President Of World's Bonk Urges Federal The president of the world’s “Any farm or food policy we largest bank recently urged a develop should be soundly based massive overhaul of federal farm on economic facts and trends, policies that would include the because if it is not it will—as phasing out of price supports, our current farm policy does— subsidies and average controls serve to perpetuate rather than The proposals of Bank of solve problems. America’s Rudolph A Peterson “To maintain uneconomic farm ■would' result in considerable units by federal poLcy is not long-term savings for U S. tax- only bad economics, but a cruel payers as well as more efficient social injustice to industrious food production people who deserve a better Addressing the annual meet- shake. ing of the California Canners and “Any new larm policy must Growers at the Hil on Hotel, be geared to the dignified retire- Peterson emphasized ment of the small farm. Any FEEDER PIG SALE SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1969 1:30 P.M. 2V2 miles south ot Bethel from U S. 22 and 6 miles north of Myerstown, Pennsylvania along U.S. 501. 400 - 425 40 -60 Pound Choice Feeder Pigs Hamp-York-Duroc cross. All pigs are vaccinated for cholera and erysipelas. Castrated, wormed, sprayed for lice and mange. All pigs were raised on this farm. No outside pigs will sell on this sale. These are some of the finest quality pigs in the East. NORMAN M. MARTIN s - Route #1 Myerstown, Pennsylvania 17067 3» BROWN'S DAIRY CATTLE AUCTION LOCATION 3 miles north of Troy, Pa., Bradford County on Route 14. FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 1968 Starting promptly 1:00 O’clock 50 HEAD REGISTERED HOLSTEINS 50 34 young milking age animals~6 springing first-calf heifers 10 started heifer calves SAMPLE OF SOME SELLING. Rosafe Tiptop dau. fresh 3 weeks, milking 90 lbs daily, heifer calf sells, by Don Augur True Type Model Spring Farm Reflection Ormsby dau. fresh 4 weeks, milking 80 lbs daily, heifer calf sells, by Simpson Farm Tidy Gent Rosafe Centunan dau, classified GP. fresh 2 weeks, milk ing 90 lbs daily, heifer calf sells, by Glenafton Bonaventuie. Rosafe Centunan dau due Jan 11, candidate for VG, in calf to Maclacres Inka Top Notch Skokie G Creation Coronet dau fresh 2 weeks, milking 85 lbs daily Rosafe Shamrock Persus dau due Jan 15 to Mowry Ivanhoe Prince Other Canadian and NEBA daughters, fresh or close spnngeis, some bred back foi early fall freshening SALE MANAGER’S NOTE Good size group of animals with well attached udders Interstate tested Charts Sale Day Calfhood Vaccinated Inoculated foi colds Catalogues TERMS CASH OR GOOD CHECK SALE DAY COREY & NORMA BROWN, Owners Auctioneers: Carl Diller & Everett Kreider Clerk: Richmond Sweet Leadsman: Kenneth Hoose SALE MGR. D. O. ROCKWELL Troy, Pa. Phone 717-297-3460 Policies Overhaul other couise is a futile attempt to paddle upstream against a stiong and irreversible economic tide—it cannot be done ” The head of Bank of America, the world’s largest agricultural leader, declared that the opport unity to revamp national farm policy “has never been better” since farm legislation comes up for renewal in 1969 ‘Our current farm programs were born in 1933 in response to a crippling depression,” Peter son said, adding that the pro grams have not changed signifi cantly despite such significant changes as In 1935, one-fourth of the U S. population lived on farms in compauson to about 5 per cent now, and agricultural production has inci eased consideiably de spite a diop in the numbei of fai ms “The heavy hand of govern ment m the maiket place—once vital to the faimei’s suivival— is now a millstone around his neck,” Peteison said, calling for maximum fieedom of market foi ces He also mged sepaialion fiom the faim progiam of consumer onented programs “This nation needs strategic food reseives, but not as a mat- tei of faim policy,” Peteison said “Let’s have the govern ment buy its food on the com petitive market Piesummg ef- HORSE AND PONY SALE FRIDAY EVE, DECEMBER 20, 1968 MARTIN’S SALESTABLE Blue Ball, Pa along Route 23 Load of Standard-breds from;New York State Commission Horses and Ponies Equipment' at 6 P M Horses at 7 P M Last horse sale of the year Ph. (717) 354-6671 PAUL Z. MARTIN PUBLIC SALE BLACK & WHITE HOLSTEIN FARM at Dairy Cow Sale Pavilion along Rt. 230 Bypass directly across from the Comet Out door Theatre, just west of Lancaster. FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 1968 8:00 P. M. DOOR PRIZES TURKEYS AND CANDY FREE COKES 2 years credit terms. Credit