Vol. 1, No. 22
Thornton Offers
Six Points to
End Farm Ills
By ERNEST J. NEILL
Six points to solve the farm
problem were outlined in Lan
caster Sunday night by Dan
Thornton, former governor of
Colorado and noted Hereford
breeder, in addressing at the
Eastern Polled Hereford Asso
ciation, banquet at Hotel Bruns
wick
His points are
.l, We must approach the
problem with philosophy under
a bipartisan approach; take
politics out of farm policy; “The
farmer’s vote can no longer be
sold at the auction block"-’ he
declared.
2, Am immediate econo
mic survey should be taken
of our real or psychological
crop surpluses, remember
ing a reserve ,is necessary.
The American people should
be advised of the results.
3 There should be created
a World Food Bank to use-sur
plus crops above our reserve.
Our problem is not one of over
production, but distribution-and
under consumption. There are
700 -million hungry people in
■the world tonight, and through
this plan, -in two years, there
Would be no surpluses. It would
be one of the best weapons
against Communism we could
have (
4, There should be a well
organized military purchase pro
gram. When the producer is be
ing hurt by prices, the military
should buy.
5, Under an' emergency pro
gram, we have a well-thought out
soil bank program, but acres
diverted must not be used for
livestock production, .to protect
the livestock market. The live
stock producer has enough
trouble today, enough competi
tion.
6, There should be a flexible
price support program This
might not solve all problems,
but is a step in the right direc
tion.
Step Up Imports
When markets are low, the
'Coloradoan continued, we could
step up imports- “We need a
new, a forward look,” Mr, Thorn
ton said, “putting emphasis on
national activity to make a more
prosperous agriculture ”
Another role of government is
that of research, he told, to do
a good, thorough job of research,
using that team to find new
uses, new markets for agricul
tural products. “We must help
sell our product.”
If consumption of meat were Yes just talk cattle. Polled
increased but 25 lbs per person Herefords in particular, and
each year, we would solve our you’ll find Franklin D. Roosev
surplus problem, Mr. Thornton sit, Jr., as enthusiastic as they
advised come among the hornless wmte-
He painted an optimistic pic- ace followers,
ture on the future of the live- Visiting Lancaster with many
stock business; “We’ve been | other notables from the Polled
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Grand Champion Bull at EPHA Show
Grand champion bull of the Eastern
Polled Hereford Association Show in Lan
caster, Pa. this week was Domino Prince,
first in class in open competition at the
Eastern States Exposition, first in Polled
competition at the Eastern National in
.Timonium. Here the -Governor Theodore
R. McKeldin of .-is pre
sented to -Falklahds Flarm, Schellsburg,.
Pa., and White Oaks Farm, Clearfield,
Six Years in
Polledsfor
Son of F. D. R.
By Ernest J- Neill
Is it possible to approach a
member of the Roosevelt family
without mentioning politics?
Franklin D- Roosevelt, Jr.
Quarryviiie, Jt"a., Friday, March 30, 1956
Chicago Steers Set
'Four-Month JRecord
Cattle prices moved
sharply higher around most
major markets an the mid
west to mid-week Receipts
moderate and the 12
major markets received 177,-
000 cattle, compared with
',190,000 m the a
week ago Chicago reported
the smallest three-day of
fering in a year
In spite of the limited
shipping demand due to the
non - slaughtering Jewish
holidays, the moderate of
ferings allowed prices in
midwest markets to advance
50c -$l.OO or more on slau
ghter steers and heifers.
Prime steers in Chicago
reached $26 00, highest in -
four months and in Wednes*
day’s trade three loads
scored that figure
Eastern Polled
Hereford Sale
Top at $2,000
By LF Staff Reporter
Some of the best quality cat
tle to sell in Lancaster County
went under the hammer Mon
day in the fifth annual Eastern
Polled Hereford Association sale
at the Guernsey sales pavilion
A top of $2,000 was scored in
the female division, when J. H
Sprecher Hereford Farms, Leb
anon, Pa., had the winning bid
on the Feb 12, 1954 cow, lot 45,
TNG Lady Larry 13th, consigned
by Hunter Simpson’s Inglesode
Farms at Falmouth, Va.
