—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23,1978
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Bergland moves to strenghten
USDA transportation services
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Secretary of Agriculture Bob
Bergland has consolidated
transportation activities of
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) into a
new Office of Tran
sportation.
Bergland said the con
solidation from six different
agencies into the one new
unit will provide better
service to farmers and
reduce duplication of efforts.
“We have the experience
and dedication in existing
USDA transportation units,
but there are a number of
urgent agricultural and
rural development problems
and issues which cannot be
properly addressed without
this consolidation,”
Bergland said.
“This department can
provide greater assistance
in solving major tran
sportation issues facing
farraefs, such as freight car
availability, rail line
abandonments and
regulatory matters.”
The new Office of Tran
sportation will serve as a
focal point for all USDA
transportation matters,
including the development of
agricultural and rural
Dairy achievement
program held
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
The Hunterdon County 4-H
Dairy Achievement
Program was held
December 2 at the Hun
terdon County Extension
Center. The program in
cluded the awarding of the
county dairy medals.
The Central Jersey
Holstein Achievement
awards were presented by
William Teets and went to
Jan Emmons, first award;
Marianne Schwab, second;
George Perehinys, third.
The Brown Swiss
Achievement award was
won by Debi Coleman Dave
Douglass was the recipient
of the Maryland Dairy
conference award.
The National Judging
Contest Reports was
awarded to Donna Douglass
Dairy Record Books awards
for twelve months of record
keeping went to Bob Hoff-
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development transportation
policy and the review,
coordination and evaluation
of USDA transportation
programs. The new office
also will represent USDA in
discussions of transportation
matters, including those
with other government
agencies.
The transportation func
tions of the six agencies
being transferred to the
Office of Transportation
are:
-The Transportation
Services Branch in the
Agricultural marketing
Service;
—The ’ Transportation
Coordinator in the Foreign
Agricultural Service;
-Parts of the Tran
sportation Economics Group
and the Transportation
Logistics Group in the
Economics, Statistics and
Cooperatives Service;
-The Office of Policy
Coordination and Training in
the Farmers Home Ad
ministration;
-The federal maritime
functions of the Office of the
General Sales Manager, and
-The Transportation and
Packaging laboratory m the
Science and 'Education
Administration.
man, Janet Totten, Tom
Hoffman, and Gail
Lachenmayr. Eleven
months of record keeping to
Debi Coleman, nine months
to Jan Emmons, and five,
six, and seven months to Lee
Gares, George Perehinys,
Kurt Hockenbury and Kim
Gares. The County Dairy
Judging Awards Top In
dividuals, Sr. Donna
Douglass and Jr., George
Perehinys.
The Mt. Airy 4-H Dairy
Club Trophy was awarded to
Debi Coleman. The Orion
Drake Award went to David
Douglass. The evening was
concluded with a slide
presentation by Bob Hoff
man and Eric Schwab,
entitled “County 4-H Dairy
Activities."
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nice weekend...
Donkey basketball game
A donkey basketball game will be held on
January 5 at the Garden Spot High School.
Virginville Grange
held Christmas party
HAMBURG - The
VirginviUe Grange held their
Christmas party on
December 20. A covered dish
supper began at 6:45 p.m.
The Juniors put on the
program with a guest ap
pearance of Santa Claus.
Anna Hemly was accepted
as a new meiftber to the
Grange. The Grange took
cookies to the Wemersville
State School and Berks
Heim. T-shirts were given to
the Hamburg State School.
Donations were given to a
family to repair their home
that was burned, and also
the Salvation Army.
The women will have their
next meeting on January 8.
A program on needle point
will be presented.
The Youth sponsored a
dance on December 16. The
Fairer Sex played. The
Youth will purchase a
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Grange Emblem to make
road signs with the Grange
meeting dates posted on
them.
The Youth and Young
Mameds will purchase a
Young Mameds Couple sash
and donate them to the State
Grange.
Junior Grange members
will be selling napkins. They
also held a practice at the
Grange Hall Saturday,
December 16 for their part in
the Christmas program on
December 20. The Juniors
will have a family Christmas
party on Tuesday,
December 26, at 7 p.m. Santa
Claus will be there and
everyone should bring a
covered dish or dessert.
• Jane Hill received
honorable mention for the
Grange scrapbook which she
submitted to the National
Grange competition.
(80,000 Kernel Units)
CHEMICALS
NEW HOLLAND -
Grassland FFA will
challenge the Garden Spot
faculty to a donkey
basketball game on January
5. The game will get un
derway at 7:30 p.m.
The donkeys will be
stubborn, as usual. The rules
of the game are that one can
only shoot while sitting on
the donkey and recover loose
balls while holding on to the
donkey. It’s fun for the entire
family.
set
One can buy his advance
tickets, from any member of
the Grassland FFA.
Tickets will be available at
the door $2.00 adults, $1.50
students.