, CAMP HILL More than 500 persons attended annual legislative banquet of the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association held recently to discuss important agricultural legislative issues. Attending from Montgomery County Farmers' Association were:First row (1.-r.) William Gerhart, Rep. Nat’l Central posts increased quarter earnings LANCASTER, - PA - National Central Financial Corporation; holding com pany for. National Central BfMc, -today,, reported in-. cnAses - in earnings, deposits, loan activity, and assets for the quarter ending March 31, 1976. ' Income before securities gains' and losses -was $2,300,422, an increase of .3 percent over the first quarter of 1975. Per share earnings was $.65 for both periods. After securities gains and losses, net income increased by 2.4 percent to $2,362,890, or $.67 per share, from $2,307,589 and $.65 per share a year ago. • Total deposits on March 31 increased 9.1 percent to $903,257,073, as compared to $827,911,695 at the end of the 1975 first quarter. Loans BEEF CATTLE DISPERSAL QUALITY BREEDING ANIMALS SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1976 11:00 A.M. In the sale barn on the Trout Farm located along Dublin Road, 2 miles North'of Biggs Ford Road and Walkersville, 8 miles North of Frederick, Md. via Rt. 15 North. 140 HEAD - 125 LOTS 90 Head of Reg. and .Grade Polled Herefords 37 Head Charolais-Angus, Brown Swiss-Chianina Bred to Chianina Bulls Also Brown Swiss-Simmental Cross Heifers All cattle are in excellent health and ready for in terstate shipment. For information, Catalogs, Etc. write or call i. G. TROUT, Sale Manager 15 N. Court St Frederick, Md. 21701 301-662-6231 outstanding totalled $629,706,875, a .4 percent increase over the year-ago figure and a 5 percent'in crease over the 1975 year end level. Total assets rose 8.8 percent, to $1,007,404,967 vs. 925,625,839 for the same period last year. Wilson D. McElhinny, president, reported that commercial loan demand has increased throughout the National Central Bank trading area. “We believe this increased lending ac tivity together with other encouraging trends indicates the beginning of a period of sustained growth for our economy,” he said. National Central Bank operates 50 offices in Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lan caster, Lebanon and York counties. Roosevelt I. Polite, Rep. G. Sieber Pancoast, Mrs. Charles Rhodes. Second row (1.-r.) Mr. and Mrs. Ken Schultz, Wallace Derstine, Norman Landis, Philip Schultz. Third row (1.-r.) Leßoy Derstine, Wilbur Seipt, Frank McDonnell. The Lancaster county Conservation District presented the Penn Manor FFA with 230 bundles of evergreen trees. These trees were given out to interested homeowners and farmers in the com munity. Steve Charles, grade 10, (pictured above), took care of the orders. Deadline extended The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended from April 15 to April 29 the time for commenting on testimony at a public . hearing held last February to consider changing tran sportation allowances in the New York-New Jersey federal milk marketing order. H. L. Forest> dairy official in USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), said the additional time for filing the briefs was requested by Delaware County Daries, Inc., z handler in the market. The major proposals at the hearing were intended to permit individual producers to bear more of the farm-to plant milk hauling coasts than they do now, to equalize the cost of milk to all han dlers wherever located in the market, and to improve competition between New York City and Philadelphia handlers in the sale of fluid milk in northern New Jer- sey. Forest said federal milk marketing orders set minimum prices, based on supply and demand, that milk dealers or handlers must pay dairy farmers for milk. Persons wishing to submit comments on the record of the hearing should send them to the Hearing Clerk, Room 112-A, U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington D.C. 20250, where anyone may review them. Pewter Problem In colonial days pewter was hand cast This tech nique is still used but has been joined by spinning and stamping methods for great er versatility Pewter is •. an alloy of several metals consisting mainly of tin Small er amounts of copper and antimony are used for strength and brilliance Cer tain chemicals and acids present in many foods may cause stains and pitting if in long contact with pewter Common culprits include party dips, eggs, salad dres sings. oils, vinegar, salt and fruit juices Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 24,1976 fWhat's Newj World’s Smallest Fire Alarm You can protect your family and your home with the Compact Fire Alarm. This incredibly small and powerful alarm weights only 1 ounce, yet it can be heard easily throughout a large house. It is about the size and shape of the smallest night light and plugs into any wall outlet without any additional Solar energy favored Norman 0. Aamodt, Republican candidate for Congress, discussed the hazards of nuclear power plants recently. Citing the near melt-down in Alabama of the Brown’s Ferry facility, Aamodt pointed out. the hazards of nuclear power plants are sufficiently great that no more should be built. He pointed out that the development of safe alter nate sources could satisfy the nation’s need for more electric energy. Aamodt who was a pupil of Daryl Chapin, inventor of the solar cell in 1954, urged development of the existing solar technology. Aamodt believes solar energy can be by far the cheapest source of energy, and it is inexhaustible. He pointed out that forty acres of solar collectors in Death Valley Field work pulls into high gear A dry spring has allowed fieldwork to move into high gear in the Commonwealth. Six days were considered suitable for field work last week with soil moisture supplies rated adequate to short. The central counties were mostly 'short on moisture. Activities included top dressing, plowing, or chard work, grape tying and some planting of oats, clover, potatoes and a very little corn. Early indications show that the warm spring was not ideal for maple syrup production. Spring plowing is nearly 60 percent done. This is a week ahead of 1975 and about two weeks ahead of usual for this date. By area, plowing is nearly two-thirds done in the south and central and about one-third done in northern counties. Oat seeding is reported at 44 percent complete, a week ahead of last year and usual. Northern areas show 39 percent sown.while central and southern counties are 47 percent done. Potatoes are wiring. The alarm contains a miniature electronic sensor that sets off a built-in alarm buzzer whenever room 'temperature reaches 135 degrees Farenheit. It can be moved from room to room - even packed for use in hotel . room or camper while traveling. $18.95, postpaid. H & V Enterprises, Dept. NR -101, P.O. Box 8139, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108. could supply all power needs from the Mississippi River to the Rockies. Aamodt has proposed a testing site in the 16th district where the physical characteristics lend themselves to testing sun, wind and small streams as alternate sources of energy. The state of Pennsylvania is about to dispose of this site, 550 acres of land, the former Fuzzydele Farm in northern Chester County, where a multi-million dollar prison plan was knocked down recently by citizen protest. There would be little change in the physical charac teristics of the area, and the plan could be funded through Rural Electrification Ad ministration with whom Aamodt has worked in Ids business life. 17 percent planted - a week ahead of 1975 and about 10 days earlier than usual. Most progress has been made in central counties. Tobacco beds are over 80 percent set with some sprouting reported. Hay stands are rated in mostly fair to good condition. This is comparable to last year and the crop now needs a warm rain. A below average amount of feed is being obtained from pastures as they also need rain. Damage to the fruit crops from the recent frost is hard to assess as yet. Most likely, sweet cherries were hurt as well as low blocks of peaches and early blooming apple varieties. The" crop development is about 2 weeks ahead of usual. Peaches are considered 60 percent pink and nearly 10 percent in full bloom. Cherries are one-half pink and one-third in full bloom. Apples are rated two-thirds pink with under 5 percent in full bloom. 25
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