Shelhamer leaves ag office
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Describinghimself two years ago as a “mover and a
shaker, the 54-year old politician and farmer still has the
gleam of a go-getter in his eye. He has no firm plans for
himself now that he is out of office, other than to go back to
his Columbia County fruit orchard.
Before becoming Pennsylvania Secretary of
Agriculture, Shelhamer had 12 years of experience in the
State Legislature. He believes that was a very valuable
help to him during his term as ag chief. When his ap
pointment came up for confirmation in the Senate, it came
by a unanimous vote - 47 to 0.
To many fanners, former Secretary of Agriculture
Kent Shelhamer was just what he wanted to be: a listener,
one who was responsive to farmers. He impressed far
mers with his down-to-earth, amiable style. A Lancaster
County farmer once remarked after having met him that
talking to Shelhamer was as easy as talking to a neighbor.
Shelhamer took full responsibility for his Department’s
activities, but he prided himself on consultation with
fanners, he said. Some farm leaders credit him for
bringing a higher degree of respect to the Department.
“If you have a high office, you have more reason to be
humble than ever,” Shelhamer commented in a recent
interview. “There have been too many public officials in
the past who have taken their just due, and don’t want to
step down. You’ve got to show people you’re willing to do
the dirty work too,” he said.
An openly religious man, Shelhamer believes he was
well prepared for his job as agriculture secretary. He was
on the House Agriculture Committee during all of his 12
years in the State Legislature. While on that Committee,
he claims to have had considerable effect on either
sponsoring or writing new agricultural laws, including
amendments. He became acquainted with government
procedures, the budget, and key people. With that, he
but Agway research has shown
that their nutrient requirements may
vary significantly
Agway can now offer feeding programs tailored
to many commercial layer strains.
It has been well established that meat birds have
different nutrient requirements than layers * Now,
Agway research has gone a step farther It has
demonstrated that different strains of the same
breed of commercial layers havedifferent nutrient
requirements The trials show that production
can be improved with a feeding program that’s
tailored to the needs of a particular strain
When three commercial strains of the same
breed were tested on two Agway feeding pro
grams, here’s what happened
PERCENT HEN-DAY PRODUCTION
DURING A 392-DAY LAYING TRIAL
Agway Feeding Same Breed,
Program
Commercial Strain:
AB • C
67 3 65 6 72.3
71.5 70 7 70 0
Kent Shelhamer says farewell as Pennsylvania
Secretary of Agriculture.
said, he had a distinct advantage for serving effectively as
a leading spokesman for Pennsylvania fanners.
To be continued next week.
A little pencil work makes it apparent that the
difference in total production in one of today’s
large commercial houses can add up to thou
sands of dozens of eggs during the laying period
of a given strain
Agway research is continuing to develop feed
ing programs that provide, without excesses, the
nutrients your favorite strain needs for optimum
production Such research will help you, as a
commercial producer, bring more eggs to market
at a cost that will provide you a greater return
If you would like to know more about the possi
bilities of increased production through a tailored
Agway feeding program, contact your Agway
Poultry Enterprise Serviceperson As a first step,
call your local Agway store
'National Academy of Sctences Nutrient Requirements for Chickens
POULTRY
ENTERPRISE
SERVICE
(agway)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 20,1979
Cooperatives
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perform a separate function, and those who will monitor
undue price enhancement will report directly to Howard
Hjort, USDA’s director of Economics, Policy Analysis and
Budget.
“Secretary Bergland has taken this action for one
reason only,” Webster declared. “He believes in
cooperatives. He believes they are more important today
than they ever were. He believes we must all do whatever
we can to strengthen them, to support them, to promote
them.”
International Trade Agreement
Special Trade Representative Robert S. Strauss said a
forthcoming international trade agreement will be a real
step forward resulting in no closing of markets or erection
of more trade barriers. He added that our real choices are
either to move forward soon, or risk slipping backward
into the chaos and confusion of a trade war.
The U.S. trade negotiator said that the trade package
represents reductions in trade barriers of about $3 billion
in agricultural exports. He indicated the Japanese have
made concessions covering some 150 agricultural items
amounting to about $1.4 billion in U.S. agricultural ex
ports. Included are citrus, beef, specialty fruits and
vegetables, and soybeans.
Strauss stated the European Community has made
concessions covering about $7OO million in U.S. exports of
beef, meat by-products, poultry, tobacco, rice and fruit
products. He noted that valuable concessions have also
been negotiated with Canada, the Jrandinavian countries,
Australia, New Zealand, and a number of developing
countries.
Reminding his audience that agriculture had been
shortchanged in previous negotiations, Strauss said it
wouldn’t be shortchanged this time. He said that the U.S.
is insisting on responsible agreements which provide
meaningful export opportunities for our farmers, and
meaningful benefits for the other sectors of our economy.
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