and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware
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Bhristmas story is being told in places around the world this week. The
Bge comes in the form of spoken and printed words as well as displays such
Carter to; receive negative cooperative report
B DIETER KRIEG
■KINGTON, D.C. -
Btational Commission
B Review of Antitrust
B and Procedures
Bled its study of far-
Bwperatives this week
BtiU be sending a
Be report to both the
■ House and the U.S.
Bey General. The
Bission was formed five
B ago and has been
Bg for modification of
Bapper-Volstead Act,
birth to farmer
Bratives. President
authorized the study
Blected the members of
Bommission, none of
In this issue
ial . _ . 10
ywme Christmas 21
zer quality control 24
hievement Night 28
nics contest 30
ise policy 35
stead Notes 42
Women Calendar 45
on the Range 46
oking Edition 47
’s Kollumn 50
whom have a background in
cooperative law. '• '
Although none of the .
Commission’s recom
mendations carry legal (
weight, their findings could
perceivably be interpreted
into law during coming
Experts say overall seed supply down
By JOAN LIES AU
LANCASTER According
to recent reports from ex
perts at the annua] Penn
sylvania Seedsmen’s
meeting, the overall supply
of seed is down ap
proximately 10 per cent from
last years supply.
Joyce Bupp 53
PF A membership drive 55
Classifieds 57
Berks DHIA summary 90
York DHIA 92
Lebanon DHIA 98
Christmas stories 103, 111,
112
Enthusiasm-the key 105
Children’s page 112
Dauphin DHIA 113
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23,1978
sessions of Congress. .That
has farmer- cooperative
. spokesmen worried and they
point out that Congressman
John Seiberling (D.-Ohio),
had already introduced abill
during the past
congressional seating which
When it comes to alfalfa
we are in very very short
supply” said Richard S. Bell,
division manager of Stan
ford Seed. “We were hurt
more than the country on the
whole” he said in regards to
the anthracnose resistant
varieties of alfalfa. He said
Christmas activities listed
By KENDACE BORR Y
UTITZ The Christmas
weekend is upon us and to
help celebrate the event,
there are many special
activities planned
everywhere. Each offers its
own special touch to the
holiday season.
as this manger scene which was photographed in downtown Utitz. The staff of
Lancaster Farming extends Christmas greetings to all.
called for similar
modifications of the Capper-
Volstead Act
The Commission’s report,
which is expected to be on
President Carter’s' desk
during the third week in
January, recommends three
this particular variety was
grown in an area where
weather conditons were
particularly adverse and
they were hit harder*
Earl Rohrer, a retail
seedsman, from P.L. Rohrer
and Brothers of Smoketown,
said we were in a definite
A few of these special
activities that have come to
the attention of Lancaster
Farming include the
following;
The AU-Aboard Railroad,
which will run December 23,
and December 26 through
January 1, from 1 to 5 p.m.
major changes for farmer
cdoperatives.
1. It would restrict or limit
mergers of common
marketing agencies. While
making this suggestion,
however, the ! Commission
conceded that farmers
shorter supply. The top
disease resistant varieties of
alfalfa will be allocated. He
felt ihat retailers will have
seed available throughout
the season, hut it may not be
the particular variety that a
farmer wants. Rohrer has
some suggestions for the
All the proceeds from the
railroad will benefit the
children' at Christ’s Home,
Paradise. Located on Landis
Valley Road, off Route 23,'
about M* mile east of Eden, in
Lancaster County, it will
feature twelve American
Flyer trains with automation
$6.00 Per Yeai
should have the right to
collective bargaining. -
2. The U.-S. Secretary of
Agriculture would no longer
have the responsibility of
determining whether or not
cooperatives are “unduly
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fanner “if they know what
they are going to plant, they
should place their orders in
as soon as they can, to get
their favorite varieties.!’ ■
According to Joseph La
Torre, director of corporate
purchasing and inventory
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and animation operating
simultaneously.
For those that like to gaze
upon the stars, the North
Museum Planetarium,
Lancaster, will' offer its
holiday show, “The
Christmas Star”. Located at
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