Ai4—Uwcasltr F«nwim» Saturday, Septtwbtr 20,19t0
Tribute to Dutch Bucher
BJEAMSTOp - Floyd S. Once in his hometown, a nodding head reso i utely
“Dutch” Bucher, Lancaster public aucfaon was being he bought that budding
County s first extension held to sell a The deed was
agent and the nigged in- schoo budding. Some legally enacted name
dividual likely most citizens of ad .
responsible for today’s wanted to buy ‘t f ,
modern and diversified recreation center, but the Dutch was a hanl-headed
agricultural industry in the bidding soon got beyond Dutchman whenhJwanted
county, died this week. their means. tobe
Although Dutch officially A recess was called. When Bu j jj e ai ways
retired in 1949 after 36 years bidding was resumed, their its people and Lan
as agent, he continued to was a new bidder. It was caster County at heart,
serve the land and its people itch Bt
he admired and respected.
His trademark was the
motorcycle he used to get
from farm to farm. Actually,
he wore out more than 40 of
the vehicles and estimated
he logged more than 1%
million miles.
Six days a week, Dutch
and his cycle would visit
farms. On the afternoon of
the seventh day, be would
ride 100 to ISO miles over
back roads to take in the
quiet countryside and to
avoid the fumes on the main
roads.
Many were his achieve
ments starting the ar
tificial breeding program in
the county, getting fanners
to adopt soil conservation
and personally collecting
seed samples, which led to
the development of Lan
caster Surecrop seed com -
one of the 18 original com
hybrid ancestors.
He relished telling this
story about artificial
breeding in the early days:
“I visited (me county farm
and talked my bead off (in
Dutch naturally) for two
hours before the farmer said
he would give it a try. But
first he bad to ask his wife if
it was alright Finally, they
came out and the wife spoke:
“We’ve talked this whole
thing over, Dutch Bucher, ip
and we’ve decided we’ll go p
along with it only if you’ll r 7
promise it will be kept just to
the cows.”
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Grange leader pessimistic |
about mushroom relief
FLEETWOOD At a
meeting with a group of
approximately 50'Berks
County mushroom growers,
Robert Frederick,
Legislative Director of the
National Grange, expressed
“doubt” that President
Carter would come to the aid
of the domestic mushroom
grower by placing import
restrictions on mushrooms.
“Even if Carter adopted'
the minority opinion of the
International Trade Com
mission,” Frederick said,
“the restrictions would only
last five years. What you
growers need is permanent
protection.”
The minority opinion was
advanced by Commissioner
Moore, who suggested im
ports be limited to 78 million
pounds for the next two
years, then 86 million pounds
the following year, 94 million
pounds the next year, and
103 million pounds the final
year.
The majority opinion of
the Trade Commission
called for the restrictions of
the final three years of the
Moore proposal. This plan
would only extend for three
years.
Frederick reported to the
growers it was the opinion of
the, Special / ■■■■■
growers use tt DiDvoomßs^inmm^^
were other alternatives if A
Cites other options
satisfaction could not be
gained from the President.
“There are three alter
natives we are looking into
at the present time: price
supports, marketing orders,
and permanent legislative
restrictions.
If mushrooms were under
a price support program,
Frederick noted, Section 22
of the Agriculture Act would
require them to be protected
by import restrictions. Also
under this plan, domestic
growers would be guaran
teed a minimum price for
their product.”
Marketing orders was
another alternative being
studied by National Grange.
“We still don’t know if that
idea will work or not.”
Under the legislative
restriction alternative,
Frederick cautioned the
Berks County group of
“possible protectionist
action from other com
modity groups” who might
be concerned about possible
retaliations.
Rod Fisher, representing
Congressman Yatron’s
office, stated that .the
proposals on marketing
orders and price supports
were “unique”. He later
pledged Congressman
Yatron’s “total support in
finding a solution for the
domestic mushroom
problem.”
Representative Lester
Fryer, who also was in at
tendance, noted that the
-United States was being
“very careless about its own
industries”. He compared
the mushroom industry to
the steel and automobile
industries, saying the United
States could no longer afford
to ignore what foreign
products were doing to
domestic markets.
State Grange MasteCO
Charles Wismer, who opened
the Fleetwood meeting,
revealed the fact that the
United States government
had created tins situation.
“The way these people
across the ocean got started
in this business was with
U.S. tax dollars.
“They came to this
country, financed by the U.S.
government, studied
American operations, and
took our knowledge home
with them. Now it’s coming
home to roost.”