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60 —Lincatter Farming, Saturday. May 3, 1975 Neppco Spells Out Poultry Troubles for Congressmen A statement concerning The '/-page statement is a and interested federal the poultry industry of the summarization of agencies with not only the Northeastern United States discussions with over 1,000 grass roots thinking of and its ability to provide poultry farmers attending poultrymen in the Northeast, adequate supplies of eggs some 17 meetings held but also their recom and poultry meat products to throughout the Northeast mendations for remedial consumers at reasonable from mid-December to actions. prices was sent this week by the Northeastern Poultry Producers Council (NEPP CO) to Senators and Representatives from the 14- state area covered by NEPPCO. CORN FOR 75 NITROGEN • ANHYDROUS AMMONIA • LIQUID NITROGEN • UREA COMPLETE FERTILIZERS BROADCAST or STARTERS A Complete Line of Analysis PROFESSIONAL CUSTOM APPLICATION OFFERED ON ALL MATERIALS. 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[2ls] 445-5767 At each of the meetings poultry farmers were asked: “What factors are having the greatest influence on your ability to produce high quality food, get it to the consumers of the Northeast at a reasonable pnee, and at the same time allow you a reasonable return on your farming investment or allow you to make a decent living?’’ While the answers and resulting discussions varied somewhat from area to area, the factors or issues men tioned at all the meetings included: 1. cholesterol con troversy involving eggs and particularly the Federal Trade Commission’s action against the National Com mission of Egg Nutrition. 2. The high transportation costs and poor service of fered by Eastern railroads in hauling needed grain and feed ingredients into the Northeast, together with current proposals to abandon some 5,800 miles of so-called light density track. 3. High farm taxes and a multiplicity of land use restrictions imposed upon agriculture by local, county and state governments. 4. A plethora of regulations by a growing number of Federal agencies with overlapping authorities and too often staffed by persons who do not understand farming or the problems of the poultry farmer. Poultrymen are incensed at filling out the increasing number of government reports. They look upon all of this as a great waste of Federal tax revenues and suggested seven ways the RD#l Cochranville, Pa Ph |215|9322934 money could be better used to assist both them and the consuming public. 5. The widening spread between farm prices and retail or consumer prices. 6. The impact on Nor theastern poultrymen of “tax shelter” farming and the availability of easy money for corporate farming which poses a threat to their continued existence - all because of others’ needs to' hide profits. 7. The present high and complex import levies of one kind or another imposed on U.S. egg and poultry products by countries that have easy and often sub sidized access to U.S. grain products. 8. The need for a nationally coordinated and financed program of research, con sumer education and promotion of eggs, poultry and the products of each. 9. Antiquated laws that cause trucks to deliver food and other goods into metropolitan areas and return empty or force truckers to use circuitous routes, all of which helps to increase the price of food In a letter accompanying the statement, NEPPCO officials asked Congressmen for their comments and any Red Rose ANIMAL FEEDS YOUR CALF’S BEST FRIEND! ' 4 ' ss I 1 i I 1 I \ ' ' *X s ' Researched on Over 700 Calves Each Year L. T. GEIB EST. Manheim, RD2 HEISEY FARM SERVICE, INC. Mount Joy HEISTAND BROTHERS Elizabethtown LEROY M. SENSENIG WALKER COMPANY DAVID B. 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