Township [Continued from Page l) She also noted that many people do not realize the problems faced by the farmer. Manor Township already has a committee of Lan caster County Farmers Association members at work to help with local governments. The idea arose after an association member’s opinion was given after a decision had already been reached. If a farmer had been at the meeting, Mrs. Hess claimSj the decision might have been different. The LCFA spokeswoman continued: “Since farmers only have four per cent of the national vote, it is important for them to be heard on the local level. LCFA president Earl Newcomer, who farms in Manor Township, says this concept of farmer par ticipation -at planning meetings “will open a IM-PRUV-ALL I Livestock Values Skyrocket. Health and Breeding Problems More Costly - Need Attention. LIVESTOCK MUST have minerals and vitamins. If any one (i.e. zinc) is completely missing in an animal's diet, it may die. These minerals and vitamins are not only essential for the animal to live, but must be in proper BALANCE for feeds to be efficiently utilized and for the animal to attain and maintain good production levels of meat or milk. THOSE WHO TEST livestock feeds on a nation-wide basis, are aware that the mineral content of feeds varies widely from area to area, from farm to farm, and even from field to field. We received requests for customized recommendations of mineral and vitamin formulations from Im-Pruv-AII customers. At first we hoped to develop general / formulae that would suffice for specific geographic areas. It became evident this was not the best way, due to the wide variations in feeds, the depleted condition of some soils used to grow the feeds, and the different requirements of animals (i.e., milking cow vs. beef cows, growing calves vs. fattening steers). Therefore, we were “forced” to develop a Custom Mineral and Vitamin Program designed to provide each customer only what he needs on an individual basis. It was soon discovered that inadequate—or more frequently, IMBALANCED— mineraI and vitamin nutrition was often the cause of our customers’ problems of animal health or production. Ray Waiter 717-733-4302 Clarence Weiler 717-866-6710 Melvin R. Weaver 717-569-6576 Robesonia Area iohir Hensley 215-693-5080 Chester Countv Richard Brechbill 215-932-3307 meetings two’way street.” Members will be reporting back to the Association on any matters which should be given at tention by the group. A dinner was held Monday evening at the Willow Valley Restaurant to luck' off a membership campaign. Lancaster County has the most sizable membership of any district, but as one member proclaimed, “it’s a little like farming • there’s no standing still.” The goal is to have 1607 members. Ap proximately 1000 fanners belong to the group now. Membership goals are determined by programs and the funds which are heeded to sustain them. Annual dues are $3O and cover special .services such as accounting and pur chases. The LCFA is affiliated with the Pennsylvania Farmers Association and American Farm Bureau Federation, giving the group access to lobbying at all WEILER BROS. INC. anon & Berks Co, levels of government, even international, _said Gene McDowell, who serves as regional PFA membership director. All phases of agriculture are included, he pointed out. Chester Heim, PFA director of organization, exclaimed that “agriculture has a future if we decide we want it to have a future - if we do the job that'we ought to do in trying to build an organization which will look out for the future of agriculture.” He em phasized that PFA is an organization which is farmer owned, farmer controlled, and for fanners. “We want to make sure we have the right kind of agriculture for our children and grand children,” he exclaimed. “Only this country can give us the opportunities which we have, but we have a responsibility,” Heim cautioned. He warned that fanners have to do their part in order to preserve their rights as individuals and farmers. “Farmers must be organized if they’re going to survive, and we mustjper- Washington Countv Hagerstown, MD area Car) Eby 301842-2630 ilumbia. Luzerne, Montour. Northumberland Dale A. Brown 717-752-5387 Order 2 NEW YORK, N.Y. Dairy farmers supplying milk plants regulated under the New York-New Jersey marketing orders during November will be paid on the basis of a uniform price- of $lO.Ol per hundred pounds or ceive the consequences if we don’t get the job done. If we don’t somebody else will, and then it won’t be what the farmers wanted. We also need sustained indignation in order to receive our goals,” Heim concluded. Among the more recent significant achievements of the Association are the exemption of fanners from air pollution standards, and water and sewer line assessments if they don’t hook up. Chairing this year’s membership campaign are Charles and Esther Lefever, 1097 Snapperdam Road, Landisville, Pa. IT MUST be remembered that the effects of improper or imbalanced mineral and vitamin nutrition are much slower in developing than those from protein, TON, or acute nitrates. The same is true in correcting these problems. Although short-term dramatic results have occurred when a custom mineral and vitamin formulation was fed, in general, one should not expect to cure nutritional problems created over a long period of time in less than 3 to 6 months. We anticipated that Custom Formulation would cost considerably more than “shotgun” mineral mixes being fed to most animals, but that it would be worth it to many livestock producers. We have been pleased to discover that on the average, our Im-Pruv-AII customers have been able to purchase and feed Im-Pruv-AII Custom Minerals and Vitamins on a competitive basis with “shotgun” mixes. There are exceptions to this—particularly where extreme herd health problems must be corrected. MANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS have been pleased that through balancing their Minerals and Vitamins, they have increased the ef ficiency of their livestock feeding rations by more than the cost of the minerals and vitamins. YOUR LOCAL Im-Pruv-AII Dealer can explain the Im-Pruv-AII Mineral and Vitamin Program in detail and aid you in determining how it can help you in your livestock operations. CALL HIM TODAY. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 18,1976 prices announced 22 cents per quart. Market Administrator Thomas A. Wilson, who announced Noyember’s price, also Re g ula ted milk dealers stated that the uniform farm (handlers) utilized price was $10.40 per hun- 393,020,37? pounds or 56.6 per dredweight m October 1976 cen j. 0 f the total amount of and per hun- milk for Class 1. The Class 1 dredweight in November ilk is used {or fluid 1975. The uniform pnce is a products such as marketwide weighted homogenized, flavored, low average of the value of farm test and skim mdks. For milk used for fluid and November 1976 , handlers manufactured dairy paid slo>B6 per h un- P™- 110 * 8 ; , . , ... dredweight for the milk used The total amount of milk aass 1 products com . received from the 19,247 pared $10.67 a year ago. dairy supplying the of milk> martetTng k N araa was 43,4 per cent ’ was to Roa Kfii #7O nnnnHc manufacture Class II Novembe?l976 Ms was P roducts indudin 8 butter > r cheese, ice cream and more than 6 million pounds gurt For this th e be i?, W handlers paid $8.32 per value to dairy fanners for milk deliveries was hundredweight. $71,225,887.00 Wilson ex- All prices quoted are for plained that this included milk received within the 201- differentials required to be 210 mile zone from New York paid to dairy farmers but not City. ECONOMICALLY SOUND PROGRAM Union & Snvder Counties Norman Brouse 717-524-5454 Cumberland & Franklin Counties Harry Oberholtzer 717-532-9445 voluntary premiums or deductions authorized by the farmer. 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