1L25N0.S George Sheypuk stands behind “Dolly", a Shey-tand Farm home-bred Elevation daughter. Brother Paul handles the excellent cow’s halter. She made 25,167 pounds of milk and 898 of fat as a three year old, and currently produces 1 over 115 pounds a day. Shey-land Farm tops state hutterfat list SCRANTON - When you link about Lackawanna aunty and Northeastern Hinsylvaraa, mos{ people ink of coal and snow. But, |re is something else at’s black and white up in at neck of the woods, and at’s Shey-land Farm’s I'd of registered Holstein 'lesians. Sliey-land Farm, located Farm Show deadline around the corner ItTZ The annual ASTER FARMING Stop Isaue will be m toft o* January 5, «fore the »») Show editor* already are ring, material to give udert the largest, most late, and most cam i»ive coverage of the Stow* notice is to remind rs aad advertiser* to gather op material test for sabotowiw. PatmShowiiKiaevdU north of Scranton, next to 1-81, is run by two brothers, George and Paul Sheypuk. This year their herd had the highest average butterfat production ever recorded among Pennsylvania DHIA members with herds of over 60 cows. The Sheypuk’s herd of sixty-five Holsteins averag ed 21,605 pounds of milk and have advance publicity on all of the action at the Show, biographies on the Future Farmers of America** Keystone degree winners,* ItetofFarmShoweahlbitorß, new product releases, and much more. Date* far thlsyear’sFarm Show areJanHary6teli,at the Farm Show Complex In Harrisburg. Fleas* contact LAN CASTER FARMING, Sox 3#6, litlte, PAI7«S, 2UX, il you have soinethtog to contribute. ■t Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Docambar 1,1979 gave 836 pounds of fat to cap ture the top honors in the State. This is not the first time (Turn to Page 45) Hear about saving farmland at Thursday evening meeting LANCASTER - Far mland Preservation in Lancaster County for the 1980 s will be the topic of an educational meeting scheduled for Thursday evening. Roy A. Brubaker, Lititz, said the meeting will be held December 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Farm and Home Center in Lan caster. Brubaker, chairman of the Farm and Home Foun dation’s educational com mittee, said the meeting will feature a panel discussion on the proposals presently being considered by county farmers. Two local men testify at ag structure hearings BY CURT HAULER MT. JOY A Mount Joy farmer and a representative of Pennsylvania Farmers Union testified Tuesday before the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Structure of Agriculture hearings. Gerald N. Erb, R 3 Mount Joy, and Leonard Zemaitis, administrative director of the Pennsylvania Farmers Union, both agreed in seperate statements that farmers need fair prices for their products and that the family farm is of prime importance to American agriculture. The hearing, held in Montpelier, Vermont, was one of 10 such seminars to be - held before year’s end around the nation. Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland said the purpose of the hearings was to obtain suggestions and comments from farmers on the economic and social issues affecting the structure of American agriculture and rural life. Erb, a dairy fanner, travelled to the hearings at his own expense. He told the panel, “Agriculture is being un dermined by inflation which is government-contrived through cheap money and social services. “Land prices are being artificial!}' stabilized to put value behind our dollar,” he continued. If land prices keep in flating with at the 16 percent First speaker on the panel will be John R. Ahlfeld, of the County Planning Commission. He will talk, about coordination of land preservation efforts. ' Amos H. Funk, R 1 Millersville, will outline the deed restriction approach to saving farm land. This is the method by which farmers would insert a clause in their deed guaranteeing its use jn agriculture for all time. If a prune piece of far mland were to be sold for non-agnculutral use, the - county would be allowed to purchase the property for $1 more than bid price, insert a CM for better farm prices rate forecast for 1880, the only one who will be able to afford land is government, he said. Erb said less government is better government. He said the government's policy of cheap food and its ability to tolerate people who will not work for their daily bread is “a damnation upon all Americans.” He said,“The American dream is still there and Local market strong despite Cross closing LANCASTER - Livestock buyers expressed optimism Thursday that local markets would remain strong despite the loss of a major cattle buyer. Those markets trended steady to higher at week’s end despite the closing of Cross Bros. Meat Packers, Inc. Observers had several theories to offer on why Cross Bros, closed. Bernard Cross, president of Cross Bros., Inc., an nounced late Friday af ternoon, November 16, that the company was ceasing slaughter operations. Citing the increasing costs and limited supply of livestock available. Cross Bros, of Philadelphia closed their doors. Operating sine? 1920, Cross Bros, was the last beef packer in Philadelphia. restriction, and resell the land to the highest bidder. Next panel member will be H.H. “Billy” Haverstick, Jr., Lancaster. He will In this issue Editorials 10 Legislative roundup 22 Lancaster County DHIA 37 Top grasslanders cited 38 AAM to organize 62 Wheat decorations 98 Home on the range 104 Joyce Bupp’s column 114 Berks County DHIA 116 Farm talk ' 122 $7.00 Per Year always will be as long as there is a free America...the freedom of choice that my forefathers had callous hands, stooped shoulders, and died to preserve.” Erb pointed out that Unde Sam has over three dozen financial programs available for farmers. He pointed to the number of social services in our sodety. (Turn to Page 26) In his November 16 press release, Mr. Cross noted in recent years all the beef packers located on the East Coast, with the exception of a few small companies, have dosed due to inherent economics disadvantages of such operations in com peting -with the large slaughterhouses located in the midwest close to the source of supply. Despite the dosing of Cross Bros., a major Lan caster cattle buyer, the local market trended steady to higher the past two weeks. Commenting on the affects of the Cross closing, John Stoudt of the Johnson Cattle Company noted that receipts are always light during this time of year. “It will be four to five months before the actual affects will be known. By (Turn to Page 46) outline bis proposal for elimination of inheritance and capital gains taxes. By eliminating the tax burden facing a family farmer there would be continued incentive for a farmer to remain in business rather than to sell out. The inheritance tax often forces a fanner’s heirs to sell land they would rather keep and farm. By eliminating the tax bite which forces the farm out of agriculture, this program would seek to keep farm land in agriculture without any legal ties. David Landis, Warwick (Turn to Page 45)
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