vote encouraged, views on government role exposed Y PARK - to be a most producers of ranis and the i time, those who have have the vote for or '-help Beef and Program,” says Extension ledalist at The a' State if approved of those ;oting, will cost producers three-tenths of per cent (0.3 per cent) of vilue added to the mil sold. would be administered i beef board of 68 beef Sneers. Pennsylvania Id have one member on board. ■e has been some . that this is just r government i to control agri- Morgan points out. not a government - it will be ad ictly by people luce beef. The best as to how this type is handled is to took at other WE'VE GOT YOUR 4-WHEEL DRIVE ALL MODELS CALL 717-626-4705 FOR A FREE DEMONSTRATION - IN STOCK! Y DRIVE AND COMPARE! I agricultural commodities that have been operating similar programs in recent years. The following is what the managers of three such programs have to say about government interference with their programs: Ed Gillespie, Manager, Cotton Board; “Since 1968, we have operated under three secretaries - Freeman, Hardin, Butz - and they never have failed to approve our recommendations...the Secretary’s representatives have, on occasion, questioned some things we were doing, but they were legitimate questions.” (Collections of $1 per bale by the Cotton Board have amounted to $6-$l4 million per year. Under a new assessment rate of $1 plus 0.3 per cent of sales value, which as approved by 67.14 per cent of those voting in a December referendum, the 1977 total is expected to exceed |2O million.) Bob Mercer, Executive Vice-President, Potato Board: “The Secretary only has a legal concern that we operate within the law. We send the USDA our annual budget, plans and minutes of Board meetings. They never TRACTOR have vetoed a proposed - it works beautifully for us.” (Since 1972, with an assessment of 1 cent per hundredweight of potatoes sold, the Potato Board has collected $2.0-$2.3 million per year.) Dick Blglin, Executive Director, American Sheep Producers Council: “We Sheep group will organize GETTYSBURG, Pa. - On July 13, at 8 p.m., the Adams County Extension Service Office, there will be the first meeting of the newly formed Adams County Sheep Producers Group. The agenda for the meeting in dudes an dection of officers, distribution of adopted by BINKLEY & HURST BROS. 133 RothsriHe Station Rd. have to supply budgets, plans and follow-up reports to the livestock Division, AMS-USDA. On •> each project, we submit a paragraph or so on what we expect to accomplish. They make suggestions, but rarely change anything and have never vetoed a project. If we we have a mid-year laws and the fellowship of sharing ideas with others interested in sheep production. If someone is interested in ★ P.T.O. SHAFT ■ available on all models ★ POWER SHIFT TRANSMISSION • standard equipment ★CRAB STEER • switch to crab steer on-the-go to counter-act side drift when working on hillsides. Fronts and rears steer in same direction. ★ 4-WAY SELECTIVE STEERING ★ 3 POINT HITCH available in all models with or without Quilt-coupler Min and snmci Lancaster Farmini change in plans, we advise them.” (The ASPC has been operating since 1956 with annual collections, based on Wz cents per pound of shorn wool and 7% cents per hundredweight of lambs, of about $2 million per year.) “Keep in mind as you vote that this is a self-help the sheep producers group, but unable to attend the meeting, he should contact the Extension office for further information. lititz, PA 17543 Phone (717) 62M70S 9.1977—27 Saturday. Jul program, financed by beef producers and administered by beef producers,” Morgan said. “It is designed to in crease the knowledge of the importance of beef production in our economy, point out the value of beef protein in our diets, and assist in developing better markets.”
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