Officers of Perry
/SVILLE, Pa. - Max
,some, Loysville, R 1
elected president of the
r y County Dairy Herd
-ovement Association
1977 at the annual
• gf the 60 member
Kenneth Benner,
stown, R 2, was elected
resident; Roy E. Hall,
, have a problem of teat and udder erosion in your herd
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MiUerstown Rl, secretary;
and R. Walter Stydinger,
Elliottsburg, treasurer.
Richard Bratton, Miller
stown, Rl and Nevm Rice,
Blain were also elected as
directors.
Alfred Albright’s herd was
recognized for leading the
cbunty in average produc-
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tion per cow at 18,931 of. milk
and 726 pounds of butterfat.
These are the highest
records in the 50 years of D
H. I. A. in Perry County
according to supervisors R
Walter Stydmger and J
Michael O’Toole. The
average for over 3000 cows in
60 member herds was 14,447
of milk and 554 pounds of
butterfat, among the highest
in the state.
John Fox of Duncannon
presented an illustrated talk
on his recent trip to Russia.
The Association sponsored
Joy Reapsome, Loysville Rl,
Brian Rock and Wendy
Diller, Landisburg Rl, and
they received special awards
for outstanding 4-H dairy
projects. Bonnie Klmg, 4-H
Dairy Club leader presented
the awards.
High production herds in
addition to Albright’s were
as follows: Mary E. Rice,
17,430 lb. milk, 709 lbs.
butterfat; Charles C. Byers,
17,696 lbs. milk, 666 lbs.
butterfat; Max Reapsome,
17,120 lbs. milk, 665 lbs.
butterfat; Kenneth R.
Benner, 17,524 lbs. milk, 659
lbs. butterfat; Milligan
Bros., 16,837 lbs. milk, 658
lbs. butterfat; Carl E. Mc-
Millen, 16,575 lbs. milk, 652
lbs. butterfat; Ben E. Dura,
16,435 lbs. milk, 652 lbs.
butterfat; Milmay Farm,
16,290 lbs. milk, 627 lbs.
butterfat; Ray E. McMillen,
16,632 lbs. milk, 626 lbs.
butterfat; Richard L.
Maurer, 15,759 lbs milk, 623
lbs. butterfat; Donald Dum,
16,662 lbs. milk, 622 lbs.
butterfat; Dumbelle Farms,
16,465 lbs. milk 614 lbs.
butterfat; Delmar Brofee &
Son, 15,823 lbs. milk, 610 lbs.
butterfat; Wm. E. Martin &
Sons, 15,405 lbs. milk, 607 lbs.
butterfat; Lyons Bros.,
14,964 lbs. milk, 606 lbs.
butterfat; Marvin E. Pontius
- 16,258 lbs. milk, 606 lbs.
butterfat; Bratton View
Farm - 16,088 lbs. milk, 605
lbs. butterfat; and Mrs. Roy
Campbell & Sons -14,946 lbs.
milk, 603 lbs. butterfat.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 18,1976—83
Fulton Grange to carol
Fulton Grange 66, Lan
caster Co., will go caroling
December 21, leaving the
Grange hall in Oakryn at 7
p.m Upon return, a
Christmas party will be
taken charge of by the Youth
committee, with Leßoy
Welk, chairman. There will
be a gift exchange of articles
costing $l. to $1.50.
Thomas Galbreath,
master, presided at the
regular business session
December 13 and Mrs. Owen
H. Groff, lecturer, presented
the program m which she
demonstrated the making of
several Christmas
decorations, tree ornaments,
and useful gifts from
household items. Mrs. Sylvia
Futures markets
‘worth billions’
CHICAGO, 111. - Gary L.
Seevers, a member of the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, said recently
the economic benefit of
commodity futures markets
is worth “billions of dollars
per year” to our economy
and he encouraged industry
and individuals to use the
markets directly.
Speaking before the Sixth
International Commodities
Conference in Chicago, Dr.
Seevers also indicated his
belief that futures markets
are still far from achieving
their full potential.
“lam sure we are far from
our potential when I find
farmers holding large
portions of their net worth in
the form of unhedged gram,
and when I leam that one of
the largest grain companies,
operating world wide, does
not hedge its currency
risks,” he said.
Commissioner Seevers
pointed to the GNMA
mortgage contract as a
“graphic demonstration” of
the effectiveness of futures
markets in narrowing
margins. “Last January,
shortly after the GNMA
contract was introduced, the
spread between bid and
asked prices on 8-per cent
% m
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May showed dolls and told
how to make them, using
detergent bottles as a base.
Mrs. Earle Gilbert displayed
some crocheted Christmas
ornaments which she made.
The program included the
singing of favorite Christ
mas carols.
The program at the next
regular meeting on
December 27 will feature
Mrs. Henry R. Bushong,
Quarryville, who will speak
as she sketches “Inspiration
For The New Year”. Mrs. J.
Everett Kreider and Mrs.
Frank Aument will also
entertain with a vocal duo.
The Grange chorus will have
rehearsal after the meeting.
GNMA’s was about 20 basis
points. And lately, the
spread has been about 8
points. This represents a
very significant reduction in
the marketing margin for
mortgage financing.”
While acknowledging that
less uncertainty in the un
derlying economic con
ditions and improved ef
ficiency in the dealers’
market could also be
responsible for the
narrowing margins, “part of
it was undoubtedly caused
by the introduction of the
futures contract,” he said.
He pointed out that the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission was created by
(a) preventing market
abuses; (b) enhancing the
economic purpose of the
markets; and (c) adding
legitimacy to the markets in
the eyes of the public and of
potential users.”
Seevers labeled “com
bating market abuse” as the
Commission’s top priority.
“The CFTC has taken a
preventative approach to
market abuses rather than
emphasizing the punishment
of offenders,” he said. “We
believe that prevention is
faster and that it uses our
regulatory resources far
more efficiently than relying
primarily on punishment
after the fact.”
“Economic purpose” is
the key to the “value of
futures markets,” he said.
He noted several new con
tracts now under con
sideration by CFTC which
will provide new hedging
opportunities for industries
and better hedging op
portunities for industries
where existing contracts do
not yet develop the full
market potential.
Job shifted
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Don
Paarlberg, 65, director of
agricultural economics for
the Department of
Agriculture since February
1969, has been named
assistant secretary for
agricultural economics. The
so-called recess appointment
was disclosed in a White
House announcement made