Senator Says Economy Depends On Agribusiness A member of the Pennsyl- if this well-being is going vania State Senate told a group to exist it means that farm m of dairy industry people that on come must occupy a much more the well-being of agribusiness favorable position with respect depends the well-being of our to non faim income than it economy as a whole does at the present time It is Senator Donald 0 Oesterling, not enough that an occasional speaking to the 43rd Annual trickle of prosperity is allowed Banquet of the Pennsylvania to filter down to the farmer ” Dairyman’s Association in the Oesterling told of a survey Penn-Harns Hotel in Hams- taken in the western part of burg Tuesday evening said, Pennsylvania which disclosed Thrif T. is using every means possible to spread the word the Fulton now pays 5% interest on Certificates of Deposit held six months or longer. That’s good news for your savings. So just walk into any Fulton office and ask for a S Jo Certificate of Deposit. PENN SQUARE • LINCOLN PLAZA (Next to Two Guys) • McGOVERH AVE. • S. DUKE ST. • AKRON • EAST PETERSBURG • CAP * MANHEtM * MOUNTVILLE that people thought the profit on a quart of milk was any where between 5 cents and 10 cents “Wouldn’t they be sur prised to know,” he said, “that it is much closer to Vs of a cent ” In discussing the administra tion’s apparent wish to tiansfer the functions of the Milk Con trol Commission to an agency of the Executive, presumably the Depaitment of Agucuituie; the senator said, “To this I do not subscribe, and I do not see how that could be of benefit to the dairy farmei ” The senator received scattei ed applause foi this statement fiom the dairymen attending the banquet in the hotel ball room On the imitation milk prob lem Oesterung said, “I haven’t tasted it, but when some char acter begins with skim milk, adds cocoanut oil or some other saturated fat and additives, then tells me that it is just as good as milk, he’ll have quite a selling job on his hands I am a little wary of being told that ‘here is something just as good and it is cheaper,” he said In conclusion Senator Oester ling said, “It is my thinking that there should be a greater mea sure of co-operation among the faim co-operatives, and a great er measure of liaison among the co-operatives, the industry and the consumer In othei words, the dairy farmer and dairy m dustiy will have to pay less at tention to defensive action and pay more attention to offensive action. Let the dairy industry decline and the consumer will find, to his sorrow, what milk will cost ” Other features of the meeting were greetings fiom Leland H Bull, Secretary of Agiiculture and remarks by J Lm Huber, Cnairman of the Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission. The immediate past piesident Paul R Anthony made the an nual Extension Award to Her beit C Gilmoie, Dairy Specia list from Penn State Victor Plastow, Lancaster County Asso ciate Agent received this award last year Member Federal Reserve System / F.D I.C. Lancaster Farming. Saturday, January 20,1968 — Clair Nolt, age 11 and his brother Dale, age 8, smile at the baby chicks eating mash at the Pennsylvania Farm Show this week in Harrisburg. The boys were visitors with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Miles Nolt, Manheim Rl. • Farm Calendar (Continued fiom Page 1) 7 30 p m —Central Ai sa Trac tor Maintenance Club meet, Landis Bios Faim Equip ment, M'anheim Piks 23-24 Turft School, Washington Motor King of Prussia Wednesday, January 24 10 00 a m —Large Herd Own ers meeting, Sts'a Agncultui al Budding, Harrisburg. FULTON BANK OF LANCASTER i c. * " V. Thursday, January 25 10 00 am—Large Heid Own eis meeting, Toppers Dinner, South of Clarks Summit 7 00 pm—Garden Spot Aic Welding School, High School Vo-Ag Dept 7 30 p m —Swine Information mea'tng, Sales Pavilion at the Lanaciler Stockyards 8 00 p m —Lanacstsr County Faim Management Meet, Faim Credit Bing George Lodge, 13 v I s * BANK '3f&»
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