Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 24, 1975 16 Parke Buckwalter Buckwalter Appointed Inter-State Director Parke L. Buckwalter, 39 of Watsontown, Pa., has been elected to the Board of Directors of Inter-State Milk Producers’ Cooperative representing District 14. Buckwalter is filling the unexpired term of R. Nor man Derrick, Unityville, Pa., who died April 13, 1975. The Northumberland County dairyman operates a 150-acre farm, milking 60 registered Holstein cows with an additional 50 head of young Holstein stock. He presently farms mostly com and alfalfa with abouc 20 acres of small grains. Buckwalter joined Inter- State in 1968, when be operated a smaller dairy farm near Oxford, Chester County, Pa. He moved to the Watsontown area in August 1973, to expand his operation. The Chester County native has served as president of the Oxford Local for Inter- State. He was also president cheap. mowing _Av '’*♦♦♦ K» » * -» ♦ i *.*-i fr MMr i I*.* M V <.V,t ‘y <t ‘/if %. Wheat Loan Rales Announced County loan rates on 1975- have been adjusted to reflect crop wheat In major wheat- recent shifts in production producing areas were an- and marketing patterns, nounced recently by the U.S. They vary by production Department of Agriculture area and reflect differences (USDA). in demand, transportation costs and In area-to-area price relationships. As in the past, protein premiums will be added to the loan rates, with higher protein-content wheat eligible for higher loan rates. In computing county loan Many county loan rates rates, increased tran- The county rates are baaed on a national average loan rate to $1.37 per bushel - unchanged from the 1974 average loan rate - that was announced on Nov. 27, 1974 (see USDA press release 3436-74). Farm Bureau Meets With Makers Of Swiss Cheese William J. Kuhfuss, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, last week said that a meeting in Washington, D.C. with agricultural representatives, from Switzerland provided “an opportunity to obtain better understanding of each other’s views on the question of subsidized cheese im ported into the U.S.” The meeting was held at the request of Swiss agricultural leaders con cerning Farm Bureau’s September, 1974 letter to the Treasury Department asking for an investigation to determine whether cheese imports from Switzerland entering the U.S. are being subsidized. Shortly after Farm Bureau’s request, the Treasury Department began an investigation. A report on the findings is due on or before July 4. of the Chester County Holstein Club and the Chester County Dairy Herd Improvement Association. Buckwalter and his wife, Mary Ann, have five children - Mike, 17; Brent, 16; Sharon, 14; Douglas, 12; and Natalie, 10. Invoking of countervailing duties is the responsibility of the Treasury Department if an imported product is found to be subsidized. “We look forward to ex panding trade with Swit zerland on a nonsubsidized basis as American agriculture has an important stake in a high level of mutually advantageous trade, " Kuhfuss said. Attending the meeting from Switzerland were Dr. Rene Juri, director, Swiss Farmers Association; Dr. Theodor Stocker, deputy director, Central Association Swiss Milk Producers; and Peter Best, director Swiss Cheese Unions. Try A Classified Ad! Think forage for livestock! The high price of grain is making hay and silage more and more valuable as energy sources for your livestock. Be sure you're getting the most of these valuable crops from your fields. Use Sperry New Holland equipment - the best way to handle forage! Waiver of Finance Charge until Sept. 1,1975 on Forage Harvesters with Corn Head A.B.C. Groff, Inc. 110 S Railroad Ave New Holland 354-4191 L. H. Brubaker C. E. Wiley & Son, Inc. 350 Strasburg Pike 101 S Lime St M7 C |i S 7o Quarryville 397-5179 786-2895 spoliation costs generally result in a lowering of the loan rate. Therefore, major wheat-producing areas that are far from their markets will generally see a lowering of their county loan rates while those areas close to markets may see an in crease. Specifically, county rates have been generally reduced in the Northern Great Plains, Pacific Southwest and South and are un changed or increased in the Central, Southern Plains, Pacific Northwest, Corn Belt and East. As in the past, premiums and discounts used to determine an individual producer’s support loan rate will be available. Premiums are unchanged from the 1974 schedule while discounts for light Garlicky wheat have been increased to 10 cents per bushel and discounts for Garlicky wheat increased to 20 cents per bushel. 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