Legislative roundup (Continued from Page Al) state mental institutions. The move was a step by Mrs. O’Bannon to get her department out of the far ming business. But Thomas and Secretary of Agriculture Penrose Hallowell are anxious to see the farms transferred to HallowelTs department. A lands management bill now firmly lodged m the House Appropriations Committee would make that transfer by legislative mandate. The transfer could also be ac complished with a decree from the Governor. While nothing seems clear at the moment, Thomas did say he still hopes to get the move made before the livestock is sold from the farms, and before the em ployees are furloughed. The farm managers are scheduled to meet next week with Department of Agriculture officials. The meeting was called not so much to decide a course of action, as to give Agriculture some insight into how the farms are being managed now. Senate passes alien bill On Tuesday, the Senate unanimously passed HB 1778, a measure that would prevent the buymg of more than 100 acres of Penn sylvania farmland by any one foreign individual or corporation. The bill, previously passed by the House, was sent to Governor Thornburgh for his ap proval. While there is no apparent Pennsylvania land grab underway by foreign buyers, the bill’s sponsors felt a need for some protection just in case. Some two dozen other states have already enacted similar legislation. You get more than money, you get the services of a friend at Hamilton Bank. Hamilton Bank believes that agriculture is the backbone of America that the family farm is the cornerstone of agriculture in our area That’s why one of the bank's primary objectives is to serve - and help preserve - the family farm That’s why Hamilton Bank has developed an entire range of financing, credit, trust and estate services And our Hamilton Bank manager extends these services - right to your home You probably know your Hamilton Bank Manager already - he's a neighbor, a friend He knows that with the value of farm production Edith Schroeder (center), Manager Hellam Office, observing Robert L & Ruth M Lehman, Wnghtsville 60,000 bird layer operation Nominations still unconfirmed What the Senate didn’t do last week was vote yea or nay on a number of guber natorial appointees, among them George Brumbach, the man the administration wants to head up the Penn sylvania Milk Marketing Board. Brumbach’s name, along with dozens of others, is on the Senate calendar for next week, but no assurances of any confirmations are forthcoming. Milk security hits Senate floor The milk security fund bill, a measure that has been hashed and rehashed on the Hill for months, came out of the Senate Ag Committee on Tuesday, and is on the calendar for a first reading next week. Capital stock bill It looked for a while like the House may have gotten around to the capital stock franchise tax bill last week, rising every year the need for capital goes up with it And the need for sound financial planning rises, too He’ll sit down with you, in your home, and discuss the full range of services that we’ve designed to help you meet your obligations now, and help you increase what you have to pass on to the next generation Your Hamilton Bank manager will work with you in a relationship of mutual trust, and help keep your family farm secure and productive If you believe that agriculture is still the backbone of America, talk to your friend at Hamilton Bank You’ll find he feels the same way s "«- but other business pushed the measure to a back burner. The bill, mtroduced by Rep. Noah Wenger, would exempt family farm cor porations from the capital stock franchise tax, which exacts one-percent of the value of that stock annually from its holders. Wenger points out the obvious hardship this can impose on our small family farm corporations and is convinced that the existence of the tax is a hindrance to the formation of farm cor porations. He’s hoping the bill will come up for final passage m the House this coming week. x V HAMILTON BANK Formerly National Central Bank D #3, processing the eggs from their Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22,1980—A17 Maryland looks hard at RCA ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Lt. Gov. Samuel Bogley urged about 25 representatives of government agencies, civic and environmental groups last week to take a hard look at U.S. Department of Agriculture proposals to revamp its resource conser vation programs. Bogley made his com ments about new program proposals for dealing with resource problems of na tional concern at a public meeting in Annapolis. The proposals are the result of a comprehensive survey of the nation’s soil, water and related resources conducted under the 1977 Resources Conservation Act. Noting that USDA conser vation programs have tradi- tionaUy been administered through soil conservation districts and local stabiliza tion committees to meet local priorities and con cerns, Bogley said “The key to this whole process is the question of who should deter mine what resources are worth saving. A national committee sitting in Washington, D.C., 'or the people who live and work on the land? “If USDA is gomg to redirect funds to the most severe problems, Maryland will undoubtedly rank low. We have great strides in con serving and protecting Maryland’s resources, but conservation is a constant care proposition. Help in maintaining agricultural productivity and en vironmental quality is as im portant m Maryland as anywhere else in the na tion,” Bogley said. Vernon Foster, farmer and chairman of the State Soil Conservation Commit tee, echoed Bogley. “We have done a good job in Maryland m resource con servation. According to the RCA survey, it- looks like they want to put emphasis where there’s the most need -where they haven’t done the job. “We don’t have enough technical people to do what we need to do now,” Foster continued. “If the RCA survey says we need more help in other parts of the country, it looks like Marylanders will be getting even less money for conser vation programs. ’ ’ Willma Reeves, citizen member of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conserva tion State Committee, said that USDA’s proposals seemed to ignore the rights of landowners. According to Gerald R. Calhoun, state conserva tionist for USDA’s Soil Con servation Service, RCA data and proposals can be review ed at local SCS and soil con servation district offices. Signed written* comments may be sent to: RCA Response Analysis Center, P.O. Box 888, Athens, Ga. 30603. The deadline is March 28. ( 25* 1 taaS!S^NEC!>ng MEMO HAY, STRAW & EAR CORN SALE EVERY MONDAY At 11A.M. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. 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