Dedicated farm wives form coalition
HARRISBURG - It’s not
very often that a farm wife
gets the chance to help make
history.
But that opportunity came
Tuesday as 98 farm wives
and guests from across the
state converged on the Penn
Harris Motor Inn at Camp
Drop in cattle signals better profit margins
By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER - After two
years of steady decline in
cattle numbers, U.S. beef
producers can look forward
to several favorable years of
business.
In this issue
Farm Calendar 10
Editorial Comments 10
Medicine AMgmt. 16
[Me on the farm 18
Mall promotion 20-21
Homestead Notes 42
* • Coolring Edition 43
Eendy’s Kollumn 44
[da’s Notebook 46
Home on the Range 48
Hlant Lovers’Comer 50
“Oyceßupp 53
i Earm Women Calendar 60
Classifieds 61
Dauphin DMA 90
Venn’s Agri Women 93,115
[[air Memories 98
* lr «wood story 100
ieen Challenge Farm 103
Serving and Southeastern Pennsylvania ArecSS - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware
VOL 22 No. 46
Hill for the first state-wide
convention of Penn’s Agri-
Women, a coalition of farm
wife groups and individuals
dedicated to helping the
family farm to survive in
Pennsylvania and the United
States.
“Our purpose is to unite in
These Hereford* on the Forney Longenecker farm near Lidtz aren't bulls,
but the future of the cattle industry looks bullish anyway .
The improved outlook is
the consensus of most cat*
tlemen and agricultural
economists.
According to the U.S. Beef
Breeds Council, further
improvement in demand and
Population pressures will force change
By LAUREL SCHAEFFER
Berks County Reporter
SHARTLESVILLE - It
couldn’t have been just the
family style dinner that
Harvest in good shape despite weather
By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER - Despite
cool and wet weather, far-
mers are getting their crops
in and are preparing the soil
for 1978 harvests.
Hampered by rain, wind,
and strong cold fronts,
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 22,1977
communicating with each
other and with other con
sumers to promote
agriculture for the benefit of
the American people and the
world,” stated Ethel Gross,
Manchester R 2. The wife of a
York County livestock and
grain farmer, Mrs. Gross
price for feeder calves and
yearlings is in store for the
coming months. The
reduction phase of the beef
cattle cycle is winding down
and an economic turnaround
is at hand.
brought dose to 240 people
and all three County Com
missioners to the 63rd an
nual meeting of the Berks
County Cooperative Ex
crppmen are nevertheless
staying confident that the
fruits of their labors will
materialize. A storm raging
through southeastern
Pennsylvania earlier this
week brought down some of
the com, but not to the extent
was elected the statewide
coordinator of PAW during
the group’s initial business
meeting. The adoption of a
constitution and election of
officers culminated the day
long convention.
“We will function as a non
partisan action group,
T.ignit!ation of beef cows
has been the most drastic in
history, with cattle numbers
being estimated back down
to 1971 levels. According to
Penn State’s agricultural
economist, H. Louis Moore,
tension Service, held at the
Shartlesville Grange Hall
last Wednesday night. More
likely, it was the Penn
sylvania's Secretary of
dhat it’s considered serious,
Every reasonably dry day is
being taken advantage of
and the com continues to roll
into bins.
According to the Penn
sylvania Crop Reporting
Service, the com harvest is
serving as a voice for far
mers who are themselves too
busy producing abundant
and inexpensive food for the
world,” she emphasized.
Our goal is not to detract
from any other organized
farm group. Instead we want
to share common problems
cow numbers in the U.S.
were down by 2 million head
as of July 1, 1977 and have
dropped a total of 9 million
since July of 1975.
While the national trend
reflects a strong downturn in
Agriculture, Kent
Shelhamer.
The Secretary of
Agriculture went on to tell
the area fanners something
going on strong, soybean
combining is beginning,
most of the potatoes are dug,
Fall plowing is nearing an
end, most of the wheat and
barley for 1978 is sown, some
hay is still being made, and
apples are being picked.
$6.00 Per Year
and help find solutions for
the good of all farm
families.”
Elected to the position of
assistant coordinator of
Penn’s Agri-Women was
Naomi Spahr, lititz R 6.
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Lancaster Farming photo by Dieter Kdeg
numbers, the trend in
Pennsylvania has been even
stronger. According to
figures offered by Moore, the
number of beef cows that
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they probably knew already.
“Agriculture is in trouble.
The grain outlook is bleak.”
In surveying the situation
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A survey taken by lan
caster Farming this week
received the following
reports:
Noah Kreider, Manheim,
says they’re very well along
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