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—Lancaster Firming. Saturday, Nov. 8. 1975
Salute to farmers suggested
By James McHale
Pa. Secretary
of Agriculture
America’s 200th birthday is drawing near and all segments of our society are get
ting ready to put their best traditional foot forward in celebration of tho ovent
Agriculture should not be left out. American farmers played an important role in
the development of this country and continue to perform wonders in keeping our hand
strong at the bargaining table of the world market place.
It occurred to me some time back that American farmers, perhaps taken for
granted by some in this country, no doubt have earned the admiration of their peers in
other countries. The bicentennial year will mean a lot of travel in this country by
foreign visitors. Many of those visitors will be especially interested in seeing any or
all phases of American agriculture.
That is why I am extremely pleased that the National Association of State Depart
ments of Agriculture (NASDA) at its annual convention Oct. 9 in Charleston, West
Virginia, approved a resolution urging “the President of the United States, the
Secretary of Agriculture, the United States Department of Commerce, and other
related federal and state agencies to develop a bicentennial program honoring
American agriculture and the part that it has played in feeding and clothing the
world.”
The resolution asks that a central location such as Washington, D. C., be established
for this agricultural bicentennial program. The various state departments of
agriculture, farm organizations and other agriculture interests would host visitors as
they move around the country.
Arrangements can be made so that our guests can visit those states which have the
types of fanning which is of special interest to them. Some visitors will be interested
in livestock and dairying, others may want to see America’s famed wheat and corn
belts, and still others may want to visit states like Florida, California and Texas
where citrus fruits, vegetables and rice are the main products.
The NASDA resolution also requests that the United States Department of Com
merce furnish funds to support these agricultural visits. All non-agricultural en
tertainment, transportation, hotel and other non-agricultural aspects of the visitors’
program are expected to be paid for through travel agencies by individual visitors.
To explore the possibilities of federal financing where appropriate, I did write a
letter to David N. Parker, deputy assistant secretary of commerce in the U. S.
Department of Commerce.
I wrote that our Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has been planning to host
a World Reunion of Farmers during the 1976 bicentennial year. This plan led us to
consult with other state agriculture departments to join us in hosting these visits by
foreign agricultural men.
A bicentennial celebration that does not feature American farmers will surely be
lacking.
In the 20th century fanners played an important role in feeding hungry people
during and after World War I and World War 11. We played a major role in providing
food for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, the Marshall
0 * ATTENTION FARMERS!!
TWO EXCITING DAYS OF INFORMATIVE
WX FIELD DEMONSTRATIONS & DISCUSSIONS OF TWO
NEW TILLAGE TOOLS & GENERAL SOILS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES.
MONDAY, NOV. 17, 1975
STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE
REPRESENTING:
GLENCOE "SOIL SAVER"
A primary tillage tool allowing a different
twist to soil management. The Glencoe
“Soil Saver" mixes trash in a non
compacted, “Ridged” field that just
naturally protects against erosion by wind
and water. Designed so you can work your ,
stubble immediately after harvest,
generally without chopping or shredding,-
m one pass. And in Spring your fields will
dry out and warm up earlier making a
better seed bed. Come . . . See These Exciting Tools Work in the Fields
There will be an informative discussion and slide presentation each evening following these demonstrations to show how
these two tools fit into your total soil management program. The object is to cut costs and increase yields by a com
prehensive approach to soils management.
Cochranville, PA
(If unfavorable weather, come
to Cochranville Fire Hall at
2:00)
The evening meeting will be conducted by Don Schreifer, nationally prespected leader in soil fertility and tillage orogram*
and director of Advanced Ag Associates. 1 ana ima & e programs
MONDAY, NOV. IT, 1975 T,MB 7s3 ° PM ' TUESDAY, NOV. 18, 19TS
COCHRANVIUE FIRE HAtl | LEOLA MEMORIAI BUILDING, NEXT TO FIRE HAU
Looking ahead for agriculture
TIME 2:00 P.M. COME RAIN OR SHINE
Plan, AID programs, Point Four Technical Assistance and Public Law 460 (Food for
PC&C€) • i
Today, the average value of our agricultural exports stands at about 25 percent of
the total. The significance of our agricultural exports tended to be overlooked until
recent years when they became a meins of balancing out trade deficits and paying tor
an increasingly high oil import bill. .
Agriculture, therefore, not only feeds our people, but helps to heat their homes and
fuel their cars. T
In earlier times agriculture was the bedrock of our fledgling economy. In 1805 the
average value of our agricultural exports was 75 percent. Perhaps that was to be
expected from a largely agrarian economy.
Vet, by 1885, when the industrial revolution had visited these shores, the value of
our farm exports averaged about 76 percent. American agriculture demonstrated a
flexibility, depending first on tobacco and cotton to bolster exports and then on grain,
beef and dairy products.
Our farming history is diverse, reflecting every stage of this country’s growth.
Let’s hear about fanners during the bicentennial celebrations.
Maryland farm survey
The latest estimates of
Maryland’s primary crops,
cattle, hogs and chickens on
farms, the anticipated pig
and calf population, and
winter wheat planting in 1975
will hinge on a major
nationwide survey set for
November and early
December by the USDA
Statistical Reporting Ser
vice.
The project will be con
ducted here by the
Maryland-Delaware Crop
Reporting Service, a
cooperative USDA-
Maryland Department of
Agriculture operation, which
complies agriculture
statistics for this bi-state
TUESDAY, NOV. 18,1975
M. M. WEAVER & SONS
REPRESENTING: LELY ROTERR A
responses are kept strictly
confidential and that only
state and national sum
maries are published.
A Maryland Department
of Agriculture spokesman
says that the estimates
developed from this annual
survey are utilized by
producers, processors,
planners and others in
managing output and
marketing operations. The
information also helps
maintain an orderly overall
situation in agriculture.
Farmers around the state
are urged to cooperate with
the Crop Reporting Service
in providing requested in
formation. The national
N. GROFFDALE ROAD, LEOLA, PA,
(If unfavorable weather, come to
Leola Memorial Hall at 2 P.M.)
slated
estimates will show how the
American farmer, now no
longer restricted by
government regulations, will
respond by way of fall wheat
plantings, following an
expected record crop in 1975,
coupled with increased
foreign demand for grains.
A general strode into a
downtown office building
elevator and barked,
“Twelfth floor.”
“But, sir,” the operator
murmured respectfully,
“this building only has eight
floors.”
“Well, do the best you
can,” thundered the general.
The secondary tillage tool
designed to give you
belter crop starts,
eliminate and combine
tillage trips. Lely means
less compaction, saves
moisture and increases
drainage, giving better
weather and time
flexability.