—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 17,1977 26 Franklin Kury Gubernatorial candidates (Continued from Page 1) mixed. A bi-partisan tarm group, PFA does not endorse any candidate, but urges voters to consider each candidate’s merits carefully. That’s one of the major reasons the Political Education Conference was organized. It’s the first of its kind in the state. Attending PFA members did not expect to find the candidate of their choice after the encounter on Wednesday evening, but they do believe that the exposure will - help them Drainage Pays High Returns Typical Investment Annual Return Land Drainage 21-46% (d) Farm Buildings 3-23% (d) Farmland 11% (e) Stocks 7.4% (f) Bonds 6.1% (g) COMPARE Even with the conservative figures shown above, it’s obvious that land drainage should top farmers’ lists of investment priorities. COCALICO EQUIPMENT CO. DRAINAGE & EXCAVATING \IiCA/ RD#3 DENVER, PA. 17517 \ / (215)267-3808 Henry Hager measure candidates in upcoming months when they’ll be seeing them on television and reading about them in newspapers. With a membership of close to 22,000, the Penn sylvania Farmers Association is the'state’s largest farm organization. The group is comprised of county fanners associations throughout the state. On the national level, PFA is an affiliate of the American Farm Bureau Federation. .The Wednesday evening program began with a top Michael O'Pake sirloin dinner, followed by a five-minute opening remark by each of seven guber natorial hopefuls The speaking order was drawn by lot and went as follows: « Lieutenant Governor Ernest Kline, being the first to take the podium, stressed his own contacts with agricultural officials, namely Agriculture Secretary Kent Shelhamer, and went on to cite the ac complishments of the Shapp Administration. Noting that exemptions for sewer and water assessments, Clean and Green, and exemptions of silos from property tax all came about during the Shapp-Kline-Shelhamer ad ministration, the lieutenant governor proposed that he would have sensitivity rt _nfAGß | - | Cm6 I g g g Sf g I g g B ILAGI In this way you will be utilizing your crops to their fullest extent, cutting other unnecessary feed costs and increasing your livestock profits. Agri-King feeding programs put it all together for you. REGIONAL MANAGER For more information on feeding the Agri-King way, F t 5* L ° n e contact your nearest serviceman or call collect: 17543 Dnve Phone. 717-626-0261 Northwi tern Earl B. Cinder Henry Delong, Jr. Roger Heller RD2, Manheim, PA 17545 RD2, Box 69 RDI, Robesonia, PA Phone 717-665 3126 Peach Bottom, PA 17563 Phone 215-693-6160 Eastern Lancaster Co Phone 717-548-3471 Melvin Herr RD2, New Holland, PA 17557 Phone 717-354-5977 Southwestern Lancast Ben Greenawalt RD2, Conestoga, PA 17516 Phone 717 872 5686 Robert Butera towards agriculture which would allow it to flourish. The real issue at stake, Kline continued, are providing jobs and economic con ditions for a healthy economy. He stressed the need for opening op portunities for both rural and urban residents, since neither can go it alone. The gubernatorial can didate did stress, however, that prosperity must first come to farms before it can spread to other segments of society. Pointing out the need for increased farm in come, Kline concluded with: “If the farmer is growing then the state is Okay.” Richard Thornburgh, U.S. attorney from Pittsburgh, 'told the PFA gathering that he was concerned about the FEED IS ffIGH PRICED AT ANY COST... DON’T WASTE IT! TEST BEFORE YOU INVEST! HAY >rn Lancaster Co. Southeastern Penna. Aldus R. King RDI, 80x67A Atglen, PA 19310 Phone 215-593-5952 ter Co Richard Thornburgh preservation of farmland, fair prices for farm products, and equitable taxes. Above all, he said, he was concerned about the ero sion of confidence in govern ment. As a U.S. attorney, he said he has seen corruption in Pennsylvania’s govern ment, and that the people must be assured that hones ty and integrity do and can exist in government. “The beat of Pennsylvania is down,” the candidate ex plained, offering his own reasoning as to how the situation can be turned around. “Our economy needs to be turned around and government can’t do that. We need improved con ditions for free enterprise,” the attorney announced. Michael O’Pake, a There isn’t any way you can feed a balanced ration unless you test your home grown grains and roughages for pro tein, calcium, and phos- phor us Then feed according to the nutritional values of your crops, in relation to the nutritionally bal anced needs of your live- stock SOUTHEASTERN PENNA Northeast Berks Co. Lehn & Northami Harold McCarter RD#l, Atglen, PA 19310 Phone 215-593-6188 Chester Co. William Windle RDI, Atglen, PA 19310 Phone 215-593-6143 Ernest Kline Arlen Specter member of the House Ag Committee, criticized big government and its (Continued on Page 27) Lebanon Co. Marvin Meyer RD2, Box 157 Annville, PA 17003 Phone. 717-867-1445 SOUTH CENTRAL PA. REGIONAL MANAGER Earl. H. Moyer RD #5, Box 277 Hagerstown, MD 21740 Phone 301-739-5199 H 8 8
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