A2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday»February 7,1981
HARRISBURG - The Penn
sylvania Milk Security Fund is not
building up as rapidly as expected
And while dairymen looked at
the weak support of the Fund, all of
Pennsylvania agriculture was
examining the cuts in ag ap
propriations in the proposed State
budget.
Of the 120 milk dealers in Penn
sylvania only 31 have elected to
contribute to the Milk Security
Fund
The remaining 98 dealers have
chosen to offer a bond as security
All of the cooperatives in Penn
sylvania have opted out of the Milk
Security Fund for co-ops
Needless to say, this leaves the
Milk Security Fund less than
awash in funds
At a mid-week meeting,
dairymen and representatives of
the dairy industry were told there
was a total of $73,000 in the fund as
of January 31,1981
Meanwhile, the fund is budgeted
for roughly $50,000 in operating
expenses, leaving a paper-thin
margin for paying dairymen
should a dairy go under
Currently, dealers pay one cent
per cwt milk into the fund Hank
Geismger, representing the state
milk dealers, again suggested a
split payment of one cent by
dealers and one cent by dairymen
as the answer to building the fund
more rapidly
Also suggested was requiring a
bond from all dealers
In the meantime, Pennsylvania
Farmers’ Association began an
investigation into what it feels can
be done
At the same time, Governor
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Economics hold spotlight in state capital
Richard Thornburgh proposed a
$7 2 billion dollar budget with no
mcreasem taxes.
On the other hand agriculture,
already a miniscule part of the
budget, saw itself cut back about
five percent in total funding.
Last year’s general government
operations budget was $15,504,000;
this year it is proposed at
$14,838,000 according to Deputy
Berks crops day features soybean growth
BY LAUREL SCHAEFFER
Staff Correspondent
LEESPORT Berks County
farmers gathered last Thursday in
large numbers at the county
Agricultural Center, here for their
annual crops day organization by
the county extension office
Discussed were corn, soybeans,
small grams, fertilizer, crop in
surance, and a pesticide teaming
update Elwood Hatley, Penn State
University extension agronomist
discussed small grains and
soybeans
With soybean production, Hatley
emphasized the importance of
proper management He explamed
the difference between two types of
soybeans; indeterminate and
determinate Determinate beans
are more branching while in
determinate beans have more of a
main stem and are the beans
grown in this area.
To reduce lodging and increase
the chances for higher podding on
the stems, Hatley said population
was the key Producers should
plant by number of plants per foot
rather than pounds per acre, he
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Security fund, ag budget
Secretary of Agriculture Chester
Heim
Total Department budget is
projected at $29,447,000 from last
year’s $29,925,000
“We’re kind of happy the
governor is cutting down on
spending,” Heim noted, “but we
wish he’d let us have more ”
Included in the budget is a
tone nrm i,-- f~- nmmotinn
urged Hatley recommended three
plants per foot in seven inch rows,
noting environmental factors such
as drought conditions has an effect
on the size of the soybean seeds.
The agronomist recommended
narrow row widths, because they
produce higher yields and make
weed control easier.
Also noted was the importance of
seed depth, noting because of their
lelatively large size the soybean
needs a high amount of moisture to
germinate which must be supplied
by the soil
Seed should be I 5 inches deep
because of its need for water
Another factor to consider is
crusting, the producers learned.
Because the seed itself is pushed
up when germinating the necks
can be broken off easily in soil with
a crust over it Planting the seeds
at inches also protects them
from herbicides
Hatley also discussed the im
portance of mnoculation especially
in soil planted with a different crop
the year before “Make sure you
are getting enough on,” Hatley
urged
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The Dr ‘rtment had submitted
a cut-back budget, but the figures
came b&ck somewhat tighter than
expected.
At present, the Department is
examining the budget, hoping with
good management it will not have
to cut services
It would have taken nearly a $1
million increase in last year’s
Elwood Hatley, left, PSD extension agronomist; Roland
Feeg, Womelsdorf, farmer: and Guy Braxton of Monsanto,
commercial exhibitor, talked about the coming season during
the Berks County crops day.
Other speakers and topics were
Joe McGahen, Penn State Ex
tension Agronomist, discussing
corn and pesticides for corn, Lynn
Hoffman, Penn State University
Extension Agronomist, discussing
profitable orop rotation, Bill
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In the meantime, Ag Depart
ment officials will prepare
themselves for hearings before the
House on Tuesday, February 24,
and before the Senate on Tuesday,
MarchS —CH
Myers, review team for USDA
Federal Crop Insurance; and Bill
Angstadt, Jr, of Reading Bone
Fertilizer Co., with a fertilizer
situation update, along with Mel
Kramer of Agway
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