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Ned L Clark, left, of Shamokin turns the presidency
of PennAg Industries Association over to Phillip M.
Spalding, York on January 1, 1975.
Spaulding
Heads PennAg
Phillip M. Spalding, York our imbalanced
begins 1975 as president of economy.
PennAg Industries “1974 was a year when -
Association, a state-wide food supply no longer was
association of ignored or taken for granted
agribussinessmen who buy by consumers. The problems
from and sell to ag of malnutrition and star
producers, succeeding Ned vation world wide were
L. Clark of Shamokin. In forcibly brought to
reviewing the events of 1974 everyone’s attention by the
Clark said. Food Conference in Rome.
“1974 was a mixed bag for Solutions to these problems
agriculture, as it was for the will affect our domestic
rest of the economy. Grain markets as well.”
farmers realized a good year In response, P. M.
if local weather gave them a Spalding who is president of
crop, but farmers dependent York Flour Mills, York, said,
on livestock faced high “We look forward to 1975
imput costs and low market as a year of challenge and
prices for their products. We opportunity rather than
hope that 1975 will see a problems. There is no
better balance. question that we must im-
“Although the quality of prove our transportation
Pennsylvania’s 1974 corn system, correct our credit
crop was not up to par due to and commodity markets,
the influence of weather, the strengthen and expand our
quantity harvested shows we food potential in Penn
have the ability to produce m sylvania, but this can only be
Pennsylvania and continued done with prudence, not
increased grain production pessimism. This will be
seems to be the answer most Penn Ag’s New Year’s
experts predict will correct resolution.”
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Nearly one month after
high winds and snows
pummeled western Penn
sylvania, the extent of storm
damage to farms remains
uncertain, according to the
Pennsylvania Agriculture
Department.
Pennsylvania Agriculture
Secretary Jim McHalc said
it was essential to pinpoint
farm damage that occurred
in a nine-coutnty area
following the Dec. 1
snowstorm so that farmers
could receive aid in the form
of federal emergency loans.
McHaie explained that the
United States Department of
Agriculture’s Agricultural
Stabilization and Con
servation Service (ASCS)
routinely surveys this kind of
damage. “But since ASCS’
local Disaster Review
Boards had no early reports
of extensive farm damage,
we decided to supplement
ASCS’ efforts with our own
surveys,” said McHale.
In a report received in the
middle of December, ASCS
estimated that 1,500 to 2,000
farms had been affected by
the storm with an average
loss of $2OO to $7OO per farm
for a total of $1 million in
eight counties.
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However, ASCS conceded an average per farm
that this estmate could damage well above $3,000.”
double or triple when the He cited one poultry farm
“off” production of dairy in Fayette County that
cattle and poultry flocks is reported a $12,000 loss. With
calculated. no electricity to run pumps
ASCS termed farm for water and fans, this farm
damage in three counties.
To implement these goals
Spalding named the
following standing com
mittee chairmen for 1975:
Convention-Robert L.
Weindel, Agway, Inc.,
Harrisburg; Transportation-
D. Jay Wolgemuth,
Wolgemuth Bros., Mt. Joy;
Education-Paul E. Omer,
Columbus Milling Co.,
Columbus; Finance-Robert
B. Graybill, Pennfield
Corporation, Lancaster;
Law & Legislative-Ned L.
□ark, Clark’s Feed Mills,
Inc., Shamokin; Mem
bership-William E.
Angstadt, Reading Bone
Fertilizer Co., Reading;
Promotion & Publicity-Carl
A. Sandell, Sea Board Supply
Co., Philadelphia; Flour
Miller-James W. Leeser,
Rhoads Mills, Inc., Selin
sgrove.
Damage Should Be Reported
Fayette, Somerset and
Westmoreland, as sever.
Damage in five counties was
considered moderate. These
include Allegheny, Beaver,
Cambria, Indiana and
Washington Counties.
The Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
included a ninth county in its
suvey, Greene County.
While damage to buildings
and com crops still in the
fields was reported, the
greatest losses were
attributed to the effects of
power shortages on feedings,
watering and milking dairy
herds. Western milk dealers
had reported a severe drop
in milk supplies one week to
two weeks following the
storm.
McHale said it was obvious
that total losses to
western Pennsylvania farms
would exceed $1 million
“when we know how many
dairy cows were dried up
after being thrown off their
milking schedules.”
The secretary pointed out
that his department’s own
survey was producing far -
more drastic disaster
figures. “For example,”
said McHale, “our survey of
Fayette County is giving us
lost 3,000 chickens which ment will continue its survey
caused an egg loss of 13 with the aim of getting USDA
cases per day. to declare the nine counties
Another Fayette County i n western Pennsylvania a
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