PFA members
By JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Reporter
(jmSENGES MILLS - Over
350 members and guests of
the York County Farmers
Association turned out for
the annual meeting and
banquet held Saturday
evening, October 8, at
historic Colonial Valley.
Under the direction of
president Roger Perry, York
RB, several directors were
selected, a by-law revision
made, and 22 policy
resolutions passed.
Chester Heim, director of
public affairs for the Penn
sylvania Farmers
Association, was the
featured speaker on the
meeting theme, “People,
Politics and Participation.”
“You must participate to
appreciate,” emphasized
Heim. “The degree of
FARM DRAINAGE
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GOOD INVESTMENT
HERE ARE 10 REASONS WHY:
1. Better soil aeration results from good
drainage This permits deeper and more ex
tensive root development and a more favorable
environment for beneficial soil micro organisms
and earthworms
2. Better soil moisture conditions with good
drainage permit more efficient operation of
tillage, planting and harvesting equipment
There is less chance of destroying soil tilth due
to working soil when it is too wet
3. Longer growing seasons can be achieved with
good drainage due to earlier possible planting
dates
4. An increased supply of nitrogen can be ob
tamed from the soil where water tables are
lowered by a drainage system
5. Soils warm up more quickly in the spring
when free water is removed by a drainage
system
6 Certain toxic substances and disease
organisms are removed from the soil due to
better drainage and better aeration
7 Soil erosion can be reduced on a well-drained
soil by increasing its capacity to hold rainfall
resulting m less runoff
8. Deeper root development enables plants to
better withstand summer droughts. High water
tables in the spring due to poor drainage cause
shallow root development and a smaller soil
volume from which plants can obtain moisture
and nutrients
9. Valuable livestock water supplies are ob
tained by draining hiflside seeps and piping the
water to stock water tanks
10. Increased crop yields and improved crop
quality result from favorable soil moisture
conditions with good drainage
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success of any organization
depends on how people
operate, what they do or
don’t do. People are im
portant!”
“And if you think you’re
not dealing with politics,
then you’re kidding
youself,” he added. “Our
kind of government calls for
involvement; and politics is
involvement in getting
something done.”
A by-laws amendment
introduced a system of
electing one director from
each of nine geographic
districts within the county,
and added three additional
directors at-large, to
comprise the total of 12
board members.
Six district and three at
large directors were voted
into office. District
representatives are; Ray
assemble
Serving as directors for the York County Far
mers Association are from left: front, Charles
Rauhauser, L.C. Wambaugh, Paul McPherson and
Omer, Dillsburg R 2, District
1; Roger Perry, York RB,
District 3; Jack Dehoff, Red
Lion R 2, District 4; Paul
McPherson, New Park Rl,
District 5; Dennis Mc-
Williams, Seven Valleys R 2,
District 7; Russell Lobaugh,
Hanover R 2, District 8.
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Directors at - large are L.C.
Wambaugh, Delta R 2, Glenn
Shaw, Stewartstown Rl, and
Carl Landis, Brodbecks.
Carolyn Rutter, Dover Rl,
reported on the state
evaluation committee, on
which she represents York
County. That committee is
inexpensively . . .
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Roger Perry; rear, Dennis McWilliams, Russell
Lobaugh and Jack Dehoff. f f.
setting up hearings in each
county where members will
be given the opportunity to
offer suggestions, criticisms
and requests for changes
within the internal structure
of the organization.
Resolutions on a wide
range of national, state, and
your farm
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local issues were passed.
Support was given to the free
commodity marketing
system, as opposed to
government price supports.
Following in that same
pattern, a policy for
deregulation of gas and oil
prices was adopted, as well
as recommendations for
continued research on
alternate forms of energy.
No fault insurance came
under fire with the policy
resolutions calling for strict
enforcement of
requirements and a ceiling
on payments geared toward
holding down sky-rocketing
premiums.
Several policies put on the
books encompassed dairy
industry problems. Sodium
caseinate and substitute
products were recom
mended for use only on a
limited or percentage basis.
Tightening sanitation
requirements and
regulations on imported
milk products was another
resolution, as well as calling
for the bonding of all * ,1k
handlers and purchaser*
With growing
bureaucratic accusations
aimed at amtbiotics in
livestock and poultry feeds,
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