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V01.22N0.1l Carter ag policy may lead to parity By JOANNE SPAHR HARRISBURG, Pa. - In a three-pronged speech dealing with the future of agriculture under the Carter administration, the importance, of American farm commodities to world trade, and the need for a new approach in achieving greater price stability for agricultural products, Robert Lewis, secretary for National Farmer’s Union, said he sees the possibility of the Carter administration adopting a system whereby commodities can be stored during times of abundance and put up for sale in poor harvest years. Lewis was speaking to an assembly of Pennsylvania Farmers’ Union members at their annual convention held last Higher beef prices seen; referendum discussed By DIETER KRIEG LANCASTER, Pa. - Lancaster County cattle feeder, Harold Frey, says there’s nobody smart enough to predict that this year or the neat is the year to get in or stay out of the cattle Paul Hostetler David Putney In this issue Farm Calendar 10 Farm Commentary 10 Lebanon DHIA 14 New Bolton Center 22 Adams Extension 32 Outstanding Young Far mer 34 Equipment sales 38 Homestead Notes 42 Joyce Bopp 44 Servinglhe Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware Monday and Tuesday at the Penn Harris Motor Inn. The system that Lewis was describing is part of a program proposal developed by the Farmers Union entitled “The Fanners Union Plan for Parity and Abundance.” Under this program, farmers will be enabled to receive loans from the government to hold their com, wheat, and other storable commodites in reserve for sale at a higher price during times when the market is up. To insure that these commodities are held in reserve, the government will take a mortgage on the crops. IT do think the Carter ad ministration will follow a system somewhat like this,” Lewis announced, “but I don’t think business. The veteran beef Eroducer made the remark ttbe annual Cattle Feeders’ Day held here at the Farm and Home Center earlier this week. In discussing his own operation and experiences Roy Alger Bill Stoudt Jr. Cooking Edition 44 Home on the Range 46 My Thoughts 47 Womens’ Calendar 46 Classifieds 57 Lancaster DHIA 82 Facts for Dairymen 83 EAYF meeting 93 Public Sales Register 97 Sales Reports 103 Lancaster Farming. Saturday. January 29,1977 they will do it as fast as we might like. But we (FU) are going to keep on working to get that system rigged up, and then we’re going to try to help the govern ment run it at the right rate of speed, or 100 per cent of parity for American fanners.” Parity, in simplified terms, is cost plus reasonable profit. According to Lewis, during December, American farmers received on the average only 66 per cent of parity, the lowest since March 1933. And, at the present time, American price supports are the lowest of any significant food supplier in the world. “The United States supplies exactly 64 per cent of all the grain that crosses international briefly, Frey presented a words for him, at the same message without ever/ time complimenting him on directly saving the words - his narration. “Cattle “pay attention to details.” feeding is a business, 1 more Los Burdette, professor of than feed marketing in the animals science at Penn form of meat, and it means State, took the podium after _ paying attention to details,” Frey and stated the above” said Burdette. Mt. Joy co-op shares earnings By DIETER KRIEG MT. JOY, Pa. - Members of the Mount Joy Fanners Cooperative Association met here at Hostetler’s Dining Hall on Wednesday, and following the meeting walked off $63,000 richer. The money - saved earnings from 1976 cooperative business - was divided among members in the form Farm & Home Foundation clears debt By SALLY BAIR Feature Writer LANCASTER, Pa. - Seven directors were elected for three year terms at the 13th annual meeting of the Farm and Home Foundation of Lancaster County on Thursday at the Farm and Home Center. Elected were; Roy A. Brubaker, 702 Woodcrest Avenue, Lititz; Gary A. Eastern concerned with energy crisis SYRACUSE, N.Y. - “Doe to our nation’s current energy crisis, the dairy industry must be placed high on the priority list of those receiving natural gas sup plies,” according to John C. York, general manager of Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative. Prior to departure for his boundaries, and we’re the prime supplier when anybody needs something to eat,” he said. Only three other counties can be depended on to produce a surplus - Canada, Australia, and Argentina. Others export some years and have to import during others. Because of U.S.A.’s key role in food trade, our grain prices determine the world price. So, at this point in time with the new administration coming into power, nearly all countries are looking to the United States to see what the Carter administration will do in regards to farm price. “We’re more important for our food production than Saudi Arabia is for oil,” the Farmers’ of revolving fund certificates and direct cash payments. Sixty per cent of the funds were turned over to mem bers in the form of cer tificates. The recently completed year was described as having been a good one for the cooperative, and 1977 is being looked at with op timism as well. Said Mount Dean, Strasburg R I; B. Snavely Garber, Willow Street R 2; Clarence A. Keener, Jr., Manheim Rl; Vernon J. Leininger, Denver R 2; Mrs. James Z. Martin, New Holland R 2; H. Raymond Stoner, 1051 Eden Road, Lancaster. Speaker for the meeting was Aaron H. Denluiger, Paradise, who entertained and informed with a slide scheduled meeting on the energy subject in Washington, D. C. with congressional leaders, York noted that action had been taken recently by Eastern’s Board of Directors, resolving that it is im perative to assure continued use of natural gas in the (Continued on Page ll] Burdette observed that if a cattle feeder is talking to the market, he’s been feeding his cattle for too long. “Those last few pounds gained are expensive pounds,” he remarked. But no matter which way Joy Farmers Cooperative President Roy Alger: “The outlook for this year is somewhat less rosy than what it was for 1976, it’ll probably take most of 1977 to balance milk supplies with demands, but I personally feel we”ll see improved prices by Summer.” Acknowledging a fair amount of prosperity for the presentation about agriculture around the world. Denlinger and his wife, Mary, took a seven week tour of thirteen countries last Summer, and saw some agricultural operations along with more well-known tourist at tractions. Denlinger said he and his wife planned the trip themselves, deciding which manufacture of milk products. Milk is a perishable commodity, stated York. Therefore, the manufacture of dairy products is essential to the viability of the daily industry, one of the largest in the Northeast, and necessary to the lives of both $4.00 Per Year Bob Lewis the management side of the beef business is .sliced, farm prices for the final product are likely to increase by a nickel between now and the third quarter of the year. [Continued on Paie 23] cooperative, Alger also noted that ;‘we’re all in this together, this is our co-op, and we can’t rest on our past laurels. Prices paid to milk producers co-op members were said to be the highest in the area. The Mount Joy Cooperative markets its [Contimed on Page 31] countries to visit and how long they would spend at each destination. The beginning leg of the trip was organized to coincide with a meeting of mission executives of the Home Council of the Unevangelized Fields Mission, of which Denlinger has been chair man for eight years. He I Continued on Pate 29| consumers and producers of milk, be stressed. The cooperative leader cautioned that any movement to curtail or discontinue the use of natural gas in the manufacture of dairy products from whole milk, a {ConfinuN on Pat* 3JJ