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ATLANTA, <Ja.—ln it’s regu-
lar meeting last week, the Board
‘ of Directors of Umted Egg Pro
ducers voted to support egg pro
ducer members who are resisting
premium price cuts, appointed a
committee to work with the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange in
designing a new futures’ con
tract, and approved the concept
of establishing egg clearing
hou-.es throughout the United
State - .
According to Jerry Faulkner,
Executive Vice Piesident of
UEP, the Board also voted to
pursue its legal action against
Bauer International UEP en
tered legal proceedings against
the New York based firm in 1969
on charges of issuing false and
misleading information regard
ing importation of shell eggs
from Spain
The directors discussed at
length problems being faced by
many Southeast egg producers
who are resisting announced
premium cuts on eggs shipped
into the New York market The
directors reaffirmed the position
of U E.P. to assist producers in
the market-place, and directed
the organization to work with its
regional co-op members on this
matter.
President Don Nicolaysen ap
pointed Maurice Stein, Austin
Moore, Herb Steinbrueck, Clyde
Seldomridge Announces 1971 Farm Program information
New information on the 1971 These tentative set-asides are 230 acres to whatever crops he
farm programs has recently planned by the US. Department chooses, except he can’t plant
been announced, according to of Agriculture for-the purpose the quota crops mentioned earh-
Fred>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 —
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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
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