AFBF calls for Constitutional amendment
forcing government fiscal responsibility
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Voting 57th annual meeting of the for Constitutional amend- and that federal taxes be
delegates of the member American Farm Bureau ments to require that the limited to a “realistic per-
Statc Farm Bureaus to the Federation, last week called federal budget be balanced centage” of the gross
_ . national product
ARNALDO
BURGOS
Assistant Nutritionist
and Field Consultant
There are three types of results that you obtain
when the Agri-King program is fed correctly.
Feeding our program right involves mixing the
right amount of each ingredient the ration calls for.
Make sure the dical and calcium analysis match the
ones in the ration prescribed, and make sure the
batch size is correct. If we balance a ration for a
3500 lb. batch and you can only get 3300 lbs. in the
mixer, the ration is off. Also, make sure you’re
feeding the right roughage in the amount the ration
calls for. Feeding 10 lbs. of any hay does not get the
job done. Feeding 10 lbs. of the hay we have tested,
and we call for in the ration gets the job done. Also,
don’t let your corn silage and haylage go over a
month without testing. The analysis of com silage
tested two months ago has likely changed and mil
not give you a balanced ration.
Feeding a balanced ration according to
production is the key to better production, less
health problems and greater economic return.
You receive substantial benefits the first day you
go on the Agri-King program which may or may not
be evident. The grain ration or supplement you mix
will contain just enough (not too much, not too little)
protein, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, trace
minerals, salt and vitamins to provide what is
lacking in the grain and roughages you have tested.
You buy only what you need and you probably save
money because you are buying individual raw
ingredients which aren’t locked together in a
package that doesn’t fit your needs.
The Agri-King program is formulated just for you
and not based on average analysis of feedstuffs,
average feeding combinations of feedstuffs or
average management ability for which you can buy
an average bag of feed.
Even greater savings is accomplished by mat
ching your grain and roughage in the right com
bination of pounds per head per day to accomplish
the following:
+Provide the right level of energy.
+Maintain minimum levels of roughage.
4-Best combination to get the most out of the
protein, minerals and energy contained in your
grain and roughage.
ioulheastern Penna
George F Delong
Regional Manager
225 West Woods Drive
Lititz Pa 17543
Call Collect 717 626 0261
Eastern'Lancaster Co.
Melvin Herr BenGreenawaft
RR2 New Holland Pa 17557 P P 2 Co " e 7 s, Q ™ 17516
Ph 717-354-5977 Phone 717 872 5686
Northi
irn Lai
Leo Elliott
313 Wynwood Dr
Willow Street PA 17584
p hone 717 464 4235
Lebanon Xo
Marvin Meyer
Earl B Binder RD2 Box 157
RD2 Manheim PA 17545 Annvl || e PA 17003
Phone 717 665 3126 Phone 717 867 1445
North Western Lancaster Co
HOW SOON CAN YOU EXPECT RESULTS
FROM AGRI-KING’S PROGRAM?
Southern Lancaster Co
Henry Delong, Jr
RDI Box 106
Quarryville. PA 17566
Phone 717 284 2683
Southwestern Lancaster Co
Chester Co
William Wmdle
RDI Atglen PA-19310
Phone 215 593 6143
AGRI-KING
KEY TO PROFIT
The second type of result you can look for is better
production. How long would it take before you can
improve milk production? That would depend on the
actual condition of your cows and how close you
follow the Agri-King program. Now that you have
mixed the right supplement or grain ration comes
the second step: Feed the roughage, grain and top
dress protein according to the feeding schedule
provided in your feeding program. The closer you
stick to it the faster you will get the production you
expect. However, remember your cows carry some
nutritional deficiency accumulated throughout the
years she has been producing milk and we can not
expect to correct them in one month. If the
deficiency is mainly related to protein and energy
you would probably see an increase in production
faster than if the deficiency is related to minerals
and vitamins. Old cows would respond very slow to
a balanced ration and sometimes too much damage
has already been done and they may not respond at
all.
Also the entire herd should have access to the free
choice mineral recommended and plain white salt
Free choice mineral or salt should be taken out until
the cows are used to the new ration (usually three
weeks). As soon as there is an unexpected change in
the mineral content of your roughages the con
sumption pattern is going to change. Higher
producers that need more minerals and vitamins
would have a source available and still be able to
keep the proper calcium - phosphorus ratio. Also,
cows vary one from another and individual
requirements can be met with the free choice
minerals. But first you must have a balanced
ration. Free choice minerals DO NOT replace a
balanced ration; .they serve the purpose of com
plementing the balanced ration.
