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58—Lancaster Farming Saturday!
Pa. Grange sponsored 30 national resolutions
HARRISBURG - Thirty
resolutions introduced by the
Pennsylvania State Grange
were adopted, in whole or in
part, by the National Grange
at its convention last month
in Atlantic City and have
become policy of the national
organization.
One of the key resolutions
calls for strengthening the
Federal Perishable
Agricultural Commodities
Act to provide greater
protection for fanners and
growers who sell their
products to brokers, han
dlers, packers aiid
processors, according to J.
Luther Snyder, State Grange
master.
The resolution urges that
the Act be amended “to
require that all purchasers
of raw, perishable
agricultural commodities
that are intended for further
processing be bonded in
sufficient amount to protect
the grower.”
There have been cases in
the past, Snyder explained,
of growers being victimized
by buyers who fail to pay for
produce or delay payment
for long periods of time.
“Such practices place an
added financial burden, on
growers who find it difficult
enough to maintain
operations under today’s
price and market struc
ture,” Snyder added.
Another key resolution
deals with proposals to
restrict the use of fertilizers
as a step toward reducing
stream pollution. The
resolution introduced by
Pennsylvania State Grange
Clover management
topic of
HINKLETOWN, Pa. -
Clover management will be
the topic of discussion by Dr.
John Baylor, Penn State
Extension specialist, at the
December Bth meeting of the
Hinkletown Adult Farmer
Program.
New varieties of clover
and new management
techniques make it possible
for the red variety to
produce yields far in excess
of those now received.
Proper management of
clover will produce hay
much higher in feeding value
than normally expected.
This crop can be grown on
a wider range of soil con
ditions and has many ad
vantages in disease and
insect management
problems that some other
forage crops. Improved
management practices will
allow clover to be main
tained for longer stands.
Dr. Baylor will discuss the
most effective management
techniques of clover and the
latest in varieties tested to
date. The meeting will be
held at the Hinkletown
Alternative School at 7:30
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and approved by the
National Grange notes that
“without a balanced fer
tilization program,
agriculture cannot produce
to its maximum capability.”
It recommends that
restraints should not apply to
amounts of fertilizer
“recommended by a soil test
from an approved
laboratory.”
Another important action
called for the inclusion of
“long-range storm water
management” in flood-plain
plans. The objective would
be “to control runoff to not
more than would have been
experienced before the area
was developed.”
Two resolutions dealt with
the U.S. postal service. One
oppose* blanket closing of
small postoffices and calls
for hearings to be held to
examine individual cases.
Another opposes any
reduction in the six-day-per
week delivery of mail.
Another resolution op
posed establishing a federal
consumer advocacy agency
as unnecessary since it
would duplicate die purposes
and authority of numerous
existing agencies.
The Grange called for a
broad study of the Social
Security System to deter
mine what revisions may be
necessary to correct faults
and inequities.
It also called on Congress
to take steps to “insure that
the purpose and intent of
legislation be stated in such
a manner as to eliminate
ambiguity, misin
terpretation and misun
derstanding.”
Other Pennsylvania
meeting
p.m. on December 8. The
school is located East of
Hinkletown and North of
Route 322 on Wanner Road.
All interested persons are
invited to attend.
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resolutions adopted by the
National Grange favored:
Guaranteed prices, loan
rates and other farm
program provisions that are
necessary to assure farmers
earning power on a par with
other sectors of the
economy.
Release of Mirex, on a
temporary basis, for control
of fire ants until suitable
substitutes can be
developed.
Legislation to prohibit the
use of dairy symbols and
terminology in trademarks
of non-dairy products.
Strict enforcement of
dairy import quotas under
rigid sanitation standards as
are , imposed on domestic
products.
Increase in estate tax
exemptions from $60,000 to
$200,000.
Delaying “impractical
rules that show a lack of
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understanding” in final
OSHA regulations con
cerning field sanitation for
agricultural workers until
hearings can be held by
Senate Agriculture Sub
committee.
Careful scrutiny of
eligiblity claims of welfare
recipients and requiring
employable recipients to
work when they are
physically able.
Elimination of non-deposit
metal and glass containers,
and requiring deposit on all
returnable containers.
Removal of railroad
warning signs at crossings
that are no longer in use.
Reduction of paperwork in
government.
Continuation of religious
programs on radio and
television.
Celebrating holidays,
including Memorial Day, on
their original dates instead
of shifting them to week
ends.
Sales - Service
Retaining the “Star
Spangled Banner” as the
national anthem.
Among other resolutions
introduced by the Penn
sylvania State Grange, the
National Grange opposed:
Unionization of the U.S.
Armed Forces.
Any special interest group,
or person or persons in
terfering with the orderly
marketing of agricultural
products in' world trade.
Federal legislation or EPA
regulations that would limit
amount of phosphates in
detergents below 8.7 per
cent.
Any form of gun control
that would “jeopardize the
right of U.S. citizens to keep
and bear arms.”
Pardoning Tokyo Rose
(Mrs. D’Aquino) and
restoring her U.S. citizen
ship.
Judicial leniency in
dealing with criminals,
particularly m the field of
Juvenile crime;
Legislation 41s outlined in
the Child and 1 Family Ser
vices Act of 1975.
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