Certified Angus AJ 4- T¥ 1 • A 111 (Continuedfrom Page4B) AttaiUS tO. UOlSteill ASSII. holds mCetUlg SriTKSro? UmLd^teS h r ® Certified Angus beef. In SSJj B Up re . tailers ' addition the Association compnmes to supply helps with the initial lume increases publicity and promotion Be ? when a retail outlet begins phjLfn m ° Ve mt ° featuring Certified Angus The next move, according to Mick Colvin, will be to Ani A, f, ty registered expand the program both in Colvm ' I— ' " 111 n ■ I ~ -'"A J %- "fv>-rT Family farmers, and their cooperatives, are your best assurance of an abundant supply of reasonably priced food. Farm families woik long hard hours to put food on youi table There s a good chance that without faimer cooperatives those farmers wouldn t pioduce as much food as they do And without farmei cooperatives there s a good chance you d be spending more money for less to eat Americas agucultural abundance results horn full thiottle production A farmei who has the skill the land and the equipment to pioduce 200 bushels of coin on an acie of giound will try to produce 200 bushels Oi 210 He will not aim for 150 bushels in an attempt to produce a shortage and drive up the price It would be sheer folly for a single farmer or even hundreds or thousands to try that tactic Mote than almost any other segment of the economy farmers are captives of the marketplace Unlike the makers of cars and appliances farmers don t determine the prices for their products Unlike the supplieis of services like doc Farmer Cooperatives. They’re doing the country a lot of good. This message was biought to vou be occr three million fannk fanners through their umpir mu. associations and oiyaneations [or moie information contact fhe National Council of faimei Coopti mccs Kenneth 1) \ uten President 1 12 l ) Iwentieth St NW Washington DC (202) Cib'i 1 S2’> Officers and directors of the Adams County Holstein Association met at their annual meeting on October 19 at the McSherrystown Fireball. Seated left to right are Vice-President John Hess, Gettysburg R 5; Secretary Scott Whiteford, New Oxford, R 4; and President Marvin Brown, (Continued from Page 46) provide a more equitable price base for interstate deliveries. The portion of the bill dealing with coal will tors and plumbets they don t decide how much they II get for an houi of work Fanners take what the market place gives them Some vears it s enough Many years it isn t Through then coopeiatives farmers ate bettei able to profit in the good veais bettei able to stand the ptessures of the bad yeats Supply co ops help farmers get the supplies and services they need to produce at full capacity Marketing co ops help farmers find and de velop markets for their pioducts Faimer cooperatives provide an extra measuie of stability in a business which can be nsku even in the best of times They are a kev part in a verv complex food production system in which like a well oiled machine many different parts must work togethei to make the whole run smoothly With their co ops help farmers keep the throttle of that machine wide open Grange Master wants require many energy producing plants to switch from gas and oil fuels to coal to conserve natural resources. Research also will be increased in the field Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4, 1978 Littlestown R 3. Shown in the top row are left to right: Robert Clowney, Gettysburg; Robert E. Gilt, state director, Littlestown R 2; Leroy Basehoar, Littlestown Rl; Paul Waybright, Gettysburg R 9; and Adam Lobaugh Aspers Rl. of coal gasification, he ad ded. Priorities established under the energy bills will be: First, homes, hospitals, fire companies and emergency organizations; second, food production and processing, and, third, manufacturing. Agriculture, he told the group, is the only segment of the American economy that has increased its produc tivity in recent years. “But,” he adds, “increased processing costs, increased transportation costs, and increased packaging costs have greatly increased the consumer cost of food. ” In concluding his talk, Scott reminded his audience of the gloating of the Soviet leader, Lenin, who stated that ‘we will never have to fire a shot to defeat democracy m the United States. America will spend itself into communism.’ And Scott again warned ins audience of the necessity to control government spending and reduce the national deficit as the key action m the battle against inflation. He urged Grangers to act immediately to seek controls that will be necessary to return the American economy to a firm foundation. Douglas A. Bonsall, youth director of the State Grange, was master of ceremonies at the Banquet. The Beatty H. Dimit Memorial Award for the winning team m an annual ritual competition was presented to the Lawrence County team. The presen tation was made by Beatty H. Dimit, Jr., son of a former State Grange master in whose honor the award was established. It was accepted by the team captain, Dale Weisz. Entertainment was presented by “The Master’s Road Crew,” a group of young Grangers. • No Second Chance One artist always com plained that he married in haste and never got a chance 49
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