I Haverstwk outlines ag plan for Fulton Grangers OAKRYN - Fulton Grange No. 65, meeting in regular session, also held open house Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. at Oakryn, Lancaster County. The lecturer, Mrs. Howard W. Miller, Jr., introduced Kenneth McCauley of Drumore, who in turn in troduced the speaker, H. H. Haverstick Jr. of Manor Township. He'spoke Sn “A graves HOW TO MOVE ROUND BALES! 3 Point Base with Forks. Hi-Lift with 3 Point Base and Spike or Forks. GRAVES BALE ELEVATOR AND MOW CONVEYOR 1" Square 17 ga. Steel Tubing Every Panel x-braced w IV*" steel Quality Accessories Available Simple Plan To Save Our Farmland” which offers some incentive to preserve our good farmland and keep it in production. Realizing that three million acres of productive farmland are now being lost to residential and industrial development a year in the United States, and that present cost of land and the tax structure make it 3-POINT BASE WITH FORKS Bale Forks and 3 Point Base are designed to handle bales that are flat on bottdm from prolonged storage, as well as new bales without difficulty. 3 Point Base fits on category II and will accomodate both forks and spike and will fit Hi-Lift or Bale Transport \Bale Forks have a tapered wedging action to enable operator to load or unload without loss of hay or damage to the bales that no longer have twine on them. Bale Forks are recommended for transporta tion or movement of bales that no longer have twine on them. VERSATILE GRAVES oSPEEDmGON ihe Graves Speedwagon offers you the ultimate in hay handling Its gentle handling of bales and highway speed capability allows you to move large quantities of bales long distances very economically , i- : i' if „.. m ’ '"am,* „ , * Non stop loading • Before you get the bales to be loaded push one control and the machine will swing out and trail beside the pickup • Push the second switch and the front of the machine lowers to theground** Push the third switch at the same time as you engage the bale and approximately 12 second later the bale is loaded • After the third bale is loaded swing the machine in behind the pickup and you are ready to go to the storage area, whether it be 100 yards or 100 miles All this is accomplished without ever stopping the pickup prohibitive to keep it in farmland Haverstick has come up with a feasible six point program: Through township and county agricultural preservation committees designate the prime agriculture areas to be preserved, keeping in mind that urban areas where in most cases sewer, water, roads, etc. are already in place. These areas to be preserved for farmland should be designated as Agriculture Preservation Districts. Any farm not included in such a district should have the privilege of applying for inclusion in this district even though the land may not be contigous to the district. Eliminate the capital gains tax when farms in these districts are sold with deed restrictions limiting future use to agriculture. Eliminate all inheritance taxes when Agriculture District farms are given or sold by the owners estate to others who by deed restrictions must continue farming. Eliminate all state inheritance taxes on farms transferred with proper deed restrictions. Eliminate state real estate (Same 3 pt Base) Bale Transport with 3 Point Base with Forks past 'mf. transfer taxes where by deed restrictions future use must be farming. The Master, Thomas C. Galbreatb, gave a talk on “What The Grange Is And What We Do.” Stating that Fulton Grange has been in existence 106 years and has always been a forceful voice for the bet terment of farm and all rural people of the area as well as the state and nation. He enumerated their many past accomplishments and ac tivities as well as present activities for all ages. Legislation continues to be a dominant force for social reform and Fulton Grange (Continued from Page Al) the Pennsylvania Depart ment of Agriculture. Two thirds of the vote, or 158, had to be in favor :>f the referendum in order for it to pass. Sixty percent of the 400 eligible voters cast their ballots, said PDA. To be eligible to vote, a grower had to have 500 or more apple trees. What does AMB do for the apple growers? It uses the mass media, point of pur chase materials, leaflets. MM** Appie referendum 'Qtcle Steal Corporation ► LOWEST FILL HEIGHT ► DOUBLE BOLTED COHSTRUCTIOH ► 24” DIAMETER DISCHARGE ► TAPERED ALL WEATHER BOOT '! *%- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 3,I9BO—ASS has been a leader in this field. Mrs. Miller concluded the program by reading a poem “A Farmer’s Prayer.” The Master concluded the business session when the Grange voted to give $25 awards again to the top 1980 Solanco graduating students in agriculture and home economics. The Master announced that Fulton Grange’s bowling team will par ticipate in the State Grange’s roll-off in Center County May 18. The following coming events are listed: May 3, 8 p.m., Region H Grange recipe books and teaching kits to promote apple use. AMB also employs a full time marketing represen tative who works with produce buyers, wholesale produce firms and other organizations. The recent referendum, held every five years, a: This 19 to 85-ton bulk tank is de signed specifically for wet grain holding and big capacity feed storage. Rack and pinion gear slide valve and 24" discharge are standard. Eight legs lend extra support to this “big boy” of bulk feed tanks. PRODUCTS OF: Ryder supply u ~ * P.O. Box 219,539 Falling Springs Rd. Chambersburg, PA 17201 Phone; 717-263-9111 RYDER SUPPLY CO. P.O. Box 219,539 Falling Springs Rd Chambersburg, Pa 17201 PH: 717-263-9111 ! NAME ! ADDRESS I SEND INFO. ON visitation meeting at Fulton Grange Hall when Mon tgomery County will fill officers’ chairs and Chester- Delaware and Bucks County Pomona Granges will present the program. Degree rehearsal was set for May 6, 7:30 p.m. Degree day will be held Saturday, Vlay 17,8 p.m. when the first bur degrees will be con erred. Fremont Grange will visit i 'ulton Grange May 12. 8 >.m. and present the rogram. Mushroom far ling will be theme for the rogram at the regular ieetingMay26. allowed apple growers to vote whether or not to keep AMB working for them. And, it also allowed them to decide not to increase their assessment rate. It will stay at the current five cents per bushel for fresh market apples and two cents per hundredweight on processing apples. BULK FEED TANKS CAPACITIES TO 85 TON or 2700 BUSHELS 6’, TA\ 9', 12' DIAMETERS LF 5/3
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