have a nice weekend... w, A IT'S BECAUSE OF THE ENERGY SAVING BENEFITS ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FEATURES. M< thru DARI-KOOL THE VALUE LEADER SHE NIC'S FARM SERVICE 501 E. Woods Drive Lititz, Pa. 17543 Bulk Tanks & Therma • Stor AfterS P.M. Cali Titus Burkholder 717-859-1620 Our Service Trucks Are Radio Dispatched 24 HR. SERVICE OFFERED DAIRYMEN ... DO YOU KNOW WHY THERE’S SO MUCH INTEREST IN THERMA*STOR? Farm organizations unite in WASHINGTON, D.C., The nation’s general farm organizations, in a statement issued jointly on Monday, announced that they have united in support of federal legislation to require handlers of agriculture products to bargain in good faith with associations of farmers for prices and other terms of sale of farm commodities. The statement was issued by the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, the National Farmers’ Union, and the National Grange. Several other agricultural organizations are associated with the general farm groups in support of the proposed legislation. THERMISTOR ON DIESEL OPERATED APPOINTMENT TO SEE USED BULK MILK TANKS 700 Gal. Mueller 300 Gal. Mueller 500 Gal. Mueller Model MW, used 1 yr., w/Fre-Heater (but will be sold with Therma«Stor) 500 Gal. Mojbnnier Vacuum w/automat ic washer 400 Gal. Mojonnier Vacuum 800 Gal. Esco 425 Gal. Esco 400 Gal. Girton 500 Gal. Girton 1000 Gal. Girton Ambassador w/auto matic tank washer, used 3 yrs., new condition 300 Gal. Girton 300 Gal. Mojonnier Vacuum support of bargaining act The legislation, which spokesman for the farm group said will be introduced in the congress soon, defines “unfair practices” in the buying and selling of farm commodities and prohibits both handlers and associations of producers from engaging in such practices. Spokesmen for the four farm organizations said the proposed legislation will facilitate the formation and the operation of fanners’ associations in marketing and bargaining for prices of farm products. They said this should improve prospects for raising far mers’ incomes, stabilizing prices and supplies for consumers, and increasing IS DOING A VERY SATISFACTORY JOB BULK MILK TANKS. ASK FOR AN A NUMBER OF INSTALLATIONS ON DAIRY FARMS. Phone 717-626-1151 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 22,1978 the efficiency marketing system The legislation was drafted in the course of a year-long series of meetings and working sessions at- Guernsey breeder cited PETERBOROUGH, N.H. - Raymond and Louise Wit mer, Penn Del Farm, Willow Street, Pa. have received their tenth Gold Star Breeder Award from The American Guernsey Cattle Club. This award is based on high standards of milk and butterfat production, type classification and herd health. Hearing Set (Continued from Page 16) treatment of both the land and animals, they ter minated his contract. Conditions Angelaras allegedly failed to meet were the mowing of pasture lands, fertilizing and liming the soil, proper fence main tenance and acceptable maintenance of buildings. The government charged further that dead animals were not removed promptly and that the farms’ manager was hard to find when Park Service officials wanted to talk to him. The defendant purchased his first farm in Adams County in 1967, and now owns 10 farms in the area. The complaints of neighboring residents and reports by the news media have caused the issue to receive more than local attention. The presitigious Washington Post, for example, has been doing its own bit of investigation and printed a lengthy article complete with pictures of dead animals in its April 2 edition. • Flat*, repaired or replaced promptly • Tube valves replaced 1 * lires liquid filled 1 • Tire sales & service for every truck tractor and auto on your farm l PHILIP LEBZELTER & SON CO. (Independent Goodyear Dealer) 1062 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, PA 17604 tended by representatives of the general farmers’ organizations, existing marketing and bargaining associations, and other farm and ranch groups. The Penn Del herd had 60 cows that completed 63 records with a 305-2 X-ME average of 13,190 pounds of milk and 632 pounds of butterfat. Fifty-four of these cows have a classification average of 80.1. These production records i were supervised by Penn sylvania State University. “The three cattle farms owned by James G. Angelaras in the lush, softly rolling countryside of Adams County stand out from most of the tidy farms around them,”, began Washington Post staff writer Barbara J. Katz in her opening paragraph. Then she described the farm as a picture of neglect. Her report detailed what so many bad been complaining about; “... the dead cow ... like that one that started the complaints coming this Winter... lying on the ground on one of the farms ... it lay near therTbadway on its back, its legs locked at an angle, its eyes staring open. Just how many head of cattle died on the Angelaras forms this past Winter is not known. Bill Bell, who runs an animal carcass removal service in Woodsboro, Md., acknowledges that he has removed “more than a dozen dead cattle” from the property this Winter. 17
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