Agricultural Conservation Program funded at $l9O million despite Carter’s objection WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, under the chairmanship of Jamie Whitten (D-Miss.), recently Handed the Carter Ad ministration two major setbacks. In spite of the fact that Jimmy Carter is the first farmer in over a cen tury to sit in the Oval Office, he and his OMB had followed the tactics of previous ad ministrations in trying to Why buy a copy... when you can have the original ? Thirty years as the leader in hoist design and research makes HARSH® the name to be trusted in hydraulic hoists Unique telescopic scissor hoist Models available to fit 12-26 ft bodies The one-piece Rigid-Lift® hoist weighs less and is stronger than the competi tion's add-on" unit HARSH's ’ one-piece unit is more quickly installed And best of all, the price of an original HARSH Rigid-Lift" hoist is less than that of a copy l I« E MxnSl, S' 0 ■l' Leola drastically curtail the Agricultural Conservation Program. And they had only proposed $9O million for the 1979 ACP. The Whitten Committee restored the ACP to the level of recent years - $l9O million. In another major upset to the Carter Administration, the Committee indicated that the Clean Water Act’s cost-sharing Program should be administered by ASCS, not the Soil Con Ml <V '»>* HERE'S WHtl YOU'LL FIND *V zr W Farmenvil f $ I *1 23 Bareville servation Service. While the USDA had asked for $2OO million for this cost-sharing program and $2.8 million for the SCS to begin planning the new program, the White House recommended to the Congress that the full $2OO million be eliminated - and then left the $2.8 million for SCS to set up the preliminary administrative organization. Whitten’s Committee not only reversed the ad ministrative procedures so Holland u> New ks that ASCS would handle the cost-sharing, but eliminated the $2.8 million for SCS. The Committee provided $25 million for a beginning of this cost-sharing effort to clean up our Nation’s waterways through ASCS Committees and $4 million for SCS technical services. Furthermore, the Com mittee directed the Carter Administration to come up with a new program in 90 days. Lancaster Firming, Saturday, May 27,1979 “It is a little hard to un derstand Bow the Carter Administration, in view of Jimmy Carter’s campaign against bureaucracy and increased federal spending, Penna, Beef Council asks for voluntary check-off HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Beef Council, Inc. is asking members of the Pennsylvania Cat tlemen’s Association and other veal and beef producers in the state to support a voluntary check off so that funds will be available for beef promotional and educational programs. The group feels that they don’t need a national referendum or state legislation. They are trying to do it themselves by asking for contributions of 25 cents for each animal sold to be sent in by the cattle producer 16*.*.' SALE S . <B| ON FIDELITY PTO ALTERNATORS See Page 22 For Details. aQ ATTENTION POND OWNERS! IS YOUR POND DOING ITS JOB IN SUPPLYING WATER FOR: • Fire Protection • Livestock • Recreation • Wildlife CALL US WE SPECIALIZE IN: • Pond Sealing (chemical & physical) • Weed & Algae control • Fish Disease Problems • Fish Population Management • Pond Design (pre-cbnstruction) • Pond Renovation • Spillway & Dike Repair • Water Quality Analysis • Landscaping • Wildlife Management • Muskrat Control We are Professional fish & wildlife biologists and licensed applicators of approved herbicides. POND MANAGERS SHERWOOD E. PETERSON. Director 3 Cedarhurst Circle Lancaster, PA 17603 Phone: 717-872-6713 could have advocated the establishment of a com pletely duplicative cost sharing program at the county level,” says the National Limestone In stitute, Inc. to the council treasurer. No check-off at the market is required and no complicated “value added” deduction method. These funds are necessary to improve Pennsylvania’s beef industry and provide better markets for cattle and calves in the state. Cattlemen have been asked to send 25 cents for each head of cattle - calves, feeders, finished cattle, culls, vealers and registered cattle sold to Robert R. Coleman, treasurer, Pa. Beef Council, Inc., 4605 North Road, Harrisburg, Pa. 17109. 111
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