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HIGHER FARM INCOME
PREDICTED FOR 1987.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE - Here’s an
optimistic forecast for the Midwest
farm economy in 1987: Farm in
come will rise. Unfortunately, it
won’t go up enough to save
thousands of Midwest farmers who
are on the brink of going out of
business. But it will go up enough
to help thousands more stay on the
land at least a little longer. The
forecast is based partly on ex-
DUTCH VILLAGE
AUCTION
On Hummelstown-Middletown Road
Hummelstown, PA 17036
2-DAY AUCTION
Primitive Tools & Collectibles Sole
from tho property of tho late
Victor Bronoman of Horshoy, soiling for
Laura Bronoman.
Take Vine Street exit off Route 283-
Follow signs for Hummelstown.
FRI., JANUARY 16-6:30 P.M.
Spool cabinets, toy double barrel gun, toy Lone
Ranger revolver, stuffed elephant on wheels,
other stuffed animals, set of sad irons in
wooden case, other irons, small irons, egg
baskets, sign from Steelstown, assortment of
butter molds, wooden hay fork, broad axe
signed Stohler, fence post axes, other axes,
marking gauges, wooden and steel squares,
dividers, many drawing knives, many froes of
variety of sizes, buck saws, bow saws, frame
saws, wooden braces, coachman’s drawing
knife, spoke shaves, bark spuds, framing
chisels, slick, corner chisels, reamers, flails,
silage cutters, sledge hammers, tongs,
assortment of hammers, farrier and
blacksmith equipment, Betty lamp, dipper and
skimmer, Dengle snock Ihd hammer, wheel
race, assortment of wooden planes, cooper
tools, bear trap, pencil sharpener, slaw cutter,
paper holder, cherry seeder, butter spoons,
nutmeg grinders, drag shoe, log dogs, adze,
ring dog, wheel weight reamer, Conestoga
wagon jack, nail header, cross cut saw, log
chain, small sewing machines, powder horn,
cannon balls, sword, cannon dated 1896, snow
shoes, Outers, lancets, tool boxes, Conestoga
wagon trough.
SAT., JANUARY 17 - 6:00 P.M.
Spool cabinets, stuffed bear on wheels, Hubley
revolver, peg shooter, 5 sad irons in round
metal holder, small irons, baskets, candle
maker, assortment of butter molds, wooden
shovel, goose wing axes left and right, other
axes, marking axes, wooden and steel squares,
dividers, drawing knives, cooper’s froe,
assortment of frees, buck saws, bow saw,
frame saw, wooden braces, spoke shaver, bark
spud, framing chisels, slick, comer chisels,
reamers, flails, sledge hammers, oxen shoes,
tongs, farrier - blacksmith equipment, dough
scraper, Dengle snock and hammer, wheel
race, commander, mauls, assortment of
wooden planes, cooper tools, crocks, jugs, bear
trap, scissors, cookie cutters, cherry seeder,
butter spoons,! nutmeg grinders, iron kettle,
hatchets, adze, 'open scoop, Conestoga wagon
jack, grain cradle and extra parts, spear,
molding tools, fluters, cow bells, cannon balls,
cannon, dagger dated U.S. 1918,.lancets.
SPECIAL MENTION:
Hershey plates
Hershey cocoa tin
24 8”xl0” glass negatives of Hershey
dated 1914-15
Wood box, 2 Persian rugs, miniature set of
wooden blacksmith equipment signed Shepler.
Gary Fasnacht, Auctioneer AU-000268-L
Phone- 838-4369 or 566-8721 (717)
Approved Checks Only
Not responsible for accidents.
RLDWIDE
AND
TIONAL FARM WATCH
pec ted increase in agricultural
exports.
U.S. PLANS EC TRADE
CURBS. W. POST, W. TIMES -
The Reagan Administration may
announce new steps today toward
restricting imports from the 12-
nation European Community in
retaliation for tariff increase on
U.S. com sales to Spain, say in
formed White House officials. The
decision threatens to touch off a
trade war with the EC.
‘PEACE’ ft U.S.-USSR TRADE.
W.S. JOURNAL - U.S. small
businesses are doing more trading
with the Soviets. A Maine sheep
rancher figures he is promoting
world peace by buying wool from
the Russians. He’s Mending the
Soviet wool with equal portions of
his own crop for a “peace fleece.”
AG BANKS SUE U.S. SYSTEM.
W. POST - Solvent from banks in
the Northeast and Texas are
headed to court to argue for a limit
on how much money they can be
forced to provide to bail out
troubled segments of the nation’s
Farm Credit System.
THE ‘KILLKERS’ ARE
COMING. UPINEWSFEATURE -
African killer bees are nearing the
Mexican border on their slow
migration from South America,
posing a threat to the largest honey
exporting industry in die world.
While the killer bee’s sting is no
worse than any other individual
bee sting, the African bee is ex
tremely aggressive, easily
irritated and fends to swarm to the
attack.
