Library School of Agriculture Patterson Bldg, Aq#2 University Park, Pa, VOL. 12 NO. 17 FOLLOWING ANNUAL MEETING of Atlantic Breeders Cooperative mem bers Wednesday, featured speaker State Secretary of Agriculture Leliand H. Bull, left, is shown with four ABC directors whose years of service to the cooperative total nearly 100. From the left they are: J. Lewis Williams, 1966 president; Mark N. Witmer, past president; Abner Risser, 1966 vice president; and Samuel B. Williams, Jr. L. F. Photo Governor Will Tolerate No Violence In Milk Strike, Bull Advises «, Jr* > - “Governor Shafer has made it known that _he_ will not toler ate any violence in Pennsyl vania during the current milk holding action,” state agricul ture secretary Leland H Bull told dairymen Wednesday He noted that “some dump ing is going on m the western part of the state, and that the state police have 'been alerted to watch the situation closely “If you hear of anyone hav ing trouble call the state po lice they’ll cooperate,” Bull promised Speaking at the third annual meeting o i Atlantic Breeders Cooperative at Meadow Hills Dining House, the Secretary said that last year the state’s agricultural production hit a value of $9OO million for the first time in. history. SIGNPOSTS TO THE FUTURE He noted that this represent ed an increase of $ll6 million over the total reached four years ago but added, “It is questionable whether this in crease has matched the rising cost of things farmers must buy ” Bull said he was “deeply con cerned about the controversy Farm Calendar March 28-7-30 pm, Ephrata Farm Electricity Course, "Farmstead Wiring Layout and Emergency Power Gen erator”; at Ephrata H. S. -7:30 p.m, Organizational meeting, Penn Manor 4-H Community Club, at Ann Le tort Elem. School. March 30-7:30 p.m, Spring meeting of Lancaster County Farmers’ Assn., at Strasburg Fire Hall. . -7:30 p.m., Organizational meeting, Willow Street area 4-H community club, at Peq uea. Twp. Elem School. March 31-8. p.m, Horse owners informational meeting at Earavillo Fire'Hall -and' criticism that besets the -dairy industry.” One major problem, he said, is going to be supplying enough milk for lire expanding popu lation He pointed out that al though per cow output had in creased nearly a ton of milk in Pennsylvania, since 1960, there are now 117,000 less cows in the state On a per capita basis. Bull noted, there were 59 quarts less milk per person in 1966 This was nartially balanced by a declining per capita consump tion, he added. SLIM MARGIN In comparing production and consumption of milk in the U.S. at this time, the Secretary said it comes down to one quart per person per month. “That’s a mighty slim margin between supply and (Continued on Page 9) Farmers’ Assn. Sets March 30th Meeting Date The Lancaster County Farm ers’ Association will hold its Spring meeting on Thursday, March 30, at 730 p.m, it was announced this week by as sociation public relations di rector James Martin Featured speaker for the an nual affair will be Hollis Hat field, administrative secretary tor the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association. Hatfield will dis cuss legislative matters in which the association is involv ed at the state level. Martin said In addition, a representative of the National Livestock and Meat Board will give an illus trated talk on “The Work of Meat Promotion” The meeting is scheduled for the Strasburg Fire Hall, Strasburg, Martin'■nbtedl ’ moioac TH£PtoNdB, Af library ST 4