High mark pn bulls was $1750,
paid for the grand champion, lot
34. Domino Prince, a May 3,
1953 sire consigned by Leon
Falk, Jr., of Falklands Farm,
Pa. On the extreme left is Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Jr., and Prof. Herman Purdy,
judge. Also in the background are Leon
Falk, Jr., William A. E. Leitzinger, of
Falklands and White Oaks, Ernest Tark,
new EPHA president; J. E. Lambert, na
tional'president; Jack Royer, EPHA secre-
Dr. Henning, and at
the. halter, Ira. Sauder..(Lancaster farming
Staff Photo). ’ '
Mississippi
Breeder Here
At Show and Sale
“You, here in the East, must
realize the same business prin
ciples apply as elsewhere.”
Such is the admonition of one
of the world’s most successful
Polled Hereford breeders, M. P
(Hot) Moore,_owner of famed
Circle M Ranch, Senatobia, Miss.
Mr. Moore, a Lancaster visitor
during last weekend’s Eastern
Polled Hereford Show, and Sale,
has stacked up an unequalled
record in the purebred cattle
business
He’s the holder of the world’s
record Hereford sale, a Feb.
1953 event that found 50 head
selling for a total of $361,525,
averaging an enviable $7,230!
CMR-Quality Trademark
Circle M—and that CMR brand
is as much a trademark of qual
ity as an”- in the trade—is in
By LF Staff Reporter
M. P. Moore
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$2 Per Year
Pennsylvania
Shows Three
Championships
By LF Staff Reporter
Pennsylvania swept all but re
serve champion bud when pur
ple ribbons were banded out
Monday ig, the Eastern Polled
Hereford Association show at
the Guernsey Sales Pavilion east
or Lancaster.
To the retiring president of the
EPHA, Leon Falk, Jr, and to
William A- E. Leitzinger, White
Oaks Farm, Clearfield Pa., went
the honors of exhibiting their
jointly-owned grand champion
bull, Domino Prince P. a great
young sire that has stacked up
more winnings than any other
two-year-old bull in the East.
He stood first in open com
petition at the Eastern States
Exposition in Springfield, Mass.,
and first in Polled competition
'at the Eastern National in
Timomum, Md. He had the
breadth of back, the underpin
nings and head that mark a
typey animal, the kind showmen
and breeders seek.
Reserve Goes to Mac Ford
Domino Prince P thus won
the trophy presented by Gov.
Theodore R. McKeldm of Mary
land.
' Standing in reserve spot, and
getting the nod of Judge Herman
Purdy, the Pennsylvania State
University, was a good headed,
mellow, loosehided, yellow bull,
Koyal Choice 2d, shown by
Arthur MacArthur of Mac Ford
Farm, Port Deposit, Md. This
bull stood in reserve spot at the
1955 Maryland State Fair.
A long string of winnings
gained additional weight for the
champion female, a heifer that
had never been defeated in class
in any show ring competition,
TeJay Miss Lefston, consigned
and shown by Thomas D. Jolly
of Tom Jolly Farms, Parker, Pa.
First at Farm Show
Just a bit over a year old,
she stood first among, both horn
ed aad polled at the 1956 Penn
sylvania Farm Show, first in.
the junior heifer class, a mem
ber of the first place pair of
heifers and also of the second
place get of sire at Harrisburg.
Prior to her Harrisburg win
nings, she placed first in three
county expositions.
To Mr Jolly went the Gover
nor George M. Leader trophy,
presented by Dr. William L.
Henning, Pennsylvania secretary
of agriculture.
Falklands Farm came back in
.to the fore when the crowd of
250 gathered around the sifted
down females and saw Judge
Purdy tap MB Miss Cho Perfect
4th as reserve' grand champion
female. From the show herd,
she was bred to the $30,000
“Bandwagon Bull,” WW Larry
Carlos. MB Miss Cho Perfect is
a coming two-year-old.
A detailed report of complete
awards follows:
_ EXHIBITORS
Consignors and animals ex
hibited and sold by lot number
included; Mervel W. Adams,
Winchester, Va., lots 1,2, 3,4,
5; Battleground Farms. Ernest
F. Tark, owner, Freehold, N- J,
lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; Bay Manor
Farms, Otis H. Smith, owner,
Lewes, Del., lots 16, 17, 18, 19;
Bengali Farms, Earl T. Risser,
owner, Riegelsville, Pa., lot 9;
Bushy Park Farm, John H. Roy
er, owner, Glenwood, Md., lots
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