VOL 23 No. 3
I Let us come before his presence with thanksgivings and
I make a joyful noise unto Him with songs of praise. Psalms 95:2
The “Choraieers” a musical group from Lancaster Mennonite High School, sing songs of thanksgiving at the 60th annual meeting of Inter-State Milk
'roducers, held at the Host Farm Report Thursday night.
In this
issue
arm Calendar 10
editorials 10
fitters to editor 10
hester Century farms 15
FA meetings 18,36
'FA convention 20-21
(EPPCO contests 24
MPCO meetings 26
'FAfeature 39
lomestead Notes 42
bndy’s Kollumn 44
lome on the Range • 46
r. Cooking Edition 48
’arm Women Calendar 48
Children’s page 51
ly Thoughts 52
da’s Notebook 52
byce Bupp 53
alowattchers 54
bp 4-H demonstrator 55
loliday decorations 56
bp 4-H riders 58
Classifieds 59
lauphinDHlA 87
luernsey awards 88
3 lant lovers’ corner 89
fork County FFA 93
Northampton DHIA 96
Saving for posterity 97
iirl president 98
Sgg battle update 104
Ceystone beef show 105
Top colored bulls 111
J.S. food policy 114
American Agri-Women 119
Sen. Heinz upset by some ag policies
By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER Some of
the government’s farm
related programs and
policies are such that the
responsible agencies should
Soybean harvest hampered by weather
By KENDACE BORRY
LiTiTZ - The weather is
the main concern of soybean
farmers in the Lancaster
Farming area according to a
survey done this past week.
NEPFCO hears of economic gloom
By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER - On Tues
day afternoon of this week,
one of the country’s best
known experts on the stock
market, Albert Sindlinger,
York 4-H livestock team captures national title
KANSAS CITY - Penn
sylvania, represented by a
York County team, won the
American Royal National 4-
H meats judging contest for
the first time last week in
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 19,1977
be taken to jail, not just to
court, alleges U.D. Senator
John Heinz, Republican
Senator from Pittsburgh.
The junior senator from
Pennsylvania made the
Rainy conditions have held
back harvesting to the point
where crops which by now
would normally be almost
completely harvested are
still standing in the fields.
forecasted the market would
drop significantly on Friday
(yesterday).
Sindlinger was one of the
main speakers who spoke at
the final annual conference
test was held from
November 9 through
November 11.
The team’s win came
about by earning 1888 points
out of a possible 2070.
stinging remark at the 60th
annual dinner meeting of
Inter-State Milk Producers,
held here Thursday evening
at the Host Farm Resort.
Heinz expressed disap
Raymond Callis, Manheim
Rl, in Lancaster County,
raised 65 acres of soybeans
this year and at the time of
this survey, only four acres
were harvested. According
of the Northeastern Poultry
Producers Council (NEPP
CO) held here at the Host
Farm earlier this week.
Sindlinger’s message was in
part an economic outlook.
1878 points and Nebraska
was third with 1870 points.
Fourteen states were
represented in the contest.
Kathy Sunday, York Rl,
was high individual in the
pointment over a number of
issues, particularly the new
Farm Bill, imports, and
conflicting nutritional
directives by government
agencies.
to Callis, he needs three
sunshiney days before he
can get back to combining
his fields and he hopes to be
back to doing his soybeans
by the beginning of the next
and partly an assessment of
our government’s ability to
cope with financial matters.
In short, Sindlinger said
that officials in Washington
do not understand U.S. finan-
points out of a possible 690
points. Brenda Werner,
Hanover, Rl, was ninth
overall judging.
In the beef carcasses and
beef chuck classes, Laurie
$6.00 Per Year
Heinz didn’t come to Inter-
State’s gathering of 1100
people to just deliver sour
notes, however. He
frequently mixed his
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week. Although he men
tioned that he had some
minor problems with hail
damage and weed problems
in his fields, he ex]>ects an
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dal matters and that some
internal power struggles are
causes for continuous bungl
ing. The net result is that a
recession is inevitable and
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was second high individual
with 144 points out of 150, and
David Wise, Spring Grove
R 2, was third with 142 points.
The York County team