UEP Backs Over ATLANTA, Seldomrfdge,;Chairman of of the special farm-' er ‘ ? ecan P lant corn, soybeans, the Lancaster Countv Avricul- 01 , , ®P ecia . x January grain sorghum, vegetables or ine r,ancaster coumy Agncui- ers > planting mtentions report cuecialtv crons whatever tural Stabilization and Conser- neeision on the actual nercent- speciairy cr °P s wnatevei vation fASCI Committee Decision on rne actual percent- crops or com bination of crops vation (ASCI Committee. ages Wlll be made before March he figures wiu bring him the best returns for his invest “ Set-aside is an important ment .” Seldomridge said, new concept,” the ASC Com- The example cited would be mittee Chairman said “Under just as true for wheat partici the set-aside programs for feed pan t s as for feed grain “The grain and wheat, a participa- important thing for farmers to ting farmer will set aside a remember in planning for 1971 certain percentage of his base or allotment and put this acre age in a conserving use He will also maintain his farm’s con serving base in conserving use ” “First of 'all, the signup peri od for the feed-grain and wheat programs will be March 1 through April 9. Between now and March 1, we expect to an nounce all details of the pro grams which will be operated under the new farm law, ‘The Agricultural Act of 1970,’ ” Seldomridge said. Final determinations on set aside acreages have not been made, but a tentative 20 per cent set-aside for feed grain- and a set-aside of between 60 and 75 per cent of the domestic wheat allotment have been an nounced. The set-asides for these two crops will not exceed 20 per cent on feed grains and 75 per cent on wheat USDA Clarifies Policy On Faf in Sausages , The U. S. Department of Ag riculture has announced that ‘ there has been no change in its policy or procedures regarding the enforcement of a 30 percent limit on the fat content of cook ed sausages, such as frankfur ters and bologna. He re-emphasized that par- Officials of USDA’s Consum- ticxpants in either feed grain or er and Marketing Service said wheat have no acreage liraita a number of inquiries in the tion on production other than past few days indicate that the required set-aside acreage there may be widespread mis- and maintenance of their farm’s understanding as to whether or conserving base, not the limit is still being en forced. They said the misun- “For ’example, suppose a derstanding may have resulted f armer lia s 300 cropland acies, from recent news reports of the including a 100-acre feed gram cancellation of plans to start a 1)386 an d a 50-acre conserving new market sampling program 1)386 ow suppose we do have for cooked sausage products. a2O P er cent set-aside for feed grains remember, however, During 1970, 19,789 samples that 20 per cent is still a ten were sent to Federal labora jtative figiixe The farmer sets tories for analysis. Officials em | aside 20 per cent 20 acres of phasized that this testing ir | ras feed grain base, maintains Federal laboratories will bi I lis 50-acre conserving base, and continued. pLs free to plant the remaining Premium Cut Springer and Jerry Faulkner to a committee to work with a com mittee from the Chicago Mer cantile Exchange. It is proposed that a new futures’ contract with higher specifications, larger quantities and certain other fea tures be drafted. A system of clearing houses for longs and shorts in the egg industry was outlined to the board and received its endorse ment The houses would be es tablished in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, and on the West Coast to assist members in the orderly marketing of eggs The houses would be operated by UEP through the regional offices of UEP members The Board appioved a recom mendation by its Long Range Planning Committee, headed by Dean Olson, that UEP puisne a program leading to a national check-off to finance advertistig, promotion, consumer education, and market research for the egg industry Such a program has been under study by the commit tee, and with the approval of the Board will now begin more spe cific work toward this objective In other business, the Board approved the proposed 1971 budget as presented by the Finance Committee and set its annual meeting date for April 27 in Seattle, Washington Chairman Seldomridge noted that corn and grain sorghum bases are considered the feed gram base for 1971 Barley bases will not be considered in the 1971 program. “On,his .remaining cropland he wifi be free to plant what ever he chooses, except that he cannot grow crops which are under marketing quotas rice; tobacco, extra long staple cot ton, and sugarcane, unless he has faim allotments for these. “A farmer in the feed gram or wheat programs will receive set-aside payments whether or not he produces the program crops ” Fight State Sets Restrictions On Poultry Plant Strict sewage treatment re quirements will be placed on constiuction of a poultry pro cessing plant along Muddy Creek in Brecknock Township. The G&M Poultry Corp. of Leola has been granted, a state permit to proceed with plans for a plant north of Frysville if the daily discharge of pollutants is limited to 50 pounds a day dur ing May 1 - Oct 31 and to 100 pounds a day from Nov 1 to April 