920—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21,1981
Brief answers
to short questions
Sheila's
Shorts
By Sheila Miller
Have that address?
It’s always good to get some
positive feedback on stories 1
write And I was especially glad to
hear the article 1 recently wrote on
Kichard Croyle and his biometrics
business was of interest to some
readers
I received a short note from H.
James Neely ot Gettysburg,
however, that pointed out
something of importance was
missed the address
So, here is the address land
telephone number to boot; ot
Biometrics tor those tatmers and
leaders interested in having their
torage, soil, and/or water
analyzed
Biometrics
Box 107 Lancastei Bike
Quarry ville, PA 175bb
717/284-2765
Farmland survey
(Continued Irom Page Dl7)
YES: 29 percent NO 54.6
percent. DON’T KNOW- 15 7
percent
POPULATION CONTROL
In just 20 years, world population
is likely to jump from 4.4 billion to
more than 6 billion. Many leaders
maintain that, until population
growth is curbed, other en
vironmental problems will con
tinue to worsen However, op
ponents contend-no matter what
the problem-limiting population
growth is not a proper concern for
the federal government What is
your opinion’
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE
STAUFFER’S USED TRACTORS
Used 010006 Oeutz tractor, 105
Hp w/cab, heater and air con
ditioning 16-speed fully synchro
trans and independent 540/1000
PTO, 18 4x38 tires Used duals
available
IH Farmall 706 diesel, 76 Hp, w/cab
Very good condition 8-speed trans
w/TA, 540/1000 PTO 16 9x38
tires
(1) I.H. Farmall “H", engine with dutch recently
IX iV rebuilt. 540 PTO
(1) Ford 850 gas, 41 Hp w/540 PTO. 3-pt. lift w/load
& depth control. Good condition.
Call Harold Stauffer. Local bank financing available.
1S Stauffer Diesel Inc.
312 W. MAIN ST., NEW HOLLAND, PA.
A case tor BBB !
With all the ads and articles
advertising new merchandise,
from combines to comic books,
that are printed in Lancaster
Farming evety week, it would lake
a tull-time pi ivale mvestigatoi to
check out all the claims made toi
products in order to make suie
everything that s said is true
However, we do not knowingly
publish intoimation which is
fraudulent or misleading.
Consmneis across the U 6 have
come to find, unfortunately, that
not all the claims ot companies aie
true Koi this reason, there is an
agency called the Better Business
Bureau working to protect the
citizens ot this country tiom
deceipt in business
1 never had reason to contact this
agency betoie this week, but a
INVOLVED 58.9 percent
SHOULD NOT; 30.3 percent
DON’T KNOW. 9.8 percent.
LAND TRANSFERS
President Reagan seems to be
sympathetic to the “Sagebrush
Rebellion,” which calls for a
transfer of large blocks of federal
land to the states. Critics argue
that the federal government should
manage the present public domain
for the benefit of all Americans Do
you favor the federal government
transferrmg millions of acres of
land to the states?
YES. 17.3 percent NO. 68 5
percent. DON’T KNOW: 13 4
r percent.
RENT OR BUY
Rebuilt D 9006 Oeutz Tractor. 95
Hp Engine and tractor completely
rebuilt and updated w/latest, 06
features Higher capacity
hydraulics All-synchro trans w/16
speeds forward shift on the go
Independent PTO Cat 2 linkage
New 18 4x34 tires
Ford 6000 Commander diesel 66
Hp Engine recently overhauled
Good condition
717-354-4181
letter trom a Lancaster Farming
subsnber pi ompted my call
George Flat ot Happiness Hills
Farms, HJ Addison, New York
14801 was not happy with his ex
perience in ordei mg a book he i ead
about in oui newspapei He writes
1 am enclosing a write up you
had about your 'Farm Estate in
which you had mentioned the price
n'<! he »17plus a dollar
postage. Ana you gave m- *
that it should be sent to.
