10 -Lancaster Farming. Saturday. February 15.1969 Northeast Dairymen Can Survive The dan y industiy in the Noithcnst is basically sound, but to keep pace individual pro duccis will cither innovate or stagnate This view was pre sented by E C Chau on of Ag wav. Inc. at the icccnt Farm and Home Week at the Univer sity of Delaware He ponted out that the threats to daiiymen in the Noitheast are very real, but that they can be met Charron blamed the demise of thousands of dairymen on what he described as the man agement lag “Technical pro gress in farm production has moved at a much faster pace than fanner's adoption of deci sion making technology.” Looking to the future he said dairy farm incomes of $lOO,OOO will be the rule rather than the exception Economic pressures will dictate large volume forc ing dairymen to increase herd size abo\ e the one hundred cow level. On the subject of corporate fanning in the dairy business, Chairon said the real considera tion is - ‘Can the tiaditional effi cient}, of the family farm suc cessfully compete with the po tential efficiency of the larger coipoiate farm 9 ” He said it can and will but not without sacri fices and adjustments He said new go\ ei nment fai m programs will be written for farmers giossmg over $50,000 Those danymen who fall below this standaid will supplement then incomes with off-farm woik Family faims will give up some of their independence and lely moie on technological ad vancements in feeding, forage State Grange Sets $5,000 Donation Goal 'For Work In Bahia A goal of impioved interna tional good will was set today by the Pennsylvania State Grange for piograms to be con ducted in othei countues, in cluding Biazil where a Penn syhama Bahia paitneiship will be implemented with dona tions of hand cultivating tools suited to the agncultuie and economv of that legion A Wayne Readmgei, state mastei toda> said his oigamza tion has set S 5 000 as a tenta tne goal foi the woik in Bahia although the total may i un well ovei that figuie” The Giange's aid to Bahia will be compaiable, he said, to a “Goats for Guate mala” entei prise that it spon soi ed several years ago Aid to the Bahians, Readmgei indicated, will incoipoiate a self-help pnnciple whereby those able to pay a nominal sum for a kit of axe, hoe, pick, shov el and machete will contribute to a revolving fund for extend ing the program’s duration and its usefulness Subordinate Granges through -out the state, of whnch there are 633 in 65 counties with a 60,- ■-000 total membership, are being asked to contribute to this worthwhile program Furman H Gyger, Kimberton, Grange representative on the Pennsyl vania-Bahia committee, said plans for the work will be bas ed on his personal observations made on a recent people-to - people visit to that country un der Alliance for Progress aus pices The Grange also will help to sponsor the International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE) pio gram for fostering better world understanding, a n activity which it has supported finan cially for the past twenty yeais A selected small group of Penn sylvania young men and women will have farm working vaca tions abioad while a comparable delegation fiom othei lands will be hosted by Pennsylvania faim production and materials hand ling. Will milk substitutes be a • Fruit Trees n • Asparagus Roots • Grope Vines I • Strawberry Plants \ • Rhubarb Roots • Raspberry Plants * • onion Se * ORDER AND MOW SAVE MONEY * (Special Prices) Our new facilities at our Lititz Warehouse will allow us to receive our shipment March 1 and keep it in modern 38 degree storage until it is convenient for you to plant. Call 626-2028 for special prices. Sp c e a, i , al No r :r ! By The Ton SNUFFERS OF KISSEL HILL • LITITZ Rt. 501, Vz Mi. S. of Lititz atop Kissel Hill Phone 626-2028 FABULOUS EARNINGS FORECAST! A SAFE NEW INVESTMENT PLAN SECURED BY LAND HOLDINGS Here is great news about a new investment plan that is now paying a total of 9% on any amount invested. Local investors show extreme confidence 1 WELL KNOWN INSURANCE MAN JAMES E. MILLEN, JR. INTRODUCES NEW PLAN TO AREA "Invest any amount you wish l " says James E Millen, Jr of the MILLEN INSURANCE AGENCY, AKRON, PENNA "Any amount up to 825,000 00 will earn a total of 9% and nearly everyone is eligible to par ticipate. The investment organization, known as UNITED LAND DEBENTURES, is backed up and secured by thousands of acres of valuable land. Because land almost never depreciates, your money earns an unusually high profit." MOST BANKS OFFER 5% OR LESS The investment plan has gained wide spread local attention from FARMERS and BUSINESS PRO FESSIONALS It's an obvious winner l With the costs of living continually rising, 9% earnings on your money gives great advantage to future security. l" I SEND ME A FREE BROCHURE BEFORE OFFER CLOSES UNITED LAND DEBENTURES REP JAMES E MILLEN .n AKRON PENNA TELEPHONE 859 22WJ NO OBLIGATION TO INVEST. SEND INFORMATION A . - NAME ADDRESS CITY problem? Ho said they will im prove with age and eventually capture 15 percent of the mar ket. 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