Lancaster Farmers 9 Association slates Spring meeting LANCASTER The an- The dinner meeting will available for $6 from nual Spring Meeting of the begin at 7 p.m at the Youth Association board members. Lancaster Farmers’ for Christ Center on the New LFA also is trying to enlist a Association will be held Danville Pike, Lancaster. number of youth to help out Tuesday, March 25. Tickets for the event are as waiters and waitresses at |MHLV CALF 09 . SHOW XT* HARNESS n C OUR REG. 3Ss Si W’ 10.58 Board discusses polic I* Officers of the Lancaster County Farmers’ Association for 1980 include: front, Esther Stoltzfus, treasurer; Earl Newcomer, president; back row, Linda Kreider, secretary; Rebecca Wivell, womens’ committee chairperson; Charles Rohrer, vice president; and Donald Ranck, membership chairman the dinner. tion Farm Management and Scheduled speaker at the Business Analysis Service, meeting is Richard E. At the Lancaster Associa- Denison, manager of Penn- tion’s board meeting held sylvama Farmers’ Associa- Tuesday night, lively debate ANTIBIOTIC COMBINATI Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8,1980—C33 centered around a PFA pro posal asking the local board to approve a PACMA stock sale amounting to $300,000. It was pomted out that Lancaster County is for tunate to have good livestock markets today but that that happy situation may not last forever. PACMA may offer a future outlet, supporters said. In addition, they pomted out there are numerous other counties which do not have the markets today. In such areas, the PACMA pro gram may present the only way farmers can hope to get better pnces for livestock. But the question was rais ed about the likelihood of so meone going around the co op to make an extra dollar. Also, there was feeling that the only way a marketing co-op would be successful is if there were more government interven tion in farmers’ affairs, a situation similar to that ex isting today in dairy marketing. The stock sale finally was approved by the board with one dissenting vote. The board also entertained the possibility of establishing more advisory councils m Lancaster Coun ty. Although advisory coun cils are one of the better vehicles foi getmg rank and file membership mvolved in association activities, Lan caster today has no more than four such groups in the County. There was feeling on the board that a county with membership the size of Lan caster’s could justify as many as 20 advisory coun cils, and that there should be (Turn to Page C 34) Let Us Know Your Service Problems HOOVER DIESEL SERVICE PH 717-656-6133 2998 West Newport Rd Ronks, PA 17572
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