I have sent them the money, to
the listed address, and have never
received the material. 1 wrote
them again on September 4 asking
tor it and again on December 17,
and again on February 10, lo date
1 have received no response.
Perhaps you might be able to
check on this as perhaps it has also
atlected some ut the other people
w ho might hav e w ntten
, 1 . ,*o iipoCL lo
lea in you nad no, .eceived any
satisfaction on oideung the book,
Yom Faun Estate by James N
Wilson, after reading about it in
our paper
1 d like to point out. nowevei, the
book nab no alt illation with oui
papei we meiely leceived a
newb leleabe announcing il could
be purchased Horn Uealive
t manual Planning, buile 284, BOW)
Knue Koad, Indianapolis, IN 4b2St)
Altei 1 lead youi letter, 1
decided to contact the company
and ask them about the book On
telephoning dneclory assistance to
ask the nainbei ot uealive
IF YOU CAN FIND
AH
ENGINE gOlfe
THAT**Sgs|f*
USES LESS
FUEL THAN »'
A DEUTZ, BUY IT.
Air-cooling lets a Deutz engine warm up faster and
operate at a more efficient combustion tern
perature There are less exhaust emissions and
more power on less fuel Users report savings of 20
to 40% over water cooled diesels And 100%
direct air cooling eliminates the major source of
down time the wafer cooling
system No radiator No water pump A
No hoses No cavitation No freeze ups A
Deutz air cooled - /< k
diesels —5 to
500 bhp AIR COOLED DIESELS
• We stock rebuilt starters, generators, injec
tors, for Deutz
• We have complete road service since 1955
• We supply free application engineering
• We have facilities for any mechanical fabrica
tion required to apply new Deutz diesels
(taufffer Diesel Inc.
312 W. Main St. New Holland, PA
Ph: 717-354-4181
Retail, Wholesale & O.E.M. Sales
DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED
Financial Planning, 1 was told by
an Indiana Jl7 Aiea Code Uperatoi
theie was no such listing undei
that name in Indianapolis
This left a question mark
floating before my eyes, so I
decided to check with the Better
Business Bureau office in Lan
caster. The voice on the other end
of the telephone connection in
formed me she had no record of
Creative Financial Planning in her
files and referred me to the In
dianapolis office of 888.
Attei seveial attempts ol
breaking through a busy signal, 1
finally heard the welcomed ring
indicating my call was going
thiough Untoilunately, the
peison that anweied was a
machine telling me all the lines
weie busy tiy again latei
Just when 1 was about leady lo
give up, 1 Dually got past me
lecoidmg lo a welcomed human
voice announcing 1 had leached
the Betlei Business Buieau oltice
in Indianapolis
Huiray 1 almost hugged the
leceivei itunny now little delays
can bung so much anticipation)
Quickly gaming my composuic. 1
learn by doing in 4-H
diked the 888 person it she had
any lecord ot Che company in
question
Then the inevitable - 1 was
asked it i could hold on. With penal
capping an impatient cadence on
my desk lop covered with note* ot
telephone numbers, t bit my up
and wailed - ready toi the iim
ai ound beam
Bui, to m> suipiise, the 888
spokespeison said she did have
lecoid ot Uealive Financial
Planning hut then address had
changed
She intoiined me Hie company s
new addi ess is 4J02 is 82nd Sli eel,
Suite A, Indianapolis, IN 46280
You might tiy willing that ad
dress, Mi Phil, and see il you gel
any satistaction ,It you leinain
unsuccesstul in eilhei getting youi
book oi youi money back, repoit
this lo the Betlei Business Bui eau
in Indianapolis by calling J 1 U'ilS
-1098
It you Mill tiavo no lucK, lepoil
Uie incident lo youi iotal poM
nidblei bmce Uus may coiibliluie
mail tiauil a ledeial uttense
# Pleabe lei me Know How you
make oui
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