—Lancnstor Farming. Saturday. May 30. 1970 10 Albert Warns Farmers Of Need to Majonly Le.idei C'.n I Albeit warned fat met s iccenlly that a •‘confrontation is needed a-, a springboard for combating f.. 0 spreading mslhology about ag ncultuie " “Farmeis ha\c become a too siient minority, and paitly as a result they aie saddled with second-class economic status,” the veteran House leader wrote in an article in the May issue of "Agriculture USA.” a news letter published by the National Educational Institute for Agri culture He noted that between 1949 and 1968 farm income fell by $3 billion, and added “In an era of loudly-\oiced demands, no other large economic gioup or profession would have ac cepted such a staggeung loss of income without making it a well known fact to most other Arnei leans He 'aid the public is unawai e that a faint crisis 'might be simmeiing to a boil In a penod of using food puces many Amei leans conclude that laun eis aie lakmg in huge piofits . . . getting them to unclei- USDA Pushes Voccine Contaminants System Pioceduies that will lead to bettei detection of contaminants In vaccines aie being pioposed b> the U S Depaitment of Agn cultuie Chief among the pioposed •hanges aie lestuctions on anti biotics used as preseivatives and more sensitive tests to detect bac teria, fungi, and yeasts that con taminate vaccines Mmm chang es included contain specifications lor equipment that may be used to produce veterinary biologies. The changes affect Paits 109,113, 114, and 121 ol the Code of Fed eral Regulations and were sched uled for publication as a piopos *l in the Federal Registei on May 16 Interested pai ties have 60 days to send comments, suggestions. Oi objections to the proposal Re fer to Docket 70-44 and addiess such icmarks to Dr John M Hejl, Directoi, Veteunaiy Biolo gies Division, Agricultural Re search Service, 215 Fedeial Cen tex Building, Hyattsville, Mary land 20782 Most significant among the changes aie those affecting anti biotics Recent tests by the Vet erinary Biologies Division clear ly showed that antibiotics inter fere with pioper testing of vac cines for fieedom from microbes These tests coveied 27 strains of known contaminants affected by Bine antibiotics commonly used in commercial vaccines Typical of the i esultmg restric tions is a limit of 30 miciogiams of stieptomycm peimitted per milliliter of vaccine Other anti biotics permitted, but only in lim ited amounts, aie amphotencin B, mystatin, tetracyclines, peni cillin, polymyxin B, neomycin, and certain combinations of these antibiotics Applemen Vofe Yes With a vote of 235 to 58, Penn sylvania apple giowers have ap proved the extension of an ap ple maiketing piogiam, the State Depaitment of Aguculture reported this week The program provides foi an assessment of three cents per hundred weight on apples sold for the fresh market, and one cent on apples sold for process ing Commeicidl gioweis with 500 or moie trees each die subject to the assessment which is used to piomote sale and use of ap- Ples. ...AJBIII Speak Up stand otheiwise is peihnps the n.aioi facet of the faim prob lem And here the sident farm mmonty might well borrow a chapter fiom the tactics of con fiontation so effectively used o\ei the past decade Dy other gioups and mtci ests a con frontation. in this case, of facts to counter the glowing fiction about American agriculture ” “Destructive and disruptive tactics will not succeed,” Al bert continued “Neither will threats of chaos linked with extreme demands. But an aggressive, persistent and systematic confrontation could work if enough farmers and farm spokesmen, armed with the facts, would under take the task ” Albeit said he was encour aged that a new organization, the National Educational Insti tute foi Agricultuie. has been foimed to combat faim image pioblems He uiged leadeis of the oigamzation to assist faun eis ‘in earning icdiess for an okl and legitimate gueuince to let the facts be heaid ” Ray pointed out in a icccnt The Institute announced in Icttei to Secictaij of \giicul- Alaich, is a non piofit and non tine Haidin that the efiiciencv of paitisan oigamzation designed the piesent system is such that to nnpiote m ban undei stand- many feed manufactiu e t s ha\e mg ot agiicultuial issues sioiage facilities foi onlj a few CUSTOM NO-TIL CORN AND SOYBEAN PLANTING Arcadian Liquid. Now’s the time to give corn a g Plant and feed more acres per day with liquid starter. Seed lings develop faster, roots grow bigger, maturity comes earlier when you plant and feed an Arcadian SLF premium liquid starter. It provides the nourish