Relief
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I - Supplies of hay
iw are scarce nearly
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•ar with prices soaring
ier than ever before.
,t, further south, in
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drought conditions have
the farmer in even -
straits than his
sylyania neighbors.
"We had very .
drought here in Marylani
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formation officer for the
Maryland Department of
Agriculture. “It was really
hard on our hay'crops. In
some cases farmers only got
two cuttings instead of
four.”
Virginia, as well, had its
share of drought.
To aid the victims of the
water shortage, several
relief programs have sprung
up both within the stricken
states and in Pennsylvania,
as well.
One program developed in
the Commonwealth to come
to the rescue of Virginia
farmers is know as “Feed
for Drought Relief,” and is
run by the Mennonite
Disaster Service. Although
those involved expect to be
trucking hay down to the
Shenandoah Valley after the
New Year, at present the
main , grain being tran
sported is com.
“Farmers in Virginia did
have rain in the Fall of the
year, so they do have
pastureland,” i plained one
spokesman .or MDS,
“Therefore, they don’t need
hay as badly as they need
com right now.”
Under the MDS program,
anyone who is willing to help
donate either com or money
to the project. The money
goes into a fund which will
later be used to buy grain or
pay for shipping costs, and
the grain, itself, gets shipped
to Virginia where it is
parceled out to needy far
mers.
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The responsibility of
dividing up the com goes to
an MDS volunteer in
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Virginia who uses the banks
as one reference to help him
in his decision.
And, while this service is
rendered through the
Mennonite group, those
receiving the gram can be of
any religious affiliation, as
can the donors
Even though the program
is centered on donations,
those receiving the feed are
responsible for paying the
freight charges. This fee has
been established at $2O per
ton.
Many times, however,
according to a spokesman
for MDS, trackers offer to
haul the grain for free, and
in this case, the $2O in freight
costs go back to the MDS
fund. This money is then
accumulated for use in
buying feed in the future, or
paying freight and any
unused money is sent to the
MDS general fund where it
will be employed in the next
disaster program.
“We lost track about three
weeks ago,” said one
spokesman, “but, at that
time our donations had
exceeded 1000 tons of com.”
Taking a guess as to the
tonnage at the present tune,
he estimated that 1200 tons
had been delivered to date.
“The wet weather has
slowed us down con
siderably,” the spokesman
said.
Maryland Hay Lift
Maryland also has a type
of relief system in which
Pennsylvanians can get
involved. Known as
“Operation Maryland
Haylift”, this program is
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established on an entirely
different principel.
Developed by the
Maryland Department of
Agriculture, Division of
Marketing, the Maryland
Haylift consists of a listing of
those fanners who have hay
and straw for sale.
“We only act as a vehicle
to connect the supplier with
the buyer,” explained
Department of Agriculture
information officer Evans.
“The negotiations on price
are between the two par
ties.”
One Haylift directory has
been so successful that the
Department of Agriculture
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is currently compiling a
second one.
Anyone interested in
having his name placed on
the list should send his
name, address, description
of supply (tonnage or
number of bales, and type of
hay or straw), and telephone
number to Bradley H,
Powers, Division of
Marketing, Maryland
Department of Agriculture,
Parole Plaza Office
Building, Annapolis,
Maryland, 21401. Phone: 301-
269-2181.
And, those considering a
donation of com or funds to
Feed for Drought Relief are
asked to contact the MDS
contact man in their area.
TUESDAY, JAR 17,1978
IP.M.
Refton Fire Hall
Rsfton, PA
PLAN NOW TO
ATTEND THE MEETING
IN YOUR AREA
NO CHARGE