AG SURPLUSES IMPERIL EC.
N.Y. TIMES - Europe’s food
surpluses, which have saddled
taxpayers with crippling bills and
created sharp political tensions
with the rest of the world, now
threaten to push the European
Community into bankruptcy early
next year. The EC’s 12 member
nations are storing 1.3 million tons
of excess butter and nearly three
quarters of a million tons of un
wanted beef. Another million tons
of surplus milk is stored in powder
form. Their grain mountain stands
at close to 17 million tons.
ANIMAL & PLANT IN
SPECTION. AP - USDA officials
want operators of aircraft and
ships carrying foreign plants and
animals to provide official notice
24 hours in advance of arrival at
U.S. ports. The proposal would
ensure that inspections are done
immediately on arrival, says Bert
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 3,1M7-A39
Top Stories Of 1986
(Continued from Page A3B)
candidate for governor, Robert Casey, was one of the featured
speakers.
NOVEMBER 15
The Friends of Agriculture held their second annual meeting at
Ronks. Allan Musselman, director, told the. group that if ag land is
preserved, this generation must do it.
NOVEMBER 22
Papers were signed that transferred the ownership of the guernsey
bam to a Florida developer. The landmark dairy sales bam located
east of Lancaster will become a shopping center by next spring.
NOVEMBER 29
The new tax law will cost most farmers more dollars. This ac
cording to Dr. Larry Jenkins, Penn State tax specialist. A recent Penn
State study estimated the average farmer can expect tax increases of
just over $1,500.
DECEMBERS
A faith in farming speaker says agriculture looks better in the 90s. A
seminar sponsored by the LaurelvUle Mennonite Church Center was
held in the interest of farmers who have been hurt by adverse
economic conditions.
DECEMBER 13
Henry Givler retires from a state FFA career that spans 34 years.
Givler sees vo-ag students now preparing for a great diversity of
available ag-related jobs.
DECEMBER 20
A new rabies law has been signed that goes into effect shortly. Dogs
and house cats are included. A $3OO per-day fine can be imposed for
noncompliance.
DECEMBER 27
Lancaster countians pay tribute to Arnold Lueck who was retiring
from the Penn State Extension Service after 25 years. Lueck is well
known for his help with agronomy and horticulture problems.
W. Hawkins, head of the USDA’s
Animals and Plant Health In
spection Service.
END AFRICAN BY 2000.
BALTIMORE SUN, W.C.
JOURNAL, AP - That’s the aim of
a program being planned at the
White House. While a large-scale
aid effort isn’t planned, the
initiative would involve exhorting
the continent’s nations to abandon
policies considered discouraging to
food production.
FARMER’S SHARE OF A
LOAF. KNIGHT RIDDER
NEWSPAPERS, CHICAGO
TRIBUNE - The price of a loaf of
bread has doubled during the last
15 years, but the farmer’s slice of
the revenue has declined from 9%
in 1971 to 7% in 1906. Therein lies a
message for wheat growers. The
likelihood of a rise in the grower’s
stake of the finished product is
almost nil, and analysts say
overall domestic demand for
wheat products is, at best, static.
USSR’S NO. 1 U.S. CONTACT.
W.S. JOURNAL - People are
wondering whether Dwayne 0.
Andreas of Archer Daniels
Midland Co., is edging out Armand
Hammar, chairman of Occidental
Peteroleum Co., as Moscow’s
favorite American businessman.
Like Mikhail Gorbachev, Andreas
is a farm boy.
TO SOLVE FARM CRISIS,
READER DIGEST - That’s the
gist of a story reprinted by from
the AMERICAN SPECTATOR.
STOP HELPING FARMERS. The
story asks: Could it be that all the
government programs are ac
tually hurting farmers? Rather
than preserving homesteads, could
these subsidies be taking away the
advantages of the family farm? If
we only stopped trying to help
farmers, might not everyone,
taxpayers and fanners alike, be
better off?
VICTIMS OF CHERNOBYL.
HEALTH MAGAZINE, W. POST -
How many people eventually will
die from the Soviet nuclear ex
plosion fallout? A lingering
sickness will appear slowly in
people over 17 the next 70 years. It
isn’t known how many cancers will
come from radioactive particles
taken up by plants and animals
and later ingested by humans.
Park City Seeks
Entertainers
Park City is seeking individuals
or groups who would be interested
in providing entertainment to mqil
customers in The Park Food Court
on weekends. Although primarily
interested in musical or singing
entertainment, other forms of
entertainment such as dance,
mime, clowns, magic, etc. would
be acceptable. Entertainment is to
be provided on a strictly amateur
basis with no fees being paid or
accepted (although tips presented
by customers would be ac
ceptable). A small 12’ by 18’ stage
will generally be available for
performances and electric power
is also available. No loud amplified
music will be allowed. For in
formation, write to Jack Rhoades,
140 Stanley Avenue, Landisville,
PA 17538.