A24-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 24,1986 Second CRP Signup (Continued from Page Al) or grazing for the 10-year duration of the program. During designated signup periods farmers submit proposed bids on acres they wish to enter based on per-acre rental rates in their area. Although the cut-off for ac ceptable bids has not yet been announced for the latest signup jm*'- Go ahead, make my day - send your dairy recipes for the June dairy issues to Sue Keene, Home Editor. Don't delay, get them in the mail TODAY! Blough Receives Dairy Award SOMERSET - William D. Blough of R 2 Boswell received the Somerset County Oustanding Dairy Promotion Award during the 1986 dairy princess coronation held May 18 at the Somerset County Club. Blough is the current president of both the county and district Superhopper Got Grain? Then get the trailer that is Timpte tough... the Super Hopper. It’s not only built to take it...it’s also built to cut fuel costs. The Super Hopper is lightweight and aerodynamically designed to reduce wind drag. When there’s grain to be hauled, Timpte does the haulin’ best ,and pulls a lot easier than the _ TWO IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Call Far Super Ms * M.H. EBY, INC. P.O. Box 127 period, “If the acceptable bid level is about the same as last time, we’ll have a high percentage of those farms in the program,” Pennay predicted. During the program’s first signup, 397 bidders submitted bids on 13,662 acres in Pennsylvania. Only 2,463 acres on 93 farms were accepted, since the majority of the Allied Milk Producers cooperative and has been active in milk promotion for several years. He is one of five Somerset County farm ers who conceived and built the Little Red Barn promotional trailer, which tours Pennsylvania and beyond promoting dairy products. BUY A 1986 TIMPTE LIGHTWEIGHT GRAIN HOPPER NOW (717 J 354-4971 ~ tp*"——, <* • f Blue Ball, PA 17506 bids exceeded the maximum of $65 for Pool 1 and $6O for Pool 2. These two regional pools were established to take into account differences in rental rates across the state. Pool 1 includes the southeastern counties from Bedford, Blair, Centre and Clinton east, and bordered to the north by Lycoming, Columbia, Schuylkill, Lehigh and Northampton. All other counties are included in Pool 2. During the current signup, 13,446 Why Not Coll On Th# Pointing Specialists With twigolpfnont And Insurance Necessary «iffi'fej - --•* a f|„ lui^at .V'/V;, -v AGRICULTURE - COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL - CHURCHES • Barn Painting • Milk House • Roof Coating • Water Proofing Silos • Stucco Farmhouses &' * 'dki& Five fast spinning oval discs give you 6 ft 7 in cutting width Heres a high speed multidisc mower that lets your tractor wheels straddle the swath mows at high speeds without clogging You get excellent cut regardless of crop height or density Replaceable stone guards ■*-. ■ B- Distributed By -—— ■- HAMILTON EQUIPMENT, INC. 567 South Reading Road P.O. Box 478 Ephrata, PA 17522 Telephone (717) 733-7951 Please Contact Us For Your Nearest Dealer acres on 361 farms were submitted for consideration. Pennay predicts that well over half of this acreage will be accepted. Pool 2 counties topped the signup, with 30 bidders submitting 1,154 acres in Tioga County. Washington County was second with 15 bidders and 1,132 acres. In Pool 1, Columbia County led the way with 20 bidders and 835 acres. York County’s 15 bidders submitted 797 acres for con- : To Hondb Your Needs flm Fumy Ones" Wrn-mm « r / ' * Mow FA KUHN: Built Tough To ARE ' FAINTING &WAIBEPROOriM :. s - 437, Ephr«t#JfAlim*yvMjW * T. Mow GLEAN w* protect discs and oval design discs knife through wet or bent crops leaves an even fluffy swath as mower follows ground contours automatically l Five oval discs feature free swinging blades fo mow through most anything fire ant hills 1 PHPNr n r •'r^o Kuhn Farm Machinery. Inc. OEPr sideration. No participation was noted from Lancaster and Adams Counties. Pennsylvania’s program par ticipation remains a long way from its goal of 82,000 acres. Pennay said that a third signup will un doubtedly be scheduled before fall in an effort to take more fall crops out of production. Nationwide, USDA hopes to take at least 40 million acres out of crop production through CRP. PO nnx,?j VERNON N't 131 F Si'
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