B34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 14,1982 By Debbie Koontz All aboard to Paradise For those of you who are en- children the chance to ride on one dlessly searching for the road to of our fastest dying inodes of Paradise, it may come as a sur- transportation, but it offers the prise to learn that it is just east of farmer a bit of nostalgia, also. For Lancaster and in the form of a years, in its earlier days, this railroad track. historic railroad connected the Well, though it may be an exaggerated and more tangible form of the famous ‘road to Paradise’ we all dream of finding, it is indeed a thoroughfare and it does lead to Paradise... Paradise, Fa., that is. This 150-year-old right of way of the Strasburg Rail Road journeys through the .heart of Lancaster County’s Amish country, and could be a fun way to spend an afternoon with your family on a little country outing. Only a tank of gas away for most of southern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland, it offers the adverture-seeker the opportunity to ride a tram which has been authentically restored to its tum of-the-century fame; complete with pot belly stoves, oil lamps, and plush seats. Not only does the train offer to IMPCO picnic-goers hear support price update HOLTWOOD - Many daily fanners still haven’t reduced their herds, according to James Honan, Secretary and General Manager of Inter-State Milk Producers’ Cooperative. Speaking at the Lancaster area annual district picnic on Tuesday, Honan stated that the cooperative anticipates a 2.5 to 5 percent in crease in the volume .of milk marketed next year. He indicated that farmers are not yet willing to cut production despite the surplus. Honan urged Inter-State members to contact their representative and senators to support the National - Milk Producers Federation-sponsored Dairy Stabilization Flan, which is being debated in the U.S. House. "We still feel that the Federation plan is a sound one,” Honan said, adding that the NMFF plan will freeze supports at $13.10, where other proposals lower support to $l2 per hundredweight. Upon passage, the NMFF bill will move into the Senate Con ference Committee. Honan also stressed the im portance of continued dairy ad- Oats eligible for reserve WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 1981 and 1982 crops of oats now are eligible for immediate entry into the farmer-owned grain reserve because oat prices have fallen below a previously established level. Everett Rank, administrator of the USDA’s Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, said Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block last January authorized entry of 1982 crop feed grains into the reserve when national average market prices were at or below established levels. Reserve regulations provide that a commodity may be placed in the reserve when the market price is below its reserve trigger release Country! i L- L: Outings end other brief e/copef community of Strasburg with the nation’s rail system providing freight service for the goods produced by local fanners. If you’re a movie buff, you could choose to ride in the open observation coach which was used in filming 20th Century Fox’s film, “Hello Dolly,” starring Barbra Streisand. Your tour will leave the Strasburg station and will ramble for 45 minutes, round trip, to the farming neighborhood of Paradise, passing through open lush green fields marred only by the farms that protect and operate them. 1 would describe the trip as fun and a great way for the family to spend an afternoon together, though the cost may be the only determent to enjoying the ride; for adults (12 years and older) the vertising in order to meet the demands of the dairy surplus and fight the battle against imitation products. About 500 people attended the picnic, held at Muddy Run State Fark. Inter-State provided milk, cheese and ice cream. In addition, members’ children were treated to a variety of games. level. That level for oats is $1.65 per bushel, Rank said. Farmers with 1981 crop oats under Commodity Credit Cor poration loan and who place this grain in the reserve are eligible for a 7 cents-per-bushel higher loan rate and an advance 20 cents-per bushel storage payment. Producers of 1982 crop oats who place their grain in the reserve are eligible for an 18-cents-per-bushel higher loan as well as the 20 cents storage payment, he added. The CCC Pennsylvania loan rate for 1981-crop oats is $1.42 per bushel. When this commodity is placed in the reserve, the loan rate is $1.49 per bushel. James E. Honan This eastbound train, known as Number 89, day on the hour. For a- farmer, the wide-eyed hauls tourists from the famous train station in child, and the train buff, the ride offers a trip Strasburg to Paradise, 4*/z miles away, every back into yesterday in 19th century coaches. price of this quick trip is $3.25 and decide to picnic here, you can tune can almost always be ac for children, $1.50. simply catch the next train back to commodated without reservations. The train leaves the station Strasburg. K you’re interested you can every hour from 10 a.m. through 7 Parking is free; and the com- contact the, Strasburg Rail Road p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, pany takes reservations for Business office at F.O. Box 90, On Sundays, hours are noon to 7 visiting groups. The station Strasburg, FA 17570.. Fhone (717) p.m. After Labor Day, the rides assures tourists that groups 687-7522. end at 3 p.m. weekdays, and 4 p.m. arriving 30 minutes pnor to tram _ 4 AUUT aboard for.F aradise. on Saturdays and Sundays. When you return to the Strasburg station and you finally realize that only 45 minutes have passed, you may want, for another fee of $1.50, to visit the state operated Railroad Museum of Fennslvania located next to the Strasburg Rail Road. The large museum houses huge locomotives and passengar cars from all over Fennyslvania with the majority coming from Altoona and Chambersburg. 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