—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. August 31, 1968
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Income Parity For Farmers
Urged By EUis At Hershey
Hershey - A program assuring competitors Wednesday, and to
American farmers "a parity of Charles "Monty” Stamp, of Rock
income and the right to negoti- Stream, N.Y.. the runner-up
ate for it" was urged here today Awards also were presented to
by Clyde T Ellis, of Washing- conservation winncis •
ton. a special consultant to U.S. Wednesday’s attendance was
Societary of Agriculture Orville estimated at 20.000, the same as>
L Freeman on opening day.
Speaking at the award cere
mony at the 1968 National Plow
ing .Contest. Conservation Ex
position and Forage Pi ogress
Days. Elus said the "greatest
single need” of agiicultuie and
rural America is parity of in
come
"The farmer, though he has
made the greatest progiess of
any industry, is not sharing ade
quately in this, the longest peri
od of sustained prosperity in our
nation’s history,” Ellis said
“Our millions of farmers scat
tered over 50 states are too dis
ci ganized, too fragmented in
their interests and organiza
tions, to bargain effectively for
their production items and for
their sales prices. So they are
constantly squeezed from both
sides, always buying and selling
at the other fellows’ prices.”
Ellis pointed out that the right
of labor to negotiate for wages:
and working conditions was rec
ognized long ago.
“The time has come, I believe, I
for our government to do no less
foi aguculture,” Ellis declared
Ellis was accompanied here by
Byron G “Barney” Allen,
cial assistant to Secietary Free
man
The Pennsylvania State Police
rodeo thrilled a ciowd of more
than 6,000 that filled the Her
shey Stadium stands for the
event
Following that, awards were
presented to Ned Rhoads, of
Gieenville R 5, Ohio, who cap
tured the national contour plow
ing championship fiom seven
Land Judging Winners
Heishey - A 4 H member fiom
Union County and an FFA mem
bei fiom Northampton County
walked off with championships
in the land judging contest held
as pait of the National Plowing
Contest, Conseivation Exposi
tion, and Forage Piogiess Dajs
James Sandeis, of Millmont
R 1 was named champion in the
FFA division He teceived a
cash piize of $lO apd an niseiib
ed plaque Winning a similar
award in the 4H dmsion was
Riehaid Diehl, of 580 A Mos
vale Road, Easton
Youths enteied in the contest
were judged on then ability to
classify soil accoiding to depth,
drainage, textuie, stoniness, and
oi game matter content
They also judged the soil on
its pioductive capabilities
Second place in the FFA dm
sion went to Stephen Showaltei
ot Millmont Rl, Union Co , and
third to Llojd Welk, of Quarrj
ville R 3.
In the 4 H du ision, second
place was won by Clark Stauffer
of Ephrata R 1 and thud by Ken
neth Ebeisole of Lebanon R 5
FLYING FARMERS
The delegates of International
Flying Faimeis in session at
Hamilton, Ontauo, Can , on Aug
22 elected L L Logan W a st
C h estei Pa to a tv.o-yeai leim
as a membei of the Boaid ot Di
lectois of this oigamzation of 9,-
000 membei s Mi Logan had
suved loi 10 yeais as a Duecloi
f. om 1936 to 1960
David Mai tens, Fan view, OUa
homa, was elected International
Piesident Phyllis Diake, Choa
die, Albeita, Can . won the IFF
Queen contest Linda Rolhen
bergei, Lansdale. Pa, was chos
en Intel national Flying Farmer
Teen Faimeiette.
Thursday’s competition was in
level land plowing The small
plow classes began at 9-30 a.m.,
with large plow matches starting
at noon Award presentations
were scheduled to follow the
State Police Rodeo which began
a* 3:30 p.m. in the Hershey
Stadium
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"The Friendly Visitor is a man
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the responsibilities of a Friend
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Friendly Visitor a general idea
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ol the various agencies cooperat
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Friendly Visitors to those in
need. At the conclusion of the
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