I' -rr hfi.’ t *' ’'i 'H 10—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Sept, 28, 1956 Soil Bank Must Be Voluntary, Secretary Benson Says in (Continued from page one) to. the Republican Party’s agri cultural program. President Eis enhower. called for “full income parity” with no new remedies. Both the President and his Sec retary pointed to the fact the long decline in farm prices has been checked Secretary Benson noted a six per cent improve ment in farm prices over last year, and further impiovements are likely. Farm income and farm prices have declined every year except two since 1947. They were not down during the height of the Korean War and during 1956, Mr. Benson told the news conferenc and ban quet. Since December they have advanced seven per cent. He cited war as the cause of higher prices during Democra tic administrationss, but added “We can have peace and pros perity at the same time. The Secretary said his mind was still open on pi oposed legis lation for mandatory poultry in spection. “I’ve made no decision, 1 have not expressed my view of ficially Even the poultry men are not fully united on the pro posal,'” he told Programs of the past have been unfair to the farmer “Under ri gid supports we have held pric es stable at the taxpayer’s ex pense,” he told. Orderly market ing, at a level where production can move into consumption not into government warehouses is the best program, he told, for “a storehouse is not a mar ket ” The Soil Bank is flexible The real test will come in 1957 This year it came so late some crops were alrady planted It will help the poultry and dairy men in Pennsylvania, Mr Benson told, “tor it will give buoyancy and strengthening of farm prices . . . I don’t believe the Government should say what the farmer should do or not do ” Attention was focused on the Suez situation, which the Sec retary explained will have an influence on U. S. exports “Egypt competes with us in some crops, as under our very unwise cotton policy Egypt ex panded her acreage and we lost our market, from 66 per cent to 20 per cent. Nevei has there been so much emphasis on reducing costs in producing and marketing farm crops Housewives buy more than food they buy ‘ built-in maid service” in dressed poultiy, pie pared foodstuffs, but “there are inefficiencies in distribution of farm commodities ” The Administration finds en com agoment on the Com Belt, a hot spot politically “I just came back from fi\ e states and* find people very encouraged There's gencially a good spirit, prices aie not as high as we would like, but the midwestern ers aie encouiaged, hopeful,” he told *■ % ** •* •* £ ■s£ ?| i -BARLEY “Wong” “Hudson” “Kenbar” OATS “Dußois” “Leconte” HP Elmer Brill fjm Elizabethtown 7-5441 HI Frank H. Bucher Wt Litxtz 6-9124 C. B. Erb Landisville 2531 Lester Erb Landisville 3216 Martin H. Kraybill Vm Elizabethtown 7-2696 St/, n.* i iifW No) ifoiwfl'ltM’fi) Speaking of potatoes, which recently experienced a drop from to $1 cwt from $7 to $9, Mr. Benson said “potatoes are perish able, they come in and out quick ly affected by weather. We feel the diversion program is best, plus research. We’ve announced a program that provides an im mediate 50-cent cwt subsidy plus whatever they’ll sell for. We’re moving more lower quality pota toes into other lines such as starches. There are no plans for re ducing the Agricultural Con servation Program, the Secre tary told, and states have wide flexibility in how they may use ACP funds. “It’s unsound, unworkable to put firm supports under perish able products, we favor institu tional feeding, not buying for storage,” tie told Last year farm income would have totaled $2 billion more or 20 per cent higher were it not for the $8 billion in governmerlt storage We moved $2.7 billion from storage last year There are three channels, to move these surpluses into domestic markets, to export, to destroy which is unthinkable, but each will dis rupt markets “You can’t legis late out of 'existence the basic law of supply and demand,” Mr Benson asserted He favors ‘TOO per cent in the market place” for farm output unless you want a completely socialized agriculture, you can’t do it by price-fixing. “Eighty eight per cent of the decline