Welfare dumps farms
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gildings—the equipment
and herds aren’t included, he
said.
“There is a lot to be gained
in keeping the herds,” said
Weinstock. “There is a
phenomenal gene pool in
those herds, with great sires
and production records.
“I don’t like the idea of the
state dispersing these herds
willy-nilly through livestock
sales. It’s too short-sighted.
“There’s a lot of research
going on at these farms.
What’s going to happen to
that? I guess it will have to
be terminated.”
Nevertheless, Weinstock
said the Grange is happy to
see the Governor has
transferred the institutional
farms from Welfare to PDA.
“Welfare was interested
only in dumping the farms,
cutting their losses, and
putting the money back into
their department. We’re
felad an interested body like
TDA got them. They should
be more realistic in deter
mining their use.”
He added the Governor’s
order stated that the state
doesn’t need the farms to
provide the food product
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Weinstock pointed out that
the food costs would have to
be subsidized from the
general fund as a result.
“It’s like borrowing from
Peter to pay Paul,” he said.
According to Reno
Thomas, chairman of the
House Agriculture Com
mittee, these farms produce
$3.3 million worth of food a
year that goes back into the
institutions. He added that
the people who were em
ployeed to work the farms
also took care of the hospital
grounds.
Weinstock said the Grange
was hoping to have House
Bill 1535 passed rather than
the Governor’s order. But
this bill, which would set up
a lands management
commission to oversee the
institutional farms
operations and the
disposition of the leased
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Since the Governor has
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deadline, there might be
enough time to get House
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farms this year? Earlier in
March PDA Secretary
Penrose Hallowell stated he
hoped to have the farms in
operation over the summer.
A PDA spokesman now said
the department hopes to
have the leasing
mechanisms ready by
February 1981, so this year’s
growing season can be
written off.
The PDA spokesman
added that PDA was in a
study period to see what they
want to do with the farms.
As far as the sale of
livestock was concerned the
PDA spokesman pointed out
the Governor’s order calls
for PDA to notify Welfare 60
days before discontinuing
the supply of milk, beef, or
pork that the institutions get
from the farms so PDA
cannot sell any livestock for
at least two months.
There are seven farms set
up for dairy operations.
They include Allentown,
Danville, Mayview,
Norristown, Woodville, Polk,
and Selinsgrove. Two of the
hospitals are set up for beef.
They are Somerset and
Wemersville, with Laurelton
being a beef and swine
operation.
The PDA spokesman
pointed out there have been
no livestock sales scheduled
at the present time.
The future of the ten farms
with an estimated 1400 grade
and registered Holstems and
5000 hogs, along with over
5000 acres of cropland and
pastureland rests in the
hands of PDA.
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