A day »pent recently In Waah- few farmers, or those working in
ington D.C. attending the annual agriculture, take the time to
convention of the American Na- mnko thcsc Influential contact*.
itnnnt \ „„ As presented at this convention,
tlonal Cattlemens Association re- it appears thal llvcstock produc .
mind* us of the value of this crs f ucc increased costs of pro
type of organization, and the duction but also should enjoy in
great effort being made to inform creased consumer demand for
politicians that agriculture and thdf Products. Also, consumers
livestock production is still im- should be Prepared to pay high
portanl to our country. After er food costs in order for the
hearing several Congressmen commercial farmer to survive,
and Representatives address the j n comparison to the costs of oth
convention. we should recognize , . . . ,
tnc importance of keeping our cr household items, food prices
law-makers infoimed of our op- have not risen as much and food
inions and needs. I fear that very is considered a good buy.
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Weather Modification
Control Endorsed
Pennsylvania authorities today
endorsed proposed federal legis
lation that would regulate or
control weather modification ac
tivities on a national scale
The action was taken by the
state’s Weather Modification
Board following a meeting with
officials of the Tr:-State Natural
Weather Association and citizens
of Somn Central Pennsylvania
counties, according to Charles F.
Hess, secretary of the boaid.
The South Central counties
principally Franklin and Fulton
along with adjacent areas—have
been a centei of prolonged con
troversy and dispute over report
ed cloud seeding activities to
dispel stoims and pi event ram
The situation there led to enact
ment of a State Weather Modi
fication Law in 1968, one of the
first such state laws enacted in
the nation Since then, similai
law's have been enacted in the
neighboring states of West Vu
gmia, Maiyland and Delawaie.
The use of an craft close to
state lines foi cloud seeding has
made law enfoi cement efforts
difficult and fiustiating the
Weather Modification Board
pointed out In letters to Penn
sylvania’s Senators, Hugh Scott
and Richaid S Schweiker. the
boaxd urged enactment of pio
posed federal legislation to cope
with the pioblem.
The Weather Modification
Board functions undei the State
Soil and Watei Conseivation
Commission, an agency of the
Pennsylvania Depaitment of Ag
riculture Actual enfoi cement of
the law, as it pertains to cloud
seeding activities, is a lesponsi
tility of the Pennsylvania State
Police and the Pennsylvania
Aeionautics Commission
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LITITZ, PENNA
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 7.1970—21
Hot House Lambs
Finding Market
Many of the nicest hot-house
lambs are Shropshire sired ac
cording to Robert Ross of Hop
Bottom, Pennsylvania. Ross op
ciatcs a marketing system for
sheep growers and specializes in
marketing the milk-fat lambs in
New Yoik.
Further evidence of the Shrop
shire’s desirability as a producer
of quality hot-house lamb car
casses can be found in the re
sults of the 1969 Connecticut
Sheep Breeders’ Annual Hot-
House Lamb Contest Joseph L
Lovien’s purebied Shropshne
lamb took double honors both as
Champion on Hoof and Champ
ion on the Rail Lavieu’s lamo
v/eighed 47 pounds at 48 da.vs
While demand foi hot-house
lambs is heaviest fiom Septem
ber Ist thiough the Greek Eastei
w«hich this year falls one month
latei than the Christian Eastei
Ross says the hot-house maiket
i= becoming a >eai around busi-
ness Not only is the hot-house
lamb used by Gieek, Synan. Ital
ian and Hebiew buyeis for cere
monial and holiday faie but it
is becoming a populai gou'met
the FUTURE is HERE with
REX
SELF-UNLOADING
forage box
FUTURE
THE BOX DESIGNED WITH THE A FARMER IN MIND
SIMPLE . . .
Woim Driven
Main Apron
Worm Driven
Beaters
STRONG ...
Built with Good
NO AUGER - NO
For
Smooth, Easy, Trouble Free
Handling Of Heavy Loads
Now is the time to buy LAMCO 14’ 2 beater FOR
AGE BOX mounted on heavy duty wagon w/tele
scoping tongue and 10:00 x 15 8 ply new tires.
Deduct $lOO.OO During December
75.00 During January
50.00 During February
25.00 During March
Also pre-season Bale Throw Racks and Feeder Racks.
KINZER EQUIP. CO.
Your Equipment Center in Lancaster County
Box 23, Kinzer, Pa
Broiler Placements Up 28%
Placcments of broiler chicks in
the Commonwealth during the
week ending January 31 weie 1,-
102,000. The placements were
28% above the same week a year
earlier and 14% above the prev
ious week Average placements
during the past 10 weeks were
17% above a year earlier. Sett
ings for broiler chicks were 1.-
839,000 —5% above the prev
ious week and 9% above the
comparable period a year earlier.
The current 3-week total of eggs
set is 6% above the same period
a year ago Inshxpments of broil
er-type chicks during the past
10 weeks averaged 10 000, com
pared with 23,000 a rear ago
Outshipments averaged 308,000
during the past 10 weeks, 18%
above a yeai eaihei
People planning eaily letue
ment shouldn’t live in apai t
ments with papei thin w'alls
item In posh lestauiants a curv
ing of hot house lamb costs about
Sl2 00 a plate
The hot-house lamb should be
marketed at 40 lbs liveweight
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Phone 442-4186