• Tobacco Growers
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jji’jce, the association proposes
fh.it an off-year referendum be
jJjd m Lancaster County. Ac
ting to the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Service office, tl-is can be
t,,ought about if 25 percent of
the cou ily’s 8000 eligible vot
ers petitioned the Secretary of
Agriculture to hold such a re
ferendum. The petition with
2000 signatures would have to
be forwarded to the Secretary
by November 1. The referen
dum, if demanded by the
growers, would then be held
jn February, 1967, and, if ap
pioved by two-thirds of the
eligible voters, would place
supports and quotas under the
3967, 1968, and 1969 tobacco
crops.
Tri-County temporary presi
dent B. C. Brubaker of
Columbia R 2 said that, “with
our organization, tobacco farm-
Agway
GRAND OPENING
THE ALL NEW
Agway Supply Center
FRIDAY-MARCH 25th
AT THE FORMER FARM BUREAU STORE
1027 DILLERVILLE ROAD, LANCASTER
The Agway Supply Center will primarily devote itself to making
farm and home hardware items available to you at reduced
prices. The reduced prices are a result of streamlined, we call
it Bee-Line, distribution methods. The center acts as a ware
house outlet and we sell directly from this warehouse to you.
The center is open to everyone.
The following items will be sold and serviced from the center:
Air Conditioners
Barn Cleaners
Barn Equipment
Building Supplies
Bulk Milk Coolers
Bunk Feeders
Cages, Poultry
Chain Saws ,
Cow Mats
Crop Drying Fans
Sprayers, Field
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Complete Details In Next Week’s Issue
ers have everything to gain
and nothing to lose. This situa
tion is never going to get any
better by itself. If you sit back
and let it continue, you are
doing a disservice to your
selves and to your sons who
will farm after you,” Brubaker
heatedly told the * assembled
growers.
If quality were any criterion,
several growers agreed that if
last year’s crop was worth 32
cents per pound, this year’s to
bacco should be bringing 40
cents, not the current 25 cents.
S. S. Bard, East Petersburg,
who was formerly manager of
the Lancaster County Tobacco
Growers Association during the
time that organization operated
its sales barn,* told the group
that “quotas with price sup
ports is the only answer if to
bacco growing in Lancaster
County is to survive.” In the
meantime, he said, “it’s going
to take guts to hold your crop,
BEE LINE
SUPPLY CENTER
OF
9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Tillers, Garden
Truck or Tractor Tires
Water Heaters
Water Systems
Welders
Dishwashers
Elevators, Hay or Grain
Freezers
Irrigation Equipment
Milker Units
Milking Parlors
and not give it away at ridicu
lous prices.”
Only three growers present
said they had sold their cur
rent crops, but it was observed
by one member that “guts
don’t put bread on the table
when you need cash to live”.
According to Brubaker,
many Amish farmers with
whom he has spoken are very
much concerned over the fu
ture of farming tobacco. He
indicated they had expressed
an interest in working for bet
ter tobacco prices, and he
stressed that their cooperation
was vital to the success of the
association’s program.
“Farmers suffer now from
poor information,” Brubaker
said. “One very important
function of this association
will be to get accurate infor
mation to them through meet
ings, post cards, and telephone
calls.”
To operate the organization,
oC-j,
Mowers, Lawn
Pipeline Milkers
Poultry Equipment
Roofing
Ranges, Electric or Gas
Refrigerators
Silos
Silo Unloaders
Paint
Wire Fencing
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 12, 1966—!
and to help finance its farm
er-educational program, each
member must consign $2 a
year to the association for
each acre of tobacco he raises.
It was reported by Brubaker
that 656 acres had already
been so consigned by mem
bers. The young association
claimed 44 members had al
ready pledged their support as
a result of the three little
“bush” meetings that had been
held earlier.
WKAVKtt X.VMKI) CH.M’TKK
ST Alt FARMKH AT L-S
Robeit Weaver, Strasburg:
Rl, received the Chapter
Star Farmei award Thurs
day mg'ht at the annual Gar
den Spot Future Farmers ot
America Father and Son Ban
quet He also semes as chap
ter and county FFA presi
dent.
Clair Esbenshade Willow
Stieet, received the Star
Gieenhand aw aid at the ban
quet, held at Lampetei Sti as
hing High School
Othei aw aids piesented by
T M Malm, FFA ‘achisei loi
Lanrastei and Yoik counties
included I,am BiPiieinan
S'KiMiing R 1 nop tanning
A] 11 1 111 Ci oil lieaiei \ allej
Pike ponltn ; Roboi t Aleck
Stinslmig R 1 I'nesiocK tann-
ing
Kenneth Leanian W nidi
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The 6® horse* under the hood of the new 656 do more
than pull. They power many features found on biggest
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features such as torque amplifier, and faster acting, more
accurate torsion bar draft control. Summed up, the new.
Earmall 656 is a powerful value.
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Kauffman Bros.
MOUNTVILLE
285-9151
Hill Rond. dairy laimliiK,
Lany Herr. Fenn Cinnl
Ilo.ul. tarm safety, mid .l.imes
Lcaman, Wunh Hill Road,
laim mecluinhs
John Henkel, ol Hie Lan
enstei County Swine Produ
cers Assn., presented 'a ti opin
io John Welk, Stuisl.uitt 111,
for his achievement at the
Lainipeter Fall in the tall
carcass show.
Robert Keen. of Queen
Hairy, presented an mvard to
Larry Bren email
FFA Chapter awards, pi e
sented bv tocaMonal
ture teacher G M Kiger,
went to Donald Herr, Willow
Street, and Clan Esbensliade.
Named IH6G honorary chap
ter farmers were Llo>d Herr,
Lloyd Xeft, Demins Simmons,
Ben Eardlev. and Robeit
Censiei
Manheim YFA Plans
Annual Banquet Meet
The Manhenn Young Fann
er Association announced
this week that it will hold,
its annual banquet on Fit
day. ilaifh 18 at the Pen
ivn Fue Hall 'at 7 pin
'i'he lea tilled -peakei will
be unowned a.,1 ic ultui al
1 hatoei aphti Hi ant Heilman
ot Litit/ ho will also show'
I|ttuies1 |ttuies
Tickets loi ihe banquet
ni'ay be obtain* d liom any
association ineinbei
C. B. Hoober
INTERCOURSE
768-3501
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