mers in other extension
activities.
-Three Agricultural Ex
tension officers with ex
perience in producing
peanuts, soybeans, and
legumes such as peas and
beans.
•Three Agricultural Ex
tension officers in grain
production. These people
should have a bachelor of
science degree or experience
in agronomy, with particular
interest in com and rice.
-One Agricultural Ex
tension officer interested in
agronomy or horticulture,
with specialization in
potatoes and other tuberous
crops.
-Five Agricultural Ex
tension officers in hor
ticulture, with emphasis on
onions, garlic, cucumbers,
and other garden vegetables.
-One agronomist in legume
research. A degree is
desirable but not necessary.
The individual must have
experience in experimenting
with peanuts, soybeans, and
other legumes. This person
should be interested in
research and be able to
supervise field workers.
-Two horticulturalists in
vegetable research. These
people should have bachelor
of science degrees with
emphasis on vegetables. The
research will include variety
trials, insecticides, her
bicides, and other production
practices.
Dr. Swope made on-site
visits with 14 agricultural
volunteers with the Peace
Corps in Jamaica who came
from agricultural colleges
all over the U.S. Most
volunteers indicated the
work is satisfying and within
the area of their interest and
academic training. These
people all seem enthusiastic
about Jamaica and are
encouraged by the
professional and cultural
advantages afforded them,
he said.
While Penn State faculty
and staff members are
Farmers Didn’t Pocket
1973 Income Increase
The U.S. farmer earned
more money than ever in
1973, but he wound up with no
more cash than usual in his
pocket according to USDA
figures.
The agricultural balanced
sheet shows that although
farming's realized net
income almost doubled last
year, farmers retained the
same amount of cash in 1973
as in 1972, a total of $2.2
billion.
Also, total liquid assets of
farmers - currency holdings,
bank deposits, and U.S.
savings bonds - generally did
not keep up with growth in
net income. Liquid assets hit
a record $18.9 billion last
year but the gain from 1973'
was only $0.9 billion versus
$1.2 billion during 1972.
One explanation may be
the unusually large cash
purchases of farm equip
ment in 1973. Farmers
evidently preferred to avoid
high interest rates by using
more of their own money
rather than borrowing.
directly assisting the Peace
Corps in identifying potential
volunteers for Jamaica, the
services of other persons are
needed in the Peace Corps
throughout the world, Dr.
Swope pointed out. In
terested persons are invited
to discuss a Peace Corps
assignment with Dr. Swope
in room 217 of the
Agricultural Administration
Building at University Park.
The telephone number is
area code 814 865-7521.
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MADE TO ORDER
FEATURING:
- Free stalls any length made to order.
- 2 V? m. O.D High Carbon Steel Tubing, rust resistant.
- Designed to give cows greater comfort and save labor and bedding costs.
- Designed to bolt to wood or walls or can set up independent, where wood
or walls are not available.
- Stalls provided with bedding ooards brackets.
Check on our steel pipe gates, and steel feedlot fencing and barnyard
fencing
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R.D.3 Myerstown Phone (717) 933-4151
TAKE RT. 645 - 3 MILES NORTH OF MYERSTOWN
FOLLOW DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
Sales of used equipment,
which don’t require as much
credit financing as new
sales, were exceptionally
heavy.
Other high cash outlays
may have been brought
about by larger than usual
downpayments on purchases
of farms, and by cash
payments for such inputs as
fertilizer and fuel.
Considering the
remarkable gain in net in
come for farmers in 1973,
their bank time deposits did
not rise as much as might
have been expected. Instead
of depositing their savings in
banks, some farmers
probably switched toward
other institutions for their
money, like savings and loan
associations, U.S. Treasury
bills, or corporate stocks.
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FARM PAINTING
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FOR FREE ESTIMATES
CALL COLLECT 717-393-6530
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HENRY K. FISHER
2322 Old Phila. Pike
Lancaster, Pa. 17602
For Small or Large Operation
Figures indicate that the
farmers’ ownership of U.S.
savings bonds was un
changed in 1973. Bond in
vestments have remained at
|4 billion for the past 2 years.
The value of bonds
redeemed for cash just about
equalled new purchases plus
accrued interest.
Smoking and Matches
Smoking and matches are
top causes of building fires,
reports the National Fire
Protection Association.
Make sure you have plenty of
large ashtrays in your house.
And don’t smoke in bed,
cautions the Extension
Service Education Safety
and Emergency
Preparedness 'Committee,
The Pennsylvania State
University.