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The Best $2 Buy In Town
Your membership in the Lancaster
COunty Poultry Association could be the
best buy you will ever make at $2, and
yet only about eight percent of the
county’s 713 commercial poultry men
have so far had the foresight to take
advantage of it.
Income from poultry in the coun
ty ranks second only to dairy, and our
county ranks at, or very near, the top
in the nation for poultry income.
The days when a poultry associa
tion served primarily as a focal point for
social 'activities are gone, although that
is still one important function. But now,
with fewer and larger poultry opera
tions, a local association is a necessity
for economic reasons. First of all, your
local organization has a direct pipeline
to its state affiliate, and the state to the
regional, and the several regional asso
ciations working together can literally
move mountains when it comes to gett
ing favorable legislation passed, or un
favorable legislation tabled.
But the key to success for state
and regional poultry associations is held
by you, at the local level. If individual
county associations are strong, then, col
lectively, they wiH be even stronger. If
the county associations are weak, and
lack popular support, then the state and
regional organizations are all built on
sand, and destined only for eventual
erosion. This would certainly be the
poultrymen’s loss.
At the recent banquet meeting of
the Lancaster County Poultry Associa
tion, Walter Wheelock, vice president of
the state affiliate, reported that mem
bership at the state level had dropped
from 8000 in 1937 to 566 this year. Ac
cording to the latest census figures,
there are 4654 commercial poultry farms
in Pennsylvania. A little arithmetic
shows that only 12 percent of Pennsyl
vania poultrymen actively support their
state commodity association.
This is not only disgraceful it is
downright dangerous. It means that
12 percent of the poultrymen, or pro
bably somewhat less, are making de
cisions that concern the possible livli
hood, present and future, for the 88
percent who are not members!
An example of how this can af
fect you directly was reflected in a poll
conducted last year by the Northeastern
Poultry Producers Council (NEPPCO).
NEPPCO asked individual poultrymen
and state poultry associations in the 14
northeastern states for their opinions on
a nationwide marketing order for table
eggs. Eighty-five percent of the poultry
men said they opposed such controls.
Two of the state associations, New Jer
sey and Connecticut, however, favored
such control legislation Did those two
associations reflect the wishes of their
state’s poultrymen 9 They did not. Indivi
dual poultrymen in Connecticut voted 87
percent against controls, while 61 per
cent of New Jersey poultrymen did like
wise.
That was just a poll, not the real
thing. But it surely illustrates the im
portance o£ a state association
• Guernsey Assn. presented with a trophy in
(Continued from Page 1) recognition of the top produc
elect association officers for tion record made by their dairy
ig67 herd in the past year The
Raymond and Louise Wit- Witmers had a herd average of
mer, Willow Street Rl, weie 12 - Ca B pounds of milk and 605
’ pounds of butter fat
Lifetime production av/aids
were presented to Jesse Bal
lanca«ter Own Farm mer Llhtz R 4 for high-produc-
„ „ mg cow 129,245 pounds, of
PO Box 256 - Bititz, Pa 1*543 , T r «
Off,ce *3 i: Mam m m ' llk - and t 0 Harry S Mumma ’
Lutz, i‘a 17543 Manheim Rl, for high butter-
Dancasler 334-3047 or f, a t pioductlOn—s,7Bo pounds
Dilitz 020-2191 r , _ (
Don Timmons, Kduor High lactation awaids- went C town FFA 'Chapter
Director
cam], oeii, Acu *.t.s.ng (0 Wltmei for a two-year-old; | n jH a tes Greenhands
Sirbscription pi ice $2 per % ear m K D and Elsie Linde, Oxford
EstebMild 1, 'xmember ancl Witmer, for three- The Elizabethtown Chapter
Published r\er\ saturdai i,\ year-olds; to Lmdes for a four- of the Future Farmers of
i-ancaster Farming, taut/, Pa year-old; and to Mumma, for America initiated twelve
Second Cla*-s Postage paid at , „ - . , , ’
Dituz Pa 17543. a butterfat record by a four- Greenhands into the chap-.
