AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES LIBRARY VOL, 12 NO. 5 Poultry Federation Urges Prompt Action On Freight Rate Reduction “Pennsylvania’s poultrymen have waited impatiently while proposal after proposal for lower freight rates on poultry feed ingredients has been ad vanced. amended, and then, either not considered or thrown out ” Pennsylvania Poultry Federation president William R. Myer will so testify at a hearing before the Traf fic Association of Eastern Railroads to be held in New York City on Janu ary 22. Miyer will be expressing the opinion of the Federation’s board ef directors who report edly feel strongly that the eastern rail carriers can re duce the transportation costs on feed ingredients brought into this area, and thus help the state’s poultry industry re gain its former national prom inence.- J , , ‘Many; reasons could be-of-. f ei^'^r'Penn^lvaj&’s-^drom, to these 'caii be summarized sini-- ply as “an unhealthy economic., climate.’ “Southern competitors who are selling their product in our traditional markets have PSU Extension Specialists Will Discuss ’67 Agricultural Outlook Two agricultural economics extension specialists from Penn State University will be on hand next Wednesday, Janu ary 4, with illustrated talks on what farmers can expect from the agricultural economy in. 1967. Speaking at the countywide meeting, to be held at the Farm- Credit Building, 411 W. Roseville Road, Lancaster, at 7:30 pm., will be William Johnstone and Charles Porter, county agent M. M. Smith an nounced this week. “To do a good job of farm and home planning,” Smith said, “it is necessary to know the conditions throughout the country and to understand Farm Calendar January 4 7:30 p.m., Com ‘ munity Meeting at Lincoln , Independent School, near Martindale, “Farm Press Responsibility”; speaker Nor man Reber. 7:30 p.m.. Agricultural Outlook meeting at Farm Credit Bldg., Lancaster; speakers, Penn State exten sion specialists. January 5 12:30 p.m.. Coun ty Tobacco Show at Bayuk Cigar Company, 850 N. Water St, Lancaster. 4:30 p.m., Lancaster Coun ty Vocational Teachers Assn., at Warwick H. S. , V:3O pun., Ephrata Adult Fanner Class, Farm Income ~-v Ta*-'course, at Ephrata H; enjoyed lower feed costs brought about by cheaper transportation expense,” Myer said. He added that this has created an unhealthy climate for expansion and moderniza tion of Pennsylvania’s poultry industry. “If this climate could be Improved, and the rail car riers have it in their power .to help, egg production could increase substantial ly,” the Federation presi dent stated. Commodity Futures Trading Gains In '66 Futures trading in regulat- : ed will reach a 1 record volume in the 1966 calendar year, the U. S. De- 1 parltment of Agriculture re- 1 ported, based on preliminary 1 data from the Commtadity Ex- * change' Authority. ' * '• Jvplume,.of futures-- 1 in' -air - com mbdities exceeding ,!? million, J -arid' valued -at $88.5 billion, 1 will be. 25 percent larger than j last year. ! (Continued on Page 4) what we face in the coming year The agricultural picture is changing very rapidly, and we hope you will take ad vantage of this opportunity to learn more about these changes” The meeting will be open to all interested persons, Smith added Scope Of Milk Hearing To Be Broadened The U. S. Department of Agriculture has expended the scope of a scheduled January 16 hearing on proposals to amend the New York-New Jer sey Federal milk marketing order. USDA said it will re ceive evidence on the need to take emergency action on tem porary revision of Class I (fluid) milk price formula in the order to offset the cur rent reduction of the price as a direct result of standardiza tion of milk by handlers, pend ing the adoption of permanent amendments with respect to tee issues being considered at tee hearing. The action was requested by producer associa tions in the order area. , v USDA said the hearing was originally requested by pro ducer and handler interests to consider proposals of the mar keting order to accommodate v. i • (Continued on Page ;9). - Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 31, 1966 County Tobacco Show Slated For January 5 Lancaster County’s annual tobacco show will be held Thursday afternoon, January 5, at the Bayuk Cigar Com pany, 850 North Water Street, Lancaster, it was announced this week by the county agri cultural extension office Start ing time will be 12:30 p.m. The classes to be offered for this show will be the same as for the State Farm Show, and will include Wrapper B’s, Filler B’s, and Binders, plus FFA Wrapper and Filler classes A hand of tobacco shall con sist of 15 leaves tied with an other leaf Leaves should be selected which are free from insect, disease, or mechanical damage. All exhibits entered in the county show will be taken to the state show unless the ex hibitor states otherwise. Grow ers not entering the county show, but desiring to exhibit ,at the -state show, may