30, of each year The requirements actually ex ceed present Department of Health standards. Plans for the poultry plant had been opposed by a group of farmers along Muddy Creek, downstream from the site, who feared pollution would affect then properties Poultry Directors Meeting Cancelled It was announced this week that the Boaid of Directois Meeting of the Lancaster Coun ty Poultry Association which was scheduled for Febiuary 4, 1971 has been cancelled Any uigent business can be discussed at the Educational Meeting Febiuaiy 11th with President Vernon Leinmger Participating in a unique new public affairs education of $125 a bushel, corn at $l.OB program being conducted jointly by the Cooperative Ex- “ VSSnS tension Service and the Department of Agricultural Econo- wei g ht mics and Rural Sociology of The Pennsylvania State XJm- Participation in the set-aside versity are, from left: Dr. Robert E. Howell, Extension programs is not required to ob rural sociologist and group leader; and Ivan R. Yost, of tain price-support loans on the RDI, Christiana The group, meeting at Greensburg, is cur- following crops soybeans, at rently involved in 20 days of intensive training in economics, $2 25 a bushel, No 1 Grade; sociology, communications, public speaking, meeting man- barley, at 81 cents a bushel; agement, and government. The sessions are designed to pro- °f t ®’ at c f nts . a , b T ushel ; ry f» vide the participants with a broader understanding of prob- * -ut lems facing rural Pennsylvanians. Those taking part have t t Wlll somewhat received W. K. Kellogg Fellowships which are defraying these averages costs of instruction, study materials, room and board while Additional details on the new at the institutes, and field trips. Programs, similar to the farm programs will be announo one currently being conducted, will be continued over the ed on a program-by-program, next two years, with Kellogg Fellowships being offered to basis, the ASC Committee other youngs adults in this area. Chairman said. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 30,1971 — |.an.ca.ste^B^y^rrnl»iq Eastern Endorses Positive letter for Milk Ad Funds The Board of Dnectors of Eastern Milk Producers Co-op eiative Association in Syracuse, New Yoik recently announced that it has endorsed the Postive Better approach as a method of collecting funds for milk adver tising from dany farmers in New York and Pennsylvania for an other year The Positive Letter anp'oach is a voluntaiy system whereby rnlk producers aie sent a letter stating that they wish to volun tarily contnbute to milk adver tising If the recipient does not wish to contnbute he meiely re turns the letter to the senaei Eastern’s Boaid of Directors made its decision after careful study of milk promotion activi ties in various states in the northeast It was noted that out of a total of over 10,000 ballots cast by Pennsylvania dany farmers in is that the feed grain and wheat Preliminary program pay programs provide them flexi- ments will be made to produc bihty in their farm manage- ers as soon as practicable after ment, allowing more "efficient’"July i. It is'expected the preli operations than the more re- minary payment will represent stnctive programs of past a major portion of the total years.” payment a.-producer will earn. Final set-aside percentages ] n any .,f™ nt ’ £f°*£ er re " will not be announced until ad- f und Wlll be requl f ed lf F» ditional information is received bnunary P ayment for any of by the U.S. Department of As- these proves to be higher rieultura, such as the special J han the full P ayment due the January farmers’ planting in- armer - tentions report, and further data on 1970 crop production. SECOND SECTION tnat state’s most recent milk pi emotion referendum, 54 5 per cent opposed a mandatory as sessment of one-half of one per cent of each producer’s gross milk check minus hauling charges Farmer testimony was over whelmingly in opposition to a bill in the Vermont legislature which would have taxed milk produce! s m that state a total of fue cents per hundred pounds of milk A concluding and decisive fac tor which caused Eastern’s Boaid of Directors to take its present action was the opinions obtained from its membership on the question of voluntary ver sus mandatoij deductions for the purpose of milk advertising. Approximately 60 per cent of Eastern’s membership is n6w contributing voluntauly Participants m the 1971 feed grain set-aside program will be guaranteed a national average of $1.35 a bushel on production from half their corn base, and $1 24 a bushel ($2 21 a hundred weight) on half their sorghum base The feed grain set-aside payment will be equal to the difference between the national average price received by farm ers, during the first five months of the marketing year and the guarantee No national wheat acreage al lotment for 1971 will be set such as there was in 1970. There will be a domestic use allot ment totaling 19 7 million acres. Participating wheat growers will receive 100 per cent of parity on the production of their full domestic allotment. Loan rates have been an nounced for several 1971 crops. For program participants, price support loans will be available on wheat at a national average 17