Vol. 21 No.*43^ In this issue farm Calendar 10 Editorials 10 setter to the editor 10 fobnsongrass 16 da&Notebook 34 lomesteadNotes 42 lome on the Range 45 unior Cooking Edition 46 drafts feature ; 48 )airy princess views ,55 jfouthfeatures 56,58,60,63 Womens’ Calendar 57 &g grad future ' 64 3assifieds 67 Lebanon DHIA ,* 90 Lancaster DHIA , 94 Facts for dairyman 98 Adams County beef sale 100 Public Sales Register 111 Sale Reports 118 ' Farmers bring ‘farm’ to town Public gives high marks By DIETER KRIEG LANCASTER, Pa. - The Lancaster County Farmers’ Association brought the farm to the city this week in a variety of continuing displays at one of the largest shopping malls in the East. And while it’s true that not everyone stopped to look at the efforts, those who did had nothing but favorable comments to make about it. They were so well pleased with the idea, in fact, that they’d like to see the project repeated in coming years. Among those stopping by were Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Agriculture, Raymond Kerstetter, and State Senator .Kenneth Brandt. In delivering his own message, as well as a handsomely bound one from Governor Shapp, Secretary Kerstetter praised Lan- WE’VE MADE A CHANGE! Due to production scheduling and mailing dealines, we have moved our classified advertising and Mail Box Market Section to the rear of the second section instead of the usual rear of the first section. We appreciate your patronage very much. Thank You. Classified personnel. caster County farmers for their productivity and the Farmers’ Association for their large-scale educational and promotional efforts. Both: the Secretary and the Governor congratulated the group for project. Kerstetter went on to say Land use meetings held By DIETER KRIEG QUARRYVILLE, Pa. - A series of land-use meetings are currently being scheduled throughout the state to give farmers an opportunity to speak out on Milk advertising hike okayed ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Dairymen in the Middle Atlantic Milk Marketing Order will find an extra two cents of their revenues earmarked for advertising and promotion, beginning Jan. 1, 1977, it was an nounced this week by Joseph D. Shine, market ad ministrator. The action was finalized this past Monday when Richard L. Feltner, assistant secretary for the United States Department of Agriculture, signed the measure which had earlier Serving The Central and Soutneastern Pennsylvania Areas Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 23,1976 that he is “a great believer in the family farm,” and declared that Pennsylvania agriculture is at a stage when possibly a different look might have to be taken at marketing. “Maybe more [Continued on Page 20] what they’d like to see in land-use legislation. But at a meeting held here this week, few farmers were within the small crowd that showed up at the Solanco High School cafeteria. been approved by more than two-thirds of the dairymen who voted in the referen dum. The new rate will go into effect according to the proposals and amendments Loan rates raised WASHINGTON, D.C. - Acting Secretary of Agriculture John A. Knebel has announced the loan rates for 1977-crop wheat, feed grains and soybeans and said that they would also be Promotion reviewed By JOANNE SPAHR LANCASTER, Pa. - Despite the never-ending roar of the mall fountain and the constant chatter from the closed circuit T. V. and loudspeaker systems, the farmer’s story was told to the consumer this week at the Park City shopping mall, Lancaster County'Ex tension Director Max Smith expressed a bit of disap pointment in the low farmer turnout and had this to add: “This lack of interest will result in somebody else made earlier this year by supporting dairy cooperatives. Several hearings were held to that regard last Spring. The advertising and immediately applicable to the 1976 crops. The loan rate per bushel is raised from $1.50 to $2.25 for wheat and from $1.25 to $1.50 | Continued on Page 15j here. Sponsored by the women’s committee of the Lancaster County Farmers’ Association, a wide-ranging farm promotion was carried out from Monday through Saturday. As always, the groups who planned the promotion had high hopes for the success of making decisions and developing regulations. To that end I would urge active farmers to participate in [Continued on Rase 23] promotion program, which was previously funded at a rate of five cents per hun dredweight, has now been raised to seven cents, per hundredweight. As was true earlier, the program is voluntary and producers within this marketing area may request a refund of their contributions. The period for making refund requests for the first quarter of 1977 is Dec. 1 to Dec. 15 of this year. It is important to note that the new advertising and IContinued on Page 22] $4.00 Per Year A cow in a big shopping center? You bet! That's exactly what the Lan caster County Farmers' Association did this week when they brought cows, chicks, a beef animal, equipment, bees, and much more to Park City, one of the largest shopping malls in the East. Leading a Holstein, here, is Joyce Stoltzfus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Stoltzfus, Gap. the project, and all in- dications point to the fact that their expectations were met. Helen Wivell, vice chairman of the state women’s committee and member of the group who was in charge of the project stated with enthusiasm, “I think it was terrific! Consumers are taking another look at farming and family living as well.” Continuing her thought, she explained that many non farmers were amazed to see women out working on the promotion. “They have to realize, of course, that we are really in partnership with our husbands,” she noted “And, of course, many of the men couldn’t be here because they are busy harvesting right now.” Ruth Shertzer, another person who was responsible for the promotion said, “I was really happy with the results -1 watched some of the displays very closely and was amazed to see how many shoppers would ac tually stop and look and even read what they were all about.” One Of the major attention getters for the week was the daily display of 'craft demonstrations carried out by various women involved with the Association. “The first day we were really overwhelmed by the | Continued on Page 261
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