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VOL. 13 NO. 22 Packers & Stockyards Act Is Explained To Editors The Packers and Stockyards Act is a Federal law regulating business practices Of those en gaged in livestock and live poul try marketing and meat and poultry packing in interstate and foreign commerce. Donald A. Campbell, Adminis trator, explained the program to the Newspaper Farm Editors of America this week, at their 'an Newcomer Wins Again In FFA Public Speaking A Penn Manor High School Junior remained undefeated in FFA Public Speaking competi tion to date this year by winning first place in the Region II Fu ture Farmers of America Pub lic Speaking Contest, held Thurs day at Millersville State College Nelson Newcomer, son of Mr and'Mrs Earl Newcomer, Wash- Nelson Newcomer ington Boro, spoke on the sub ject, “A World Divided”. He had won the area contest just last Thursday and topped the Coun ty competition held March 26 (Continued on Page 6) Farm Calendar Monday, April 29 1 00 p m —lntermediate Cloth ing Construction Workshop, Farm & Home Center Tuesday, April 30 9 30 pm—Advanced Tailoring, Farm & Home Center 1 00 p m —Advanced Clothing Construction, Farm & Home Center Wednesday, May 1 430 pm —Vo-Ag Teachers Meeting, Ephrata High School 8 00 pm —Senior Extension Meeting, Farm & Home Cen ter. Thursday, May E 12 00 noon —Southeast Area Brown Swiss Meeting, Howard (Continued on Page 8) nual spring meeting held in Washington. “The primary purpose of the Packers and Stockyards Act is to help producers obtain fair prices for their livestock and poultry,” he said. “We go about this by working to prevent un fair, fraudulent, discriminatory, or monopolistic practices with in these industries “Since 40 percent of farmers’ 1966 income came from the sale of meat animals alone, we are seriously concerned with any trade practices which affect this significant part of the agricul tural economy “With our small staff, we have jurisdiction over about 2,- 250 public stockyaids, 3,000 pri vate livestock markets, 16,000 livestock commission men and dealers, 3,200 meat packers, and 1,000 poultry processors or handlers Fortunately, we can rely on the basic integrity of (Continued on Page 8) Daylight Saving Time It’s that time of year again when Daylight Saving Time starts another six month reign. Sunday, April 28 at 2 a.m. is the official time for the move ahead, but most people take care of the item Saturday night before retiring. The hour lost will be regain ed, on Sunday, October 27. Meetings Set On ’69 National Wheat Program Informal hearings seeking views on prospective wheat sup plies production and needs as basis for establishing 1969 na tional wheat acreage allotment will be conducted at 10 locations May 1 through 3, 1968, Secretary of Agriculture Orville L Free man announced this week Secretary Freeman said hear ings continue policy of consult ing with farmers and others on vital program decisions Similar informal hearings were held a year ago Secretary Freeman in dicated frank appraisal of farm ers and others on needed pro duction levels for 1969 and its ef fect on farm prices will provide important guidance in determin ing 1969 wheat acreage allot ment State ASC Committees will be in charge of meetings State Committee Chairman and-Wheat Program Specialist from Wash ington will be present at each session They will provide basic information on current wheat supplies and use Representatives from general farm organizations, wheat grow er associations, wheat commis sions, associations of elected ASC committeemen, independent and cooperative elevators, mill ers, and grain trade, as well as (Continued on Page 12) Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 27,1968 John Henkel John Henkel Reelected To Head Swinemen John Henkel, Strasburg Rl, was reelected president of the Lancaster County Swine Produ cers Association at a meeting on Thursday night, in the Exchange Room of the Lancaster Union Stock Yards Mark Nestleroth, Manheim R 3 was elected vice president and James Horton, Elizabethtown, was reelected secretary-treasur er Newly seated directors at the meeting were Robert Armstrong, Drumore Rl, Robert Martin, East Earl Rl, and Melvin Hu ber, Lititz Rl THE TRI-COUNTY RELIEF SALE held last Saturday at the Ralph Hertzler farm near Morgantown attracted'an esti- mated fifteen thousand people and the net Freeman Says Farmers Are Now More Respected And Understood By Consumers Holds Conference With Farm Editors WASHINGTON, DC. Sec retary of Agriculture, Orville L Freeman told farm newspaper editors from across the nation here this week, that the farmer is much more respected and un derstood than when he first took office nearly eight years ago “Consumers now realize more about the difference between farm prices and food costs,” he said Speaking in his office to a spe cial conference of the Newspa per Farm Editors of America in town for their spring meeting, Freeman expressed d'sappoint ment that the administration couldn’t have moved faster on the farm measures it purposed But he stated he thought we have the answers to the farm pioblems in terms of domestic farm income as well as the an swer to take care of our abun dance “We have been effective in getting rid of surplus,” the secretary said Freeman also said he felt more optimistic on getting farm legis lation passed, this year Commenting on his recent trip to the Far East on behalf of U S farm exports Freeman said, “I was very impressed by actual proceeds are reported at $30,000.00. The Mennonite Central Committee will use the proceeds to distribute food to needy foreign countries. See other L. F. Photo on Page 7. $2 00 Per Year and potential export markets. I feel quite bullish about export possibilities.” The secretary tried to impress other countries that w e are a re liable source of agriculture sup plies because we could supply them with twice the exports they are now buying if they wanted them Freeman listed both on-the farm procedures and transporta tion methods as needing im provement to get exports to oth er countries in good condition. Supports Humphrey The following da\ Freeman held another open news confer ence at the National Press Club where he announced his support of Vice President Hubeit Hum phrey for president and his in tentions to urge him to declare his candidacy for the nomination. “ —my choice for the nomina tion has never lost sight of the importance of the American farmer,” Freeman said “He knows that a strong agriculture i- the crucial underpinning of a healthy economy He knows that many of the problems of the cit ies aie the direct result of prob lems in the country side He knows that farmers need and de serve parity of income and that rural America needs and de serves parity of services and op portunity ”