Drought killing some U.S. farms WA.SHIM.TON. l» ( I nought conditions arc more aerlou* imd widespread than pmta!)i Indicated, with important economic im plication*. a receding to the result* of Ihr Agriculture (ounnl of America'* sport* 1 F arm line ' hold laid work to dUrua* Ihr drought The drought ha* Just about wiped out Ihr catllr indu.ti.rv look neighbor... REPUCE WORN CHAIN But don’t take our word for it. Ask a neighbor who owns Jamesway. AGRI-EQUIP. RD2 Farmersville, Ephrata. PA 717-354-4271 ROY 0. CHRISTMAN H™YJ RDI (Shartlesville) Hamburg, PA 19526 717-442-8134 215-562-7218 or 215-488-1904 ERB & HENRY EQUIP., INC. C * R r L , J- ?“ ,RK , , 22-26 Henry Avenue. & Berlmville, PA 5,? " A 215-367-2169 717-274-1436 I. G/s AG. SALES Rt 113, Box 200, Silverdale, PA 215-257-5135 in South Isakoi* and in m*n> counties in Wumnjttn and Minnesota and will aoon affrrt thr»r area* total omfKan) no matlrr whrn Ihr rain* come Farming m South Dakota U at a standstill with litllr hank moor) tor farm loans and absolutely no new Krdrral crop insurance application* being taken LANDIS BROTHERS INC. 1305 Manheim Pike Lancaster, PA 717-393-3906 STOLTZFUS WELDING SHOP SWOPE & BASHORE, INC. RDI. Fleetwood, PA [2ls] 944-7807 This and similar disaster conditions in the upper Midwest, parts of the Southern l>ella region and in other spotted arras were voiced h> farmer* and farm businessmen who talked with a panel of drought assistance experts representing Federal agencies on A< A s toll free F arm line For oihrm also, fanners crop insurance is unavailable Man> hanks won t make o(K*rating loans to fanners who <an 1 insure against < rop lows The severe financial implications of the widespread drought were dnven home in an unusuallj large number of calls to the panel of experts, which in M. S. YEARSLEY & SON 114 E Market St West Chester PA 19380 215-696-2990 ATLEE REBERT R 2, Littlestown PA 17340 717-359-5863 HARRY L TROOP Rt 1 Cochranville, PA 19330 215-593-6731 Frystown Rl, Myerstown PA 17067 717-933-4138 I amattrr f arming Sail i hided t’MIA a William Walker, assistant uecretar) for Ilural Ivvrloprnenl. and heelej |s>dwtrk associate administrator of the Agricultural Stabilitalioin and (omen at ion Service Walker. who •vtill farms in Tennessee. talked with lowa i Dr put v ( om mmioner of Agriculture Thatcher Johnson who said thr depleted ground moisture < mild base ramifications where there is .dreads more than a hdhnn dollar crop Jovi Walker assured Johnvm Ihnt he would lr> lo l>c respon si\ e ' Main I'pprr Midwest farmers, saying that con dilions arc worse than the 'Thirties’, arc poorlv cushioned financially because higher operating expenses have left little margin for savings against “dry days,” one Minnesota banker said Flying over some sections of Minnesota and South Dakota, one can see the farms are devoid of livestock, he said. Joe Dabler, a banker and cattle farmer from Canistota, South Dakota, said “that eighty per cent of the state’s cattle have been liquidated and farm-related businesses suffered a 45 per cent drop in sales, and could worsen by spring.” In Miller, the largest cattle county in South Dakota, the livestock market has sold forty per cent more cattle since June than in any previous year. Normally cattle sales “here are slow at this time,” said Jay An derberg, owner of Miller Livestock Market, “but 13,500 head went through here Wednesday.” The prices are holding up but the cattle are “thinner and younger,” he said. Cooking will be a taskless pleasure when you use depend able and clean LP-Gas. Put it to work throughout your home. For modern comfort, call soon. Delivered everywhere AGWAY PETROLEUM CORP. Box 1137, Oillerville Road, Lancaster, PA urday Sept 1(1. 19/6 10! T\jura) of a pattern <i farm ronmmnitin dar. n£ hard times the rral rrfinoJTUr ri are set to come Schools s.i[> j>orted In Um from an agricultural haw will base to ojyrate on Ims as will th" farmers and lmv.nri.tri .ve taid AC A ( hairmen 1 I Matcher Ming’ ( slier response mas hasr been the hiKheit s»e \ e rsrr nprncnail All ten ohan* s wore in constant oprrat'on and we ran well besond the normal four hour p» nod We know man) peojde were unable to jot through but there was no was we rould allcsiatc the jam up " Kcpcatcd m.tn\ limes, they said, We don't want hand-outs " But they did ask that the government make money “available to them when it rams, “when it gets good again" and farming operations can continue As a non-political and non legislative organization, ACA operates the Farm Lone not to advocate any par ticular position of its own, but strictly to provide a forum for the discussion of major agricultural issues Earlier programs covered topics such as estate taxes, government regulation, land use and resource allocation. ACA WATS lines were busy from the beginning to end of each session as callers spoke directly with experts on the subject. The Agriculture Council of America, founded in 1973, is made up of individual far mers, farm and commodity organizations and com panies that supply the far mers. Its purpose is to im prove communication between farmers and urban consumers. £ Ploce In jf Your Home said
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