—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7,1979 126 Gasoline rationing plan questioned WASHINGTON, D.C., - The proposed Federal Contingency Gasoline Rationing Plan does nothing to assure the U.S. fanner that fuel supplies will be available to provide needed farm production inputs, noted a fertilizer industry spokesman this week. In testimony before both Senate and House sub committees on energy, Edwin M. Wheeler, president. The Fertilizer Institute, urged that the Administration's plan be amended to allow agriculture to meet the food needs of the nation. He pointed out that although the plan gives priority for fuel use at the farm, there is no priority given in getting. crop production items, such as fertilizer, to the farm - or in getting food items from farm to market. “Does it make sense to • BARN PAINTING • ROOF PAINTING • BIN PAINTING • We sandblast barns before painting them so that paint will stick to them and last longer. • Also, RESTORATION ON BRICK AND STONE HOMES - sandblasting, repointing and water proofing. All work is guaranteed satisfactory. “Call the Country Boys with the Country Prices” GEBHART& N at '° n * Pa,nt7^-^ Box 199, R. 0.4 Hanover, PA 17331 Ph: 717-637-8183 or 637-0222 leave gasoline needs for ‘essential agricultural uses’ up to a white Wheeler asked. Under the* currently-proposed plan the movement of “swizzle sticks” would be as im portant as movement of essential food production input items, or of food, itself, he noted. Vvailahility of gasoline supplies for the movement of crop production items is essential to adequate UJS. food and fiber output, Wheeler noted. For exam ple, if fertilizer doesn’t arrive on time for Spring plantings, yields will be reduced and consumer food supplies will suffer for both U.S. and export needs. Gasoline for mass public transportation, sanitation and snow removal services are deemed “priority” under the current plan, Wheeler noted, yet gasoline needs for delivery of fer- tilizer and ether essential food production inputs are left out. As a bench mark, Wheeler pointed out that, currently, an estimated 211,000,000 gallons of gasoline are needed annually just for delivery of fertilizer from China gets ag lift WASHINGTON, D-C. - A UJS/ market development team has reached informal agreement with Chinese officials for several non profit U.S. agricultural export promotion groups to work with China in modernizing its agriculture, according to Thomas R. 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