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4lfalfacrop
smallest
in 27 years
The U.S. Department of
\gricullure reports that this
'car's alfalfa seed crop is
he smallest in 27 years,
rhis, despite the second
lighest yield on record. The
'easons: Sharply higher
arryover, lower than-year
go prices for seed, record or
tear record high hay prices.
Here’s how it works out:
With carryover, at 52.6
mllion lbs., nearly double
hat of a year ago and the
iighest since 1953, seed
mces have sagged. Un
certified varieties went for
ilo7 per cwt. in Sept., down
rom $l5l a year ago, cer
ified varieties at $132,
;ompared to $166 per cwt. a
/ear ago.
In the meantime, hay
)nces have soared. They hit
i record $53.60 (for all hay),
vhile baled alfalfa hay
•cached $67.20 per ton in
June and have remained
jood since then.
The result: Alfalfa har
vested for seed now expected
o total 329,800 acres, down
)7 pet. from last year, the
,mallest on records going
jack to 1929. And, produc
lon, at 83.2 million lbs., is
iown 25 pet. from a year ago,
•he lowest since 1948. This,
lespite sharply higher yield
ler acre. At 252 lbs. per acre,
ip from 248 lbs. a year ago
md second only to the record
!80 lbs. of 1972.
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Area men named
to directorships
Two area men
■epresenting Wolgemuth,
Sros., Inc. of Mount Joy,
lave been elected to the
wards of directors of C. F.
Vlanbeck. Inc. and Farmer’s
°ride, Inc. of Fredencks
lurg. Pa.
D. Jay Wolgemuth,
Measurer and Donald H.
Wolgemuth, secretary of the
Mount Joy firm recently
innounced their elections.
C F. Manbeck, Inc, a
poultry processor, and
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Welfare reform called f
IConttrmtd from Paft 1|
proper to carry out the
purposes of the committee."
Grangers also were
critical of a proposal to raise
marriage licenses fees in
Pennsylvania to $5O. The
proposal is included in House
Bill 1702 which would create
a Department of Family
Relations. A resolution
charged that the proposal
would “encourage many
couples to live together
without the ceremony of
marriage."
Other resolutions adopted
at the Grange convention
called for;
The State Game Com
mission to prohibit hunting
“of any kind in unharvested
com, soybean and sorghum
fields” to protect those crops
from damage.
Legislation to provide
funds for compensating
farmers for crop damage
done by deer.
To prohibit the Game
Commission from declaring
closed seasons to protect
woodchucks, raccoon and
crows from hunters.
A plan to feature at the
1976 Farm Show, a Bicen
tennial exhibit of arts and
crafts depicting evolvement
of agricultural arts and
carfts over the past 200
years.
Expanding from eight to 20
miles the distance farmers
may use trucks without
licenses for transporting
commodities and supplies.
Developing land use
policies to be administered
Farmers Pride, Inc. a
wholesale and retail poultry
distributor, and Wolgemuth
Bros., Inc., an animal feed
manufacturer and broiler
producer, have been working
m cooperation with each
other for the past five years.
The election of the
Wolgemuths as directors is
the beginning of an ad
ditional cooperative effort by
the companies to increase
their growing and processing
of poultry throughout
Central Pennsylvania.
by local authorities to help Opposition to two proposed
keep under better control changes in sections of the
“land areas and waterways sute Milk Marketing Law
now serving the farmer and .. -
the consumer." that would provide for
Your cows may not be this well organized, but maybe
your production and problems tell you something.
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CONTACT YOUR LOCAL AGRI-KING SERVICEMAN
Southern Lancaster Co
Iheastern Penna
George F Delong
Regional Manager
225 West Woods Drive
Lititz Pa 17543
Call Collect 717 626 0261
Eastern Lancaster Co
Melvin Herr
RR2 New Holland PA 17557 rh .
Phone 717 354 5977
RDI Atglen PA 19310
Phone 215 593 6143
Northern Lane Co
Leo Elliott
313 Wynwood Dr
Willow Street PA 17584
p hone 717 464 4235
Lebanon Co
Marvin Meyer
RD2 Box 157
Annville PA 17003
Phone 717 867 1445
North Western Lancaster Co Montgomery A SE Berks Co
Earl B Cinder (^Arnold
RD2 Manheim PA 17545 739 Rosewood Drive
Phone 717 665 3126
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Henry Delong, ir
RDI Box 106
Quarryville PA 17566
Phone 717 284 2683
Southwestern Lancaster Co
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RD2 Conestoga PA 17516
Phone 717 872 5686
Douglasville PA 19518
Phone 215 385 6249
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RDI, Robesoma, PA
Phone 215 693 6160
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Thomas Heist
Mam Street
Alburtis PA 18101
Phone 215 965 5124
Belleville Area
Louis S Peachy, Sr
RDI me
Reedsville PA 17084
Phone 717 667 3291
South Central Penna
James L Yoder
Regional Manager
RRI Box 81
Chamhersburg PA 17201
Call Collect 717 264 9321
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Eldon Martin
RDS Waynesboro PA
Phone 717 762 3576
Adams Co Area
Menno N Rissler
RR4 Gettysburg PA
Phone 717 528 4849
Cumberland Co
Marlin E Ebersole
R 5 Carlisle PA 17013
Phone 717 776 7324
Western Washim
Charlie Campbell
Newville PA
Phone 717 776 7573
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RDS Box 277
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Phone 301 739 5199
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