VOL. 8 NO. 21
WINNERS OF MEDALS AT THE CLOISTER FFA parent and son banquet
are, left to right: David Zimmerman, Reinholds Rl; Thomas Zartman, Ephrata
Rl; Thomas Spitler, Sheridan Rl; Ray Kline, Denver R 2; Kenneth Spade, Den
ver R 2; Paul Weaver, Ephrata Rl; Barry Hirneisen, Reinholds Rl, John Varner,
Stevens Rl; Donald Kauffman, Reinholds, and David Heisey, Sheridan Rl.
Ten Awards Given Future Farmers Feed Grain Bill
At Cloister Parent-Son Banquet Passes House
By: Jack Owen meeting of the National Farm
_ , The United States nay spend Editors Association in Wash-
Ten awards for outstanding he speaking, John Varner, The House of Representa- as much as $4O or 0 million ing-ton, this amount would ho
-work were presented to Future Stevens HI; Soil and -water tires Thursday passed .the 19- for the developm >f recrea- needed to develop rural recroa
,Farmers at tihe first annual.management, Kenneth Spade, 04 feed grains hill 'by a vote of tional facilities in the next ten tional facilities to supplement
!° f the ' Cloisters FPA Denver R 2; Electricity, parry 208 to 196 to extend present years, a United States Depart- the badly overcrowded facili
dhairter last week in the Eph- Hirneisen, Rembolds IR1; and feed gram regulations with ment of agriculture said this ties now in existance, hut ihe
rata High School cafeteria. Farm Mechanics, Paul Weaver, some modifications. week. believes most of the money
National Eph l sta Bl * Opponents of the bill attemp- John Baker, Assistant Sec- would come from private sour
wowe** presented ~ by ~ ted to have the vote delayed ictary of Agriculture, told a ces.
Thonias M Malta area super- Rsly Kline, Denver R 2, was unt il after the May 21 wheat - la explaining the-a dministra
visor of vocational agriculture awarded the Lancaster County referendum, saying the pass- Hon’s -Rural Areas Develop
for York and Lancaster Conn- Bankers Association award of age of the feed gram legisla- *J I m « nt Program, he said. “Thera
ties to itihe following bovs s 3flr for outsUndlng scholar- t ion would effect- the outcome L/£lVld Lapp is no separate burget in the De
-5 y ‘ sihip and farming program. 0 j the wheat vote. m « 1C partment of Agriculture lor
' Thomas Spitler, Sheridan El, m ' I A uDCSIK rOl* recreatipu ” Some of the money
Star Chapter Farmer; Star ’Winners in the chapter’s sw- Opponents also charged that t' for the proposed changes will
Greenhand, Thomas Zartman, nig ring Vere Thomas Zartman, the bill gives too much power Q„ FxtenSlOll come from the real estate de-
Ephrata Rl, Dairy Farming, who received a Yorkshire 'gilt, to the secretary of agriculture * velopment and operating bud-
David Zimmerman, Remholdis (Continued on Page 16 J Only one Republican congress- j Lapp will relate his got and the cropland diversion
'RI; Crop farming, David Hei- - anan voted for the blll wh)l ® 28 n 6W Zeaiand travel expenen- program in the department o£
aey, Sheridan Rl. HAUPaa 1 PPA democrats cast negative votes. the Lancaster County agriculture, and from the lu-
Also Livestock farming, Don- L/UllvgCtl A Supporters of the bill con- senior Extension Club at its terior Department and the
aid Kauffman, Remholds, Pub- U nnAl>e I TL v __ tended tibat wheat farmers (mon ttily meeting to be held Army Engineers.
ATAUAMJJTo A IIICC would be "voting in the dark” Thursday, May 2, 1963, at the 'He said we have come to the
A . O . asked to cast ballots in the p ro d u<! ti'on Credit Association conclusion that conservation is
Farm l alAltliaf At oanquet referendum without knowing , Bulldln g, 4 il West Roosevelt an end in itself a moral
I Ctl 111 vaicimai ' .the outcome of the feed grams Road> Lancaster, at 8-00 pm. obligation “We don’t want to
Apr. 27 —8 30 p.m. Senior Witness Oak Future Farm- bill. Mr ’ Lapp recently returned pay too much for the program.
