A36—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 2,1981
Embargo facts
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to buy from private U.S. com
panies a minimum of 6 million tons
of U.S. corn and wheat yearly, and
the United States agreed to
facilitate the sales. No maximum
was set, except that shipments of
more than 8 million tons m any one
year could be made only after
prior consultation with the U.S.
government. The 6-miUion-ton
minimum purchase was to be
about evenly divided between com
and wheat.
The embargo was invoked three
months into the fourth year of the
gram agreement, in which U.S.
and Soviet officials had agreed
that the supply level for U.S. wheat
and coni could be up to 25 million
tons. When the embargo was or
dered, the Soviet Union had con
tracts for delivery during the
agreement year of about 21.8
million tons of U.S. grains - 6,7 of
wheat and 15.1 of com. About 5.5
million tons of this had been loaded
or shipped, leaving 2.5 million to be
shipped to reach 8 million tons.
Contracts for 13.8 million tons were
cancelled. The embargo also
forced cancellation of contracts for
740,000 tons of soybeans, 400,000
tons of soybean meal and 70,000
tons of soybean oil.
The United States met the
fourth-year gram commitment,
and the 8 million tons for the fifth
Children
in energy battle
YORK Energy conservation is
not for adults only. Youngsters can
do a lot to save energy, too.
Parents can set the best example
for their children by making some
basic facts available to them and
by practicing when they preach,
says Joan Lamberson, home
economist.
Water seems to bold a
fascination for children. They tend
to have a heavy hand on the faucet
when getting a drink of water or
when brushing their teeth.
Children can be taught to fill a
glass with only as much as they
mtend to drink and to turn the
water off when brushing then
teeth. Teach youngsters to turn
faucets off completely to avoid
drips. If height is a problem, make
or buy a stool so the children can
reach the faucet adequately.
When it comes to bathing, a little
water can go a long way with
children. Small youngsters can
take a tub bath together to save
water.
Another energy weakness
children are prone to is standing in
front of an open refrigerator while
deciding what to eat. This wastes
electricity by causing the
refrigerator to work harder, and if
Bassler assumes U. of Md.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Robert E. Bassler, Jr., New
Windsor, has been appointed
Extension Environmental Quality
Engineer in the Dept, of
Agricultural Engineering,
University of Maryland m a joint
announcement by Larry E
Stewart, Department Chairman
and Robert L. Jones, Carroll
County Extension Chairman.
Bassler, who will be located in
the Carroll County Extension
Office, Westminster, will be
responsible for educational
programs relating to Maryland’s
Water Quality Plan and the pilot
Rural Clean Water Program in
Carroll County
He will work closely with County
Extension Agents and Soil Con
servation Districts on activities
year had been sold and virtually all
shipped by April 1-3 million tons of
wheat and 5 million tons of com.
The Commodity Credit Cor
poration agreed- to assume- the
outstanding contractual
obligations on gram and soybeans,
and adjustments were made in the
gram reserve'and other programs
in an effort to cushion the impact
on farm prices.
U.S. officials met in Washington
January 12, 1980, with officials
from Canada, « Australia, the
European Community and
Argentina, seeking their
cooperation. The first three agreed
not to replace U.S. gram blocked
from shipment to the USSR, but
Argentina said it had no control
over the destinations of its ex
porters’ shipments.
Increased demand in other
markets more than offset the
canceled Soviet contracts and total
U.S. wheat and feed gram exports
rose by more than 16 million tons -
from 91.6 million m 1978/79 to 108
million m 1979/80. Wheat ship
ments increased by 1.6 million tons
to China, 1 million tons to
Yugoslavia and were up sub
stantially to Bangladesh,
Romania, Morocco,
Czechoslovakia, East Germany
and several Latin American
countries.
can help
you have an old-style manual
defrost refrigerator with the
freezer inside the unit, it will cause
ice to build up rapidly during the
summer months.
Teach children to think about
what they want before they open
the door. If they don’t know what
they want, perhaps they aren’t
really hungry.
Be creative in thinking of ways
to save energy in your home. If
your children like cool drinks on
hot summer days and perpetually
head for the ice trays in the
freezer, try filling an ice chest with
enough cubes to last the day. You
will save energy in your freezer
and will be setting a good example
example for your children on how
to conserve.
You can cut down on the number
of drmking glasses used in a day by
marking each child's cup with his
or her name. One cup per child
each day can go a long way toward
saving you or your dishwasher
tune and energy.
Be patient when trying to teach
children energy conservation and
keep in mind that you may serve as
their most prominent example of
how to conserve.
Extension post
aimed at helping Maryland far
mers meet water quality stan
dards His location in Carroll
County wdl enable him to work
directly with Double Pipe Creek
farmers in the RCWP project.
Bassler is a graduate of Francis
Scott Key High School where he
was active in 4-H, FFA, dairy and
ag mechanics projects. He
received his B.S. in Agricultural
Engineering at the University of
Maryland in 1979 and was em
ployed by Agway, Inc in sales
engineering prior to his Extension
appointment
Bassler is a member of the
American Society of Agricultural
Engineers, St Luke’s Lutheran
Church, and the New Windsor
Volunteer Fire Company He lists
backpacking and rock climbing
amon" his hobbies
Chester County Equine Council Chester i
names board of directors council | f\ /)
CHESIL»i ~ Officers of the
Chester County Equine Council
were recently elected.
President of the newly formed
committee is Leslie Bharpnack,-an
avid horse enthusiast who is a
member of the Valley Forge
Riding and Driving Association
and the Delaware Valley Com
bined Training Association.
Vice President Sabrena Paaby is
also a member of these two
associations and is the
manager/tramer of Mine Run
Farms in Malvern.
Cooky McClung, equine jour
nalist and member of Doc Addis
Hunt and Lewisville Hunt, was
elected secretary.
Treasurer of the Council is Pat
Theurkauf, secretary of the
Pickering Hunt and member of the
Pennsylvania Horse Breeder’s
Association
Other members of the Executive
Board are Valerie Kanavy,
president of Unicorn Trail
Designs; Lisa Knox, manager/
instructor of Echo Valley Farm;
and Claramay Steady, member of
the Trail Riders Association.
The first general membership
meeting will be held on Tuesday,
May 12 at the Widener Am-
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