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lost in snow, other sections are
bathed in sunshine.
That means a lot, especially in
agriculture. We can produce food the
year around and virtually'anything
that grows under the sun. Our land
offers that much.
Not only do we have beneficial
variations in climate, we also have a
vast inventory of resources - from
coal and oil, to timber and iron ore,
and water. Above all, we have land -
lots of it, and we can stiir afford the
luxuiyof space.
Our land yields food and fibre, and
materials to build homes, factories,
computers, and airolanes.
What's more, we have research
and learning centers. We have gifted
people with expertise. We have
technology, and free .enterprise and
freedoms that most people can’t
enjoy.
When you think about it, there isn’t
much that we don’t have. We have
been given the keys to a land of milk
and honey. Few other nations, if any,
have all the inventories that we’re
blessed with. That becomes very
apparent when you consider the size
of this country and have travelled it
from one end to the other.
With all.that going for us, then why
is it that we’re feeling the pinchT And
why are a number of other nations
with much fewer blessings sailing
right past us?
Do some of those other countries
have something that we don’t have?
Japan and Germany come to mind.
Only a fraction of our size in area,
with people squeezed into virtually
every corner of the land and no
extraordinary amount of resources to
depend on r they’re producing and
thriving. Why? Because they have to
if they want to survive. They can’t
afford to sit back and enjoy the
luxuries a big country affords.
It's worth mentioning that 20-some
years ago practically every, television
set made in the world ,was made in
the USA. Kodak may still be the
biggest name in film and cameras,
but Japanese cameras dominate the
35-millimeter selection. Cars, too,
yare often imported from Japan and
European countries. Ihe N world’s
production patterns and economic
relationships have changed
drastically over the past decade or
two.
About all we export is Mickey
Mouse, rock music, and of course,
agricultural products.
We should, naturally, be able to
produce and export much more than
that, considering our climate,
resources, and expertise. My
goodness, we have put a man on the
moon already. Can’t we have a better
balance of trade?
I think waht this country needs is
direction apd purpose and pride. And
if we need labor unions, we need to
have them realize that they can’t
have their pie and eat it too.
We haven’t felt the pinch enough
to muster our collective willpower
and shape it into a national goal. The
last time we had a national goal and
some pride was when we went to the
moon. That’s been a decade ago and
we’ve been drifting along ever since.'
Thank God that agriculture is still
on top of things. But we aren't
necessarily the most productive and
efficient in that area either. Crop
production per acre of land is far
ahead of ours in some parts of
Europe, and the new innovations in
our barns are quite often only im
ported versions of what Europe has
had for the past decade.
Significantly, they’re doing it with
less energy.
Our edge in agricultural
productivity corhes mostly as a result
of the surface area we’re able to
cultivate and the favorable ranges of
climate we’re blessed with. That’s
enough to keep us in the Number 1
position for a long time to come.
But it’ll require being on our toes
all the time, lest we lose what has
already been industry, which
is largely the fault of labor unions.
Let's hope that the current squeeze
will be taken as a lesson\which leads
to a better economy and future.
At worst, the economic squeeze
could prove us to be a nation of fools.
At best, it can "offer us directions
and goals and pride so that we might
be better than ever.
HARRISBURG - Far
mers who are experiencing
gasoline shortages should
ask their supplier to contact
the Governor’s Energy
Council for additional
gasoline under the state’s
set-aside program. Ap
plications can be submitted
by phone (717-783-8610).
The information required
on the application includes
the name of the prime
supplier; name, address and
phone number of the
gasoline station; name of
PLANT GUTWEIN HYBRIDS
IN 1979 AND MAKE
YOURSELF A WINNER!
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JOSEPH BLACK Milton. DEL LADY NORMAN. INC.
MEL BRANDT Kirkwood. PA V. IVAN LEHMAN
RAY A. BRATTON McVeytown. PA GARY LESLIE
WHITEHORSE GRAIN Cochranville, PA ALTON MARINE
WILLIAM CALLOWAY Mardela Springs, MD PAUL MARTIN
RAYMOND CATES Preble, NY CLARENCE MASE
CORDOVA SUPPLYING. Cordova.MD ' RAYMOND MOYER
LEWIS DODD Suddlersviiie, PA MURPHY & CLOUSE
DUTCHMAN FEED MILL Ephrata.PA KENNETH W. MYERS
DANIEL ESH Trout Run, PA . JAMES NEWSWANGER
ROY E. EVERHART Middletown, PA EARL NOLT
ANDREW FITZ Rouzersville, PA . WALTER OCKER
ROBERT FITZGERALD Lincoln, DEL DANIEL R. OGBURN
ROBERT L FOGLE, SR. Mt.Airy.MD HARRY PEIFER
HERBERT FORD, JR. Kennedyville, MD HOWARD PYSHER
STEPHAN A. GANDOLPH Columbia ROGER SHERMAN
Crossroads, PA SIEGFRIED BROS.
Warfordsburg, PA RICHARD SLAY BAUGH
Columbia, PA SMITH BROS.
Seaford, DEL GEORGE STAMBAUGH
Bishopville, MD OTA STEVENSON
Grantville, PA REUBAN SWANN
Salisbury, MD GRANT TROOP
Reinholds. PA ROYWILDESON
West Newton, PA BEN WILHIDE
East Earl, PA CLARENCE WILLIAMS
Carlisle, PA OSCAR WISK
Carlisle, PA FAE YOUNKIN
Tully.NY ARTHUR ZUG
Markleton, PA
MULFORD GARLAND
ROBERT C.GREIDER
IRWIN HANDY
DONALD HEMPHILL
JOHN HERR
E.L. HOLLOWAY
ELI HOOVER
JAMESHUGHES
HURST BROS-.MILL
DALEJARDINE
CREDON JUMPER
PAULR. KING
JOHN W. KREGER, JR.
For Areas Not R
Is gasoline short?
caller; gasoline allocation Energy Council, Attention:
for current month; Allocation Department, 1625
allocation for previous"' North Front Street,
month; how much gasoline Harrisburg, Pa. 17102.
is on hand, and what type of y Officials' say the gasoline
-customers are supplied situation will get worse
(agricultural, medical, before it gets better,
construction, etc.), plus -
most important- how much
extra gasoline is requested.
The phone call must be
followed within five days by
a letter stating when you
need more gasoline. The
correspondence should be
sent to The Governor’s
WE HAVE A
GOOD SELECTION
OF MOST
GUTWEIN HYBRID
VARIETIES
FOR 1979!
esented
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A Gutwein Dealer, Contact:
Biglerville, PA
Hagerstown, MD
Laurel, DEL
Cambridge, MD
Richland, PA
Lebanon, PA
Msnheim, PA
Carlisle, PA
Union Bridge, MD
Danville, PA
Lowvilie, NY
Chambersbuig, PA
Gettysburg,.PA
Pine Grove, PA
Bangor, PA
Springvillc, PA
Mertztown, PA
Biglerville, PA
.Marion Station, MD
Newville, PA
Salisbury, MD
Easton, MD
Quarryville, PA
Chambersburg, PA
Waynesboro, PA
Monroeton, PA
Smyrna, DEL
Rockwood, PA
Port Royal, PA