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VOL. 16 NO. 48
Among speakers in the all day poultry
seminar at the Farm and Home Center
Thursday were: left„tp right, Dr. Floyd
Hicks, Penn State University poultry
science professor: Clifford. Stewart, Hyline
Poultry Farms, Des Majpes, lowa,; ; Luke,
Bomberger, treasurer, Victor F. Weaver,
Inc., New Holland, and Dr. James Holt,
ASCS Nominations Open Till October 27
The Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service (ASCS)
office is receiving nominations
for the annual election of Com
munity Committeemen, ac
cording to Fred G. Seldomridge
chairman of the Lancaster
County ASC Committee.
ASCS communities are
geographical areas of the county,
generally consisting of one or
more townships, designated by
the County ASC Committee for
administration of farm
programs.
In eath of these communities,
farmers elect three farmer
committeemen to assist in
developing county ASCS policy,
explain farm programs, and
provide local judgment and in
formation needed to properly
administer ASCS programs.
Persons eligible to vote in ASC
elections and eligible to nominate
candidates for community
committeemen must be of legal
voting age and have an interest in
Keener Wins Regional
Young Farmer Award
Clarence Keener Jr, Manheim
RDI, has been selected Regional
Outstanding Young Farmer.
Keener, who was previously
named the Lancaster County
Outstanding Young Farmer, was
selected from among entries
from several Southeastern
Pennsylvania counties. He will
compete for the State title at the
Pennsylvania Young Farmers
State Convention m Lebanon in
November
a farm as owner or tenant or be
' below legal voting age, but
conducting all farm operations
for the farming unit, and be
Farm Calendar
Saturday, October 23
2 p.m. Manheim Young Far
mers gun shoot, Manheim
Sportsmen’s Association
grounds, Manheim RD2.
Annual Horticulture Show, Penn
State University, October 23 -
24.
American Breeders Service
“Exotic Weekend II”, Calgary,
Alberta, Canada.
Monday, October 25
Pennsylvania State Grange
meeting, Somerset, October 25
- 28.
Fulton Grange meeting, Fulton
Grange Hall, Oakryn.
Tuesday, October 26
7 p.m. Fulton Junior Grange
skating party, Buck Heights
Skating Rink.
7 p.m. Inter-State Milk
Producers annual district
dinner meeting, Blue Ball Fire
Hall.
8 p.m. Dairy herd
management educational
meeting, Farm and Home
Center.
Poultry and Egg National Board
Fall meeting, Chicago.
Thursday, October 28
10 a.m. State Milk Marketing
Program public hearing,
agriculture building,
Harrisburg.
7:30 p.m. Delaware County
Florists meeting, court house,
Media.
Lancaster County Swine
Producers meeting.
Friday, October 29
7pm,- Fulton Junior Grange
“Unicef”, Quarryyille area
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 23, 1971
Penn State University associate ag
economics professor. The seminar stressed
the business side of the poultry industry,
including use of industrial management
techniques, labor-saving devices and
deterrrjining their cost, labor-management
~ relations,and use of computers to develop
more efficient operation.
eligible to participate in an ASCS
program in the community,
Seldomridge said.
Each community will have a
slate of at least six nominees.
Eligible voters may nominate
candidates by petition. Each
petition is limited to one nominee
and must be signed by at least'
three eligible voters in the
community. Each petition must
also contain a certification that
thfe nominee will serve if elected.
All petitions must be received at
the County ASCS Office by Oc
tober 27.
Seldomridge pointed out that
community committees con
sisting .of three farmers each
provide the real grass roots
thinking and judgment needed to
administer ASCS programs fairly
and with maximum benefits to
each local community.
Therefore, candidates should be
knowledgeable of the various
farming activities in the com
munity and have a profound
interest in the effect of farm
programs on farmers and rural
communities. ■
Seldomridge also stated ’that
the election will be conducted by
mail. Ballots will be mailed to all
known eligible voters not later
than November 19. The ballot will
contain six or more nominees.
Each voter may vote for not more
than three candidates. Eligible
voters not receiving a ballot may
obtain one from the Lancaster
County ASCS office.
Ballots must be properly
completed and returned to the
county ASCS office by Wed
nesday, December 1. Ballots will
counted at 9:30 a.m. on
December 6 at Lancaster County
ASCS Office Room 3, Farm &
Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Rd.,
Lancaster, Pa. Tabulating of
ballots is open to the public.
Local Tobacco
Sharply higher prices for the
local tobacco crop have resulted
in a fast sell-off by far
mers. Little or no J tobacco
remains to be sold, according to
reports this week.
A smaller crop and increased
demand were both cited as prices
went to 40 cents a pound for
wrapper, 30 cents for filler and
about 37 cents on straight strip
Factors reported in the higher
prices included; lowest
Milk Marketing Hearing Is October 28
A public hearing to consider a
state milk marketing program
which would assess producers for
promotion purposes will be held
at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 28, in
the Agriculture Building, 2301 N.
Cameron St., Harrisburg
State Agriculture Secretary
Jim McHale said he called the
hearing at the request of a group
of producers who have expressed
concern over declining per capita
milk consumption.
Should testimony expressed at
the hearing favor a milk
marketing program, Secretary
McHale said he would call for a
referendum in February. All
milk producers in Pennsylvania
will have an opportunity to vote.
At a meeting in Harrisburg
several weeks ago, a group of
producers favored a five cent per
hundredweight assessment,
which would yield approximately
$3.5 million annually for ad
vertising and other promotional
work.
John K. Kooker, dairy farmer
from Blandon and chairman of
the producer committee which
Construction is underway Thursday on the new 65-car
parking lot at the Farm and Home Center. The new lot is
located between the Farm and Home Center building and
Route 30. The work is expected to be completed within a few
days. The Farm and Home Foundation recently authorized
the work because present parking is inadequate at many of
.the larger meetings and banquets in the Center auditorium
D M Stoltzfus Co, Talmage, is doing the work
$2.00 Per Year
Crop Is Sold
carryover in recent years by
tobacco firms, less competition
this year from Wisconsin; much
less pressure from foreign
tobacco because of the 10 per cent
import surcharge; greater
demand for local tobacco to use
in chewing tobacco; smaller local
crop because of reduced acreage,
relatively low yield per acre and
some shed spoilage from poor
curing weather
requested Secretary McHale to
call the October hearing, said he
expects hearing testimony will
favor a referendum.
“Most of the producers I’ve
talked to realize the milk in
dustry is in a critical situation
because people are using less
milk,” Kooker said. “They are
aware that we must take
remedial steps to halt the per
capita consumption drop.”
For too long a time, Kooker
said, farmers have taken an
attitude that milk will sell itself.
“Just because milk has been
called the perfect food doesn’t
mean it isn’t in need of extensive
advertising and promotion,”
Kooker emphasized.
Secretary' Mcffale, on record
as favoring a milk producers’
self-help program, said intensive
promotional efforts are required
to offset competition from other
beverages and foods.
In This Issue
Classified 25, 26, 27
Editorial Page 10
Market Reports 2,3, 4
Women’s News 18, 19