ment germinating seeds need for a vigorous start in the critical early stage of growth. High anal ysis phosphate from Poly-N®, Golden Uran® liquid nitrogen, potash, secondary elements, mi cronutrients, even pesticides. JOHN Z. MARTIN Phone 354-5848 or Phone 354-0432 Feed Manufacturers Urged to Cooperate With National Feed nmnufacdim s aie in sod by then national tunic associa tion, tnc \moiican Feed Mann factuicus \ssocialion, to coopci alc with a Civil Defense Smvey of all feed mills which is sched uled to be mailed in eaily June The Smvey is being conducted by economists and Civil Defense specialists in the U S Depart ment of Agriciiltuie. The pri mary objective is to obtain in formation which would be vital to the continued operation of feed mills if controls and alloca tions should become necessary. “In case of controls and alloca tions there currently would be no basis for sound estimates of the industry’s requirements for labor, utilities, transportation, ingiedients. etc”, stated Oakley Ray, AFMA Vice President “We aie hopeful that such contiols and allocations will never be ne cessan " Ray continued “How evei. the domestic and foieign situation is such that futuie allo cations of scaice lesouices is a definite possibihh due to wai, inflation 01 some othei national emeigcncy lood start. cati be prescription-mixed to'suit your soils and crops. And SLF liquid saves time and labor. The Gumz Farms in Indiana, plants 1300 acres of corn 50% faster since switching from dry to an SLF liquid starter. If you want to get your com off to a running start, then count on us and SLF premium grade liquid starter. MCADIAWPjgJ See me now. Civil Defense days’ operation In many cases feed mills would be unable to open ale even as long as a week if the supply of ingredients and transportation wcic disiupted. lie also stated that most of the nation’s commeicial livestock and poultry fanners maintain only a few days’ supply of feed, and that livestock and poultiy would be hungry in less than a week if producers were cut off fiom feed supplies. About 15,000 mills will be con tacted. The Survey covers such subjects as production and stor age capacity, quantities of feed pioduced, ingredient require ments, ingredient inventories, transportation icquirements, etc. The information provided by each mill will be ccynbined with For good production next lactation, FEED PURINA DAIRY CONDITIONER f I As a dairyman, you know that good milk production ' f doesn’t just happen. It’s something you plan for by p establishing a herd with the genetic potential for good production, then managing and feeding your cows so they’ll produce up to their bred-in ability. Many successful local dairymen also plan for good pro duction with a proven program of dry cow feeding. They need Purina Dairy Conditioner, a research proven ration to help give dry cows body condition they need for good production after they fieshen. Purina Dairy Conditionei is an exti a-palatable 1216 percent protein ration It’s fortified with vitamins A and D plus extra phosphorus to help guaid against milk fever. Purina Dairy Conditioner is low-cost, too. because the amounts you feed depend on your cows’ condition and on the quality of the roughages you feed For example, a cow di’ied off in good condition being fed high-quality roughages would lequire less Dairy Conditioner than a cow in only fair condition being fed fan quality roughages. Drop in soon and get your free copy of the Purina Dry Cow Piogram folder We’ll be glad to show you how Purina Dairy Conditionei can help you prepare your dry cows for good pio duction next lactation. John J. Hess, 11, Inc. James High & Sons Ph: 442 4632 Ph 354-0301 Paradise Gordonville West Willow Formers Assn., Inc. .Ph: 464-3431 West Willow Ira. B. Landis Ph: 394-7912 1912 Creek Hill Rd., Lane. WWfIIHW! Survey that fiom other mills in the same stale. The USDA will release no information which would dis close data concerning an indi vidual mill 01 an individual com pany. Ray indicated that this wilt be by far the most complete survey of feed manufacturers which has ever been conducted. Although the Survey is primarily for Civil Defense purposes, some of the summary information will be of gieat interest to feed manufac turers and suppliers. It will indi cate the capacity and the output of the feed industry, and the size of the market for Industry suppliers All of this information will be available on a state and regional basis. Wenger's Feed Mill Inc. Ph- 367-1195 Rheems John B. Kurtz Ph: 354-9251 R. D. 3, Ephrata
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