20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 26, 1972
Among Inter-State Local presidents McMichael, Millersville Local; Robert M.
elected Thursday at the District 7 banquet Mylin, West Lampeter Local, and Luke F.
in Mount Joy are: left to right, David H. Brubaker, Donegal Local.
Dr. Honan
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“foresees a political hassle” on
this.
Honan covered numerous other
topics including the recent
adoption of the Federal five-cent
per-hundred weight advertising
fee in order four This program is
designed to raise $2 million to
$2 25 million for promotion of
milk This money will be ad
ministered by a 19 to 20 member
farmer committee
Honan emphasized that the
success of the program depends
on widespread farmer support,
since farmers do have the option
of getting the money refunded if
they ask for it Broad-based
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support will be necessary if the
program is to succeed, Honan
said.
On the question of how the
federal order relates to the state,
Honan said he expects a state
referendum shortly on a similar
five-cent check-off. If the Penn
sylvania referendum passes,
another dairy farmer group will
be set up to the administer the
state program. Farmers in order
four, however, would continue to
pay the money to the federal
program and would not con
tribute to the state program or
have a vote in it.
Honan said that Inter-State
Cooperative’s concerns about two
weeks ago ” He indicated that
Inter-State will now support the
state referendum.
(Previous indications have
been that the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture,
which "last year indicated a
referendum would be completed
by this month, has been holding
up having a referendum largely
because of opposition by Inter-
State and some other
organizations.)
Honan said he’s “glad to hear
that Governor Shapp has cleared
Lin Huber” this week of charges
which had previously been
brought by the governor against
the former milk marketing board
chairman. Huber was formerly a
top Inter-State official.
Honan added that he’s “glad to
see that the Governor is begin
ning to change his view of what is
out here on the farm.”
He emphasized, howevei, that
the Pennsylvania Milk Board has
two members “completely un
familiar” with milk marketing
and administration. He said he
feels these two members,
which together with Huber make
up the three-member Penn
sylvania Milk Marketing Board,
should, but probably won’t,, listen
to Huber.
Noting that there have been
many rumors recently about
plans to reduce the retail price of
milk to consumers in Penn
sylvania, Honan predicted, “I
think we will see that in some
way.”
Honan went on to describe the
present state Milk marketing
system as a “quasi-judicial”
system, meaning the system is
largely under the control of the
Pennsylvania courts.
Honan said he is “still con-
vinced that the present ad
ministration is determined” to
remove milk marketing from this
quasi-judicial structure and
place it either under the control
of the governor or of the
Department of Agriculture. If
this happens, Honan stated,
“Then we as farmers might as
well not have it (milk
marketing).”
Honan advised farmers to keep
a close watch on plans for a
national milk base system.
Honan expressed concern about
possible consequences of such a
plan to local farmers and urged
them to get familiar with the
proposal.
Referring to what he described
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as reports circulating that he
personally “runs” Inter-State,
Honan emphasized he doesn’t,
but that the Inter-State board of
directors does.
He also said he sees dairying
“moving toward large central
control of milk.” He said he sees
milk pools getting bigger. He
noted that the industry continues
to consider evaluating milk on
new elements such as protein and
whey.
Also speaking was Miss Sue
Kauffman, Lancaster County
Dairy Princess, who urged that
the next time it snows, get out the
ice cream mixer and have lots of
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