30 YEARS AGO
In Washington the Congress
passed a new farm bill that “called
for reinstallment of rigid price
supports at 90 percent parity.”
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft
Benson objected to the bill and
called it “not acceptable".
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (D-
Tezas) said he would keep the
Senate in session Wednesday night
to get a vote. Republican house
leaders had sought support for a
substitute bill, which they hoped
President Eisenhower would sign.
In Des Moines, lowa, former
President Harry S. Truman called
the opposition the most flagrant
Draft horse clinic set
for May 3
Showing and working Draft
Horses will be the subject of a
clinic to be held May 3 at the Butler
County Fairgrounds near
Prospect, Pa. Sponsored by the Pa.
Draft Horse and Mule Assn, the
clinic includes topics of concern to
both novice or experienced horse
owners and people interested in
Draft Horses
Morning speakers include a local
veterinarian discussion first aid
and health and an extension
specialist speaking on feeding.
Afternoon sessions will be devoted
to area horseman demonstrating
harnessing, braiding, showing in
halter and hitch classes, and
breaking a colt. Clinic participants
will be given the opportunity to
take part wherever possible.
Cost of the clinic is $lO.OO per
person and $5.00 per person for a
dimer to be held immediately
afterwards. Registration will
begin at 9 a.m. with reservations
required by April 24 for the meal
only. Additional information is
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THIS WEEK
example of political betrayal he
had ever seen.
Earl J. Groff, Strasburg Rl, has
been named to his third term as
president of the Pennsylvania
State Association of Artificial
Breeders.
One load of Prime 1270 lb. steers
brought $22.90 at the Lancaster
Union Stock Yards as total number
of receipts set a new record. The
opening of trout fishing looks good
for Sunday.
Penn State Inka Pathfinder Star
became the first holstein cow in
America to produce over 1,000
pounds of butterfat in each of five
successive lactations.
available by contacting Ed
Johnston, R.D. 2, Box 152, New
Alexandria, PA 15670, Phone (412)
668-2193.
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Schuylkill Co. fair to hold auction
The Schuylkill County Fair
Association, a non-profit
organization, is seeking items for
their annual fundraising con
signment sale on Saturday, April
19th at the Fairgrounds. Fourteen
new farm implements, garden and
lawn tractors, wood stove, band
meat saw, gun, craft items and
WASHINGTON - Interest rates
were lowered on most loan
programs of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture’s Farmers Home
Administration beginning April 1,
according to Vance L. Clark,
agency administrator.
In farmer programs, the rates on
operating loans will drop from
10.25 percent to 9.50 percent. The
rates will go down from 10.75
percent to 10.25 percent on farm
ownership, soil and water, and
Indian land acquisition loans.
The rate for limited resource
loans will go from 7.25 percent to
6.50 percent for operating purposes
and from 5.25 percent to 5 percent
for ownership purposes.
In housing programs, the in
terest rate will be reduced from
10.625 percent to 9.50 percent for
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Interest Rates on FmHA programs lowered
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more are already on the auction signment commissions are very
block. However, the Association reasonable. Items may also be
needs many more items as they donated but must be in working
have run into unforeseen ex- order or good condition. Dealers
penditures. and crafters may also reserve
Sale items’ may be delivered to table space. The Auctioneer will be
the Fairgrounds from 8:30 a.m. till George Blum,
dark Monday through Friday, For more information call Craig
April 14-18. A loader will be r. Morgan, Friedensburg, 739-
available for heavy items. Con- 2627.
single family houses, rural rental remains at 5 percent. These in
housing and rural housing site terest rates are calculated
loans. quarterly, based on the current
For community facility and average cost of municipal bonds,
water and waste disposal loans, Clark said the new rates reflect a
the market interest rate will be decrease in the cost of money to
7.125 percent, down from 8.375 the government and they should be
percent, and the intermediate rate beneficial to rural residents and
will be 6.125 percent, down from especially farmers who depend
6.625 percent. The poverty line rate heavily on credit.
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