AFBF favors aggressive DES PLAINES, 111. - Farm Bureau will take an aggressive attitude in an effort to see that farm producers get adequate prices for their commodities in order to compete with other industries and still make a fair profit. That was the gist of recommendations that came out of the resolutions committee of the American Farm Bureau Federation meeting here recently. The recommendations will be considered by the voting delegates at the AFBF annual convention in Houston, January 8-12. “We support the principle of keeping farmer to con sumer channels open and will continue to oppose the efforts of any group which, by force or intimidation, denies buyers the freedom of With o Gehl loodet Feed, fertilizer, manure, snow, pallets and produce Optional buckets and forks let you move just about anything with a Gehl skid steer loader Hydrostatic drive and T-bar controls make operation easy Many models to fit any size job Get moving and see us today EEHL 8 ZOOK’S FARM STORE Honey Brook, PA NISSLEY FARM SERVICE Washington Boro, PA 717-285-4844 S. JOHNSON HURFF Pole Tavern Monroeville, NJ 609-358-2565 or 609-769-2565 STOUFFER BROS. INC. Chambersburg, PA 717-263-8424 ARNETTS GARAGE Rt. 9 Box 125 Hagerstown, MD 301-733-0515 NEVINN.MYER & SONS, INC. Chester Springs, PA 215-827-7414 OMBERGER'S Hilt Rt. 4 Lebanon, PA (Fontana) 717-867-5161 A. L. HERR & BRO. 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McCOMSEY &SONS Hickory Hill, PA 215-932-2615 WERTZ GARAGE Lineboro, MD 301-374-2672 LEBANON VALIEV IMPLEMENT CO., INC. Richland, PA 717-866-7518 CLAIR J. MYERS Lake Road R 1 Thomas vi lie, PA 717-259-0453 WILLIAM DAUGHERTY R D #2 Felton, PA 717-244-9787 ERNEST SHOVER FARM EQUIPMENT 19 W. South St Carlisle, PA 717-249-2239 “We favor a market oriented agriculture because we believe farmers will fare better under the market system, than under any type of government managed system,” the committee said. Ethel McGarvey, corresponding secretary for the Lancaster County Poultry Association for over 20 years, retired recently from their service. In honor of her work, LCPA president Harold S. Musselman presented her with a plaque and $lOO. SALES & SERVICE • Wisconsin 6 to 65 H.P. • Briggs & Stratton 2 to 16 H. P. •Rockford & Twin Disc Clutches and Clutch- Reductions • Large engine and parts inventory • F.M. and Wico magneto service • Wisconsin flywheel alternator service • Complete engine rebuilding 3141 Old Phila. Pike Bird-in-Hand, Pa. 17505 |B|B| [*!•/»' | I "°«& * in the bustle of this jolly - #M | |* season to greet our dear friends | , and patrons with good | I a W Jb& ML wishes. •*/ Thank you. >* I I *4 fP&m; ; . • >wm. | \ frailly#?-•! i , • dKg***’ S Stop in for your Complete Line of Farm, Home, Lawn & Garden Needs, 284-4464 Buck, Pa. I » Itie committee added that a sound national farm policy should assure farmers unrestricted access to domestic and world markets and programs to help far mers obtain needed crop and market information. FISHER ENGINE SERVICE FOR QUALITY & SERVICE Rbo Rose Feed & Farm Supply Division of (arnation Lancaster Farming. Saturday, December 24,1977 marketing Any support programs, if needed to avoid disaster, should be carefully designed and implemented to avoid conditions that are self perpetuating to protect our competitive position in world markets to avoid undue interferences with market directed adjustments in production and marketing, the committee recom mended. The committee is com- HARRISBURG - Based on acreage, utilization, and production data, Penn sylvania produced more wheat and potatoes but less rye, oats, and barley than the revised 1976 crops ac cording to the Crop Reporting Service. Potato acres harvested at 23,500 are down 2,500 while yield is off five hun dredweight (cwt.) The result is an 11 per cent cut in production to 6.4 million cwt. Wheat acres harvested were off 10 per cent to 270,000 but a yield increase partially offset this, giving a one per cent production drop to 8.9 million bushels. WISCONSIN 3 Oats acres harvested were off 5000 to 350,000 while yield rose two bushels to 53. Production near 18.6 million bushels is up two per cent. Harvested acres of barley and rye were unchanged at 125,000 and 12.000 respectively. Barley yield rose seven bushels to 50 placing production up nearly .HEAVY DUTY iENGINESi HARRISBURG -As the result of increased interest 'wSsm 786-7361 . 27 N Church St \ AT Quarryville,Pa Pa. crops Hereford meeting set posed of presidents of state Farm Bureaus, Women’s chairman and Young Far mer and Rancher chairman, and is chaired by Robert B. Delano, Warsaw, Va., president of the Virginia Farm Bureau and vice president of AFBF. The voting delegates at the Houston meeting in January can accept, amend or reject any of the recommendations submitted by the committee. fluctuate one-sixth to 6.3 million bushels. Rye yield rose five bushels to 31 pushing production up nearly one fifth to 372,000 bushels. At the United States level Fall potato production is estimated at 304.4 million cwt., one per cent less than last year’s record setting crop of 307.4 million cwt. U.S. production of Winter wheat is down two per cent to 1.5 million bushels, while all wheat output is off five per cent to 2.0 billion, both due primarily to less acres harvested. Reduced rye acres har vested were more than offset by a yield increase with a resultant 14 per cent rise in production to near 17 million bushels. As both harvested acres and yield are up the U.S. oats crop rose 37 per cent to 748 million bushels. An increase in acres har vested offset a yield decrease in barley resulting in a 12 per cent production increase to near 416 million bushels. in Hereford cattle in Penn sylvania, a meeting for the purpose of re-organizing the Pennsylvania Hereford Association has been set. The meeting will be held in Room B of the Pennsylvania State Farm Show, Harrisburg, January 11,1978 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting follows the Hereford breeding cattle show which commences at 8:00 a.m. the same day. All Hereford breeders and interested parties are in vited to attend. For further details contact Glen Flickinger, Route 2, Nor thumberland, Penn. 95
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