—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 3, 1976 20 Support price now effective WASHINGTON Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Bute has announced that the support price for manufacturing milk will be increased to 80 percent of parity, effective April 1. This support level will be subject to quarterly review and adjusted if necessary to assure an adequate supply of milk. According to current data, a support level of 80 percent FFA’ers honored at . Pequea Valley banquet By MELISSA PIPER BIRD-IN-HAND - Mem bers of the Pequea Valley FFA and their parents met at die resort restaurant here last Friday for the 20th Annual Blue and Gold Banquet. During the awards ceremony four of the chapter members received special star awards for their work in, FFA the past year. Don Bowman Bonks, Pa., was presented with the Star Greenband Farmer award while Mike Martin, Honey Brook Rl, was named the Star Chapter Farmer. Elvin Weaver, Kinzers Rl, received the Star Red Rose Fanning award and Dale Miller Gap Rl, captured the Chapter Star Farmer honors. Barry Kreider, Kinzers Rl, was presented with the Lancaster County Banker’s Award for being outstanding senior member of the local chapter. Robert Bucher, representing the banker bankers presented the award. Kreider also gar nered two FFA Fountain Medal awards in the area of crop production and in ag production placement. The Dekalb Achievement Award went to Fred Lehman and was presented by Gerald Phillips, ag instructor at. Pequea Valley. Seven FFA’ers captured the remaining foundation Awards and were presented with medals for their work. Kevin Kurtz won in the ag sales and service division with Brian Hybreider taking the ag processing award. David McGinnis captured the ag mechanics award with Mike Martin receiving honors for dairy production. Dale Miller won in both the poultry production and livestock production areas with Elvin Weaver taking honors in the swine production division. TRY A CLASSIFIED of parity would result in a support price of $8.13 per hundredweight for manufacturing milk as of April 1. The law requires that milk be supported at such level between 75 and 90 percent of parity as the Secretary determines necessary to assure an adequate supply of milfc to meet current needs, reflect changes in the cost of production and assure a Officers of the chapter presented William Clouser and Bob Seigel . with honorary memberships in the Pequea Valley FFA. Clouser is an ag instructor at the school and Seigel is a Kinzers area fanner. Two educators of the the FFA chapter, served as school offered remarks toastmaster for the evening. 10TH ANNUAL BENEFIT AUCTION Sponsored by CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN YOUTH FEIIOWSHIP Atlantic Northeast District SATURDAY, APRIL 17,1976 10:00 A.M. At Root’s Country Market and Auction located 2 miles south of Manheim, PA * Off Route 72. Here’s your chance to help with a worthwhile project. You may donate items or sell on commission. Proceeds will go to the Appalachian Housing Development and CROP, a world hunger organization. Donations include: New 27” Rollfast 10 speed bike; matching twin-size patchwork bedspreads; new quilts - log cabin patchwork, window pane patchwork; split firewood; pair of bedroom lights; pickupload of hay; FRESH FLOWERS FOR EASTER; handmade novelties; furniture of all kinds; new and used ap pliances; Coleman stove; porch glider; baskets; afghans; rugs and carpets; and many, many more items too numerous to mention. Come on out and see the rest! Also plenty of homemade food, soups, and baked goods. I! you have something to donate or sell on com mission, please call: Cindy Haldeman, Harrisburg Area, 717-534-1253 Phil Landis, Lancaster Area, 717-626-2410 Peggy Toews, Lancaster Area, 717-626-8445 Peg Gibble, Philadelphia Area, 215-643-2732 Receiving hours at Root’s Auction: Thursday, April 15, 2:00-8:00 Friday, April 16, 9:00-8:00 Jay M. Witman - 717-665-5735 Auctioneer and other auctioneers “Auctioneers, if you have this Saturday free come and help by donating your services.” YOUTH CLUB SERVICE HOUR - UTITZ CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, UTTTZ, PA level of farm income adequate to maintain productive capacity to meet anticipated future needs. The Secretary said the in crease in support is necessary to accomplish these objectives. Consumption of nonfat dry milk has suffered serious declines in recent years and resulted in large Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) purchases and inventories for which outlets have during the program and praised the FFA for their work and leadership. John King, principal of the high school and Reginald' Remley, superintendent, represented the school board members. Dale Miller, president of become increasingly limited. By assigning a larger proportion of the April 1 increase in the support price for milk to the pur chase price for cheese, it was not nr ' ' increase the Quiet running. Check valve prevents reverse operation. Exclusive Surge oil reclaimer recirculates up to 95% of oil. There’s one for every Ik" Alaim 20-plu Brandt's Farm Supply, Inc. 601 E. High St. Elizabethtown, PA Ph.(717)367-1221 H. Daniel Wenger & Bro. Inc. Pen - W. Hostetter RDI, Hamburg, PA RD2, Annville, PA Phone (215) 488-6574 Ph. (717) 867-2896 Longocre Electrical Svc. Inc. Bally, PA Phone (215) 845-2261 Jim's Soles & Service S. Church St. Quarryville, PA Phone (717) 786-1533 nonfat dry milk price, reviews of the support level thereby preventing even for milk, or at the beginning' fqrther declines in its future of each quarter as a result of use. changes in - production, The purchase prices an- consumpetion, market nounced may be adjusted as trices, and CCC purchases of a result of the quarterly ' various products. Alamo intake rom You're a step ahead with Surge SURGE. ge oil reserve, 'dy sight gauge Continuous flood-type lubrication, greater efficiency and longer life. All Surge vacuum pump motors carry a two-year guarantee. Calvin Gum RDI, Wind Gap. PA Ph.(215)863-4557 Glenn I. Hurst RD2, East Earl, PA Ph.(215)445-6865 Lester B. 801 l RDI, Lititz, PA Ph.(717)626-6198 '*'
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