Extension club annual squ- ers °f America honored ithree now goes to the sen- from New Zealand where he but we are willing to make au
are dance in the Mount Joy farmers at the chapter’s an- atg wliere Lt 1S expe cted to pass spent 6 months under the In- investment ’’
Annex. nual parent and son banquet h y llttle .modification. (Continued on Page 14) If we do not aim at raising
Apr. 29 8 p.m. County 4- Thursday night in the Donegal . the standard of living m rural
H leaders open meeting at High School, Mount Joy. _ , r>»n fir*ll areas, we are not aiming high
Penn Manor High School. Honorary Chapter Farmer NgtißtOr ScIVS DcHTY Dill Will enough, he explained. There
Berks County leaders to be degrees were presented to Lew- * _ are now 4 million unemployed
guests. is Bixler, Donald Ney and Har- I OlialltV PrOQUCtiOll. Cllt LXC6SS persons in rural areas now and
Apr. 30 2 pm. County PFA old Draiger, all farmers at Mar- * J 7 estimates indicate that the fig
meat judging contest at ietta Rl. Producers of high quality “It is not the intent of the ure could 8 million
•Kunzler and Co. plant, Man- milk will receive a premium law,” he said, “to establish na- almost equal to the number
or Ave , Lancaster. - under the proposed dairy legis- ftional marketing quotas ” (Continued on Page 13)
7:15 pm. New Holland „ lation now under consideration Charles Murphy, undersecre-
Young Farmers class in farm I- fcy congress, Senator Allen Ell- tary of Agriculture said the
mechanics in the New. Hoi- ‘ e nder, Democrat from Louisi- bill proposed'to let the produ- FIVE-DAY
land High School. ~' -■ ana> ’chairman of the Senate cer keep his share of the Class
Bpm Meeting of the Agriculture Committee told I milk market without produc- WEATHER
county 4-H dairy leaders and ", farm editors this week. mg excess milk. The blend pr- ’
junior leaders at the home . ice feature of existing market- FORECAST
of Mrs. Rhelda Royer, 2025 In a conference with Nation- or ders is an incentive to
Oregon Pike, Lancasetr. al Farm Editors Association in produce excesses. He explained Temperatures during the
May I—Bp m. Red Rose _ Washington Monday, Ellender that V oluntary cutbacks in pro- lu ' vt dajs are expected
Baby Beef and Lamb club said, the new dairy legislation duction, under the proposed to average near the normal
meets in the Milton Brecht , as an a ttempt to “go back to wou id no t -decrease the range of 46 at night to 67
School, Lititz Pike, Lancas- tlle original intent of the 193 < dairvman’s share of the class m the afternoon. Cool
ter . law to give producers of high r m^rket> but
any increase in weather at the beginning of
May 2 11-30 am An- quality fluid milk protection in pro d uc tion would he under the the period is e'peeled to
nual Homemakers Day spon- - it!ae 'market. ’ class HI price. £ n e «ay to a warming
sored by the county Extens- He said the new hill would “perhaps some marginal pro- trend at the middle and latt
ion ■Service, in ithe lOOF hall . ' do away with a blend price and ducers can not produce milk er part ol the period. Pre
-213 W. Chestnut St., Lancas- . , emphasize grade A production, at the manufacturing price.” eipitation is expected to to
er. * - ’ Under the proposed legislation Ellender said. This would force tal 0.1 to 0.5 inch falling
8 pm. Senior Extension HAROLD BRUBAKER support prices could range some producers out of the mainlj as showers or tlmnd
cluh meets in the production * from zero to 90 per cent of par- dairy picture, hut “I’m against ershowers toward (he end of
credit building, Roseville Harold Brubaker, Mount Joy ,ity, hut. Ellender said “I’m price supports when you can’t the period.
Road. Rl, was honored as Chapter willing, in order to get a bill control production.” he said. April, thus tar, is the
12.15 Home Economics ex-Star Farmer, won the FFA passed, to leave the supports Ellender said he expected that driest on record with less
tension service television (Foundation poultry award and at 75 to 90 per cent as they the legislation would be sub- than a half inch of rainfall
< (Continued on Page 14) (Continued on Page'‘ l - 3) now are*” (Continued on Page 16) in the city ot Lancaster.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 27, 1963
No New Legislation If
Vote Fails,
Washington- Secretary of ifrom wheat farmers.
Agriculture, Orville Freeman, He sa id he believes farmers
said this week he will not ask are beginning to understand
for any new wheat legislation the proposal and the alternat
it the May 21 referendum fails. iyeg they face if the proposal
Speaking at a conference oi is turned down. “As the word
the National Farm Editors As- gets out, prospects for passage
sociation here, the Secretary of the referendum climb atead
said congressional leaders have ily.”
indicated to him that there Senator Allen Ellender of
will be no nqw legislation if Ixmisiana said, “Put this In
the referendum on the admin- big, bold print for your farm
istration’s bill does not receive (Continued on Page 13)
U. S. To Spend $5O Million
On Recreation In 10 Years
L. F. Photo
By: Jack Owen
Freeman Says
the needed two thirds vote
$2 Per Year