22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 24, 1976 Mount Joy farmers Continued from Pjje 1 - and particularly Phillies fans • a sneak preview of the 1976 season. Garber said the the Phillies of the "Bicen tennial City" could win the pennant during this “Bicentennial Year" if the team slays healthy. He praised team members as well as the managerial and coaching staff, concluding that only team injuries could keep the Phillies from having a very good year. Lehigh Cooperative president, Robert Barry, gave a projection on milk prices for the first half of 1976, which he described as being “very good.” Going into more detail, the newly elected head of Lehigh an nounced that the base price for last month was $10.50 per hundredweight and that the January price will be up some more. February and March prices are expected to be in the same ballpark as those which were paid during November of last year. After that the prices will follow the usual “Spring slide” although “they will never be in any way eom NFU exposes land scandal The authoritative San Francisco Examiner, one of the major West Coast newspapers, has joined in the expose of the Westlands Water District scandal, launched last summer by Farmers Union publications. On Sunday, Jan. 11, the Examiner began publication of a 7-installment series on what it termed the “$2 billion giveaway”. The copyrighted series, by Examiner staff members Lynn Ludlow and Will Hearst, labels the Westlands project ” a huge federal project to bring water to family farms which became a gold mine for coiporate landholders,” “Not since Teapot Dome’s oil lease giveaways have public resources been ex ploited so flagrantly - with the active aid of government officials - for private gain” said the Examiner article. Ludlow and Mearst point out that “By now, with more than 100,000 acres sold off during the first decade of Cattle Feeder’s Day scheduled The Lancaster County Cattle Feeder’s Day is scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, in the Auditorium of the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. This all day program will include the following: Coffee - Inspect 9:00 a.m Doughnuts Exhibits. 9:30 a.m. - “Improved Livestock Marketing - Outlook” by Louis Moore, Extension Economist, Penn State University 10:30 a.m. - “Good Equipment Makes Money” by Dr. Lester Burdette, Livestock Specialist, Penn State University. 11:15 a.m. - “Silage Crops For Beef Production” by Dr. parable to corresponding months last year," Barry said. He explained that the higher bottoms which went into effect last October will prevent that from hap pening. Mount Joy Farmers Cooperative, which has members in an area en compassing southern Lebanon and northeast Lancaster Counties, shipped 50-mll!ion pounds of milk to Lehigh during 1975, Stoudt said in his remarks. Three quarters of that amount was delivered to Order 4 Class I markets via the cooperative’s Lansdale plant. The remainder went the manufacturing route by way of the Allentown plant. The year behind us was described as having been a good one for members of the Mount Joy Farmers Cooperative, and 1976 is expected to be better yet, Hostetter said in his talk. Lehigh Valley will again receive the Cooperative’s milk, and a contract to that effect is due to be signed any day. the Mount Joy Cooperative announced that reclamation, 300 to 600 owner-operated farms of 160 acres or less should have been started in the Westlands area.” But, actually, there are only two family farms and ‘‘Westlands remains cor porate country with huge farming operations, vast fields and big tax ad vantages. “Missing from the flat landscape are barns, chicken coops, 4-H Clubs, silos, kids with fishing poles and inhabitants,” said Ludlow and Hearst. Farmers Union publications blew the whistle on the land grab in late July following testimony before a Senate committee by David M. Weiman, NFU legislative assistant, in which he described the tactics used by off-farm corporations to buy up the land through “paper farmers” and syndication. (Reprinted from the National Farmers Union’s Washington Newsletter.) for Jan. 27 John Baylor, Agronomy Specialist, Penn State University. 