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VOL. 14 NO. 15
Noah Kreider Jr.
Named To Committee
For Potato Promotion
A Lancaster County potato
giqwei has been named this
week to a committee of Pennsyl
vania potato growers to explore
the feasibility of a self-assess
ment program to provide funds
for research and promotion.
Noah Kreider Jr., Manheim,
will help to explore such ques
tions as the size of the fund that
may be required and the rate
and method of assessment.
Such a program would be
carried out under the Agricul
tural Commodities Marketing
Act of 1968 which permits a
commodity group to call for a
referendum among affected pro
ducers who would have an op
portunity to vote for or against
a self-assessment "
John Epler, Northumberland,
ED 1, has been named tempor
ary chairman of a committee.
Other members are. Eobert H
Jones, Bath: Elwood Handwerk,
Germansville; Robert Barnett,
Coudersport; Lawrence H.
Hinklei. Union City, and Owen
L Barkley, general manager of
the. Pennsylvania Cooperative
Potato Growers, Inc
Consideration of a marketing
progiam for potatoes was first
suggested by the Pennsylvania
Cooperative Potato Groweis and
■the State Potato Maiketing Ad
visory Council
Eaily discussions have indi
cated a need for bioader re-
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County Farmers Assn.
Plans Spring Meeting
The Lancastei County Faim
crs Association has planned it’s
spring meeting to be held Tues
day Mai ch 11, at the Faim and
Home Center. Starting time is
7 30 p m
Call Empie, foimer vice
president of the Pennsylvania
Farraeis Association and now
Chester County Commissioner
will speak on the prospects of
higher land taxes and solid
waste disposals as it will affect
future agriculture
Also John Weidman from Mt
Joy will show pictures of his
tecent trip to Russia All are in
vited Refreshments will be
served
Farm Calendar
Monday, March 10
7 30 p m. Ayrshne Jer
sey 4-H Dairy Club meet,
Farm and Home Center
Tuesday, March 11
11 & 12 Meat Packers & Pro
eessois meet, Hershey
Community Center
9 30 a m Lancastei County
Dairy Day, Farm and
Home Center
7.30 pm —Lancastei County
Farmers Assn Spung
Meeting, Farm and Home
Center.
7-30 pm Elizabethtown-
Donegal Community 4-H
Club meet, Donegal High
School.
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Hackman Receives State
Legislative Resolution
For Conservation Work
A man of many qualities was
honored Tuesday evening as the
Outstanding Lancaster County
Conservationist of the Year at
the A, nn u a l Cooperators’ Meet
ing of the local Soil and Water
Conservation District.
Hemy H. Hackman, Manheim
R 2, wjio is vice-chairman of the
local District, appeared quite
Solanco FFA Holds
Parent-Son Banquet
The Solanco Chapter of the
Futme Farmers Of America
held their Annual Parent and
Son Banquet Thursday evening
at the School Cafeteria Degrees,
Awards and Honorary Chapter
recognitions were featured
Two local adults were honored
in ceremonies by the Chapter
officers making them honoraiy
members They aie Henry N
Wenger and John C. Hoffman
Lewis Kreidei was named the
Star Chapter Farmer being call
ed the outstanding Senior in Vo-
Ag Kreidei is also the Key
stone Farmer fiom Solanco and
also received the Production
Credit Awaid at the Banquet
Charles Smith was named the
Star Red Rose Farmer and Scott
Mull the Star Greenhand
In the local corn production
awards, Glenn Ki eider was first,
Roger Campbell, - second and
Tom Aaron was third Each re
ceived a trophy from Cope and
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8, 1969
surprised when State Rep. Jack
Horner, of Elizabethtown was
called to make a special presen
tation. The presentation was a
lesolution unanimously passed
in the state legislature citing
Hackman for his efforts to im
prove natural resources
It read m part, “For the past
twenty years Henry Hackman
AIR VIEW OF HENRY HACKMAN FARM
Why Didn’t Farmers
Grow Sugar Beets?
The prospects of any considei -
able sugar beets acreage being
planted in the soon coming
growing season has nearly fizzl
ed, it was learned from leading
Lancaster County farmers this
week The reasons varied from
one situation to another, but
most of the farmers contacted
who had originally shown mtei
est in raising beets agreed there
just wasn’t enough profit ex
pected to compete with present
county crops or to justify thfe
cost of equipment investment
Willis Kilheffer, Manheim Rl,
had grown a test plot of sugai
beets several yeais ago and
would still like to see beets
grown in the county But he was
hoping for a base guarantee
such as the broiler raisers re
ceive where jou would be as
suied some i enumeration even
has effectively promoted the
wise use of our natural re
sources throughout the nation
Through the use of illustrated
presentations, tours and lectures
he has been effective in ac
quainting urban residents with
the increasing need for all
g'-oups to accept the challenge
of improving the environment
for this and future generations
“Mr. Hackman is widely re
spected for his devotion to pro
tection of the God-given re
sources which have made this
nation great As a farmer,
teacher and conservationist, he
has championed the cause of
conservation, for which we
Pennsylvanians are grateful.
if you had a crop failuie “If
we had a crop failure on top
of the equipment investment,
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Horse Owner's Meeting
A special meeting for all
horse owners has been scheduled
10 help evaluate futme building
plans or the possibility of boaid
mg your horse This event will
be held at the FarmJHome Cen
ter 1 &n-> Wednesday, March 12 at
Bpm
Featlir6d speakei will be
James P Gallager, Extension
Animal Specialist from Penn
State He will discuss the topic,
“Board My Horse or Build A
Barn” Jav Irwin. Associate Ag
Agent said he will also covei
economics and getting what yon
pay for.
$2.00 Per Year
‘‘Therefore, be it resolved that
this House of Representatives
congratulate Mr Hackman on
his many years of service to the
cause of conservation
Amos Funk, chaiftnan of the
county conservation district,
said the event was planned with
out Hackman’s knowledge off
what really was going to take
place.
The congratulatory resolution
was only the beginning of what
turned out to be Henry Hack'
man Night at the Farm and
Home Center Abram Dombach,
County Commissioner, was call
ed to lecturn to present Hack
man with an enlarged picture o£
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Livestock Day
March 25 At PSU
Livestock producers from
Pennsylvania and other north
eastern states will meet at The
Pennsylvania State University
on Tuesday, March 25, for the
Fust Penn State Livestock Day.
Featuied will be the latest de
velopments in livestock breed
ing and management
The meeting will include
separate sections foi beef cattle,
swine, and sheep, according to
Thomas B King, head of the De«
partment of Animal Science The
event will open at 10 a m in the
J Orvis Keller Building with
registiation at 930 am There
is no legistration fee
Keynote speakers during the
morning will be Herrell De-
Craff piesident of the American
Meat Institute of Chicago and
Jeny W Stiles, vice-president
ioi development of Agway. Inc,
Syracuse, N Y Di DeGraff will
speak on • The Importance of
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