88—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 15. 1977 F armer federation HONOLULU, Hawaii - The history of Farm Bureau! year 1976 was one of the That was the message as most successful in the Richard W. Owens, Best honey chosen HARRISBURG - The Chester County Beekeepers Association placed first in the collective county honey exhibit at the 61st Farm Show. Chairman of the Chester County group is Joan M. Schmidt, association president, from Landenberg R 2. Archie Krug, of Eben sburg, Cambria County, exhibited the best comb honey display; and Earl Miller, of Dover, York County, showed the best exhibit of extracted honey. Miller also had the best commercial beeswax exhibit. The best specialty pack was entered by Paul G. Cummins, of 145 East 14th Avenue, Conshohochen, Montgomery County. The best individual exhibit was shown by Daniel M. Fitzkee, of Manheim R 6, Lancaster' County. Brucellosis meeting slated ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland dairymen and cattlemen are being urged to attend a meeting to discuss the status of current efforts to eradicate Brucellosis or “Bangs Disease”, which is so costly to farmers. The meeting, sponsored by the Maryland Agricultural Commission, will be held January 20th beginnning at 7:45 P.M. at the Walkersville Fire House, Walkersville, Frederick County. The disease poses a con stant threat to the livestock industry in that it causes a loss of milk production and effects breeding. In attendance at the meeting will be Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Young D. Hance; Animal Health Section personnel from the Department; Extension Agents; and representatives from USDA. They will discuss the status of national and state Brucellosis eradication programs, testing, and NORTHAMPTON FARM BUREAU CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION TATAMY, PA ★ FEED, SEED CHEMICALS ★ LIME AND FERTILIZER CUSTOM APPLICATION ★ TEXACO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SIMPLICITY LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT EASTON 215-258-2871 Milt Murray, of 101 Creekside Drive, Enola, Cumberland County, entered the best exhibit of molded or designed beeswax. FARM SHOW CHAMPIONS 4-H HONEY Bill Mack, of Pen Argyl, Northampton County, captured two first places in ■4-H honey competition at the 61st Farm Show. Mack won in the white extracted and extra light amber classes. Nathaniel Miller, of Dover, York County, exhibited the top amber extracted honey sample. FARM SHOW CAHMPIONS VOCATIONAL HONEY Donald Gutshall, of Newport, Perry county, won first place in the dark comb class in vocational honey competition. The winner in the extracted amber class was William Sprague, of Falls Creek, Jefferson County. vaccination. Moderator for the session will be Maryland Agricultural Commission member Leon Enfield, a dairyman from Knoxville, Frederick County. In Maryland, the dairy and cattle industry accounts for some $175,000,000 in annual farm income. Figures for 1975 show the state’s cattle (including milk cows) in ventory amounted to 460,000 head. These animals that year produced 1.5 billion pounds of milk which had a farm value of $147.5 million and some 109,000 head were sent to slaughter producing 118,000,000 pounds of meat worth $30.8 million. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! Secretary and Chief Ad ministrator of the American Farm Bureau Federation delivered his annual report here recently before farmers attending the 58th annual meeting'of the Federation. Owens noted that the 1976 membership gain of more than 171 thousand families was the largest gain in the history of the Farm Bureau, the nation’s largest general farm organization. He said “surely it is significant that these tremendous gains, this evidence of continuing Farm Bureau acceptance, came during a political year. “All-time state and American Farm Bureau membership records were compiled at a time when politicians, some consumer and environmental groups and some labor unions, at tempted to discredit the importance of Farm Bureau, both to agriculture and to the nation,” said Owens. The Farm Bureau family membership of 2,676,259 represents a full 80 per cent of the commercial farm and ranch families in this country. The AFBF Secretary- Administrator told the farmers present that “the gains in membership are our best answer to en vironmental enthusiasists who have tried on occasions to discount farm and ranch concern over predator control, and control of such pests as the gypsy moth and fire ant. “The growing strength of Farm Bureau is our most positive answer to govern ment regulators. 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The old law had become a severe hardship for many farm and ranch families. “Earlier,” said Owens, “President Ford signed the prompt pay amendment to the Packers and Stockyards Act. This will better protect livestock sellers, par ticularly from insolvent packers. Farm Bureau was represented by AFBF President Allan Grant at the White House signing ceremony. “During the year, Farm Bureau worked on a number of important transportation issues such as the Federal highway program and the Railroad Revitalization Act. We supported replacement of the locks and dmn No. 26 at Alton, Illinois,” said the Farm Bureau official. “We are more aware than ever that farmers and ranchers must have a balanced transportation system. We need the railroads, the trucks, the barges, the airlines and ocean-going ships. “We also know that to improve transportation service efficiency, we must have state and federal regulatory reform. “State regulation of truck Highest Winter Buyers Dividend Available Now. 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