A3o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 29,1980
As R. Fenton Murphy, chairman of the state dairy co-ops’ security fund
comittee issues a statement of unity on SB 1287, backers look on. From
foreground are Agriculture Secretary Penrose Hallowell; and sponsors of the
legislation, Senators Frank J. O’Connell and Patrick Stapleton.
Security fund
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It will allow dealers to
provide alternate security
such as bonds. While it
establishes a separate fund
for dairy cooperatives, it
also gives the co-ops an easy
out from any participation at
all in any program.
R. Fenton Murphy,
chairman of the Penn
sylvania Dairy Cooperatives
for Milk Security Com
mittee, said, “We feel the
bill will get the job done to
the benefit of all concerned.”
Murphy read a prepared
statement saying there was
full agreement by all
segments of the state dairy
industry and farm
organizations.
But Pennsylvania Far
mers’ Association took
exception.
Al Myers, director of
PFA’s governmental
relations department, made
it clear that PFA intended to
fight for contributions of two
cents per hundredweight
rather than a penny.
“Our delegate body stated
the fund would need a
contribution from dealers
and processors of two cents
per cwt,” he said. “PFA will
be actively seeking an
amendment to SB 1287 to
raise the dealer-processor
contribution to two cents,”
be said.
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Penrose Hallowell pointed
out, as he has in the past,
that a two cent contribution
would not raise twice the
revenue the one cent rate
could. In fact, be said, fewer
dealers may participate at
the higher rate and the fund
could easily build slower.
Hallowell showered praise
chi all of the parties united
behind the bill.
Senator O’Connell said in
his talk the bill was a
“bastard bill” with sections
offered by many segments of
the industry.
But Pennsylvania
Association of Milk Dealers
Vice President Henry
Geismger had a different
inflection on the term when
he pointed out the bill places
all of the cost on the dealer
or processor.
He also said he objected to
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The Hunterdon and
Somerset County Extension
Services are accepting
reservations for a tour of
three horse farms scheduled
for Saturday, April 12.
The tour is climax to a
three-session Adult Horse
Management Institute un
derway m Hunterdon’s
Extension Center on
Tuesday evenings and
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having a bill rammed down
the industry’s throat by co
ops which wop’t even be
participating in the fund.
But most of those at the
Wednesday meeting were
strongly in favor of the
measure.
Grange Master Charles
Wismer, himself a
dairyman, called it a “great
step in security for far
mers.”
Wismer said he was
willing to take the one cent
rate rather than risk having
no fund at all.
Earl Fink, Executive
Secretary of the Milk
Marketing Board, said
PMMB would have no
trouble carrying out the
letter and intent of SB 1287.
Fink said PMMB has seen
the problem first hand and
said dairymen need the
protection the new measure
provides.
Hackettstown High School
on Wednesdays.
Tour participants need not
have been enrolled in the
extension service course.
However, admittance to the
farm on the April 12 tour will
only be by bus.
Details available by
calling Hunterdon's office,
201/788-1339, or Somerset,
201/526-6293.
Former farm reporter, Bob Malick dies
LANCASTER - Robert
W. Malick, for years a
familiar face as WGAL-TV’s
farm reporter, died suddenly
Thursday around 6 p.m.
According to the station,
Malick’s death came as a
shock to everyone. He had no
known illness at the time of
death.
Bob Malick first started to
cover the Lancaster County
farm beat back in 1950 on a
show known as TV Farmer.
Later, he anchored the TV
Farmer segment on Chanel
B’s Noonday at Eight
program.
A long time employee of
WGAL, Malick had been
promoted from the farm
beat to a position as director
and sound producer for the
station.
Malick had received a host
of awards from Lancaster
County farm groups, in
cluding being made'a 4-H
national honary member.
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Now Is The Time
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hundred inches deeper than
the seeds or plant roots. In
the case of large fields, other
than gardens, the fertilizer
can be either plowed down or
worked into the topsoil prior
to planting. When complete
fertilizers are applied with
mnoculated seeds, here
again the seeds and the
fertilizer should be kept
separate. The fertilizer will
kill the legume bacteria used
in the innoculant. Special
attention to the proper
placement of fertilizer is
suggested.
TO FOLLOW SOIL TEST
RECOMMENDATIONS
Soil testing is a very
common practice to learn
the needs of a soil; more and
more home owners and
farmers are utilizing this
testing service as a means of
efficient crop production.
However, I’m afraid that
some growers do not follow
the recommendations that
are given; too many short
cuts are used. This may not
do any harm in a fertile soil
because the reserves might
carry the crop for one
season. However, in the ease
of lime requirement, we
urge all growers to apply the
amount that is recom
mended. A soil that needs
lime will not permit other
combo for corn
reporter for the station,
spoke highly of Malick’s
ability and reputation. She
said he was a fine man and a
great help to all of the
reporters at the station.
Malick is survived by a son
and a grandson.
major plant nutrients to
become available; also, soils
needing lime will not
respond to good weed control
with herbicides. There are
many reasons for trying to
maintain the proper ph is a
soil. Don’t short-cut soil test
suggestions if you are after
maximum and efficient crop
yields.
TO INSPECT
PASTURE FIELDS
Before too many weeks
some permanent pastures
will be ready to graze; I fear
some arc- grazed before they
are ready. However, the
point in this article is to go
over the pasture areas
before the livestock are
turned out; all trash should
be removed in order to
prevent injury and
poisoning. Unfortunately,
folks still use the rural areas
to dispose of their solid
trash. Some of this 'may
contain glass, or poisons,
that will kill livestock.
Remove the junk before the
livestock have a chance to
become involved. If there is
any evidence on the trash
reflecting the guilty person
doing the discarding, this
mfonnatioh should be for
warded to local officials.
Most township regulations
do not permit the dumping of
solid waste on private
property.
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