Jefferson Farmers Union to meet BROOKVILLE, - The cost of vandalism of farm property and the current low farm prices are two of the topics set for discussion by Jefferson County Farmers Union Members, announced Ivan Himes, county president. “Farmers in our area have suffered greatly from damage caused by vandals,” said Himes. “We plan to share ideas and suggestions and work toward some solution to this problem.” One proposal under discussion will be the Far mers Union Farm Property ■Protection Plan. This cow, Chedco Princess Charity, was the high selling animal at the 30th anniversary sale of the Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Association. Ben Crocker of Belmond, lowa, paid $1450 for 3-year old daughter of Lyrene May Rose Prince. HAROLD J. DIETRICH RD 1, Box 98, Richland, PA (717) 933-4940 / i Himes, of Brookville, urged all members from Jefferson, Elk, and Clear field counties to attend the meeting. The meeting will be held at the Howard Johnsons in Brookville on Nov. 17 beginning at 8 p.m. Refreshments will be ser ved. Allen Deiter, legislative specialist for Pennsylvania Farmers Union, will give a report on state legislation affecting agriculture. Election of county officers for the coming year and of delegates to the State con vention will also be held at this meeting. Grange acts on resolutions HARRISBURG -- Ap proximately 40 resolutions adopted by delegates to the 105th annual convention of the Pennsylvania State Grange have been sent to Washington for action by the National Grange. J. Luther Snyder, State Grange master, said the resolutions will be con sidered at the policy-making sessions of the National Grange’s 111th annual convention at Greensboro, N. C., November 14 to 22. Delegates to the State Grange convention approved almost 100 resolutions but only, those involving Federal activities were forwarded to the National Grange, Snyder said. They deal with a broad range of subjects, including: support of U.S. Senate Bill 569 which would authorize a U.S.Department of Agriculture feasibility study of processes to convert animal waste into energy; expansion of federal research projects for energy recycling; opposition to the use of casein or caseinates in the manufacture of ice cream; critical of the use of sewage sludge “until it can be proved by local, state or (Continued from Page 10) that kind of money are staggering and threaten to cripple phases of Penn State if our state government doesn’t wake up This is not one of those cases where we can smugly sit back and say: “Let them tighten their belts like the rest of us ” The truth of the matter is that Penn State’s operating budget has been cut Period. It needs to be restored, and quickly Furthermore, Penn State has been operating for the past several years on budgets which required automatic belt tightening. For example, the cumulative impact of inflation from Irrigation conference slated NEWARK, Del. - A conference on the irrigation of farm crops will be held Thursday, December 1, at the Delaware Technical and Community College in Georgetown. The event, which is sponsored by the Delaware Cooperative Extension Service, will start at 10 a.m. and adjourn at 3 p.m. Subjects to be discussed at the conference include the Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 5,1977 federal agencies that this sludge is harmless to the environment.”; support of legislation to guarantee mortgage loans at reduced interest rates to help families become established in farming; opposition to legislation proposing repeal of Section 14 (B) of the Taft- Hartley Act which governs right-to-work laws. Opposition to two Congressional bills - H.R. 8410 and S. 1883 - which would unbalance mem bership of the National Labor Board and, by favoring labor strongly, would increase costs of food Penn State 1972 to this year was 41.6 per cent The University’s appropriations increased by only 28.9 per cent during that time, however. Also, the number of full-time faculty decreased by 2.6 per cent during these years, while student enrollment increased by 12 7percent A lot of jobs, research, and prestige are being lost because of this irresponsibility within the state government With elections coming up this Tuesday, maybe we can give some of our bureaucrats a good swift kick in the pants by way of the ballot box while simultaneously doing Penn State and other institutions a big favor advantages of irrigating com in southern Delaware, water resources for irrigation, and steps to take in setting up an irrigation system. There will also be a presentation on matching cultural, practices with new yield goals, and special sessions on various aspects of irrigation. These sessions (which will include industry participants) will cover: production and processing Support, instead, for H.R. 8289 and S. 1855 which, it is claimed, would protect both “labor and producer in terests and maintain reasonable consumer costs.” Opposition to any legislation that would grant voting rights to persons who are not citizens of the United States. Strict enforcement of laws applying to illegal entry of any persons into United States. Also included amoung the resolutions were a number dealing with Grange ac tivities and programs on a nationwide scale. wells, pumps and power sources; center pivots and traveling . guns; trickle irrigation; economics and financing. The meeting itself is free, but there will be a $2 charge for the box lunch which will be served at noon. For reservations or further in formation about the con ference, contact your county extension office in Newark, Dover or Georgetown. 37
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