Fanahil, Saturday, January 19,1980
Bradford-SuUivan farmers hear PFA vice president
BY JANE BRESEE
Staff Correspondent
EAST TROY Eugene
Gayman, Franklin County,
vice-president of the Penn
sylvania Farmers
Association, was the
featured speaker for the
membership campaign kick
off meeting for the Bradford-
Sullivan County Farmers
Association.
The covered dish luncheon
meeting was held recently in
the East Troy Baptist
Church with approximately
40 membership workers and
their spouses present.
Gayman told the group
that the fundamental
Guernsey Breeders
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Bottom, 3 Yr. Old with 14,789
pounds of milk, 568 pounds of
fat, “Cedar Fringed
Ingrette”; Mary Ann Wit
mer, Willow Hill, 4 Yr. Old,
with 17,668 pounds of milk,
871 pounds of fat, “Penn Del
Favorite Angel”; James G.
Harding, Brookville, 5 Yr.
Old and Over with 12,496
pounds of milk, 616 pounds of
fat, “Sterling Bonanzas
Patty Lee”.
The George W. Snyder
Award went to Tina Putter
of York. Rutter won Granu
Champion Guernsey at the
Junior Dairy Show in Sep
tember of 1979.
The Sewickley Award was
presented to Renne Fava of
Scenery Hill. Fava won
Grand Champion Guernsey
at the Junior Show during
the PA Farm Show last week
in Harrisburg.
Millie Linde, Penn
sylvania Guernsey Queen,
gave a very interesting
speech on the Guernsey cow
and her “natural” product.
Also speaking during the
banquet was Max Dawdy,
Secretary of the American
Guernsey Cattle Club.
During the business
meeting four directors were
elected to the Association’s
Board of Directors.
Re-elected for another
term m office were: Kevin
Wilcox, Canton, District 2;
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philosophy of PFA is based
on the free enterpise system.
It is affiliated with the
American Farm Bureau, the
largest organized body
dedicated to this belief which
established this country and
made it great, he said.
PFA is the sixth most
influential lobbying group in
the state, he said. Eleven
lobbyists are registered
including president Eugene
Thompson of Indiana County
and Gayman, himself.
Gayman review several
legislative ac
comphshmentes of the PFA
such as the gas tax refund,
the sales tax exemption, the
Joseph Fava, Scenery Hill,
District 5; C. David
Layman, Waynesboro,
District 6
Robert Smith, Bedford,
was also elected to serve his
first term for District 9.
New officers were elected
to the Pennsylvania Guern
sey Breeders’ Association
for the upcoming year. They
are as follows: Joseph Fava,
Scenery Hill - President;
Robert Smith, Bedford - Vice
President; and Elsie Wolff,
Quarryville - Secretary.
Officers of the Junior PA
Guernsey Breeders’
Association are: President -
Donald Litman; Vice
President - Jeff Martz; and
Secretary/Treasurer -
Renee Fava.
Association reports were
given by Raymond F.
Witmer, Presidents report;
Jesse Balmer, Secretary’s
report; Scott Wolff, Cattle
Sale Committee report;
Joseph Fava, Cattle Show
Committee report; Donald
Ace and Peter Witmer, State
College report; Janet
Harding, Youth Committee
report; Lee Yost, report of
the Business Manager; and
Donald Litman, Youth
President report.
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He also reiterated the
success of some of the
services of PFA, stating that
the enrollment in the Blue
Cross, Blue Shield group
plan was 1500 farm families
this past year bringing the
total to 6500 in the state.
In conclusion, Gayman
assured the Bradford-
SuUivan County dairy far
mers that the PFA stands
behind the concept of the
dealer funded milk security
bdl.
He said the best thing the
farmer can do is work
through the association
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the monthly meeting of the
Hunterdon County Horse and
Pony Association scheduled
for Monday evening,
January 28, beginning at 8
p.m. in the Hunterdon
County Extension Center.
Speaker will be Leon Day,
Agricultural Veterinary
Department, Merck, Inc.,
Rahway, according to Tncia
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Chairman for the horse and
pony group.
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material with the aid of a
new shde senes prepared by
Merck which describes the
many internal parasite
problems in horses, and
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materials to use in their
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A brief business meeting
will precede the evening
program.
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write letters and telephone
the legislators about it.
The meeting was chaired
by Milford Kinsman, East
Troy, who with Bruce
Bresee, Ulster, is co
chairmen, of the mem
bership campaign. He in
troduced Fred Tiffany, state
board director, and his wife,
Jean, a member of the state
women’s committee Jeff
Patton, Regional
Organization Director, and
Phil Tangeman local PFA
insurance agent also were
recognized.
A comical skit to exem
plify the way farm visits are
made to enlist membership
was played by Hickory and
Dickory (Kinsman and
Bresee), two independent
farmers, and Gayman with a
fellow-membership worker,
Annette Schucker, vice
president of the Bradford-
Sulhvan County board.
After a great deal of fun
and persuasion, the two
farmers decided to join by
paying their $35 dues with a
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Eugene Gayman, left, give Kevin Ferris, president
of the Bradford-Sullivan Farmers Association, some
good advice. Gayman was featured speaker in
Bradford County at a membership rally recently.
hundred dollar bill. The
surprise of having to find
enough money to change the
large bill climaxed the act
much to the amusement of
the audience who applauded
loudly for the actors.
Kevin Ferns of New
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License & Permits 1:30 Building of Fer-
Enzymes use to mentation
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Break 2:30 Break
Building of grain 2:45 Building of Distilla
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cookers, and 3:15 Heat Efficiencies
enzyme tanks 3:40 Questions & Answers
Questions & Answers 4:20 Break
L unc h 4:30 Tour of Famous
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Albany, president of the
local group, urged the
workers to increase the
present mail-in membership
of 710 farm families to 850 by
the Regional Membership
Rally to be held m Clarks
Summit on February 7.
for