Garden State farms to hold open house TT£ _ Fred Clucas, Oldmck, USDA rCpOltS gTajll Hunterdon’s Ag Board. Clucas reports that l*AfiPl*VA wagons will be used to 1 CTCI Y c ux transport people from held to field and farm to farm. There’ll be a guide on each wagon to provide in formation and answer questions. Activities begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at 3:00 p.m CLOVER HILL, N.J. - %ree Hunterdon County, rf J. farms open their gates to the public on Sunday, Oct. 5, in what is billed as Agriculture In Action Day. The three, farms involved are located in the Clover Hill area, on or near the Somerset-Hunterdon County line, about four miles east of Flenungton. Host farmers are David Kyle, specializing in hop and field crops, Laine Bros, m association with George Conrad, corn, soybeans, wheat and bay; and Tom Kanach, a large dairy and grain operation. “In action” will be large combines harvesting field com, a chisel plow preparing a field for winter wheat planting; gram drying, handling and storage; chopping com for silage. The swine breeding facility on the Kyle Farm will be open for inspection. You will be impressed by its cleanliness, efficiency, and the quality of the breeding stock. The visit to the Kanach Farm will provide an op-, portunity to see a large, up to-date dairy farm. The herd numbers over 100 milkers, plus youngstock. Modern milking equipment, feed storage and handling, and more w l ' be demonstrated. Mach aery, grain handling and diying equipment will highlight the stop at Laine Farm. Hosts will discuss the facility and the marketing of grain. Coordinating “Ag in the Action Day” are Dave Kyle for the Somerset County Board of Agriculture, and Local bank tops farm lending list HARRISBURG - Com monwealth National Bank, according to statistics compiled and released recently by the American Bankers Association, ranks as the leading bank in Pennsylvania for agricultural loans. On a nationwide basis, Commonwealth National Bank ranks 27th among all banks in total agricultural loans. The ABA report shows agncultral loans at Com- An added feature will be a pig roast arranged by host and co-chairman Kyle. Pork sandwiches and hamburgers will be available at a food stand for those interested. With the exception of food, it’s all FREE. This should be a good family outing. Remember, it’s Sunday, October 5, with a rain-date of October 12. monwealth National Bank totaled $58,678,000 as of December 31,1979. The total includes loans made directly through the bank’s Agri- Loan Department as well as through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Commonwealth National Agri-Loan Corp. The 1979 total is a 3.3 percent increase over the December 31,1978, figure of $55,743,000. Commonwealth National Agri-Loan Corp. was formed in 1970, when the bank had total agricultural loans of Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 4,1980-B9 WASHINGTON, D.C. There were 929 million bushels of feed grams and wheat in the three farmer-held grain reserves as of last Friday according to Ray Fitzgerald, administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Date supplied via telephone by the USDA’s state offices showed the following reserve activity since the previous report and the reserve net totals; CROP —bushels— REDEMPTIONS NEW ENTRIES TOTAL IN RESERVE (bushels) (metric tons) —* denotes hundredweight— barley corn oats sorghum 28,000 139,000 9,214,000 200.611 26,036000 977,000 672,899,000 17,092,537 597,000 61,000 16,509,000 239 628 1,250,000 8 929 16,900,000 429,283 *7OOOOO *5,000 *9 471,000 wheat 1,152,000 1 462,000 213,605,000 5,813,378 The “total in reserve” figures for com will not balance with the previously reported total; the previous report inadvertently failed to include 26.7 million bushels of com in the reserves. $11,486,000. Robert P. Bucher, Lan caster, president of the subsidiary and vice president and manager of the Agri-Loan Department, points to two main factors for farm loan growth at Commonwealth National: “Our specialized staff and our ability to meet the credit needs of customers, by providing an alternate source of financing for them.” Another ingredient for success, according to Bucher, is the strength and diversity of the farm economy m the 20 central Pennsylvania counties that the subsidiary and depart ment serve. “Between the subsidiary Machine Work fw Farm Supplies Hardware D.S. MACHINE SHOP 3816 E. NEWPORT RD.. RDIGORDONVILLE, PA 17529 1 Mile East of Intercourse on Rt. 772 Write or Try and Call; 717-768-8569(Outside Phone) Dealer Inquiries Invited • Victor or Meco Cutting Torches • Lincoln Welders • Hog & Cattle Gates • Custom Built High Pressure Washers • Coal Fired Bucket-A-Day Stoves • New A Used Structural Pipe —SPECIAL-14L — 14 Piece Wrench Set *29e9 5 STOLTZFUS MEAT MARKET RETAIL MEAT MARKET CORN FED BEEF • FRESH CUT BEEF & PORK • FRESH EGGS RIGHT FROM THE FARM ★ OUR OWN COUNTRY CURED HAMS, BACON AND SWEET BOLOGNA Orders Taken For Beef Sides; Wrapped And Ready For Your Freezer Attention Farmers: We Do Custom Beef Slaughtering PH: 768-7166 Directions: 1 block east of Intercourse on Rt 772 Reg. Hours; Thurs. 9-5; Fri. 9-8; Sat. 8-5 and the department, Commonwealth National can finance anything the fanner and his family need,” said Bucher. For example, all operating needs, the expansion or remodeling of facilities and the purchase of equipment, additional facilities, livestock, and the farm it self. WTIIC <MOWIN« BCTTCK
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