Tots to parade Thursday
QUARRYVILLE The 6:30 p.m. and the parade at 7
annual baby parade at the P- m -
Solanco Fair is scheduled for Judging will be based on
£.m. at the fairgrounds. work and effort, costumes,
The event is open to overall theme and ap
children 6 years of age and pcarance, and decorative
under with preregistration creativity,
by noon on Wednesday, Divisions include walking,
September 17 required. floats, and vehicles on
Entrants must report for wheels. For more in
registration by 6:15 p.ni. on formation contact Pearl
Thursday with prejudging at chairlady, at 717/786-
Tractor driving contests
at Solanco Thursday
QUARRYVILLE - Open
and youth tractor driving
competitions will be held at
the Solanco Fair Thursday
starting at 10 a.m.
Vo ag students and 4-Hers
between the ages of 14 and 21
will have the opportunity to
participate in a contest
which will be divided into
three parts.
The first part will consist
of a written examination
covering general main
tenance and safety prac
tices, the second will be a
Firm to give break to farmers
DES MOINES, lOWA -
Massey-Ferguson has an
nounced a program to
financially assist qualified
farmers and ranchers in
USDA-designated drought
Disaster Areas. The MF plan
provides a choice of
favorable down payment,
interest and repayment
terms.
The program applies to all
or portions of the following
states: Pennsylvania,
Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Minnesota,
trouble shooting
examination on a tractor,
and the last will be a tractor
driving and equipment
handling course.
Adults will have the op
portunity to compete in the
open competition with
ribbons awarded to the first
three placmgs in the contest.
The contests will follow
offical Penn State tractor
driving rules.
For more information on
the tractor driving com
petition, call Preston
LeFever, 717/786-3747.
Mississippi, Missouri,
Montana, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia. The plan will
also apply m other drought
Disaster Areas when of
ficially designated.
The MF program is
designed for farmers whose
income has been seriously
hurt by drought conditions
Typical options within the
program include down
payments as low as five per
cent, interest at 10 per cent
(APR), and first repayment
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 13,1980—C39
Farm
debate
DES MOINES, lOWA -
The National Fanners Union
Wednesday called for a
public debate of U.S. farm
policy by the three
presidential candidates.
George W. Stone,
President of the family farm
organization, said he has
sent telegrams to Jimmy
Carter, Ronald Reagan and
John Anderson inviting the
installments defferable as
long as 12 months from con
tract date
One example: a combine
purchased now on a seasonal
contract with 15 per cent
down requires no repayment
installment for one year The
program is available
through October 31, can be
used m connection with MF’s
current rebate program, and
has certain, privileged
renewal options and exten
sions in case of 1981- short
crop conditions.
asks
group
on ag
issues
men to debate farm issues in
Des Moines.
“The presidential can
didates have an obligation to
America’s family farmers
and ranchers to debate what
actions they would take in
the next four years to boost
the agricultural economy,”
Stone said.
“Too often in presidential
campaigns, agriculture is
forgotten. This year inflation
is the key issue in the
election, and agriculture
policy is vital in stabilizing
the economy,” Stone said.
Speaking from the state
convention of the lowa
Farmers Union, Stone said
the National Farmers Union
would name one farmer and
ask the American Farm
Bureau Federation, The
Grange and the National
Farmers Organization to
name the other three farmer
panelists.
“I think all farmers and
ranchers would like to know
exactly what the
agricultural policies would
be under a Carter, Reagan
or Anderson ad
ministration,” Stone said.