Farmers Union
HARRISBURG A group
of York County Farmers
Union members decided at a
special meeting Wednesday
night to establish the state’s
first farmer cooperative to
produce and use alcohol as a
fuel on the farm.
Albert Bentz,
Thomasville, president of
the York County Farmers
Union said, “There is a lot of
talk about alcohol from the
government, business
concerns, and individuals,
but this group has decided to
act by establishing a farmer
controlled and owned
cooperative to produce and
distribute straight alcohol as
a farm fuel.”
The group adopted the
name “Farmers Union
Energy League”
cooperative, “FUEL”.
It will meet March 10 to
approve by-laws, elect of
ficers, and complete ap
plication forms for the
Pennsylvania Department of
State.
They have retamed at
torney Marian Furman,
Dillsburg, to oversee legal
aspects of co-op formation.
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FUEL is being assisted in
its effort by the state office
of the Pennsylvania Far
mers Umon. State Director
Leonard Zemaitis said an
early action will be to apply
for developmental funds to
the Federal Department of
Energy.
“The project will not
depend on receiving grant
funds,” Zemaitis said, “this
group has the determination
to proceed on its own if
necessary.”
FUEL wants to demon
state that on the farm plants
and small cooperatives can
make a significant con
tribution to energy in
dependence by constructing
an alcohol plant to produce
approximately 100,000
gallons per year, and then
documenting the success of
engine modifications and
alcohol use.
A consultant to the group,
Trend Grenager,
Lewisberry, said it is im
portant to make the
distinction between gasohol
and straight alcohol use.
“Gasohol” is the term
most people would use to
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“Farmers Union wants to
be sure that this nation’s
alcohol production does not
fall completely into the same
hands of the giant oil com
panies that now are
promising us $2.00 a gallon
gasoline while earning 800
percent refinery profits.
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describe the use of alcohol as
a fuel, but the alcohol
necessary for mixing with
gasoline to make the product
requires an expensive
process to produce, and even
then it is only 10 percent of
the mixture.
“The co-op will produce
straight alcohol, of a lesser
proof, and use it as a farm
fuel without the addition of
gasoline,” Grenager said.
He noted that the nation of
Brazil has a master plan
calling for 100 percent use of
100 percent alcohol.
Ford, Volkswagen, and
other concerns already have
agreed to manufacture
engines to burn 100 percent
alcohol.
“We are in the business of
providing information and
helping farmers to do for
themselves,” Zemaitis said.
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“It’s farmers who will
produce the gram for alcohol
production, and its farmers
who should share in
America’s energy in
dependence.”
The March 10 meeting of
FUEL will be held in con
junction with the regular
monthly meeting of the York
County Farmers Umon. It is
still possible to have a part m
establishment of the co-op if
Hunterdon Horse Bowl contestants win
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Project members really
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other county teams at the
New Jersey State 4-H Horse
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1980.
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Alexandria Twp.; Shelley
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Lebanon; Liz Harrod, R.D.
#3, Milford; and Wendy
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the individual farmer lives
in York or an adjacent
county.
Interested persons should
contact the alcohol Com
mittee chairman, Victor
Hebei, of R 2, Stewartstown.
Charter members of the
Farmers Union Energy
League are: Victor Hebei,
R 2 Stewartstown; Albert
Bentz, R 2 Thomasville; Mr.
coached by: Margaret
Mitchell, Little Brook Road,
Glen Gardner; and Carol
Lee of Lamng Avenue,
Pennington.
The team members
practiced with their coaches
once a week for over three
months m preparation for
this contest. They had been
selected through an
elimination contest held m
early November that in
volved 4-H’ers throughout
the county.
Elaine Edson, Port
Murray, the fifth member of
the team, was unable to
complete because of sudden
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