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vestment will follow his milk to
reasons for the deciease in per his market
capita milk consumption
A referendum among dauy conti ibute one-half of one The piogiam must be appiov
farmeis will be held by mail peicent of then gioss milk check et * by pioduceis every three
December 3 to December 17, lcss hauling costs That’s about >eais It may be leiminatcd at
1969 to see if pioduceis waul a thiee cents pci bundled weight ‘ ,nv time by special icleicndum
Biandatoiy check off piogiam called by pioduceis
throughout Pennsylvania.
If farmeis vote foi the pio and vvheic the money will be
giam, $2,000,000 will be made spent The Boaid will icpicsent
available to help piomote the all aieas of the state
I went to the Key Bank for
my farm loan.
There’s a real farmer’s banker
there—Stanley Musselman. He ' K^)k
knows farming as well as I do.
He gave me some good advice i !
®n planning for profitable man- ■H| * *'
agement even had some ideas j
©n how I could improve my op- !
©ration. That’s the kind of banking service that suits
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questions and answcis wcie giv
en at the meeting ns follows
Q. What is the authority for the
milk marketing referendum?
A The \gncultuial Commodit
ies Maiketing Act of 1968
0- Who requested the referen
dum?
A It was requested by a number
of interested milk produceis
groups
Q. Who will conduct the refer
endum?
A The Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture under
the direction of the Secretary.
Q. What am I voting for?
A. You are voting to assess your
self at the late of one-halt of
one pei cent (0 50%) of youi
gioss value of milk, less haul
ing charges, for the puipose
of providing funds to promote
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sales of milk through increas
ed consumption.
Q. Who is eligible to vote?
A All milk producers in the
Commonwealth who piocluce
milk loi sale
What pel cent of the vole is
lequiml to taiij the refer
endum?
Two thuds 01 moic of those
voting and icpiesanting not
leas than 50 pci cent oi the
pioduction of those voting
Who will administer the pro
gram if the referendum car
ries?
It will be adnnnistei ed by an
Advisoiy Boaid of 15 men,
subject to the appioval of the
Secretaiy The advisors will
be appointed by the Secretaiy
of Agriculture fiom nomina
tions submitted by the pro
duceis.
Q. Who collects the money?
A The Department of Agucul
ture collects the money fiom
the pioducer who is lespon
sible for such payment He
may designate a dealei to
account for and submit pay-
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monts The, money shall be
paid into a special fund m the
Depailnvent of AgiiculUue
Who decides how the money
will be spent?
The Advisoiy Boaid.
Ifow much money will he
av ail able?
\bout S 2 000 000 over
twice as much as now laised
voluntanlj
If I vote against the progiam,
will I have to pay anyway?
Yes, of two-thuds of chose
voting cast favoiable ballots
and if they produce not less
than 50% of the milk pioduc
ed by those voting
If I now contribute to ADA
and Dairy Council, will this
deduction go on top of that?
No This will be an all-mclu
sive assessment, out of which
allotments will be made by
the Advisoiy Board to such
gioups as ADA and Dairy
Council as the Boaid appiov
es However, there is nothing
in the law or the referendum
to prevent any local group of
produceis fiom developing a
local promotional progiam m
addition to the State-wide
piogiam
Is this dedi ction going to cost
me more than I now give to
ADA and Dairy Council?
If you now give a total of
about 3c a cwt to these
groups, your assessment un
dei the Pi ogi am will be about
the same
Will every dairy farmer in
Pennsylvania get a ballot?
Yes, if he sells his milk
Q. Do all Pennsylvania produc
ers pay even if their milk is
sold outside the state?
A. Yes
Q. What about producers ii
another state whose milk is
sold in Pennsylvania?
A They do not pay.
' Q. If I now pay into an advertis
ing fund which my dealer
matches, would that be con
tinued?
A That would be up to the local
producers to decide whether
or not they wanted to con
tinue their local program in
addition to the State-wide
program. The Advisory Boai cl
could also decide to cooper
ate with the local piogiam.
Do dealers match this pro
gram?
No This is a program financ
ed and controlled by pioduc
ers
Will there be a public hear
ing prior to calling the refer
endum?
Yes this has been set for
July 15
When would the Program
start if approved?
Febiuaiy 1, 1970.
How long do I pay?
The Program must come up
for renewal every three years,
via referendum.
Q, Can the Program be voted out
before the three years are
up?
A Yes, if a special referendum
is requested in wilting by at
least ten per cent of the pio
duceis and the majonty of
those voting opposed it, 01 if
moie than 33 1 ■.% of the pio
duceis affected by the pro
giam request its termination
m writing, the Secietaiy must
tei inmate the Piogiam.
Echoes aie ok but they
seldom conti ibute much new.
It may take yeai s of effort to
piove your intelligence but only
a second to show your stupidity.
A good leader is one who can
mspne others to do what he
wanted done, anyway.