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HARRISBURG - The U.S.
Department of Agriculture has
accepted 5,091,618 more acres of
highly erodible cropland into the
Conservation Reserve Program,
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Peter Myers announced recently.
“We now have almost 9 million
acres total from three signups,” he
said. “Our 5-year goal is to remove
40 to 45 million acres of highly
erodible cropland from production
for 10 years and with this level of
participation, we feel we are well
on our way to meeting that ob
jective. It’s obvious that more
farmers have been seriously
weighing the benefits of par
ticipating in the Conservation
Reserve Program.”
In this latest signup, farmers on
45,081 farms had submitted bids
for a total of 6,420,964 acres. The
accepted bids ranged up to $9O per
acre with an average of $64.94 per
acre.
In Pennsylvania, a total of 202
farmer bids out of 231 submitted
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OLE Y FAIR
ROUTES 73 AND 662 OLEY, PA
September 18,19,20
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OLEY VALLEY HIGH We Eating Contest 3 p.m.
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Acres Entered
were accepted in the Conservation
Reserve Program. The bids cover
7,137 acres of land at an average
price of $61.40 per acre.
Annual rental payments will
compensate farmers for retiring
highly erodible land from crop
production. The amount of
payment is determined by the bid
per acre and the number of ac
cepted acres.
Participants will also receive
conservation payments of up to 50
percent of eligible costs of
•establishing trees and grass on the
acreage placed in the reserve. The
conservation payments will
partially reimburse farmers for
the one-time costs of establishing
required conservation practices on
the cropland.
Myers said land entered into the
Conservation Reserve, as directed
by the Food Security Act of 1985,
will be ineligible for farming for 10
years and must be planted with
permanent vegetative cover.
“This program will bring many
In August Conservation Reserve Signup
benefits, including the enhance
ment of wildlife habitat,” he said.
said.
Farmland signed up to date
totals 8,930,655 acres. During the
first surnim period March 3 to 14,
USDA Contracts For More Grain Storage
WASHINGTON - Under
Secretary of Agriculture Daniel G.
Amstutz today announced that the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
has contracted for an additional
1,355 covered grain barges in an
effort to alleviate the tight storage
situation in com belt states.
Under this and other Commodity
Credit Corporation actions,
storage problems will be eased by
the storage or movement of more
than 1.25 billion bushels of grain,
particularly com. Amstutz said
this is the estimated amount of
space which represents the CCC’s
share of the expected 1986 grain
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West Grove, PA Rt. 9 Box 125
Ph- (215) 869-9440 Hagerstown. MD
869-2214 Ph: (301) 733-0515
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Ph: (717) 428-1967 Ph: (717) 356-2323
(South on Rt. 42)
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Martindale, PA 17549
Ph: (215)445-4541
R.W. KELLER SALES
Perkasie, PA 18944
Ph: (215) 257-0101
USDA accepted bids to enter
838,356 acres on 10,307 farms into
the program. Bids on the signup
ranged up to $9O per acre with an
average of $41.82.
During the second period.
storage needs.
Other actions the CCC has taken
to alleviate grain storage problems
resulting from the projected large
1986 grain harvest includes ap
proval by the CCC of 500 million
bushels of new, temporary and
warehouse emergency storage
space, which in addition to barges
includes hopper cars and outside
storage.
Amstutz said “We are trying our
best to beat the fall harvest and
assist the farmers and the grain
industry during this peak demand
period.”
These additional barges bring
the total number contracted for by
the USDA to 2,000 with storage
space for 100 million bushels of
grain. They were obtained under
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Pitman, PA
Ph (717)648-1120
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3,000,681 acres on 22,863 farms
were accepted. Accepted bids in
this period also ranged up to $9O
per acre with an average of $44.23.
Additional signup periods for
bidding will be announced later.
competitive bids from
warehousemen having current
Uniform Grain Storage
Agreements.
Amstutz said 500 of the barges
are already loaded and the
remaining 1,500 will be loaded as
soon as practicable. The barges
are being loaded in the heart of the
corn belt, mainly on the upper and
mid-Mississippi and the Illinois
Rivers to take care of the most
critical load-out needs in that area.
Some corn will also be stored on
barges on the Missouri and Ohio
River system.
Temporary and emergency
storage space on land is expected
to provide for the storage of ap
proximately 400 million bushels of
grain, Amstutz said.
M. WEAVER & SON
N. Groffdale Rd.
Leola, PA 17540
Ph (717)656-2321
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IMPLEMENT CO.
700 E. Linden St
Richland, PA
Ph: (717) 866-7518