announced
<■
.An incentive payment rate - U.S. Department of
of ei.l percent on 1975- Agriculture. The announced.
I&arketingsof idiom ;wool payment rate is basedon the
was been announced by the -difference between the
GEO. V. SEIPLE & SON
R.F.D. No. 2, Van Bnren Road,
Easton, PA 18042
Phone 215-258-7146
UREA 46%, N.
Per Ton, Bulk, F. 0.8., Easton, PA ’141.65
SULPHATE OF AMMONIA 21% N.
Per Ton, Bulk, F. 0.8., Johnstown, PA *38.00
SPECIAL -—,
10-40-10 S.M. $168.75 Bulk,
F. 0.8., Easton, PA
This new formulation is now being produced by
us as a high grade row fertilizer for com. This
analysis is very high in phosphorus, low in
nitrogen and potassium. Any response to
' phosphorus will be in the first 2or 3 weeks after
planting. Nitrogen in this analysis is not derived
from urea. The phosphorus is largely derived
from MAP. In our opinion on Page 9 of the March
27,-1976 issue of the Penna. Farmer is an ex
cellent article on row fertilizer for com. This
motivated us to produce this analysis.
4 pf. 12% Ga. Per Roll
: BARB WIRE *24.95
5 Rolls or More ... 10 Percent Discount
.. • Prices . Subject To Change Without Notice.
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V 1 Manure Pump and Manure Mover A
MODEL 100 MECHANICAL MANURE PUMP
• Handles semi-solid to, free-flowing slurry
• Underground 12" PVC pipe
• 10 HP electric motor
• Plunger 8" x 15” - 21 strokes per minute,
• Easy and low maintenance - ~
Contact your nearest Patz dealer listed below
GEORGE HEATH, DISTRICT MANAGER Mechanicsburg 697-1166
ALEXANDRIA LEBANON
MAXISENBERG
669-4027
BALLY
LONGACRE ELECTRIC
MS-2261
CAMP HILL
LLOYD SULTZBAUGH
737-4554
EAST EARL
ZIMMERMAN EQUIPMENT
445-6409
ELLIOTTSBURG
CARL BAER
582-2648
HAMBURG
H. DANIEL WENGER
488-6574
HONEY BROOK
IK’S FARM STORE
273-9730
KIRKWOOD'
LANDIS l ESBENSHADE
786-4158 -
MODEL 200 COMPRESSED AIR MANURE MOVER
• Handles slurry type manure
• 1700 gallon underground holding tank
• 12" PVC underground pipes
• Tank filled by gutter cleaner or scraper
• No moving parts„
• Only 15 PSI required
• Relief valve 50LPSI supplied
• Simple and low maintenance
McALLISTERVILLE
CLAIR SANER & SON
463-2234
MILLERSBURG
MILTON
NEWVILLE
PIPERSVILLE
STREET. MD
THOMASVILLF
KENNETH LSPAHR
225-1064
national average price of
44.7 cents a pound received
by producers during 1975 and
the previously announced
incentive price of 72 cents a
pound. Incentive payments
to wool growers are required
under the National Wool Act
of 1954, which promotes wool
production to meet U.S.
minimum needs. The
program is financed by
import duty on imported
wool and wool products.
The 1975 payment rate
compares with the 1974 rate
of 21.8 percent. Payments for
1975 marketings of wool will
be about $4O million com
pared to payments of $l5
million on 1974 marketings.
A grower’s payment is
determined by multiplying
the net dollar return from
the sale of wool by the
pajmient rate of 61.1 percent.
This percentage method
encourages growers to
improve the Quality and
marketing of their wool. In
any marketing year for
which incentive payments
are made, the higher the
price a grower receives for
his wool, the larger his
payment.
A payment rate of $1.09 per
hundredweight on unshorn
lambs sold or slaughtered in
1975 was also announced by
USDA. This payment
compensates growers for the
wool they market on -live
lambs rather than as shorn
wool. The payment is based
lARVIN HORST
272-0871
LANDIS LABOR SAVERS
692-4647
LANDIS FARMSTEAD AUTOMATION
437-2375
FREDB. McGILLYRAY
776-7312
MOYER FARM SERVICE
776-8675
WALTER WEBSTER
452-8521
on the shorn wool payments,
rate, average weight of wool
per hundredweight of lambs,
and 'value of lamb’s wool
relative to the national
average value of shorn wool.
