(Continued from Page Al) meet the erosion requirements outlined to be eligible. Land set aside in the reserve must be planted in permanent vegetative cover for the 10-year duration of the contract, and if the lartd is returned to crop production before the contract expires, the farmer must reimburse the government for all costs plus in terest. Participating farmers will receive annual rental payments and will be reimbursed for one-half the cost of establishing vegetative cover on reserve acreage. Technical assistance for establishing cover will be provided by the Soil Conservation Service and Conservation Districts, as well as other agencies. In addition to working in an advisory capacity, the Game Commission will be providing seedlings, as well. According to Jake Sitlinger, director of the Commission’s Bureau of Land Management, tree and shrub seedlings will be provided free of charge to farmers already par SCHLESSMANS (^ybrieTSrn^ PEMIUM SINGLE CROSSES ■ SX-650 ■ SX-642 (New) ■ SX-525 ■ SX-810 ■ SX-405A ■ SX-725 FERTILIZER ALFALFA GRAIN CORN SPECIAL SPECIAL SPECIAL ALFALFA Boyds 84 VWAP Boyds Wet Foot Boyds 78AT Saranac AR and others Urea And Liquid Nitrogen Seed Oats - Chemicals - Twine WHOLESALE & RETAIL BOYDELL FARMS 302 lona Rd., Lebanon, PA 17042 Phone: 717-272-8943 Conservation Reserve ticipating in one of the Com mission’s public access programs. Cover crops eligible for the program include legumes, grasses, trees and other wildlife habitat crops, but grazing will not be permitted, and reserve acreage may not be planted in Christmas trees, vineyards, orchards, nut trees or nursery stock. Although USDA has established a ceiling $50,000 in annual rental payments per participant, no per acre rental rates have been recommended. “We don’t know what an acceptable bid will be, by any means.” says Pennay, who advises farmers to sit down with local extension personnel to discuss bidding rates. A bidding worksheet, developed by extension farm management specialist William McSweeny, is available at all county extension and ASCS offices, and farmers should con tact their local Soil Conservation Service offices to find out what acreage on their properties is eligible for the program. Signup for CRP will take place at all local ASCS offices across the state. Who does ASCS expect to see knocking at their doors? Richard Pennay feels that farmers nearing retirement, or those not needing their own grain production due to a reduction in livestock numbers might find the program attractive. Farmers interested in establishing trees and wildlife cover are also potential participants, he says. One other government official predicted that landowners disenchanted with their current rental arrangements might decide to enter their rented ground in the program. For farmers who might be un willing Jo jump into the program on short notice, Pennay notes that a signup for 1987 participation will be scheduled later this year. For Yield, Quality, Persistence .. W-L Alfalfa Stands Alone. - This year, Plant for Profit, Plant W-L... Ml WL3I6, WL32O Distributed by FAB«Sf 215 E. Fulton St., Lane., PA (717) 394-7127 1 PAUL B. Yo Self-P Centrif Pump; 3 H.P. Model AE2WL E3SCP BCS. For water & specific gravities up to 1.2 PAUL B. ZIMMERMAN, INC. 295 Woodcorner Rd., LiUtz, PA 17543 1 Mile West of Ephrata (7171738-1121 • HARDWARE ■ FARM SUPPLIES . CUSTOM MANUFACTURING . CRANF. SERVICE Lancaster ASCS schedules meeting According to Lancaster ASCS director, Ray Brubaker, a public meeting will be held to discuss both the Con servation Reserve and acreage reduction programs. The meeting is scheduled for Mar. 11, 7:30 p.m. at the Lan caster Farm and Home Center. Inter-State District 26 sets meeting SOUTHAMPTON, PA. - The provisions of the 1985 Farm Bill. Chambersburg and Mercersburg The meeting will be conducted Local of Inter-State Milk by Kenneth Schoenberg, Cham- Producers’ Cooperative District 26 bersburg and Mercersburg Local will hold its annual dinner meeting president. He will present 25-year March 14 at 7 p.m. at Kauffman’s membership plaques to John W Ruritan Building, Director V. and Louise Myers Jr., Cham- Myers Metcalfe announced. bersburg, and Alfred B. Guest speaker will be James S. Burkholder, Fayetteville. Fraher, Inter-State economist. Inter-State Milk Producers' Fraher will review the Cooperative District 26 covers cooperative’s goals for the coming Franklin County and the southwest year and will discuss dairy part of Adams County. e " *ffO' T HioUGH*t StK SENS rail 03 lete Headt onii PACER PUMPS AgMiser 3 •186.00 garters For Si • Equipped with 2” female threaded connections, NPT AgMiser 5 5 H.P. Model AE2WL ESSCP BCS. Foi liquids with specific gravity over 1.2 ml Pan ravers *t (6.1 meters)