Vol. 17 No. 52
Lyng Tells Ag-Industry Group * . .
USDA to Stay, Subsidies to Go
Richard E. Lyng, assistant secretary of agriculture for the
U.S., said that the USDA was in no imminent danger of being
dissolved, but that huge subsidy payments to large scale
farmers were most likely on the way out. He spoke here on
Thursday night to a capacity crowd at the Chamber of
Commerce annual agriculture-industry banquet in the Farm
and Home Center.
Eggmen Meet Here
Eggmen from around the state
as well as some from New York
and New Jersey gathered at the
Farm and Home Center on
Tuesday to discuss the economics
of egg pricing.
The day was spent in discussing
the reasons for pricing problems,
current research aimed at
solving the problems, committee
pricing, market orders,
marketing information, and the
work of Egg Clearinghouse.
Resource people attending
were: Samuel Berenson,
manager and vice-president of
Bollinger Reelected
Elam Bollinger, Manlieim Rl,
was reelected president of the
Lancaster County Holstein
Association after that group’s
annual meeting on Tuesday night
at the Good ‘N Plenty
Restaurant.
Other officers elected during a
director’s reorganization
meeting were: vice-president,
Paul Welk, Quarryville, R 2;
secretary, Vernon Umble,
Christiana Rl, nd treasurer,
Curtis Akers, Quarryville, Rl.
During the (inner meeting,
members reeelected two
directors and picked one new
Chick Sales Egg Farm in
Hanover; Hermit Birth,
professor of agricultural
economics extension at Penn
State; Dr. William Henson, an
agricultural economist with the
USDA, located at Penn State;
Jay Irwin, associate county agent
for Lancaster County; Maurice
Pickier, producer-distributor
from New London, North
Carolina and a director of Egg
Clearinghouse, Inc.; Kink
Souders, Manager of Producers
Pride, Coatesville, and a director
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member to serve on the board of
directors. Reelected were John
Harnish, 1036 Beaver Valley
Pike, Lancaster, and Clyde
Martin, East Earl Rl. Newly
elected was Shelley Shellen
berger, Mt. Joy, Rl.
Over 200 members attended the
meeting. Also attending were
Donna Book, Lancaster County’s
dairy princess, William Nichol
from the Pennsylvania State
Holstein Assoc ation, Carl Brown
from the national association,
and Elvm Hess, president of the
state association.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 18,1972
“Legislative reapportionment
since 1965 has given fanners less
of a voice in Congress. The one
man-one vote rule ha= put more
political power m the cities. This
complicates the farmers’
problems, because city-dwellers
don’t understand anything about
farming.”
This was part of the message
delivered on Thursday evening
by Assistant Secretary Richard
E. Lyng, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Lyng spoke at the
annual agriculture-industry
banquet sponsored by the
agriculture committee of the
Lancaster Chamber of Com
merce. He talked to a capacity
crowd in the large banquet room
at the Farm and Home Center.
Farmers will continue to have
an ally in Washington, however,
Assistant U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Richard E. Lyng, left, spoke here on
Thursday night at the annual CofC
agriculture-industry banquet. Lyng is
Farm Calendar
Saturday, November 18
3-8:30 p.m. Town and Country
Garden Club Flower Show,
Farm and Home Center.
Farm-City Week, November 18-
23.
Sunday, November 19
1-7 p.m. Town and Country
Garden Club Flower Show,
Farm and Home Center.
Silver Spurs 4-H Horse and Pony
Club Bowling party, Lan
caster Lanes.
Monday, November 20
7.30 p m Manheim Young
Farmers meeting, vo-ag
department, Manheim
Central High School
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Lyng said in response to a
question from the audience.
There had been some speculation
earlier this year that the USDA
would be disbanded and its work
spread out over a number of
other government agencies The
speculation was sparked by a
presidential report which
recommended such a rule
“At one time this was a
possibility,” Lyng admitted, “but
the President has changed his
mind.”
Lyng also hinted that huge
subsidy payments now going to
large scale farmers will
gradually be eliminated. He
pointed out that this move
wouldn’t effect area farmers too
much, however, because the bulk
of today’s subsidy payments are
going to cotton growers.
Garden Spot Agway
Holds Annual Meet
Some 325 Agway members
from the Garden Spot zone at
tended that organization’s annual
meeting on Monday night at the
Farm and Home Center.
Reports on operations were
given by Mark Hess, store
manager for the five Agway
stores in the Garden Spot zone.
Area manager Arthur Cochran
came to the meeting from
Harrisburg to report on state
wide operations.
Comments were also heard
from county extension personnel
The secretary, however,
defended the government’s need
to pay a farmer not to produce
excessive amounts of some farm
products.
“With high food prices, why
pay farmers not to produce 9 ” he
asked Answering his own
question, Lyng explained that the
alternatives would be for farmers
to either produce too much or too
little Since underproduction
would only lead to hunger, he said
the government encourages
farmers to produce “just a little
too much
“We must provide a way for the
farmers to hold back production
and still make a living,” he said.
Lyng went on to say that if
agriculture is to remain a healthy
part of the nation there must be
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shown here with Amos Funk, center,
representing agriculture, and George Delp,
representing Lancaster County
agriculture.
Max Smith, Jay Irwin and Joan
Lucas.
There were four com
mitteemen elected to three-year
terms during the meeting
Reelected were Roy H. Book,
Ronks Rl, and John W Sangrey,
Conestoga R 2 Newly elected
were John R Groff, 37 Quarry
Road, Leola, and Donald L
Hershey, Manheim R 2.
The group was entertained by
the Garden Spotters quartet, and
there were 25 door prizes
awarded.
$2.00 Per Year