BlO—Lancaster Farming Saturday, June 21, 1980 <*wm* Jim Garber, Lancaster, inspects the 40 gallon galvanized range boilers which serve as the heat collectors of the passive solar water heater. A double-wall fiberglass glazing will cover the “bread box” after plumbing is completed and the tanks are painted black. LCCD shows ‘how-to’s’ LANCASTER - Ap proximately 95 Lancaster Counturns attended two solar water heater workshops sponsored recently by the Lancaster County Con servation District. Four units were con structed at each workshop under the supervision of Mark Whitmoyer, solar home builder and con sultant. The units are designed as “passive” systems, which heat the water before it goes to a back-up electric, gas, or oil heater. Two 40-gallon range boilers collect the solar energy, and the line pressure from the house passes the heated water through the tank. Passive solar water Food drying brochure available YORK Drying is one of the oldest methods of food preservation. It is still a prune method where can ning and freezing are not feasible and where con ditions are good for drying out-of-doors For more information, a fact sheet on Drying Fruits and Vegetables is available HOT WEATHER REDUCTION AGRI-EQUIPMENT. INC. OFFERS COMPLETE SALES • INSTALLATION • SERVICE AGRI- cattle - HOG - POULTRY EQUIPMENT RD 4, EPHRATA, PA 17522 PHONE: 717-354-4271 STORE HOURS Mon. thru Fri. 7.30 till 5:30, Saturday 7:30 -12.00 n#» \4«\ of solar heating heaters have been around since the early 1900’s, and in general are more efficient than active systems which use an anti-freeze liquid through a copper collector, a circulator, and a heat ex changer. In addition, a passive system is less ex pensive and easier to install than an active system, ac cording to LCCD Ad ministrator Tom Johnston. Those who have built solar water heaters at the workshops have given reports of average water temperature of 110° to 120* F on normal sunny days Designed primarily to provide for domestic household hot water, the system does have some from the Extension Office at 112 Pleasant Acres Road, York or call 717/757-9657 or send for Drying Foods At Home, USDA - H.G. 217 from the Consumer Information Center, Pueblo, Colorado, 81009. Charge for the publication is 75 cents. You should send a money order or check for this amount. CIRCULATOR FANS Suspension Mount With Cord 24” with Vi h.p. Total Enclosed Motor 20” with Vi h.p. Total Enclosed Motor EQUIPMENT,me. HI 51 •» ' applicability, to agriculture, according to Johnston. Johnston said he is op timistic that farrowing houses with hot water heat in the floor, greenhouses, and small dairy operations could benefit from this system. He added he would be willing to work with farmers to help adapt a passive solar water heater to their farming operations. * * *4s" $84 00 s 7l°° USDA drops rates on loans WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department o! Agriculture has agreed to lower rates charged for emergency loans to finan cially pressed farmers under the Economic Emergency Assistance loan program from 14 per cent to 11.5 per cent, effective Monday, June 16. The decision is a victory tor congressmen who have been pressing for lower interest rates under the program, arguing that USDA was over-charging farmers for the loans SOYBEAN ROASTING ON YOUR FARM DON'T WASTE IT ROAST IT MOLDY GRAIN? HAVE IT ROASTED TO REMOVE MOLD AND RESTORE TO VALUABLE GRAIN. WE'RE HAVING WET WEATHER THIS YEAR ... BUT ... WHITE HORSE GRAIN CO. CAN SERVE YOU WITH FLUID FERTILIZER BY USING THEIR FLOTATION EQUIPMENT «♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« AFTER IST CUTTING HAY . . . TOP DRESS WITH FLUID BLEND FERTILIZER. WE CAN ADD THE. FOLLOWING INSECTICIDES FOR BUG CONTROL IN OUR APPLICATIONS. (TRITHIONAE, SUPRACIDE 2E, CYGON 400 AND FURADAN 4 FLOW). WE HAVE A GOOD SUPPLY OF GUTWEIN AND ASGROW SEED CORN. ★ BALER TWINE ★ COMPLETE LINE OF CHEMICALS Check with us for complete liquid blend and dry fertilizer programs. >♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< RD 2, Cochranville, Penna. 19330 PHONE; Bob 215-869-8201 Dick 215-932-3307 Located on Rt. 41 Between Avondale and Cochranville Warehouse at Russellville. Interest rates under the program are supposed to be pegged to the cost of government borrowing, plus about one per cent to cover administrative expenses. After government borrowing costs began to rise in March, the rate was promptly raised in April from 11 per cent to 14 per cent The USDA has continued to charge 14 per cent for the loans, even though govern ment borrowing costs have been steadily decreasing since early Aprd. In May, for example, the average cost e higher profits from all grains, roasting oves TDN, destroys molds and retards ns and removes moisture. CUSTOM GRAIN ROASTING DONE IN PA AND SURROUNDING STATES DALE L. SCHNUPP RD 6, Lebanon, Pa. 17042 Ph: 717-865-6611 ALLEN SUMMERS RD #l, Box 152-C 215-932-4761 Nottingham, Pa. 19362 SOYBEAN SEED AVAILABLE-WILLIAMS ASGROW 3860,4268, 3127 was just 10.3 per cent. lowa Congressman Tom, Harkm said he welcomed the decision, but added he was disturbed that it came so late. “If the economists at the USDA were really looking out for the farmer they would have lowered these rates two months ago,” Harkm said. He said he will continue to monitor the program and will press for further reductions in the interest rate if government borrowing costs continue to decline.
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