in farm prices came under Govern ment supports, two-thirds be fore this administration moved into Washington Never has there been a successful attempt made to fix prices without socializing industry,” he added. Answering Mi Stevenson, the Secretary said “We see drouth relief not as a political expedi ent, theie is no drouth relief in 37 states, in one of eveby six counties in the United States ” As a footnote to his address in the packed ballroom of the Abra ham Lincoln Hotel, Mr Benson told the Pennsylvania Millers and Feed Dealers “Let me add one word; my call as Secretary of Agriculture came as a great shock to me. I couldn’t imagine anyone in his right sense wanting to take the office. But you can’t re fuse to serve your Government I am the father of six, one who loves this country. I’m con cerned about the future we w ill leave our children. I’m grate ful for what I’ve found in the past four years. “We have in our Chief Execu tive today a man of real chara cter, where there isn’t any character, there isn’t much at all Regardless of the party in power, I hope we have a man in the White House of the caliber Of our present Chief Executive ♦WHEAT “Dual” “Pennoll” “Seneca” “Thorne” 'RYE “Tetra-Petkus” “Balbo” Jason H. Mellinger Strasburg OV 7-2383 E. C. Seldomridge Quarryulle 64-R-3 Jonathan S. Shirk Intercourse 8-3111 Levi M. Stoltzfus Morgantown 6-4359 Edgar C. Umble Gap HI 2-4525 Champion Solanco Hereford Jack Heidelbaugh, son of Mr. and Mfs. Roland Heidel baugh, R 1 Quarryville, topped the Hereford division of the 4H Baby Beef Show at Quarryville. Here he is with his-winner (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo). Women’s Page (Continued from page 9) One teaspoon cinnamon One-fourth teaspoon cloves Dash of salt. Put in no liquid, because your sugar and tomatoes make juice FRIED TOMATOES Mrs. Jason S. Lowiy, R 2 New Holland Halve or quarter led tomato, depending on size Roll in flour Salt Fry in skillet with One cup milk Two 01 three tablespoons sugar if desired Put shortening in pan, 101 l tomato m ilour. Fry on one side, then turn, but do not brown them Salt Pour on milk, stir ring till it boils We like sugar in ouis That is up to the mak er if they like it sweet Don’t skin the tomato We like it on bi ead That’s about it for now keep your cards and letteis coin ing We appieciate them much Come Fnday a week, we’ll See vou again We must move forwaid to a free, expanding, prosperous agri culture and with God’s help, it will be done 1 ” he concluded * \t*4t LIVE POULTRY PHILADELPHIA, Sept 26 (USDA) Weak Demand light and very critical on size and quality Supplies of all classes were in excess of needs Sales were lorced in a buyers market Large pullets did not clear Rocks 25-28 cents, White Rocks 30-31 cents Large White Rock capon ettes 25-26 cents, few lots 28 cents Vantress whites 26 cents, ordinary quality reds 19 cents, stags 10 cents Fryers in slow sale White Rocks 20-22 cents, straight red cockerels 22 cents Vantiess reds 23-24 1-2 cents, crosses offered at or near coun try cost were unsold. Turkeys unsettled Demand light Authorized Dealers * Master Mix * Wirthmore Feeds * Ferguson Equipment * Haverly Bulk Tanks * Lincoln Welders * Sauder LWers * Thermopane * Universal Milkers * Miller’s Insecticides * Koppers Creosoted Posts HIESTAND Inc. Stumpf Holstein Leads Red Rose DHIA in August The highest 305 day lactation in August was completed by a Registered Holstein owned by John G Stumpf,"R7 Lancaster This “SH 30"’ daughter was milked three times daily and produced 21,048 lbs of milk and 865 3 lbs of butterfat The second high lactation was completed by a Registered Holstein owned by Harry H. Ranck, R 1 Ronks This “SH-10” daughter produced 19,- 140 lbs of milk and 751 5 lbs oi butterfat. The herd having the highest monthly butterfat average was the Guernsey herd of Raymond F. Witmer, R 1 Willow Street This herd averaged 995 lbs of milk and 47 8 lbs pf butterfat Second high was the Holstein herd of Jacob F. Bbiler, R 1 Gap with an average 1343 lbs of. milk and 47 5 lbs of butterfat * Anhydrous Ammonia * Wheel A-Way Egg Washers * Irrigation Equipment * DeKalb Chix & Started Pullets Marietta 6-9301
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