Vol. 22 No. 10
1977 was just a few hours away when this picture was taken east of
Union in southern Lancaster County. It was cold then and has stayed that
way ever since. Winter has had an arctic grip on the area for the entire year
Farm Bureau tackles bureaucracy
I HONOLULU, Hawaii - The
potion's largest general
lum organization, under a
■convention theme of
[“Keeping America Free In
[Century 3,” last week
punched a determined
fcsault on the growing power
P government regulatory
Igencies, restraints on
pecess and development of
|»orld markets, interference
wth a market-oriented
economy and the failure of
government leaders to
produce a comprehensive
national energy policy.
Voting delegates attending
In this issue
farm Calendar 10
We on the farm 10
farm Show wrap-up 20,21
Homestead Notes 42
Home on the Range 45
,r - Cooking Edition 46
Ha’s Notebook 47
Hupp’s column 49
Classifieds 53
Sale Reports 82
fork DHIA 82
Ho-tillnews 84,86
Com & soybean clinic 89
Public Sales Register 99
Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware
the 58th annual meeting of
the American Farm Bureau
Federation (AFBF) and
representing the
Farmers faced with arctic problems
By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER - “Last
Tuesday our high for the day
was zero, and the low was
minus 12,” commented Dale
Bresler in a telephone
conversation this week. Most
anyone east of the Rockies
and north of Washington
D.C. could have made a
similar comment.
The year 1977 so far has
been one of thawing out
water bowls, fixing broken
water pipes, and in some
cases having to do without
the necessary conveniences
of a home.
The arctic weather has
been making front-page
headlines for weeks and it
has seldom failed to make
the evening news on
television.
Bresler, who farms in
Centre County, was one of
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 22,1977
organization’s 2,676,253
member-families, declared
that government regulatory
control has had the effect of
several fanners interviewed tunately, had encountered
by thiw writer on Thursday, any really serious problems.
While all reported being Temperatures in the
inconvenienced by the cold Camargo area of southern
wave assault, none, for- Lancaster County were
Yoder repeats as Chester DHIA champ
GUTHRIESVILLE, P*. -
Chester County dairymen
met here at the East
Brandywine Fire Hall a
week ago for their annual
DHIA meeting and awards
banquet with more than 200
persons in attendance.
Special recognition was
given this year to four herds,
all of which surpassed the
700 pound mark in butterfat
production. Those herds
belonged toMeSerson Yoder,
Elveraon; Jacob Stoltzfus,
Oxford; Robert Pepple,
so far. The way these mules coped with the icy winds is to simply turn their
backs towards it. x
“enacting more laws than
the legislative branch.”
They asserted “it is time to
bring these (regulatory)
Oxford; and John Stoltzfus,
Atglen.
Also given special
recognition were 17 other
herds - all of which eclipsed
New Holland has corn champions
By JOANNE SPAHR
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. -
Two area Future Farmers of
America had their corn
growing abilities lauded on
January 12 when they
received gold plaques from
agencies under better
control” and to do this
Congress should “show
greater restraint in passing
reported to be as low as 18
degrees below zero on
Tuesday morning. A report
coming out of Somerset
County in the western part of
the 600 pounds of butterfat
hurdle. They were, in order,
Ardrossan Farms,
Villanova; David Weaver,
Glen Moore; Paul King,
the Pennsylvania Crop
Improvement Association
for being maturity group
champions in the “One Acre
Com Contest" sponsored by
that group. This state-wide
contest is conducted by the
$4.00 Per Year
Lancaster Farminc photo by Dieter (tries
laws of broad implication
and authority, which leave
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the state says it was 65
degrees bdow when the wind
chill factor was taken into
consideration.
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Cochranville; Earl Weir,
Cochranville; Donald
Hostetter, Jr., Parkesburg;
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P.C.I.A. as a service to
agricultural education and
rural life and is intended
primarily for students
enrolled in vocational
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