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Phone
whether it’s poultry, dairy, swine, or -
any other farm commodity group
being able to accurately express the
wishes of its individual members. But,
of course, there’s the problem. If there
aren’t sufficient members supporting
the state organization how can it truly
reflect popular opinion?
Coming back to the county level,
the picture gets even muddier. Member
ship chairman Jack Huber reported at
the' annual meeting that only some 60
countians paid their dues for the coming
year (this is traditionally done at the
annual banquet). Total membership last
year was 94. That certainly does not in
dicate very widespread support for the
county’s poultry association. And yet ap
proximately 300 persons attend the an
nual banquet each year.
Why is it so hard for. Lancaster
County’s progressive poultrymen to
recognize the need to band together
with others of similar economic inter
ests? Businessmen in other industries
have deemed this a necessity for years,
and have been well rewarded for their
efforts.
Assuming that 50 percent of the
industry would be a reasonable mem
bership to expect in a commodity or
ganization, Lancaster County Poultry
Association should have a minimum
of 350 members.
If the poultry business is an im
portant part of your operation why not
invest $2 in the future of your industry
today? Join the Lancaster County Poul
try Association now. Support it, and it
will support you. Where else can you
get a better buy than this for $2 or
at any price?
★
Deer Outlook, Dandy!
According to the Pennsylvania
Game Commission, this year promises to
be one of the best of all time for deer
hunters. Conditions this year should pro
duce a deer harvest as good’ as last
year’s record kill of 64,129.
Of Pennsylvania’s estimated 650,-
000 deer population, the Commission
says there may be 90,000 antlered bucks
available for hunters when the season
opens Monday.
Deer are less concentrated in cer
tain areas of the state this year, it is
claimed, making hunters’ chances as
good in one place as another.
The Commission reminds hunters
that only one deer is the legal limit in
the state, and that the daily hunting
hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. To be a legal
target during the antlered season, a deer
must have a rack with two or more
points to one antler, or have one antler
at least three or more inches long. The
two-week season will end on December
10, but a statewide antler less deer sea
son will be open December 12 and 13.
Just ajthought if you don’t get
this week’s Lancaster Farming read be
fore you take to the hills, why not pack
it in with your hunting gear and take it
along? You’ll find it reads just as well
in the woods as on the farm.
Good Hunting!
year-old
The 93 members and guests
at the banquet heard commit
tee reports from Rohrer Wit
mer on the 1966 field day,
from John Breneman on the
Future Fanners of America
calf award; and from Garber
on the Dairy Herd Improve
ment Association.
The featured speaker for the
evening was Don Spatz, a radio
personality
★ ★
Is There Any Hope ? Education, science, and 'Hue
did expand am) grow at •' ' 7 v -
Lesson For November 27,1966 ing pace, but so did tlie ra «.•» <•!
war. Mankind’s great m. I opti
mislle hopes for the fulu • we.e
dashed by the even more ; ib!o
o«v*ti*n«l '•lent) j|t 3) I 16 World War Two.
i Several years ago. an Anieri Now, once again we a j en
ean submarine was trapped will visioning the paradise <> Inc
its entire crew far below the sur world that is "just arm. I tne
face of the ocean. At first it was corner.” The growth of v erne,
believed that rescue attempts hac culture, and education .v far
a good chance for success, Mes greater than ever before One
sages were tapped out on the lujl agagi people arc predicting apot-
:) f the Strieker too-distant Utopia: life, pi., -Jiii:-
;üb, establishing toned to the hill; life create,! h the
:ontact betweer laboratoiy, test tube; In, ’amtv
.hose above anc molded into new form- o • the
below. Despiti management of human ge .
