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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1973
Page
6
Placements of broiler chicks in the Commonwealth reached 1,332,000 for the week ending August 4 1973 up 21 percent from the year earlier period and 5 percent above the prior week. Eggs set in the three week total rose 14 percent year over year.
The Farmers Home Administration lent over $1.4 billion to U S farm families in fiscal year 1973 through 195 972 loans to buy develop and operate farms and restore operations after natural disasters Secretary Earl L Butz announced Private lenders supplemented FHA loans with nearly $488 million for ownership and operating loans and emergency lending totaled $557.7 million helping over 128 000 borrowers while operating and ownership loans reached record levels and the program expanded to bring more land into productivity.
Advertisers may post one free monthly ad in the Mail Box Market for Lancaster subscribers. Ads limited to 25 words. All ads due by Thursday noon to avoid being held for next week. No business ads accepted.
Multiple classified ads list home grown Burpee hybrid cantaloupes from Merv Nissley Farm Holtwood PA and Redcoat Blueboy seed wheat from Daniel E Lapp Lance PA with contact 284 4538. Also Patz barn cleaner two metal corn cribs 50 tobacco rails 20 crossbred ewes at 16 dollars each with twin history and seed rye contact 626 6592 and 717 548 2156 after 6 PM.
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