Alt—Lancaster Fainting, Saturday, April 26,1980
Farm fuel
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get a new allotment,
although they may install a
tank and get it filled by
someone with a surplus
supply of gasoline.
Because of the current fuel
situation, such a move by
anyone who has no on-term
storage, may be a good
short-term move.
Four suppliers, Ashland,
Getty, Mobil, and Marathon
are at 100 percent of
requirements. Ashland has
surplus, so purchasers may
be able to pick up extra fuel
from an Ashland supplier if
they need it.
“Farmers will be given
top priority for ted as long
as their forms are properly
filled out and properly
documented,” said Cynthia
L. McClain, associate
director for ted allocation
and emergency prepared
ness for the State.
She said this year farmers
probably will get everything
they ask for.
Farmers who need ted
have a choice of numbers to
call. The first would be
McClain’s office in
Harrisburg. The number is
717/783-1650. People there
can supply both information
and forms required to get
more fuel
The Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
can be reached at 717/787-
1786. There, Fred Wertz,
research assistant, can
supply similar information,
although it is probable
farmers will be referred to
the above number, too.
Extra ted allocations are
made on a month-by-month
basis. To get extra ted a
termer has to complete a one
page application which is
accompanied by two pages
of instructions.
Fanners qualify under
Group 6 provisions for “end
users” of fud.
Louise Thompson, U.S.
DOE representative, pointed
out that the state plays the
largest role in allocating fud
to fanners.
According to government
regulations, the state
“Allocation Request Form”
must be the farmer’s first
request
If a fanner purchased fuel
during the base period from
a supplier who refuses to
supply fud equal to a far
STEEL FUEL STORAGE TANKS
Capacity Dia.
285 38"
550 48”
550 48"
1000 48"
1000 48”
2000 64"
HOWARD E. GROFF CO.
Fuel Oil, Gasoline, and Coal
111 E. State Street, Quarryville, PA 17566
Phone: 717-786-2166
mer’s base period use, the
DOF has legal power to
force that supplier to make
the ted available.
But a termer who changes
suppliers, perhaps for a
better price, will lose all
DOE protection and rights to
his original allocation.
In i jrt, the open market
was away for termers
who wish federal fuel
protection.
Several special cases also
were covered at tee meeting.
A farmer who takes over a
term that has an allocation
also takes over that term’s
allocation for ted. If the
farm has no allocation for
ted the farmer can get an
allocation through tee state
office.
Farmers who take on
mure rented ground can
apply for a larger allotment
for as long as they term the
ground. If they give up the
rented parcel, they also give
up tee ted allotment.
Tliere is no fuel en
titlement for any farmer
who does not have on-farm
storage. The state may be
able to make fuel available
to a farmer through a local
gas station.
But federal DOE
regulations prohibit
assignment to retail sales
outlets.
hi the case of farmers
whose supplier has gone out
of business, the state will
assign the hid allotment to
another supplier.
Timber, nursery,
Christmas tree and similar
operations are not given
farm priority. But they may
be able to get some aid from
the state.
Allocations are not
necessarily distributed on a
monthly basis. A supplier
can aggrigate the allocation
and distribute it as the buyer
needs, as far as the
allocation will go.
A fanner who purchased
hid from more than one
outlet during the base period
will continue to have a split
allocation. McClain pointed
out the allocation is to the
distributor and not for the
end user.
Confirmation of farm need
will be made with help from
ASCS, according to State
ASCS Director Richard
Pennay.
Pennay said local ASCS
offices also can help farmers
fill out the required
Allocation Request Form.
NEW UNDERGROUND
Gauge Price
12 12*
10 203
7 244
10 296
7 357
7 535
PRICES FOB QUARRYVILLE
Planting intentions show more corn 9 tobacco
HARRISBURG - Com
monwealth farmers intend
to devote more acreage to
corn and tobacco in 1960 and
less to barley, sorghum and
bay, according to the Penn
sylvania Crop Reporting
Service.
Based on April 1 in
tentions, acreages and
percentage changes from
1979 are: com planted,
1.670.000 acres, up two
percent; tobacco for har
vest, 13,500 acres, up four
percent; barley for harvest,
120.000 acres, down four
percent; sorghum, 14,000
acres, down 22 percent; hay
for harvest, 1,940,000 acres,
down one percent; oats,
360.000 acres, unchanged;
and soybeans planted, 85,000
acres, unchanged.
United States ccm plan
tings are expected to total
82.0 million acres, three
percent more than in 1979.
DOE. the Governor’s
Energy Council, the
Department of Agriculture,
and ASCS all emphasized the
need for a farmer to an
ticipate any shortage rather
than wait until the last
minute and run dry.
They said it takes time to
get the paperwork and take
care of the physical
movement of fuel.
They encouraged formers
to apply for extra fuel as
soon as they see a problem
coming.
Ordinarily, a farmer’s
paperwork will be processed
and fuel made available
rapidly—within seven to ten
days of the request.
That can be a long time if
those 10 days are good
planting or haymaking days
so anticipation of problems
will pay off.
Also, because the state
goes on a monthly basis, and
it may take as long as 10
days to get an allocation,
farmers should file for extra
fuel before the 15th day of
any month.
Earlier application will
mean earlier processing of
the papers for that month.
So that a farmer does not
have to re-apply every
month for a small quantity of
fuel, the Governor’s Energy
Cfkincil may arrange for
delivery of more fuel than
requested to help tide a
fanner over for a longer
period.
Capacity Dia.
4000 64”
10.000 96"
10.000 120"
15.000 120"
20.000 126"
30,000 126"
Gauge
Price
901
2436
2210
4278
5021
8982
V 4"
5/16”
5/16”
3/8”
Feed grain acreage (com,
sorghum, oats and barley) is
expected to total 120 million
Tot mesmerized by rhetoric
Listening to the campaign stomping was all in a day's work for nine-month-old
Tyler Dehoff, who snuggled down into a milk case to ponder ail those policies and
promises. Tyler’s parents are Sandy and Jack DeHoff, Dallastown area dairy
farmers. Jack is the president of the York County Farmers’ Association.
SMUCKER'S SALES & SERVICE
• Good used diesel
engines
Install a blower fan
for better diesel &
refrigeration cooling.
Longer life on diesel.
LET ME BREATHE!
FOR PROMPT SERVICE CALL
717-354-4158 OR IF NO ANSWER
CALL 717 r 354-4374.
acres, up two percent from
1979. Food grain acreage
(wheat, rice and rye) in
RD #2, BOX 21
NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557
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SLANZi DIESELS
tentions at 85.3 million acres
are up ten percent from last
year.
• New Sputnik wheels
and parts
We mount diesels
on balers, crimpers,
cornpickers, etc.
For lower cost per
hour power, rely on
tsten
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