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pounds of fat as an 8-year old. Her
granddam has a lifetime
production of 130,140 pounds of
milk.
Placing second in the bidding
was. Montana Madges Utile, an
entry from Montana. She sold for
$3,700 to David C. Jones, N.Y., and
Laneway Farm, Va.
Consigned by Ayrshire Dairy
Farm, Mont., this senior yearling
is the result of the mating between
Mar-Ral Madge’s Boy and Mon
tana M.L. Roberta. She also has
the two great foundation bulls,
Selwood Betty’s Commander and
Meredith Liberator, in her
pedigree.
Sycamore Meade Man’s Pamela
Farm program cuts spending
LEBANON - in compliance
with the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1983, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture will reduce com
modity program spending by 4.3
percent for fiscal year 1986.
Commonly referred to as the
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act, the
new law subjects 1986 Commodity
Credit Corporation program
payments to a reduction of $823
million, according to Edward
Krebs, Chairperson.
“The reductions apply to checks
paid to producers for 1986 com
modity loans, deficiency
payments, diversion payments,
and payments for certificates that
farmers redeem for cash,” Mr.
Krebs said. Both advance and final
payments will be subject to the
Farmers Assn. Sets
“Free” Farm Tour
Ellis Growl, president of the
York County Fanners’ Association
has announced that the seventh
annual “free” farm tour will be
held on Saturday, June 21,1986, in
Washington Township, along
Wellsville Rd. starting at 10 a.m.
thru 4 p.m.
Visitors will enjoy an old
fashioned hay ride that will take
them from John and Viola An
dersens’ butcher shop to Harold
and Evelyn Nelsons’ fruit and
vegetable farm and on to Ralph
and Ada McGeggors’ dairy farm.
Activities throughout the day
will include, a petting zoo, farm
crafts, sheep shearing, farm fresh
food and entertainment.
Headquarters for the “free”
farm tour will be at Andersons’
butcher shop.
Ardrossaii cow tops National Ayrshire Sale
and Hawksfield Ida 2 both sold for
the price of $3,500.
“Pamela” was consigned by
Earl E. Keefer, Sr. and Donald R.
Shetterly, Millersburg, and pur
chased by David and Dora Hart
ford of Magic Meadows Farm, Vt.
This senior 2-year old is due to
freshen in June to Sycamore
Meade Carrie’s Victor, a son of De
Ayrs Royal Vitality. Her dam
produced a record as a 10-year old
of 18,179 pounds of milk with a 4.2
percent test.
She and “Ida” have the Selwood
breeding influence on both sides of
their pedigrees.
“Ida” was consigned by Nissa
and Chris Dandanell of New
Preston, Conn., and purchased by
reduction.
“The reductions will be made
after the maximum payment
limitation of $50,000 per producer
has been met.”
Ed said target price and loan
rates will not change for 1986.
Payments made in kind or by
negotiable commodity certificates
will not be subject to the reduction.
“No reductions will be made in
price support loans, purchase
agreements and regular deficiency
payments made for 1985 crops.”
Mr. Krebs said the $11.60- per
hundredweight dairy price support
level will remain the same for the
current fiscal year. However, CCC
purchase prices for cheese, butter
and nonfat dry milk will be
reduced by 4.3 percent from March
1 through September 30.
“Payments to milk producers
son of Mar-Ral Madge’s Boy. She
is the daughter of Granbyenne
• Royal Command. Her granddam
produced two records over 20,000
pounds of milk.
The sale averaged $1,454.65 on 43
head. The crowd that came to bid
stayed to the end, indicative of the
quality animals throughout the
sale.
This sale was sponsored by the
Ayrshire Breeders Association,
Brandon Vt. Earl Keefer served as
sale chairman. Tom Whittaker
read pedigrees and Milton Crosby
served as auctioneer for the sale.
under the Dairy Termination
Program will not be reduced.”
He said wool program payments
will not be subject to reductions.
However, the support prices for
these commodities will not be
increased. Payments due on or
after April 1 will be based on the
frozen support price for shorn
wool.
According to Mr. Krebs, the
amount of acreage entering into
the Conservation Reserve
Program and annual rental
payments will not be reduced.
“Spending reductions are
scheduled to begin March 1,” the
ASCS official said, “and farmers
who sign up for the 1986 programs
will be given further notification at
that time as to how the programs
will be affected by deficit reduc
tion legislation.”
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