I ' i -<( At., j *-'*'" F A R MANAGEMENT accomplished, they and their fami ly will have income from their labor and from the capital invested in the farm. If a farmer dies after establishing an adequate net worth, the family will have the income from the sale or operation of the farm. Few families owning a good farm with a high net worth would suffer from want. The real risk the family takes is that the young farmer will die before accomplishing these objccctives. Young farmers who are heavily in debt for their farms and have growing families thus have an The HIGH-TECH, HIGH PERFORMANCE Mobile Feeding System For Stanchion Barns That Saves Time, Labor & Feed The Mobitron Is A Computerized Monorail-Mounted Feeding Car That Will Automatically Deliver Feed To Your Cows. It Is Designed For Maximum Results And Offers Features And Benefits Conventional Feeding Methods Can’t Deliver, QHAMBERSBURfI, LEpiA , NEW MILFORD Skinner 4 Walton Dairy Fleher & Thompson, Inc. Segae Dairy Service Service Amoe Fieher 717-465-7506 Raymond Skinner Rick Thompeon Gary Walton 717-656-3307 717-352-7606 HAMBURG s , Shartlaavllla Farm Sarvlea Data Wangar 215-488-1025 (Continued from Page A 29) urgent need for life insurance pro tection. They seldom, if ever, are in the position to use life insurance as an investment. The amount of protection the family needs depends to a degree on what the family expects as a level of living. The amount of property in the form of insurance, a farm, Social Security, and so forth that is needed to provide a given level of income overtime can be estimated. As a farm family, look over your insurance needs. Are you adequ ately protected? Westfalia Milkin MIFFLINBURG luipmenl Wahra Dairy E Mark Wahr 717-966-1396 Kavln Corral) 717-897-5141 OXFORD „ . Wt J Dairy Salaa Bill Guhl 717-529-2569 SOUTHWESTERN PA PA Dairy Automation Sarvlea, Inc. Mika Wright 412-538-FARM USD A Lowers Wheat Target W. CHESTER - George Stick els, county executive director of the Chester/Delaware County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, said the 1989 Wheat Program contains a lower target price, loan rate and acreage reduction percentage than the 1988 program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced the wheat loan rate by 7 percent; lowered the target price by 3 percent and reduced the acreage reduction percentage by 17.5 percentage points. “A 10 percent acreage reduction requirement will be in effect for 1989 wheat, compared to a 27.5 percent reduction in 1988,” Stick els said. “This means that program Announcing The All New merit And Com Ul SPARTANSBURG Brenner Dairy Equipment Albert Brenner 814-654-7309 TROY Delryland Sales & Service Mike Kelley 717-297-4128 WILLIAMSBURG Longenecker Implement Dale Longenecker 814-793-3731 Price, Loan Rate participants will be required to maintain an acreage conservation reserve area equal to 11.11 percent of their planted acres.” Wheat producers who comply with program provisions will be eligible for price support loans at a national average of $2.06 per bushel and target price protection at $4.10 per bushel. Stickcls said the program will not have a paid land diversion, nor will marketing loan provisions be implemented. He said 1989 wheat will be subject to limited cross compliance, meaning that the acreage planted for harvest on a farm may not exceed the crop acreage base to be eligible for program benefits. As in 1988, the 1989 Wheat The Mobitron Will Handle Dual Or Single Ration Feeds, Or Multiple Feedings Up To 9 Times Per Day For 150 Cows. It Is Constructed Of All Stainless Steel. The Mobitron Can Feed Cows In Most , Stanchion Barns Without Losing A Stall Thanks to A 40” “U” Turn And 20” Turn. IT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY YOU PERCEIVE STANCHION BARN FEEDING LIKE NEVER BEFORE! uter Sales Centers WILLIAMSPORT Williams Farm Systems Dave Williams 717-398-0829 HAGERSTOWN. MD TrKStata Farm Automation 301-790-3698 SYKESVILLE. MD Dairyman Inc. Mid-Atlantic Division William Stauffer 301-549-2100 Program prohibits the production of nonprogram crops on land idled under the acreage reduction prog ram. Farmers will not be allowed to upwardly adjust any crop acreage base with a corresponding downward adjustment in other crop acreage on the farm. Howev er, adjustments in crop acreage bases on a farm will be considered when producers need to change cropping practices to carry out conservation compliance require ments on highly credible land. The ASCS official said that Agriculture Secretary Lyng deter mined a downward adjustment in the loan rate and target price was necessary to maintain U.S. wheat competitiveness in domestic and international markets. WESTFALIA PARADISE LOGANTON Lloyd Ranck Winter Road Diesel Service 717-687-6361 Tim Stollzfue 814-349-5110 Ans. Serv WESTFALIA SALES ENGINEERS Robert L Turner7.‘.™.LV“.‘7l7-677-9301 Chuck Zimmerman.... Jim Kelley, Mfr.'s Rep.. SYSTIMAT, DEAI ,717-334-6814 ,717-297-3163
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