i 21M®- • - 'JiIL ” W A torn east of IwHyb* is sAooetted against the western sty, symbolizing the end off another harvest season and the coming of winter. Dakmman named outstanding young farmer By HeUm Piper HERSHEY - While many inner* seek answers to the ■roblems of agricultural irodnetjon, “good nanagmunt Is the key in »>y fanning enterprise,” cccrding to Jay Brandt, ecently selected as the Htstandmg yonng farmer in he state. National Grangers adopt 75 resolutions WASHINGTON - National Grange delegates from 38 ■httes convened recently in Colombo*, Ohio for the purpose of developing Cringe policyfor 1976. Over reanhdions were coo ddered and the following PBffiuns adopted: Tie Grange sqiports . .. -target prices and loans as nariKtatahOizing and loss redaction mechatosms -conservation castsharing ■radices applicable ■ationwide and adapted locally by elected com mittees . -broad scope disaster msorance program -elimination of tax in centives winch favor non farm conglomerate cor porations -amendments to the Grain Standards Act which would reorganization of the federal Grain Inspection Service -price of manufacturing Brandt, a Dauphin County dairyman, received the honor after being selected as the oatstanding yonng farmer in the southeastern portion of Pennsylvania. While believing that fanpwtantj Brandt ha» spent many hours patting his theory into practice. The young man milk be supported at 90 percent of parity and that it be reviewed on a quarterly basis -legislation to increase Farmers Home Ad ministration staffing to provide for additional field personnel and funds for farm loan programs *lO,BOO awarded to Pa, 4~H’ers CHICAGO, 111-Thirteen 4- H members from Penn sylvania claimed $lO,BOO in scholarships at the 54th National 4-H Congress here this week. Eadi was named a winner in programs arranged fay tte National 4-H Service Committee and supervised by the Cooperative Extension Service. Selected for their ac complishments in 4-H projects and activities, leadership development and Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Are as Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Dec 6,1975 began his fanning enterprise 10 years ago with three cows, some used machinery, an older bariianda lot of hope. '*T didn’t really know that modi about cow*, , before 1 began my operation,” Brandt explained. ”1 had taken dairy projects in FFA during high school bat not to the extent of -national referendum for cattlemen to vote on a system for industry finan cing of • research and in formation program -legislation to limit the Corps of Engineer’s permit system for dredge and fiD operations to “navigable growth in personal, com munity and civic respon sibilities, 253 youths nationwide, shared $203,500 in educational grants-. Pennsylvania’s national winners, were: Jo Ann Bastaroti, 18, of McDonald; Karen Raubenstine,TB, of Hanover; Alice Slippey, 18, of Ducansville; Susan Renee Benner, 18, of Gettysburg; Dorothy MinshaD, 19, of Avondale; Jeffrey little, 17, of Danville; Cathy Yanas, 17, making it a foil time en terprise.” Brandt was prepared for his work however, after having been the State Star Farmer In dairying in 1969. Two years later the dairyman was to be named an American Farmer for improvement in agriculture under the FFA program. waters” as traditionally defined by the Corps -renewing quota system to control the entry of aliens into the ÜB. -amendments to the Federal Land Bank regulations to allow the making of new Federal Land Bank mortgage loans as of Douglasville; Neva K. Smith, 19, of Bellefoote. Ronald Merisko, 18, of > Harveys Lake; Maribeth' Dailey, 17, of Gochranton; Donna McConaugher, 17, of Smicks burg; Ann D. Linton, 17, of Reading; Lynne Ann Goddard, 18, of HoDapppk. See details on each Penn sylvania winner on 2S and 21. Themed, 4-H *76 ... Spirit of Tonunorrow, the program for the 5-day event added to America’s Bicentennial “It took awhile, bat I did build up a herd of Holsteins,” noted Brandt “At first when I had three cows, I didn’t even see the need to join DHIA but as my herd grew I got into the program.” Brandt’s herd has shown outstanding improvement going from torce cows and no recorded nerd average to separate transactions without recalling out standing mortgage loans and including them In the new mortgage -immediate preparation by Congress of an emergency standby energy plan •state and national ad ministrative flexibility in observance. A patriotic emphasis at the opening session was followed by Eastman Kodak’s multimedai show - Profile 76 and westinghouse Electric Corporation’s - Celebration ’76 ... a Bicentennial Tribute. The Congress closed Thursday evening with the naming of six presidential award winners, banquet and farewell party in the Conrad Hilton Hotel’s International Ballroom. In this issue FARM CALENDAR 10 Market* « Sale Register *1 Farm Almanac t Classified Ads M Homestead Notes 42 Home on the Range 47 Women’* feature S 2 YoMk feature 72 Life on the farm 10 Country Comer 45 Nhnotz’a Corral OS Chester DHIA 70 MSk prices 7S 65 bead of milking Holstehw and a herd average of nearly 15,000 pounds. The Hershey Rl, fanner has a comfort stall barn with a milk transfer system. “The bam was remodeled five years ago,” Brandt (Continued on Page 11] deadlines for meeting am bient Air Quality standards -provisions to protect local prerogatives and initiatives in land use and tran sportation from usurpation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) •five year extension of the present emission standards for automobiles -recycling of redaimable materials -development and con struction of dams and reservoirs for multiple uses -efforts to resist growing federal control over water -strengthening the authority of states to manage, protect and use waters arising within their bonders -multi-use management concept of national forests as used by U.S. Forest Service -a review of the Organic Act to update management (Continued on Page IS] $3.00 Per Year
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