VOL 24 No.
Farmers have a good year at hand,
Pennsylvania bankers are told
By DIETER KRIEG
UNIVERSITY PARK - More than 100
representatives from banks throughout
Pennsylvania were given an optimistic
[fanning report here on Thursday.
Livestock and poultry fanners are in an
especially enviable position, the bankers
were told, although sharp management and
cautious expansion are still the watchwords.
At any rate, Pennsylvania farmers sup
posedly have an opportunity before them
which will mean increased business for both
the agriculture and banking industries.
While various factors contribute to the good
outlook, the state’s dose proximity to
markets is a major consideration.
Speaking specifically about poultry and
bog production, Robert GraybiU, president
of Pennfidd Corporation, - said: “The
potential for substantial growth is here right
now. We are in the position to increase our
state’s sliare -of the Northeast regional
market at a time when farming within that
region is falling well short of meeting the
demand for several key feedstuffs, and our
farmers can undertake establishment or ,
expansion of their operations in poultry and j
bogs with confidence ip their ability to j
succeed, thanks, largely to recent j
developments in farm' science and '"]
technology which have significantly'in-
\Farm & Home scholarships awarded
I to 14 Lancaster County students
By SALLY BAIR
Staff Writer
I LANCASTER Fourteen
I scholarships worth $630 each
I were awarded to deserving
I high school seniors by the
I Farm and Home Foundation
I at their regular meeting
I Tuesday at the Farm and
I Home Center.
I The fourteen winners were
■selected from among 34
qualified applicants for the
jawards, which are given on
Ithe basis pf financial need,
(scholarship and leadership.
■The scholarships must be
■used at an accredited college
land are awarded in
(agricultural,, home
■economics and nursing.
I Winners were presented to
ihe Board of Directors and a
Inception was held for Board
■members and scholarship
■Winers to get acquainted.
■ Those receiving
■scholarships for study in the
peld of home economics*'
Include.
■ Lam Jo Benjamin,
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creased the efficiency and potential profit of
such operations.
“The only ingredient missing from this
scenario is the financial aid needed to get
today’s hard-working, dedicted Penn
sylvania fanners on the track and headed in
the right direction. And that, my Mends, is
where you come in,” Graybill challenged.
The dairy outlook is also favorable for the
remainder of the year, according to Penn
State’s dairy marketing specialist Bill
Johnstone. ,Emphasizing that the there is a
delicate balance today between supplies and
Remand, he nonetheless predicted good
dairy quarters for the remainder of the
year. " - '
“For the pasfseveralyears Pennsylvania *
has taken a bigger share of the national
market. We’re within the top five milk
producing states in the nation,” he said.
Growth will continue, he predicted, but it
Will most likely he only in those counties
which have shown expansion" in previous
years. That’s been (he case in the past, he
pointed out His main concern is that
dairymen expand cautiously so as not to -
disrupt the delicate balance between
production and consumption. Additionally, “
he has the caution flag up for dairy imports ,
and some milk' cooperatives’ “financial ‘ , ' a ‘
burdens!. ' ~
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Arthur F. Benjamin, Jr.,
1153 Old Eagle Road, Lan
caster. Eighteen-year-old
Lani win "graduate" from
Hempfield High School in
June and wiU attend Virginia
Institute of Technology and
State University to, study
interior design. Lani said she
is interested in design
because we moved a lot and
I got to help decorate each
house. My grandmother is a
professional artist and my
mother is an artist and I
have some ability from
them.” Lani is a member of
the National Honor Society,
captain of the varsity tennis
team, a member of the
steering committee at school
and a member of the church
youth group at Highland
Presbyterian Church. When
notified of the scholarship,
she said, “I couldn’t believe
it—it was great.”
Kristie Lynn Kelly is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Kelly, 423 ■ Trena
Avenue, Lancaster, and will,
graduate from Manheini
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Kristie, 18, will attend In
diana University of Penn
sylvania and major in food
service management. “I like
working with foods and
cooking, and would like to be
a researcher.” .Kristie is
getting experience in her
proposed field by working at
MacDonald’s. In high school
she participated in hockey
and girls basketball as a
manager and timer, is a
member of the National
Honor Society and the Tri-
Hi-Y service club. She also
attends the youth group at
Highland Presbyterian
Church. Kristie said, “I was
really happy to get the
scholarship. 4nd 1 was
surprised.”
Christine M. Weidinger,
17, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Weidinger, 244
Hawthorne Drive, Lan
caster. Graduating from
Penn Manor High School,
Christine will attend Man
sfield State College where
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Three-year old Jeffrey Balmer contemplates at an early age what
wonders are contained in the soil. This is Soil Stewardship Week, a time set
aside to become more aware of the land that feeds us. Jeffrey is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Balmer, 572 Midway Road, Lititz.
May 20 to 27 is
Soil Stewardship Week
ByKENDACEBOBBY
LANCASTER “We basically have twc
types of landowners, the ‘takers’ and the
‘caretakers’,” Horn Johnston, ad
ministrator for the Lancaster County
Conservation District, commented.
“The ‘taker’ can be characterized as
looking at a natural resource with a dollar
and cents attitude, and exploits the
resource during his lifetime with little
regard for future generations,” he con
tinued.
“The ‘caretaker’ on the other hand,
stops to reflect on how he is managing his
resources so that the land is left in a better
condition than he found it. ”
“Many of the soils of Lancaster County
lave been severely eroded in the past 200;
add years of cultivation,” Johnston further
stated. “ We are currently losing farmland
it a rate of 7,000 acres per year to non-
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farm use. Our streams are heavily
polluted by agricultural, industrial, and
municipal wastes. Nuclear wastes are to
be stored for thousands of years along
Lancaster County’s borders.”
“Let’s stop to assess our situation before
it is too late,” he urged. “Become active
caretakers or stewards of our natural
resources and impress upon the ‘takers’
the folly of personal gain in this generation
at the expense of depleted resources for
future generations.”
May 20 to 27 is Soil Stewardship Weejc, a
nationwide observance emphasizing
man’s responsibility to protect and con
serve soil, water, and other natural
resources. This year’s theme is “In
terdependence.”
“Soil Stewardship Week is one way to
appeal to a person’s interest in the future,”
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