Vol. 21 No. 44 Carter’s position hit LEXINGTON, N.C. - Allan Grant, the California fanner who is president of the nation’s largest general farm organization, said here yesterday (Friday) that Jimmy Carter’s en dorsement of United Farm Worker proposals for unlimited access to California farm properties by labor union organizers, “amounts to open betrayal of all American farmers - and a callous - if not un constitutional disregard for property rights....” Grant, who heads the 2,500,000 member-family American Farm Bureau Federation, York Fair had it all YORK - More than 1700 head of livestock, and a record number of entries in amny other exhibition categories were shown here at the York Fair, which ends today (Saturday). The nine-day Fair is one of the biggest in the state and in amny respects -rivals die State Farm Show in Harrisburg. Despite nearly constant rain from Wed nesday evening through Thursday night, exhibitors kept up their good spirits and went about their activities in normal fashion. As in previous years, this - the 109th York Fair - hosted Fair visited in rain QUARRYVILLE - For the second year in a row, it drizzled on the opening day of the Solanco Fair. However, few people seemed to mind because the parking lot was filled to capacity. Don Trimble, Solanco Association president commented that in his estimation the turnout for the whole day was larger than any other Wednesday in previous years. Regardless of the rain, people still lined up to view the countless entries in the Fair tents, and wandered over the grounds to enjoy the opener of the local fair season. One particular item of interest was a 255 pound pumpkin exhibited by Bob Ford. One spectator remarked on seeing this mammoth creation of nature, “Mmm, boy, that’s over 200 pumpkin pies, there.” The Fair did not officially begin until 7:00 p.m., however. Prior to the opening, dairy and sheep judging took place, and a Serving 7 he Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September, 18,1976 said that although the issue is on the November ballot only in California, the state has become a testing ground for unionization of all U.S. agriculture. Elsewhere in his hard hitting speech, Grant said Carter’s endorsement ap peared consistent with the Democratic Party plat form’s already “Chilling disregard for personal rights” in seeking repeal of Section 14-b of the Taft- Hartley Act, which allows states to enact right-to-work laws. Twenty states, in cluding North Carolina, now have such laws. 4-H and FFA contests, as well as open classes. There were horticultural displays, homemakers’ projects,’-, animals, rides, en tertainment, and unusual contests. Among the more unique events was a tobacco spitting contest which was judged on the basis of ac curacy and distance. A youngster, who did quite well in the contest, reportedly has been chewing since age three. Donald Lewis, 6, is the young champion tobacco spitter and he has even lobbied for tobacco in front of the Maryland Senate! traditional baby parade was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Due to the rain, however, the parade was cancelled and reset for Friday morning. Don Trimble officially opened the Fair with a brief note of welcome to the visitors at 7 p.m. Im mediately following Trimble’s opening, a bake sale was held for the radiology department of the Lancaster General Hospital. Not all the proceeds went to the hospital, however. Half went to the Fair fund. In total, $265 was raised. The final scheduled event on the day’s agenda was a In this issue Farm Calendar 10 Editorial Comments 10,102 Classifieds 22 Homestead Notes 42 Ida’s Notebook 44 Timonium Fair 45,68,86 Home on the Range 46 Junior Cooking Edition 48 Women’s Calendar 52 My Thoughts 53 lifeonthefarm 64 The farm leader challenged the Democratic Party and George Meany, head of the AFL-CIO, to let workers decide for them selves whether or not they wish to join a union. In view of the union-shop party plank, Grant said it was “small wonder that Mr. Meany has pledged to deliver his vote to the Democratic Party this fall. Apparently he feels that the chance to extend union compulsion and at the same time to help decide this nation’s farm and foreign policy is too good to pass up. “With identical wage Another unusual event was grape stomping, the first ever at “The Great York Fair.” There’s also a wine tasting contest held here annually, Over in the livestock bams, the familiar name? of Knight, King, Rutter, Welsh, Strawbcidge, Bankert and others dominated the scene. Cindy Knight, subject of a special feature within the front section of this paper, had all but one of the champions in the 4-H Holstein show. Carl An derson 111 bad three animals entered in the open Holstein log sawing contest, which was to take place rain or shine. During the afternoon, the fair was honored by the visit of a foreign dignitary. Juan Manuel Fernandez, coor dinator of general training for people in rural areas of Venezuela through the In stitute Nacional De Cooperacion Educativa de Venezuela, was at Solanco to get a first hand look at a Lancaster County agricultural Fair. Presently, Fernandez is working with Penn State on a cooperative program to implement DER standards 67 Pa. All-American 77 Ephrata Fair preview " 82 Weather Report 84 State Jersey Sale 90 Dairy princesses 94 Federal milk orders 101 Severe drought 103 Ag satellites 105 Public Sale Register 106 Sale Reports 115 scales, labor costs in a union shop are now between 25 and 35 percent higher than in a non-union shop. Redundant workers, cumbersome and costly work rules, slowdowns, work stoppages and strikes, bring those greater costs. With such a record Mr. Meany dares criticize farmers - with our unmatched productive output - and says he is concerned about the higher costs labor union members must pay for what they buy,” Grant said. “Mr. Meany’s words do [Continued on Page 15] show and walked off a winner with each one. Wayne Banker! excelled in several classes of livestock, primarily sheep and bogs. John Strawbridge possibly took home more champion ribbons for his hogs than he brought hop to the Fair in the first place. And so it went. Com petition, excitement, fun, and the satisfaction of winning. Detailed results on the 1976 York Fair may be found throughout the 116 pages of this week’s issue of Lan caster Fanning, with more to come next week. techniques of agricultural education into his country. Mike Lynch, coordinator of staff development for the Penn State extension staff, explained that the program being worked on is part of the Penn State College of Agriculture’s international program. After spending some time at the Solanco Fair, Fer nandez remarked this kind of agricultural development is the greatest training for the “younger people.” He ex pressed the sentiments that with so many youths of today turning to drugs because they have no purpose in life, this type of agriculture program is needed to instill pride and a sense of worth in them. After his tour of the Solanco Fair, Fernandez went on to tour other Penn State facilities such as the Southeast Field Research Laboratory near Landisville. By the close of Wednesday, the afternoon’s drizzle had turned into a heavier (Continued on Pace 17) $4.00 Per Year
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