Mushrooms
I (Continued from Page Al)
* knowledge of the growing
conditions overseas. The
local growers said they are
providing a wholesome
product which the consumer
can trust while no one really
knows the growing con-
ditions
mushrooms.
of foreign
In this latest meeting
sponsored by the Union in
Chester County, the subject
of tariffs to bridge the gap
between foreign and
domestic mushrooms was
discussed.
Hopkins suggested an
import quota of thirty
percent of the total U.S
value for the next five years
He said that Canada has
increased its tariff from
twelve and a half percent to
twenty percent. He added
that the European restric
tions have made the United
States “a dumping area for
foreign mushrooms.”
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Other matters discussed
included the bonding of those
who buy from the growers
much the way the milk
security fund bonds the
dairy industry
And Lyle Forer from the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture said that while
there is a seed act which
spells out specific
requirements for selling
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certified seeds according to
viability, trueness to type
and germination, mushroom
spawn is not mcluded in the
act.
Leonard Zemaitis, Penn
sylvania Farmers Umon
administrative director, said
the next session of Congress
may be the tune to start
work on getting a bill
through. He said that there is
insufficient constituency at
present to get a bill passed.
Fred King from the Farm
and Home Administration
outlined for the group the
three types of loans
available in the State. They
mcluded; loans for real
estate, loans for operating
expenses and economic
emergency loans
S.E. Regional Dairy
Bowl results listed
NORRISTOWN - Mon
tgomery County Team #1
defeated Chester County for
top honors at the PA S E.
Regional 4-H Dairy Bowl
Contest held at the Berks
County Agricultural Center
recently
Montgomery County had
previously been defeated by
Chester in the double
elimination tournament, but
came on in the finals to take
two straight matches from
the Chester team for the
victory
Teams from Berks,
Chester, Montgomery,
Gold Estimate
The amount of gold still
within man’s reach, it’s
estimated, totals 41,000 tons
South Africa mines about 51
percent of the gold produced,
the Soviet Union about 30
percent, Canada about 3 75
percent, and the United states
about 2 25 percent
Ed Osborne, field
representative for Farmers
Union emphasized the
organization’s willingness to
help the mushroom growers.
And Joe Pitts, represen
tative from the 158th district,
reported that many outside
of the industry itself support
their efforts to solve their
problems.
Chester County Farmers
Union president John
Kimble told the group that
the Union was “here tonight
to help the mushroom
growers. We have helped
many farmers in the past
and we are here when the
mushroom growers need
help too. We forget partisan
politics in this
organization ”
Northampton, and Cum
berland counties par
ticipated
The results from the
tournament sponsored by
the Berks County 4-H are
1 Montgomery team #1 -
Martha Gehrmger, Bally;
Jean Gehrmger, Bally;
Mary Alice Rhoades, Oblisk
2 Chester - Steve March,
Glenmore, Lois Mark,
Westgrove, Howard Mark,
Westgrove; Alice Mark,
Westgrove
3. Cumberland - Sharon
Comman, Carlisle; Sam
Glesner, Newville; Wendy
Mains, Newville; Doug
McCullough, Newville,
4 Berks #1 - Bill Zollers,
Mertztown; William Lesher,
Bemville; Connie Ohlmger,
Mountville; Gary Kurtz,
Fleetwood.
5. Berks #2 - Patti
Dreisbach, Hamburg; Carol
Dreisbach, Hamburg;
Harold Dietnch, Hamburg;
Cathy Ohlmger, Mohrsvihe