c nnA Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware VOL 22 N& 36 Heat 6 burns 9 farmers | By DIETER KRIEG f LANCASTER - The heat wave, which weathermen say is to end now, took its toll on just about all aspects of agriculture. Hardest hit were poultry and swine producers where animal was heavily Beef program defeated LITITZ - Lancaster Farming learned Thursday [ evening that the Beef k Referendum, has been I defeated both nationally and I in Pennsylvania. Although a tally ofjhe vote has been made, the a prediction ig that only about Environmentalists hit DENVER, Colo.— Sweeping social and economic changes recom mended by leading en vironmentalists would mean smaller food supplies and sharply higher food prices for consumers, the president of the American National # Berks 4-H Center planned By LAUREL SCHAEFFER .] Berks County Reporter I LEESPORT, Pa. - Work | has been underway for the I first phase of Berks County’s "proposed 4-H Center. When completed, the 4-H Center will consist of two horse rings, an exhibit or multi f Farm Calendar 10 Life on the farm 10 Medicine &Mgmt. 16 Angus show 18 , Horse club feature 20 k Conservation field day 27 I Poultry queen contestants 28 I York Dress Revue 29 I Farm Women Societies 33 I Homestead Notes . 42g Lancaster Farming. Saturday. July 23,1977 dependent on artificially created environments. There are several reports of flocks suffocating to death from the intense heat and some other animals having been lost due to the op pressing heat and humidity. Crops suffered also' in 58 to 60 per cent of those voting favored the self-help promotion program. Texas, <he nation’s number one beef producing state, failed to pass the referendum too, With only 64 per cent of the voters giving their approval. A two-thirds (66 per cent) Cattlemen’s Association said ’ recently. ANCA President Wray Finney also pointed out that the “labor intensive” agriculture proposed by the environmentalists would require countless people to leave their homes and jobs in purpose building housing an auditorium, conference room, rest rooms, and food preparation facilities, and a livestock building which will be a pole bam with a show ring under roof. The extravagant complex will be built on a 10-acre site, _ln this issue. Women’s Calendar 44 Ida’s Notebook 44 Home on the Range 45 Jr. Cooking Edition 47 Classifieds 50 Lancaster DHIA 82 Berks Dress Revue 84 Facts for dairymen 86 some areas, particularly] those which had received little or no rain in recent' weeks. According to reports received by Lancaster Farming, most of the tragedies and severe losses [Continued on Page 26] approval was needed for the Beef Referendum to pass. In Pennsylvania, the measure was split about evenly, with half of the voters favoring the program, and the other half opposing. According to Jlarry Stam (Contimitd on Page 391 urban areas and become farm workers. Finney’s comments were made in connection with ANCA’s recent review of a task force report, entitled “The Unfinished Agenda,” which was prepared by I Continued on Pate 37] rented from the County on a 99 year lease for one dollar per year, according to Mae Bleiler, assistant home economist and 4-H coor dinator. This land lies behind the present Agricultural Building. The grounds will [Continued on Page 39| Berks DMA 91 Beef cook-off 94 Diet report hit 96 My Thoughts 100 Lancaster Dress Revue 101 Adams Dress Revue 103 Joyce Bupp 104 Sale Reports 105 Public Sale Register 105 $6.00 Per Year
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