12:00 noon - Lunch (Light lunch available: |2.00 each) 1:30 p.m. - “Reducing Production Costs” by Dr. Lester Burdette. 2:30 p.m. - “Livestock Waste - Valuable?” by Dr. Wayne Hinish, Agronomy Specialist, Penn State University. 3:00 - Questions, Discussion, Adjournment. Exhibits And Displays of various cattle feeding products and equipment will be on hand for your in spection and comparison. You will have an opportunity to observe these products and discuss their place in modem beef production. it experienced sizable savings during the past year nnd members received checks amounting to 40 percent of those savings, treasurer Henry Garber announroff This percentage figure i.s twice as high as *tiit the low requires, it was noted. James Greidcr, who showed the grand champion steer at the farm Show last month, was on hand to cite what he believes arc im portant points to consider in winning the grand champion title. “Exercise is most important," he began, ad ding that he walked his animal for at least two miles every day, and often four miles. This taught the animal how to lead, and firmed his muscles con siderably. Attitude also ranks high; Greider said you have to think positive when Look neighbor... you can BELT IT DVT FAST Jamesway® Volume-Belt® cattle feeder—the Quiet One—belts feed out fast without feed separation for in-barn or outdoor feeding. But don’t take our word for it. Ask a neighbor who owns Jamesway. A6RI-EQUIP. RD2, Farmersville. Ephrata. Pi 717-354-4271 ROY 0. CHRISTMAN RDI (Shartlesville) Hamburg, PA 19526 215-562-7218 or 215-488-1904 DEPENDABLE MOTOR CO. East Mam Street. Honey Brook. PA 215-273-3131 ERB & HENRY EQUIP., INC. 22-26 Henry Avenue, New Ber/inville, PA 215-367-2169 GRUMELLI FARM SERVICE Robert Fulton Highway. Quarryville. PA 717-786-7318 you’re presenting yourself and your animal In the ring. The feeding program hinges not only on amounts and Ingredients, but also on a schedule, he revealed. But the 19-year-old youth from Columbia who farms with his father (C. Robert) and two brothers, wasn’t about to take all the credit himself. He said his brother Jeff fitted the animal and helped in getting him accustomed to a Judge’s appraisal techniques. In other activities at the meeting, Associate County Agent Alan Bair announced that a DHIA workshop is slated to take place at the Farm and Home Center on Feb. 5 and the County’s Dairy Day is March 2. Of fering a remark on the concept of cooperatives, he noted that the accent should be on “we" not “they.” v w^ WEAVER STAR SILO INC. RD4, Myerstown, PA 717-866-5709 I. G.’s AG. SALES Rt. 113, Box 200, Silverdale. PA 215-257-5135 LANDIS BROTHERS INC. 1305 Manheim Pike Lancaster. PA 717-393-3906 HENRY S. LAPP RDI, Cams, Gap. PA 17527 717-442-8134 CARL L SHIRK 5 Colebrook Road, Lebanon PA 717-274-1436 The top twelve milk producers within the Mount Joy Cooperative were recognized. They arc In order: Paul and Elvln Krclder; Harold, Donald and Brian Rlsser; Joe Wlvcll; Robert Greidcr; Louis and Jay Blxlcr; Jay Nissley; Marvin and Roy Alger; Elam Bollinger; Lloyd Moyer; Leon Musscr; EGG & POULTRY PRODUCERS!!! ARE MICE AND RATS DAMAGING CONVEYOR BELTS & FEED?? J. C. EHRLICH CO., INC. PEST CONTROL 1278 LOOP ROAD LANCASTER, PA 397-3721 WILL GIVE YOU A FREE ESTIMATE FOR CONTROL AND MONTHLY PREVENTIVE SERVICI Ken Miller; and H Garber and Sons. The top 15 with lo bacteria counts were recognized. In concluding rema dairymen were cauti< against having teat freeze since the solut would break down and ti to an acid which would ca problems. M. E. SNAVELY 455 South Cedar Street, Lititz, PA 717-626-8144 M. S. YEARSLEY & SON 114 E. Market St, West Chester. PA 19380 215-696-2990 ATLEE REBERT R 2, Littles town, PA 17340 717-359-5863 HARRY L TROOP Rt. 1 Cochranville, PA 19330 215-593-6731 a IWI a.
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