A26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 16,1980
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Five County residents were elected to terms on
the Lancaster Extension Association Board. From
left are, James Eshelman, Mt. Joy, reelected to
second term; Allen K. Risser, Leola; Mrs. Arlene
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positions in Lancaster
County. In all, seven jobs m
the Capital region were
restored.
Deppen also talked about
predicted passage of a milk security fund by June
during his talk at the Extension Annual meeting.
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the need for research to
expand ag production and to
help solve the energy
shortage.
Deppen outlined several
possibilities to solve the
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Eshelman, Willow Street, reelected for second
term; and Mrs. Thelma Hess, Strasburg. Not
present was Kenneth M. Rutt, Quarryville.
energy problem, including
using Pennsylvania’s hard
wood forests. He said wood
chips, mixed with the state’s
high sulfur coal, would
produce a non-polluting
energy source.
Hallowed, too, saw energy
as an area where agriculture
can make a major con
tribution to the nation.
He said Pennsylvania's
woodlots and forests are an
untapped resource, another
reason to be optimistic about
the decade of the 80s.
Hallowed noted Penn
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sylvania agriculture has
been the number two in
dustry to steel for years.
Tourism is a close third.
He said the decline in
steel, coupled with less
travel due to the fuel shor
tage and the increased op
portunities for agriculture,
should make agriculture
numberonem’Bl.
He said the Department
wid focus on marketing, and
plugged the Pennsylvania
product slogan “Penn
sylvania Agriculture—We’re
growing better.”
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He said the Department
has about a half million
small stickers for free
distribution to farm markets
and food retailers. They can
use them to piggyback on the
state farm product
promotion.
“Pennsylvania Agricultu
re has a lot to look forward to
in the 80s,” he said. “Those
who prosper will be those
who turn adversity into
opportunity.”
He noted a group of 60
Japanese are coming to
Pennsylvania on September
15 to look at Pennsylvania
farm products.
“Here’s an opportunity to
trade agricultural products
for televisions,” Hallowell
said.
The Secretary also said
Pennsylvania has the
greatest number of Holstein
cows which are registered,
on test, classified for type
and holding proper health
charts.
He said such cows are m
demand overseas and
represent another area
where Pennsylvania far
mers can boost their in
comes.
He said the reason foreign
cow sales have slowed
recently is farmers m the
United States are willing to
pay a higher price for good
cows today.
He predicted some form of
tax relief wid be available to
farmers m the near future.
He spoke of the bid in
troduced by Representative
Noah Wenger, Stevens, and
caded Wenger “part of the
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great team of Lancaster
County legislators.”
He mentioned HB 1983,
modeled on Amos Funk’s
proposal to insert restric
tions in farmland deeds. He
said such a bill could work
for Lancaster County even if
it were not applicable in all
counties
Hallowed told Extension
Association members Act
319 will be ammended. As it
stands, the Act requires a
rollback be charged on the
sale of farmland even if the
use doesn’t change. The
ammendment would allow
no penalty to be charged if
the land’s use did not
change
He said the Department
favored a reduction in the
state inheritance tax
charged upon a farm
owner’s death. He said the
high taxes now charged are
a prime reason farms are
split up and sold off.
Hallowed praised the
Lancaster Extension staff,
calling them “one of the best
in the state.”
The staff reported spen
ding 30 percent of its time on
youth projects. Farm
products took 32.6 percent of
its tune.
There are 118 4-H clubs
with 3742 boys and girls
helped by 386 leaders.
Extension reported
holding 1458 meetings at
tended by over 46,000 per
sons. Agents also reported
offering individual
assistance to 48,200 people.
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