The third type of results are reduced health
problems. The dry cow program is the key. It does
not make too much sense to feed a balanced ration
during lactation if when she needs it the most we
don't take care of her.
Remember, the calf grows 2-3 of its body during
the last two to three months of pregnancy; that
growth has to come from somewhere and the cow
will rob her own body to support unborn life. The
instinct of survival is the most powerful in nature,
and the pregnant cow will make the impossible to
keep the calf alive.
If she has to rob nutrients from her body, she*
becomes deficient, is more vulnerable to infections,
the muscle tissue is weak and you end up with
retained placentas, metritis, milk fever, ketosis and
hard to breed cows. She will not produce more milk
than in her past lactation, but will go down in
production.
The dry cow program will result in reduced
veterinarian bills, higher conception rates, better
calves and increased production during the next
lactation.
There is only one way you can obtain high
production, minimize cost, and maximize profit:
Feed the Agri-King program as close as you
possibly can.
Northeast Berks Co
Roger Heller
RDI, Robesoma, PA
Phone 215 693 6160
& Northami
Thomas Heist
Mam Street
Alburtis PA 18101
Phone 215 965 5124
South Central Penna
James L Yoder
Regional Manager
RRI Box 81
Chambersburg PA 17201
Call Collect 717 264 9321
Earl H Moyer
—ij RDS Box 277
Eldon Martin. Hagerstown MD 21740
RDS Waynesboro PA 17268 phone 301 739 5199
Phone 717-762 3576
Eastern Franklin Ci
Adams Co Area
Menno N Rissier
RR4 Gettysburg PA 17325
Phone 717 528 4849
Cumberland Co
iton Co
Marlin E Ebersole
R 5 Carlisle PA 17013
Phone 717 776 7324
item Washington Co. Md
Charlie Campbell
Newville PA
Phone 717 776 7573
iastern Washington Co . MD
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Jan. 17,1976
The delegates also urged
“that no salary increase be
granted to any elected
federal official (members of
Congress, President and
Vice-President) until the
federal budget is balanced.”
The delegates stated, “We
believe the best methods of
controlling inflation is the
elimination of federal
deficits. We believe that an
amendment to the Con
stitution should be adopted to
require that the Congress
operate on a balanced
budget each year, and that
only in extreme emergencies
could this requirement be
waived with concurrence of
the House of Represen
tatives, Senate, and
Executive Branch of
government.
Still smarting from the
Administration’s mora
torium on U.S. grain
sales to the Soviet Union last
fall, the delegates voiced
strong opposition to
“restrictions imposed by
government on the sale of
agricultural products in
world markets.”
“Decisions affecting
agricultural exports,” the
resolution stated, “should be
made with full participation
by the Secretary of
Agriculture. We deplore
such decisions being made
by labor leaders and
government agencies such
as the Department of State.
“Agricultural exports
must not be held hostage in
the name of political ex
pediency of foreign policy.
Foreign buyers of U.S. farm
products should be en
couraged to make long-term
commitments for these
commodities through
arrangements with
producers or the private
trade.”
The resolution further
stated that embargoes and
moratoriums on agricultural
exports only serve to inhibit
food production and an
tagonize foreign customers.
“The American farmers,”
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the resolution stated, “if not
restricted by government
controls, will continue to
meet the food needs of the
nation and a large portion of
the world.”
The delegates urged
Congress to enact legislation
to prohibit transportation
strikes, including dock
strikes. “The judicial route
should be followed to force
labor to fulfill its contracts
with shipping suppliers in
loading ships with export
items,” the resolution
stated.
The delegates called for
major amendments in the
estate and gift tax provisions
of the Internal Revenue
Code, including: (1) an in
crease in the standard estate
tax exemption to reflect the
effects of inflation since the
present $60,000 examption
was set in 1942; (2) a sub
stantial increase in the
marital deductions to
minimize the problems of the
so-called “widows’ tax”;
and (3) provisions for basing
the value of farmland and
open spaces at levels
reflecting their current use
rather than their highest
possible use.
Immediate passage of
such legislation is necessary
to allow farms and small
businesses to be passed from
one generation to another.
In another resolution, the
delegates recommended that
new government farm
program legislation not be
enacted until 1977.
The current government
farm program, the
Agriculture and Consumer
Protection ActTST 1973, ex
tends through the 1977 crops
for wheat, feed grains,
cotton, and manufacturing
milk. Basic legislation which
covers rice, peanuts, tobacco
and long staple cotton has no
expiration date.
The delegates reaffirmed
the Federation’s com
mitment to creating “a
climate which will enable
agriculture to operate under
the market price system.”
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