86 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 4, 1977 Why is June ‘Dairy Month 9 ? Even though June Dairy Month is 40 years old in 1977, and the month still has 30 days and it rhymes with “moon” and “croon,” everything else has changed. May milk out-gushes June on a day to day camparison basis, so why is June Dairy Month? It is because a June Dairy Month celebration is accepted by food editors and expected by consumers? Or that dairy farmers want to remind the nation of their importance to the country’s health and economic, welfare? I don’t think so. Is it a 40-year habit that’s hard to break or a time for city folk to think of country people during vacation time and warm weather months? I don’t think so. From this comer, June Dairy Month is a nationwide salute to one of America’s most valuable natural resources, the dairy industry. Sure, agriculture consists of a small number of farmers producing foods and goods and fibers for millions of urban Americans.. And the daily farmer is a pacesetter in agriculture too. Who else uses breeding and feeding techniques as efficiently to improve production quality and quantity as the American dairy farmer? No one! Admittedly June wasn’t originally chosen as a time to salute the dairy industry because school was out and PO ! J this milk outlet dried up temporarily. No, June was selected back in 1937 because cows grazing on green grass produced more milk and dairy farmers needed more markets. In the beginning, the 30- day National Milk Month straddled June and July. Then in 1939, the June Dairy Month celebration was put on a calendar basis and supported with a national campaign to promote greater use of dairy products. Since 1957, the American Dairy Association has used the JDM promotion to salute the nation’s dairy industry and kick off the summer selling season for milk products. This campaign earns annual support from all facets of the dairy industry, tlje food chains and newspaper-magazine food editors. The nationwide June Dairy Month program reminds consumers of the nutritional importance of daily foods in the family diet. It also reminds city consumers of cows and country and dairy farmers. Farmers, too, are reminded during June that more than 80 per cent of the milk they produce is consumed by urban dwellers. Why is June Dairy Month? From this corner, I’d suggest it’s because this thanksgiving month during the summer is a good time to count our blessings. It’s also UNLOADER Positive mesh ring and drive sprocket helps eliminate stalling and digging down into silage Does not depend on silage for traction Self-cleaning rotor delivers high throw ing capacity at low R P.M P & D MFG. CO., INC. Plainfield 111 60544 Dept LF Send literature on the following □ Silo Unloader O Silage Guide & Vinyl Pipe □ Feeders □ Sweep Arm Grain Unloader □ Conveyors a time to consider stretching milk month over the entire year for the good of all concerned. Do your part this June. If you can’t make a cow happy by taking her to lunch, at least drink a milk toast during June Dairy Month to the nation’s dairy fanners and their industry. Barbecue Scheduled YORK, Pa. - York County Producers have announced plans to hold their-annual Pork Barbecueon Saturday, June 11. Serving will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.'at Flicker's' Grove Park, just off Route 30 west of York. Entertainment will be provided during serving hours. Tickets are available from any member of the Pork Producers Association and from local feed company representatives. Cost for the tickets is $4 for adults and $2 for children. State encourages beef vote PARK RIDGE, 111. - The decision on whether a proposed multi-million dollar beef promotion and research program lives or dies is now entirely up to the nation’s beef cattle producers, feeders and dairymen, Allan Grant, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, said here recently. In urging every eligible beef and dairy producer to register and vote in the referendum, Grant emphasized that AFBF has not taken a position either for or against the promotion program but does call upon producers to express their personal preference by their vote. AFBF has conducted a comprehensive information program on the proposal. To be eligible to vote in the referendum, producers must register at their local Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) office between June 6 and June 17. What the others are saying, we’ve already demonstrated. Too good to be true? No Because thousands of users of AMZOIL lubricants have already experienced these extraordinary performance features AMZOIL was first to commercially market an SAE 10W-40 synthetic engine oil to meet API Classification SE. which means AMZOIL can be used in any car So while the new AKRON, PA Al Stanek - 717-859-2125 CONESTOGA, PA WILKES BARRE, PA Terry Kahl 717-872-2201 LANCASTER, PA WILLOW STREET, PA Ron Sweigart Roy Groff 717-898-8318 717-464-3105 LEOLA, PA Larry Chapman 717-299-1765 MILLERSVILLE. PA LeMar Henry 717-872-7513 Mel Caldwell 717-872-7324 Neutral AFBF Producers can register and vote in person or by mail. For persons planning to register and-or vote by mail, registration cards and referendum ballots can be picked up at their local ASCS office or they will be mailed on request. Anyone who was a beef cattle producer, feeder or dairyman in 1976 can register and vote. The vote concerns a USDA proposed Beef Research and Information order which has been approved by Congress. Fpr approval of the promotional program, 50 per cent of the producers who register must vote and two thirds of those voting must approve the order before it can be activated. If approved, a Beef Board of not more than 68 producers would be established to administer the program. The Beef Development Taskforce (BDT), an industry group that initially proposed the program, RONKS, PA. Sam Stoltzfus 717-768-3803 Stan Jasonis 717-255-3538 YORK. PA Carroll Master 717-764-3885 LEBANON. PA Jim Wildey 717-273-3166 estimates that at the 3-io one per cent assessnJ level which would probaKu be in effect for the first thi years of the propo s ” program, $3O - $4O nunj per year would be mjl available to fi nan activities of the Beef Board The BDT says that approximately 60 per centot this amount should be spot on promotion (consul information and educatior 30 per cent on research ; 10 per cent on forr market development. Beef Board would mal final decision on how are spent. 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