—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, July 2. 1977
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| LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
[Continued from Pace 10]
another matter to develop
and come forward with a
progressive workable
program.' I say it is alwasy
easy time to “put up or shut
up”.
For me the Beef Research
and Information act is a good
Tax law blamed for energy problem
Editor, Lancaster Far- escape income 1 will gladly supply more
ming: “donnation on this subject,
One of the main causes of uicome from such free on request, to anyone
the financial plight of e »fractMm- who will write to me at Box
agriculture today is our No tax advantage, even 12 ?, Gillette, Wyo. 82716.
national energy problem and remotely comparable, was Sincerely,
the resulting increase in Stephen Tarver
farm and ranch operating development of energy from Gillette, Wyo.
costs the inexhaustible energy ’ 3
But do we really have an s olll ®* B such as a® l " - P° w ® r >
energy shortage in this wind P° wer - regrowable
country" or are we simply' vegetation and waste con
being denied an abundance version. , .
of energy by our inequitable Congress has failed for
income tax laws? over 50
There are at least six gross meqmty from the tax
proven practical methods of kw. This has worked to the
producing enormous disadvantage of
amounts of usable energy those trying toraise capita!
from inehaustible energy t° develop the inexhaustible
sources. Why haven’t we energy sources,
taken advantage of these if Congress continues, to
inexhaustible energy fail to remove thi* inequity
sources on a large scale? from the tax law, it is not
The answer is quite ap- likely that there will be any
Parent: significant development of
In 1926 Congress passed these incrlwnstihlc sources
in
icome tax legislation which very soon because the
enables those people with development capital will
income from the extraction obviously continue to be
of minerals and fossil fuels, attracted to where the tax
such as oil and coal, to advantages are.
idea and worth a try. It is off the fence” and try to help
voluntary and anyone who ourselves: lam sure It is the
doesn’t want to participate last chance in our lifetime to
can get his money returned have such a self-help
immediately. It is a program. Other food groups
producer’s program, run by are trying to capture our
cattle producers who receive beef market. Lets “Keep
no salary for their effort. As Beef King” by voting yes
few as 10 per cent of those July sth to the 17th.
voting can have a recall Harry H. SUmbaugh
referendum. I say “Let’s get Green Park, Pa.
PORK PRODUCERS!
Your county and state Pork Producers’ Council has initiated a
campaign to increase producer participation in the check-off
program of market hogs and feeder pigs at your local markets.
Progressive feed salesmen have petitions for you to sign so you
can indicate your support for the investment program.
“HELP KEEP PORK ON THE MOVE FOR MORE PROFIT”
Contact the salesman representing one of the feed companies listed below;
RON L HERSHEY RALSTON-PURINA
OLDMANS ALLIED MILLS
MCCRACKEN FEED MILL INC. ZIMMERMAN BULK FEEDS
PENNFKLD FEEDS JASON E. MILLER
WOLGEMUIN MANOR FARM SUPPLY
WEST WILLOW FARMERS ASSN. GRUBB SUPPLY CO.
JOHN J. HESS II INC. AGWAY
WHITE OAK MILLS LEROY M.SEHSEMG INC.
STEVENS FEED MILL, UK. RED ROSE FEEDS
MASTER MIX MARK HERSHEY FARMS
WALL YODER
other check off type The proposed
programs doing? "_■ will help a few
Looking at the first giving them new
question, the answer is easy, advertising agent
Ask any housewife. Her amount of
family can’t afford more, and all the mji
She’ll buy more if the price is newspapers, ra(
lower. You know what that television station
means. Do you want less for carry the ads, also/
your cattle? Madison additional dollars. ’
Avenue has never run a way producers can'
successful advertising is through higher i
- campaign for any farm lower, costs. We'
product. Cotton,- wool and much about costs ■
Editor, Lancaster Far- The buyer will deduct app j es 5* three 84 ra ? dom to Pay the prices I
mh»g: that amount ?£ Sl buyer Production areas where machinery dealer
Next week cattle win send the extensive advertising has have no alternative!
producers will vote m the Beef Board -68 ton cattle hee Q employed in an effort to work on improi
national beef referendum, producers who will ed- !>«>st sales. Notice the ever
prices we receive.
At stake is a com- mSer the fuiTds .ml mcreBSul B percentage of off won’t do a
pl„ to SSS ?or „«“d Z that
strengthen domestic and programs. market. Know what the
foreign markets, step up pnce of wool is.- Are con
research on production These will include ad- sumers eating more apples?
problems and improve vertising, public relations, do smithing positive to
communications throughout--sales promotion, consumer improve our balance sheets
the beef industry. It’s known education, production and the time is now.
as the beef research and nutrition research, I urge all local producers
information plan. marketing research and- *o vote “yes” in the beef
This self-help plan was foreign market develop- referendum,
designed by cattle producers ment.
Yes vote urged
for cattle producers. It will
be funded by a 30 cent per
$lOO deduction on all cattle
John J. Hess II Inc.
> Editor, Lancaster Far
ming:l
On June 18 a letter to the
editor appeared in your
paper that doesn’t make
much sense to me. The
writer states his family
would eat more beef if be
could get a better price for
his cattle, and that is what
the beef referendum is all
about.
Does General Mills,
Proctor & Gamble, Kelloggs',
Editor, Lancaster Farming:
Before any cattle producer
votes in the beef check off
referendum, he or she should
ask himself (herself) a
couple of questions.
1. Why isn’t more beef
being eaten now?
2. How are producers in
If, we’re ever going to take
charge of our industry, and
Sponsored by
Letter makes litt
Beef check-off question e<
etc., wait for the si
markets to promote
products?
When a housewife
down the highway and
billboard advertising
and sees it on TV, whal
of meat does she buy?
only a few years ago .
was 10 cents higher than
pork, why is pork now 10
cents higher than beef? The
literature the writer referred
to two weeks ago doesn’t
make much sense because
Sincerely,
Wayne Miller
Monnt Joy, Pa.
all farmer membt
No wonder
people call us dumb]
Walters. 1
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