banquet meeting Thursday at
j Hostetler’s Restaurant, Mount
j Joy-
agent, speaker; Lewis Bixier, Cooperative
president and program chairman, and Sim
Horton. Cooperative manager.
Farm and Home Foundation Holds Banquet
The Farm and Home Foun
dation held its eighth annual
banquet meeting at the Farm and
Home Center Thursday night.
Activities included election of
seven directors to three year
terms.
Three new directors are: Dr.
Robert F. Eshleman, Mount Joy
RD2; Mrs. Robert Gregory, Lititz
RDI, and Robert H. Kauffman,
Elizabethtown RDI.
Directors reelected are; Mrs.
J. Robert Hess, Strasburg RDI;
Noah W. Kreider Sr, Manheim
RD3; George M. Lewis, 606 Stony
Battery Road, Lancaster, and
Melvin R. Stoltzfus, Ronks RDI.
Lewis currently is treasurer and
Soltzfus president of the Foun
dation, which manages the Farm
and Home Center.
The new directors were
selected by members from
among a list presented by the
nominating committee, chaired
by C. P. (Curly) Brantley.
Chairman of the annual
meeting committee was John W.
Sangrey and members included
Richard P. Maule, Allen K.
Risser, and Dr. Emmett I.
Robertson.
The term of Mrs. Landis Myer,
who has been secretary of the
Foundation, expired, and she did
not seek renomination. Her
valuable services were
acknowledged.
Melvin R. Stoltzfus, Foun-
Mount
The Mount Joy Farmers
Cooperative Association held its
Directors reelected were: Jay
Newcomer, Mount Joy; Robert
Nolt, Lancaster, and James
Eshelman, Mount Joy RD2.
A resolution was adopted
authorizing pay-out of $14,919 to
members. This money is to
redeem Revolving Fund Cer
tificates issued to members for
cooperative profits from 1964.
David Putney, cooperative
attorney, urged farmers to stay
alert to efforts in the U.S.
Congress to “put a full tax on
cooperatives.” The proposal is
for a total tax on cooperative
earnings before distribution. And
such action as proposed “will
substantially reduce any
distribution from cooperatives to
members,” Putney said.
Kenneth Smith Jr, sophomore
at Palmyra High School,
dation chairman, gave a run
down of Foundation activities
and said that reduction of the
mortgage on the Farm and Home
Center will continue to be the
most important goal in 1972.
George Lewis, treasurer,
reported that outstanding debt is
$90,000, down from $103,000 a
year ago. In addition, the
Foundation installed an ad
ditional parking lot to ac
commodate users of the Center.
Howard H. Campbell, business
manager of the Farm and Home
Center, reported increasingly
good response from business and
social organizations throughout
the county in using the Center. In
particular, he noted increasing
use of the building by groups. The
Center is now in use on most
Saturdays, and some Sundays,
mostly by church groups. The
facility is not as busy in the early
part of the week as in the latter
part, he said.
Max Smith, Lancaster County
ag agent, reported that the
scholarship program, which
included eight scholarships of
$4OO each last year, has been
greatly appreciated by the
recipients. He noted there were
21 applications, a record number,
for the scholarships last year.
Speaker was Dr. William H.
Duncan, president of Millersville
State College, on “How High is
Higher Education.”
Joy Cooperative Holds Banquet
presented musical en
tertainment. James Eshelman
gave the secretary’s report and
Donald Ney presented the
treasurer’s report. Lewis Bixler,
cooperative president, was
master of ceremonies.
In his manager’s report, Sim
Horton said the cooperative
marketed $3.5 million of milk in
1971. The year saw many
producers change from cans to
bulk and he predicted this trend
will continue, along with in
creased size of herds and greater
use of automated milking
equipment.
Among key issues facing the
industry are milk marketing and
base plans, he said.
He said good milk prices will
continue “if sales levels can be
maintained or increased.” The
industry “must increase fluid
milk sales in order to get in
creased prices.”
Horton reported that an order
Among farmers recognized as being among the top 10
farmers in volume of milk to the Mount Joy Farmers
Cooperative in 1971 are: left to right, front row, Aaron
Grubb, Annville RDI; Marvin Alger, Palmyra RDI; Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan Hanson, Palmyra RD2; Roy Alger, partner
of Marvin; Henry E. Kreider. Manheim Rpl., Back ..row, ,
Among those participating in the annual Foundation treasurer; Dr. William H.
banquet program of the Farm and Home Duncan, president of Millersville State
Foundation at the Farm and Home Center College, speaker, and Melvin R. Stoltzfus,
Thursday night are: left to right, George Lancaster County farmer, Foundation
Lewis, of Commonwealth National Bank, chairman and banquet toastmaster.
Dr. Duncan reviewed recent some of the reasons for them and He acknowledged that the
trends toward disruption on his belief that they, are, for the turmoil caused Americans to
campuses across the country, most part, coming to an end. (Continued on Page 24)
two (Philadelphia) five-cent
federal promotion referendum
closed January 22, while a
Pennsylvania promotion
referendum has been “held up.”
Horton stated that “dairy
farmers cannot be complacent
about new programs.”
He urged dairymen to
cooperate with inspectors and
fieldmen and predicted that 1972
will be a good year for the
cooperative.
Representatives of the 10 herds
in the cooperative with the
highest total production were
recognized, along with numerous
guests.
Max Smith, Lancaster County
ag agent, was speaker. Smith
noted that the cow is “the most
efficient utilizer of feed” by
giving off in the form of milk
about 90 per cent of the nutrients
consumed.
He urged producers to strive
for greater output per unit.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 29,1972
Greater production and more
efficient production are “both
needed in the future.”
He noted that crown vetch may
become an important new forage
crop. But further research will be
needed.
He said alfalfa is still the cop
forage crop in this area, but
needs more attention to proper
fertilization, disease and insect
control, and proper fall
management.
He urged more attention to
following rules for withholding
milk from cows which have been
given antibiotics, proper used of
proper waste disposal
techniques, and more attention to
management practices such as
linear programming and soil
testing.
He warned corn producers not
to buy seed with Texas male
sterile or T cytoplasm in 1972. N
type seed has been recom
mended.
Paul and Eivin Kreider, brothers and partners with their
father Allen of Alelpa Farms, Palmyra RD2; Lloyd C.
Myers, Mount Joy RD2, partner with son L Raymond;
David E. Miller, Mounty Joy RD2; John N. Reiff,
Manheim RD3, and James Landis, Lancaster RD6.
He also warned against using
some of the new varieties and
urged farmers to “stick with
varieties which have done well.”
He said some new varieties may
be more susceptible to Northern
blight.
He urged discing and plowing
down of stalks and debris left
over from 1971 in order to avoid
disease problems in 1972
He said calf raising is very
important and needs more at
tention
Recent developments with
organic acids now make it
possible for farmers to store high
moisture grains in open storage
areas. The new chemicals stop
heating, germination and loss of
moisture.
Dairy Day will be held at the
Farm and Home Center Tuesday,
March 7 and will include
discussion of the pros and cons of
the milk marketing issue, he
noted.
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