heroic efforts tc because main - of us re ..nber
■escue the crew the disappointments of tr • pa-t,
time finally rar we find ouisehis asking that
out. Withoxvger nagging question: "Is Ih ai.v
’ailing, someone hope?” The present can 1. tei he
apped out a las. endured whep we have some
Rev 7. Aithouse despciate cjues assurance of future .et t K e
tion. "Is there any hope?” past seems to fairly bello- Don't
Many today are preoccupied count on man'”
with that question. They look at I' l the dark days whe .iudah
the pain, the evil, and the turmoil was under seige by bahv on. the
of tins complex world today and people of Judah asked that nag
want some assurance of what the gmg question of the prophet ler
future holds. What kind of world emiah. Instead of telling them,
will it be for our children and he showed them, buying a piece
their children? Will they still stand of real estate outside Jerusalem,
under the threat of nuclear cles- Jeremiah demonstrated a\erv
traction, under the tension of tangible way that he belie. edGod
racial hostilities, under the vvould restore Judah,
danger of growing world Com- T’his man whom manv re
munism? garded as the ot doom,’
actually held the most ootnnistic
Signs Of The Times outlook. But it was an ophmism,
When we read the signs of the not about man, but the power ol
times it is difficult to decide which God.
way they are pointing. Every Do you believe in the future;
hope seems balanced by some No, let us not believe in the luturc
tin eat, every stride forward by a but in the God in whose hands
big step backward, every indica- the future rests. Is there an v hope!
tion of encouragement by Yes, but in God, not man
mounting pressures of dispair. l»««J ,n coyn s hi»j kys,,Divis,on
Commencement speakers and o( chr«ii«n Educ,i.«n, N.ti.n.i council m«
politicians delight in lorsec.ng a s - k '
bright new\ day before us, but, , ” * - * '
is that really what lies ahead?
Some people are saying, "Stop
worrying and leave it up to maa
he’ll bring a brighter dav! ’
Never before has man had so
much about which to be opti
mistic with himsclt. His progress
in science and technology are un- ATTEND THE CHURCH
oelievable. Is there no limit to
Man’s potentialities? There is: trsvrTi? rimirr
Man himself. OF YOUR CHOICE
When the First World War was
fought, many belrev ed that they
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Now Is The Time . ..
By Max Smith, Lancaster County Agent
To Inspect Fire Extinguishers
Every barn should have one or more
fire extmguishei s, also, eveiy farmstead
opeiator should be certain all members of
the family know how to operate the ex
tinguishes the winter season presents more
fire hazards and greater usks in case of
fire All farmers are urged to be well pre
pared for any fire emergency, a few minutes
can mean the difference between a major
fne and successful preventive measures.
To Clean Out Downspouts
Eaves, troughs, and downspouts clocked
with leaves or othei trash can cause water
to back up under the rr oves of buildings and
cause consideiable damage A few minutes on SMITH
the ladder at this time of the ternal and external parasites,
season may prevent serious Fecal samples of the manme
real estate damage. can be taken to the local vet-
To Eliminate Livestock erinar | an *? lea ™ o£ I . nte " ial
PameitM parasites; then chemicals may
T , . , , be administered to kill the
Lower cost of production D
, ~ , , , „ stomach worms Body lice may
should be one objective of ® „ ■, n *
, . , J be controlled by a number ot
every livestock producer, one y - anima i
of the major items in this ef- infected animals will
fort is to be sure that all , , „ ,
ammals are free of both in- not P roduce effieiently -
ter last Thursday at the Eliza- Robert Becker, Lester jputt
bethtown Area High School schall, Gerald Heistand, jPaiil
The new members were Lar- Swauger, and' Mel Zimmerman
ry Baum, Eugene Auker, Mike Following the initiations,
Baum, Dana Brown, Bruce and Lampeter Fair judging awards
Ralph Kauffman, Walter Red- were presented to winners The
cay, William Brady, and Rob- highest award, a $25 Savings
ert Smeal. Bond, was presented to John
Five Chapter Farmers were Seitz by the Elizabethtown Ki*
also initiated, into.the chapter: wanis Club.
were flKhtlnff a "war to end all
warn." in llic Interval bcwccn
the and Second Wyrld
Ware people were supremely
optimistic about the ahllifv
man to build a wurlty fr-.’ of
annul conflict. Kducation. .-•..•ixc
and culture would cllmin i e tl e
causes of warfare, (liven e ouen
time and motivation, there > .isn't
an> tiling man couldn’t do.
SUNDAY
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