—Lancnttir Farming, Saturday. Oct 18. 1975 74 LEBANON DHIA Monthly Report Sonnen Acre* Raymond N. Getz Ernest Wagner Sonnen Acres Elmer Rohrer Hershey Bare Femdale Farms David Brandt Raymond H. Zimmerman Arthur R. Krail Elmer M. Martin Jr. Lewis M. Werner Russel Z.Bomberger Bennetchßros. Carl J. Bross Warren L. Lentz Walter K.Heisey Clarence Mase Ralph E. Sellers Ralph D. Shirk & Sons R&JFarms Phares Musser M.H.&E. E. Houser Kenneth E.Ober Abram N. Hoover Mark H. Bomberger & Son MervinW. Horst Huberts. Miller Carl J. Bross Geo. it Vincent Arnold Walter M. Martin Ralph D. Shirk & Sons Warren Heffelfinger Donald Bomberger Irvin H. Kreider MarkC. Patches Robert Martin Ernest P. Detweiler Marlin Hitz Irvin Horst Warren Hetrick Delmas Hernley Clarence Stoner Moses 0 Martin Richard E. Houser Galen Bollinger Mark Copenhaver Christian High Jr. Ray R. Sattazahn John Brubaker John H. Stick Donald G. Hoffer Jacob M Smith & Son Luke I Patches IvanM Weiler Special activities set for young Grange members HARRISBURG - Young people, from five to thirty five years old, will have their day at the Pennsylvania State Grange convention in Lancaster on October 29. While delegates to the four-day convention will be busy with committee reports and policy-making resolutions, young Grangers in both the junior and youth groups will participate in special activities that day. The state Grange con vention opens Monday, Oct. 27, at 1 -.30 p.m. and continues until Thursday afternoon. Daytime sessions will be in the histone Fulton Opera House m downtown Lan caster, with the evening sessions and special events at McCaskey High School, Lincoln Junior High School, and Wickersham Elemen tary School in the North Rcservior and North Broad Street section of the city. Special activities for young people Wednesday will open with a youth ritual and demonstration contest at 1 p.m at the Lincoln Junior High School The winning team will have the honor of conducting the opening ceremonies for the state convention Thursday morning. At 4 p.m. Wednesday, the junior degree will be con- | from Pm 55) 34 92.8 86.9 58 80.1 82.5 63 38.5 85.7 27 91.1 87.1 82 113.3 86.1 57 75.2 89.9 29 68.3 86.8 32 58.3 83.7 30 42.4 95.4 33 50.7 90.9 35 35.5 93.6 33 89.2 78.8 58 71.7 93.9 62 71,7 80.7 28 57.4 96.3 33 58.0 88.1 57 38.2 88.9 30 84.5 83.8 31 37.9 84.2 23 74.1 88.7 54 63.8 82.8 34 51.0 87.5 61 55.2 83.0 61 36.0 94.9 59 80.0 84.0 36 69.4 85.4 40 35.6 79.6 32 55.4 83.5 28 58.0 92.7 29 81.0 87.2 55 38.7 93.0 35 72.9 83.9 34 31.5 91.8 28 49.2 92.0 31 50.3 85.4 60 77.2 76.8 30 34.0 73.8 23 41.5 79.2 32 88.2 92.7 34 57.6 74.4 59 39.0 80.1 31 30.8 89.3 39 78.5 80.6 32 44.4 82.8 27 41.3 78.3 30 88 2 81 0 26 54.3 82.3 28 53.3 81.2 57 103.3 78.5 24 49.4 84,9 56 30.5 89.1 29 51.3 71.4 29 85.2 94.4 31 45.0 69.9 35 52.3 80.1 five-fourteen age group at Wickersham Elementary School. The annual youth banquet for the 14-35 age group will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the McCaksey High School cafeteria. This will be followed by a short program and awards ceremony at which Mrs. John W. Scott, wife of the National Grange Master, will be the speaker. Concluding the day’s activities will be a youth party in the McCaskey High WHITE WASHING with DAIRY WHITE • DRIES WHITE DOES NOT RUB OFF EASILY - NO WET FLOORS - IS COMPATIBLE WITH DISINFECTANT • WASHES OFF WINDOWS AND PIPELINES EASILY. Also BARN CLEANING SERVICE Available With Compressed Air With increase in business 1 have put on another spray rig We will take on work within 100 mile radius of Lancaster MAYNARD L. BEITZEL Spraying Since 1961 Witmer, Pa. 717-392-7227 If