Deductions of 1 % cents a
pound from 1975 shorn wool
payments and 7 % cents per
hundred pounds -of
liveweigbt from 1975 lamb
payments will be made to
finance advertising, sales
promotion and related
market development ac
tivities. These deducations,
provided for in the National
Wool Act, were approved by
an 85.5 percent favorable
vote by sheepmen voting in a
November 1974 referendum.
fWhat'sMewj
New Climbing
Accessory Secures,
Stabilizes Ladders
A new 1 ladder accessory
designed to assist workers
by securing and stabilizing
conventional straight or
extension ladders to trees,
poles or beams is now
available.
Called the Hugger, the new
Device attaches to ladder
endrails. Two sturdy metal
arms, controlled from the
ground by nylon ropes,
allow the worker to firmly
secure or “hug” the ladder
to the tree, pole or beam.
Once secured, the worker
has a solid, stable ladder to
climb on, or work from at
any level.
The Hugger can be used to
assist climbing operations in
such industries as utilities,
park and ground main
tenance, street and highway
maintenance, the building
trades, warehousing,
agriculture and others.
- Pre-engineered for
' strength and durability, the
Hugger housing is solid
aluminum. The arms, also
aluminum, are equipped
with stainless steel spikes.
Its slide unit and screw shaft
are cadmium plated steel.
The line mechanism houses
continuous filament nylon
on impact plastic reels.
The basic unit is priced at
$85.00 and includes one set of
arms and a ladder mounting
plate for rapid installation
and removal.
To order a Hugger, or
obtain additional in
formation, -»write Hugger, 9
East 40th Street, Mezzanine,
New York, New York 10016.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17.1976
March milk
summarized
ALEXANDRIA - A
uniform base milk price of
$10.78 per hundredweight for
March 1976 deliveries to
Middle Atlantic order
handlers was announced this
week by Market Ad
ministrator Joseph D. Shine.
The excess milk price is $8.52
and the weighted average
price is $10.53. The base milk
price is down 16 cents from
February but is $2.10 above
the March 1975 price. Base
milk accounted for 88.85
percent of March deliveries
compared to 89.28 percent a
year earlier. The butterfat
differential for milk testing
above or below 3.5 percent is
9.9 cents for each one-tenth
of a pound of fat.
Shine stated that 455.4
million pounds,of producer
milk with a gross value of 48
million dollars was included
in the March pool. Handlers
utilized 293.3 million pounds
or 64.40 percent of the total
Gov.
1 00-yr.
HARRISBURG —The first
certificates for Penn
sylvania Century Farms
were awarded by the
Governor in a special
ceremony this week. The
ceremony was held in die
Governor’s Reception Room
on Wednesday.
“The Century Farms
Program is a co-operative
venture among the
Agriculture Department, the
Historical and Museum
Commission, and' the
Bicentennial Commission,”
Sec. of Ag. Kerstetter said.
“The concept of recognition
for farm longevity was
developed by the Bradford
County Historical Society in
1950. We intend, through this
program to emphasize the
importance of family farms
and rural tradition to Penn
sylvania’s heritage.
“To qualify as a Century
Farm, the farm must have
been owned by the same
for Class I. The Class I
utilization percentage in
creased from February
(63.59) and was up
significantly from last year
(60.15). Handlers paid $11.68
for Class I milk in March and
$8.57 for Class 11.
There were 8,182
dairymen delivering to
Order 4 pool handlers during
the month, and the average
daily delivery per producer
was 1,796 pounds, or 4.1
percent above February.
Last March, the average
daily producer delivery was
1,745 pounds.
The Market Administrator
said that Middle Atlantic
order handlers reported
Class'! sales of 8.14 million
pounds per day within the
marketing area during
March, a 6.1 percent in
crease from the 7.67 million
pound daily average during
February.
honors
old farms
family for the last 100 years.
A family member must live
on the land. The farm must
contain at least ten acres of
the original bolding or gross
at least $l,OOO a year from
the sale of farm products.”
Three certificates were
awarded at Wednesday’s
ceremony. Over 250 farm
families have applied to this
date. Applications are
available through the
Pennsylvania State Grange,
Pennsylvania Farmers
"Association and the Penn
sylvania Farmers Union.
This newspaper has its
own way of recognizing
farms which have been in the
same family for 100 or more
years, and features them
from time to time within its
pages. Owners of such
properties in southeastern -
southcentral Pa. who have
not already contacted
LANCASTER FARMING
are invited to do so.
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