bring .their .exhibits- , Center; Dilleiwille-Road;' Lancaster ,by - -Friday,: .January 6; the extension -agents will see that these get to the Farm Show Building in Harrisburg. ■During the' tobacco judging (Continued on Page 4) All Producers Co-Op Officers Reelected All officers of the Producers Co-operative Exchange were re-elected at a recent reorgam zational meeting of the board of directors. The officers include Harry P Metz of Belleville, president, Mark S. Hess of Hershey, vice president, H Raymond Stoner, Lancaster, secretaiy, and Jay R. Greider, Jr, Mount Joy Rl, treasurer. K. M. Souders of Coatesville is general manager of the egg marketing organization Reports On Cortot Meat Trade Now Available From USDA Reports on the carlot meat trade in lowa and nearby areas will be issued by U.S Depart ment of Agriculture’s Federal- State market news service be ginning from Des Moines, lowa Consumer and Marketing Service officials said that this daily report, which was es tablished in co-operation with the lowa Department of Agri culture, will give information on meat sales from 50 packing houses in lowa and surround ing areas These areas account for almost one-third of the pork and beef marketed in the United States. Reports will include daily prices received by meat pack ers for carcasses and cuts. Prices on various weights and grades of beef and pork, as well as information, on price trends and-supply and demand, will also be included in the reports. - AmosFunkTo Be Honored j WithMasterFarmerAward r When Amos H. Funk, Mill ersville R 1 vegetable grower, I receives his Master Farmer’s . award during Farm Show . Week, he will be the first Lan caster Countian so honored in I the past twelve years, accord , ing to county agricultural agent M. M Smith ’ Funk will be one of six Penn ; sylvanians recognized as 1966 [ Master Farmers. The awards will be presented at a lunch eon, January 10, at the Penn • Harris Hotel, Harrisburg. The Millersville area farmer ■ has long been known in the i county and in the state for his I efforts in behalf of agriculture, and for his leadership. He has i served as president of the i Pennsylvania Vegetable Grow ers Association, and as presi . dent of the State Soil & Water Conservation District board. In 1965, he was appointed to a second term on the State Soil’ .. Conservation - Conti r ,the ,-.Governor's Committee' on Agriculture. ■' At the local level. Funk has long worked to keep Lancas ter County the “Garden Spot of America”. He is presently Editor To Open 1967 Series Of Local Farm Community Meetings The third annual senes of community meetings will be gin next Wednesday, January 4, at 7:30 p.m., according to an announcement this week by Lincoln Independent School program committee chairman Edwin P Fox of Ephrata RS Launching this year’s educa tional program will be Nor man Reber, editor of the Penn sylvania Parmer Reber’s talk will center on the theme of “how the farm press can bet ter serve farmers in the fast approaching new agricultural age Reber will discuss the in creasing importance and re sponsibility of the farm press State SWCD Fieldman To Aid Youth Groups HARRISBURG State Sec retary of Agriculture Leland H. Bull announced this week the appointment of Richard D VanNoy, Troy R 3, as field rep resentative in the State Soil and Water Conservation Com mission Charles F. Hess, commission director, said VanNoy’s work will include conservation pro grams for youth organizations —Boy Scouts, Future Farmers of America and 4rH Clubs. VariNby, one of the founders and original directors of the Bradford County district, in stalled conservation practices on the VanNoy homestead (Continued, on Rage 12) - serving his 14th consecutive term as chairman of the county Soil & Water Conservation District board. Activities on the 240-acre farm operated by the Funk family will be described at the awards luncheon in an Ulus* u nntinued on Page 8) Amos H. Funic in helping farmers adapt to this changing agricultural economy in which traditional (Continued on Page 7) Pa. Farm Show Banquet Planned For Jan. 11th The annual Farm Show Ban quet, sponsored by member* of the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation and allied Indus* try, will be held at 0.-9 O p.m.. January 11, at the Penn Har ris Hotel, Harrisburg, banquet committee chairman Hendrik Wentik said this week. The popular affair, which i» (Continued on Page 12) Temperatures for the next five days will average within the normal range of 39 to 24 degrees. The weatherman looks for little day-to-day change, but says colder tem peratures can be expected toward the end of the period. Precipitation may total more than %-inch, melted, occurring as rain or snow about Tuesday or Wednes day. With the coldest part of the period expected at about the same time, snow shovels will probably be more in demand than raincoats, at <! least jthat’s our guess. $2 Per Year
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