can be arranged prior to sale. CHARLES C. MYERS, Owner fective market pui chasing, gov ernment buys would be made during low price peuods, thus saving the laxpayei money and providing a floor in a declining price period ” Peterson envisioned the role of government as “providing a fiamework to assist agribusiness in self-help programs designed to strengthen their ability to sup ply the domestic and world markets ” This would be accomplished primarily by insuring competi tive marketing practices, provid ing informational services, and providing aggressive suppoit for a healthy business climate in international tiade, “remember ing the need to buy as well as sell ” Peterson emphasized that v hatever faim piogiam is devel oped “must help solve the piob lem of the small faim, not pei petuate Ins maigmal existence “Studies indicate that faims with sales in excels of $20,C00 nei year eam a rate of letum on investment equal to or bettei than what they could earn in other potential investments It is because of this compelling economic leason that the com meicial faimei will continue to gi ow “We need a piogiam which will enable the small uneconom ic farmer who is unable to or unwilling to bung his farm to ALSO REFRESHMENTS 50 Top Minnesota Fresh and right ready to fresh Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 14,1968 — and Registered Canadian Cows the commercial level by expan sion oi meiger to take his land out ot pioduction with dignity” Petei son’s pioposal involves the government paying an annual sum based on an equitable foi in ula with an automatic phase out piovision It would allow the faimei to maintain his home on the piesent site, if he so desned “We can anticipate that much of this i etired land will return to production sometime in the fu ture when world food demand lequires resumption of its pro ductive capacity,” Peterson said He added that rural communi ties may require renewal assis tance in the form of induce ments to industry to locate plants in these areas to utilize a labor force idled by the chang ing economy. “But make no mistake,” Pe terson emphasized, “a program of this kind a kind of social security for the small farmer and his community will cost no more than our current pro grams. “Implemented by degrees ovei a 3-5 year period, the pro gram would cost considerably less on the long term Moie im pel tantly, this kind of piogram is designed to woik tow aid a solution instead of a pi esei ra tion of the status quo “Let’s learn fiom histoiy that' a good policy today may not be good tomonow,” Peteison con cluded “Our new faim policy must have built in flexibility to change with changing condi tions ” Internal Parasites Rob Sheep And Goats Are you one of the many live stock men who aie buying food for worms 9 If you haven’t had your sheep 01 goats checked for internal parasites recently, the chances aie good that you ars .wasting money, says Dr Robert" Ham mond, Extension vetermanai i at the University of Maiyland. “Postmoi tern examinations fiom the Maiyland Livestock Sanitary Sei vices laboratories this fall show that many Mary land sheep and goats have worms,” he explains Worm intestation tends to “build up” duung the summer especially if no preventive piogram is followed Intestinal parasites cause damage in many ways They rob the animal of his food after it has been digested, they cause irritation in the intestinal tract, they cause mechanical blockage of the intestines, and they cause pneumonia through develop ment and migration of worm larvae in the animal’s lungs Dr. Hammond recommends a combination preventative pro gram and treatment If you know your animals have worms, they can be treated If you only suspect it, your veterinarian can examine a fecal sample and make sure Treatment depends on the kind of parasites found, but phenothiazine or thiobendazole are the most common chemicals. Phenothiazine is more common ly used and is cheaper, but it is toxic and not as veisatile as thiobendazole Aftei treatment, Di Ham mond lecommends, change pas tille. and continue to iotat£ pasture at least eve>v month Feed a low level of phenothia zme in the salt continuosh and have fecal samples checked by a veteimanan befoie evei> pasture notation Government - owned utilities s?ll electricity below “cost” to 20 percent of Americans at the ex pense of 80 percent, according to investor-owned power compan ies Private utility customers will continue to bear this bur den until public power is placed on an equal basis. 27
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