Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 06, 1975, Image 1

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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
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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