FARMERS DAY AT THE LANCAS TER ROTARY CLUB, (left to right) Roger Fleming, guest speaker from the Washington office of the American Farm Bureau Federation; Noah Wenger, out- By all of tne tests available, tary Club’s annual Fanners Day including the recent general luncheon at the Lancaster elections, American farmers County Farm and Home Cen have rejected the cheap food ter. policy initiated by the outgoing Fleming said that while the administration, members of the election results of 1968 often Rotary Club of Lancaster were a re being compared to those of told at the Farm and Home Cen- 1943, a major difference in the ter Wednesday. election of last week was that “Farmers in all parts of the most farm states showed their country know that any policy determination to vote for a new which wrecks market prices and administration that will bring makes farmers dependent upon a change in government farm government handouts is an un- policy. reliable base for farm prosper- “Farmers,” he said, “voted for ity,” Roger Fleming, secretary- a change, not only in national treasurer of the American Farm farm policies but in other fields Bureau Federation, told the as well.” group. The speaker said he believes “Whether in Farm Bureau farmers thoroughly understand policies, in polls conducted by public policy issues because members of Congress, in farm they have learned economics magazine polls or in the elec- the hard way. tions of last week, farmers have “Farmers know,” he said, . _ -ji.fi.ur „ r> demonstrated their knowledge “that inflation is the result of going president of the j n^ s t e rCo un ty that cheap food policies are excessive government spending Farmers Association and Ken Whitney, Fleming said. and that it is primarily inflation President of the Lancaster Rotary Club. Fleming, who also is director that is causing their costs of of the Washington office of operation to go up each year.” L. F. Photo Farm Bureau, spoke to the Ro- He added: “More and more farmers and ranchers want to work together to improve their power in the marketplace rather-than' Njy npon_g£>xernment .programs the contents of which, will be controlled by urban voters. “Farmers favor a ‘voluntary’ approach to the solution of problems. 1 (Continued on Page 20) Lancaster Farming. Saturday v November 16,19W—1S SECOND SECTION Farm Bureau Director Speaks To Lane. Rotary Club Farmer’s Day Meet SHUT DOWN? DELAYED? ... BECAUSE OF ELECTRIC POWER FAILURES OR JOBS AWAY FROM LINES? STANDBY POWBA Reliable electric power unit* come on automatically dur ing those crippling emer gencies. low-cost gasoline or diesel systems from 600 watts to 100 KW. 39 year* of experience at PORTABIB POWBR Cut construction costs with most economical on-the-job source of electric power portable hand-carry or two wheel-dolly generator* starting at 600 wafts. LH. BRUBAKER R. D. 3, Lititz, Pa 330 Strasburg Pike, Lane. Phone: Lane. 397-5179 Strasburg 687-6002 Lititz 626-7766
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