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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1964
Page
1
The U S Department of Agriculture extends the voluntary Wheat program signup by one week moving the deadline from May 15 to May 22. Spokesman notes wet spring and heavy field work delayed participation and many counties report high interest in price support loans diversions and certificates.
Calendar notes list several meetings in the Lancaster area with times and venues. County Agents meet on the reading bay 18 all day, Leaders Council at Dillerville Pike 19 7 39 pm, Lincoln Community Club at Mount Airy Fire Hall, Drumore Courier Y group at Chestnut Level Church, and Lancaster Chamber Agriculture Committee at the Chamber Office.
A USDA agronomist near Landisville tests plastic tunnels to accelerate tobacco growth. Plants under clear plastic reach two weeks earlier than glass or muslin, with leaves about half a dollar by midweek versus a dime under sash glass and smaller under muslin.
Washington says the War on Poverty can only present opportunities for the poor to use. Deputy Under Secretary James Sundquist of the Agriculture Department told editors that the Economic Opportunity Act is a gap filler, not the whole war. He emphasized the program is not a handout and noted poverty may be inherited. He cited 93 million families earning under 3,000 dollars annually as a guideline.
President Johnson told Newspaper Farm Editors that higher beef consumption, more government purchases for school lunches and needy families, plus lower imports, could lift the cattle industry back to 1962 levels. He noted plans to buy an extra 100 million pounds for the programs and sending a team to Europe to seek new markets.
Lancaster County fruit growers hold a twilight meeting on Thursday May 21 at 7 p.m. at Shank Fruit Farms Farm No 2 on Long Lane near New Danville. Amos Rutt will lead a tour of the orchards and discuss successful orchard management followed by Larry Yeager outlining retail marketing problems and the producer consumer outlook for apples and peaches.
Temperatures will run near normal for five days with mild Saturday then cooler Sunday and Monday and milder again Tuesday and Wednesday. Night lows about 52 rising to 75 in the afternoons. Scattered showers Saturday night or early Sunday expected to bring a trace to half inch of rain.
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