no answer call Willard Beitzel 717-733-6357 Barn spraying our business , not a sideline. School cafeteria. It will begin at about 9:15 p.m. following conferral of the sixth degree, and will be sponsored by the Pomona Granges of Lancaster, Chester-Delaware and Montgomery Counties which are hosting the general convention. Douglas A. Bonsall, of Millerstown RDI, is the state Grange Youth director. Mrs. Alan Merkel, of Kutztown RD3, is the state director of junior Granges. Emergency conservation program announced LANCASTER Lancaster County ASC Committee has received $15,000 to help farmers restore farmland damaged by recent rains and flood. The Emergency Con* servatlon Measures Program provides up to 80 percent of the cost to restore farmland an conservation structures damaged by natural disasters. Cost-sharing must be requested at the ASCS Of fice. and the area will be inspected prior to approval. Final date to file application is October 28. Practices approved for cost-sharing include: ECI - Removing debris from farmland; EC2 Grading, shaping, releveling, or similar measures; ECS Restoring permanent fen ces; EC4 Restoring struc tures and other installations. Farmers who suffer a substantial reduction in com yield because of a natural disaster, may be eligible for payment under the 1975 YOU CAN COUNT ON US AGRI-EQUIP. I. 0/s AG. SALES RD2 Farmersville Ephrata PA 113, Box 200 Silverdale PA 717-354-4271 215-257-5135 ROY 0. CHRISTMAN LANDIS BROTHERS INC. RDI (Shartlesville) Hamburg, PA 19526 1305 Manheim Pike 215-562-7218 or 215-488-1904 Lancaster PA 717-393-3906 DEPENDABLE MOTOR CO. HENRY 5. LAPP East Mam Street Honey Brook PA RDI. Cams, Gap PA 17527 215-273-3131 717-442-8134 ERB & HENRY EQUIP., INC. CARL I. SHIRK 22 26 Henry Avenue New Berlmville PA 5 Colebrook Road Lebanon PA 215-367-2169 717 274-1436 GRUMELLI FARM SERVICE M. E. SNAVELY Robert Fulton Highway Quarryville PA 455 South Cedar Street Lititz PA 717-786-7318 717-626-8144 WEAVER STAR SILO INC. M. $. YEARSLEY & SON RD4 Myerstown PA 114 E Market St 717-866-5709 West Chester PA 19380 215-696-2990 Wheat and Feed Grain Program. The disaster payment is based on the smaller of the planted acreage or farm allotment times the disaster yield established for the farm. The Farmers who suffer a lots must file application within fifteen days after harvest. If the grain cannot be harvested, a field appraisal will be made. However, this must be reported to the of fice before the field is plowed, or the crop residue removed. In other news from the ACSC office: Interest Rate Increases USDA has announced that the interest rate on crop loans, and farm storage facility or dryer loans in creased to 7.5 percent as of October 1. Commodity Credit Cor poration is required to adjust interest rates semi - an nually. These are made in March and October of each year, and are based on the cost to CCC of borrowing money from the U.S. Treasury. Agricultural Conservation Program Enrollment in the 1975 ACP has been closed, since available funds are used. Farmers who received tentative approval should notify us as soon as they are ready to start the practice. Farmers may nominate any fanner in their Com munity to be a candidate for ASC Community Com mitteeman. Details and nomination forms were mailed to all fanners on October 2. Nominating petitions must be filed with this office by October 28. If at least six moninating petitions are not received in each of the 15 communities, the present Community Committee will complete the slate of nominees. Ballots will be mailed to all eligible voters on November 21 and must be returned by December 1.