TRY A CLASSIFIED AD . L _ —I r *. fr t !*% fry *' IjN& r i„ >/ toutheastern Penna. George f. Delong Regional Manager P.O. Box 683. Lititz, Pa 17543 Call Collect 717-626-0115 Eastern Lancaster Co. Melvin Herr RR2 New Holland, Pa 17557 Ph: 717-354-5977 North Western Lancasl Earl B. Cinder RD2 Manhelm, Pa 17545 Phone 717-665-3126 Southwestern Lancaster Ben Greenawafi RO2 Conestoga. Pa. 17516 Ph; 717-872-5686 I a* H& * Uf tfS V The Maryland Department of Agriculture is warning growers and buyers of grain and soybean not to mix treated seed with lots of these commodities intended for market. M. H. “Gus” Day, Chief of the agency’s Turf and Seed Section, warns that grain or soybean shipments con taining even minute quan tities of treated seed will be faced with condemnation under Federal law. “One or more treated seed found in a carload of soybeans or cereals at a terminal market will result in the destruction and loss of the entire load,” he said. Treated seeds, intended for planting purposes, contain a variety of toxic substances including POLE STRUCTURES • FARM 'URBAN • COMMERCIAL /^-s*'/ Cumberland Co.. Pa. Area Marlin E. Ebersole RD#5 Carlisle, Pa. 17013 Ph- 717-776-7324 Franklin Co. Pa. Area Mark H. Yoder 2004 Philadelphia Ave. Chambersburg. Pa 17201 Ph: 717-263-1808 Franklin Co. Pa. Area Eldon Marlin RD#5 Waynesboro Pa 17268 Ph 717 762-3576 don Co . Md. An Washim Earl H. Moyer RD#5 Box 277 Hagerstown, Md 21740 Ph. 301-739-5199 Warnings on Treated Seed Thrive Center ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDINGS • Gestation • Farrowing • Nursery/ Finishing „ ~ D r- ± RD 2, LITITZ, For Information Write or Phone 626-5204 KEY TO PROFIT AGRI KING, PERSONALIZED FEEDING PROGRAMS ChKte-ftu William Windle RDI Atglen, Pa 19310 Ph: 215-593-6143 Northeast Berks Co Roger Heller RD#l Robesoma. Pa Ph: 215-693-6160 South Central Penna. James L. Voder Regional Manager R R 1 Box 81 Chambersburg, Pa. 17201 Call Collect 717-264-9321 Bedford Co.. Pa. Area [Kenneth [Sonny] Yoder RD#2 F V. 150 Bedford. Pa. 15522 Ph. 814-623-6856 mercury compounds. The risk to human life is so great, Day emphasized, that the U. S. Food and Drug Ad ministration has established a zero tolerance level for grains or soybeans. And anyone caught dumping or shipping loads contaminated with treated seed is subject to legal action. Detecting the presence of treated seed is relatively simple. Grain dealers are advised to sample carefully each load as it is dumped, and before it is mixed with other lots in the bin, holding tank or rail car. All grains and soybeans, upon arrival at a terminal center are passed under an ultraviolet light to detect for treated seeds. If FDA officials discover the presence of FULTON, 111. HIGH PRICED I WASTE IT! Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Jan. 18.197 S such seeds, the entire load is rejected and must be destroyed. Day said that several local grain dealers recently experienced this problem when one or more farmers put treated seed in a shipment for market. As a result, several trailer truckloads of soybeans had to be destroyed, without compensation. Feed mills buying grains or soybeans are also required to test for the presence of treated seed before grinding takes place. There have been uistances where entire flocks of chickens had to be destroyed when feed being used was Milk Support Price Increased Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz announced last week that the support price for manufacturing milk will be increased from $6.57 to $7.24 per hundredweight. The increase is effective immediately and will remain in effect through this marketing year and the next marketing year which ends FORE YOU INVEST! There isn’t any way you can feed a balanced ration unless you test your home grown grains and roughages for protein, calcium, and phosphorus. Then feed according to the nutritional values of your crops, in relation to the nutritionally balanced needs of your livestock. In this way you will be utilizing your crops to their fullest extent, cutting other unnecessary feed costs and increasing your livestock profits. Agri-King feeding programs put it all together for you. Lebanon Co. Marvin Meyer RD2, Box 157 Annville, Pa 17003 Ph- 717-867-1445 Lehieh Co. Area i. H. Moore 1213 Zorba Drive Whitehall. Pa. 18052 Ph 215-432-5987 Montgomery & SE Berks Co. Cy Arnold 739 Rosewood Drive Douglasville, Pa 19518 Ph 215-385-6249 Western Lancaster Co. A. L. Wertman 413 Locust St Columbia. Pa. 17513 Ph. 717-684-8768 tested and found to contain treated seed. Day further advised that fanners raising soybeans face the problem of pokeberry stain on their crops. Beans discolored by pokeberries, though not harmful, are frequently held up at market until tests determine that the stain does not contain any toxic sub stance. He advised that pokeberries should be controlled by the use of an appropriate herbicide well before harvest to avoid the stain problem. . Grain elevators and collectors are advised to keep pokeberry-stained beans apart from regular stocks to reduce the possibility of contamination. to *7.24 March 31, 1976. The new level of support is 80 percent of parity, based on the most current parity data, com piled as of Dec. 15, 1974. Butz said this action is necessary because farm milk prices have declined while costs have remained at high levels. The prices farmers received for milk were substantially lower in December than in November, the first monthly decline since last summer. Without this action, the Secretary said prices would have dropped even further in the next month or two, the very time when producers must feed greater quantities of grain and high priced commercially preparec concentrate feeds. Under these conditions, many producers would have left dairying and the future production of milk and dairy products would have declined. ■ ■ ■ The action by Butz came on the heels of a veto by President Ford of a bill which would have giver dairy farmers an increase i i, milk price supports to 85 percent of parity. Present law calls for a minimum support price equal to 75 percent of parity. That law also requires the secretary of agriculture to set a sup port price by April 1 of each year. Federal Order 4 producers could expect to receive about $10.13 for Class 1 milk if the Minnesota-Wisconsin price series responds to the mandated support price. The blend price, if Class 1 utilization were 67 percent, would be about $9.18. Farm Youth Calendar Tuesday, January 21 Ice Skating Party at the Johr Nissley Farm. If ice t not thick enough, a roller skating party will be hel at Overlook. Please cal’ the extension office before going either place March 12-15 4-H Expo to be held at Par City Shopping Mali Preparations are nov being made for bootl exhibits and demon strations. ~ XXX Specialized care of th expectant mother wit various health problems ca improve the outcome of he pregnancy, reports th March of Dimes. . 17
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers