LANCASTER - The Penn
sylvania Seedsmen’s Association
elected three directors and
honored an industry pioneer out of
its own ranks at the group’s annual
meeting at the Treadway Inn on
Thursday.
Honored for his longtime con
tinuing work on behalf of the
state’s seed industry was Kenneth
G. Beachley, one of the founders of
the Beachley-Hardy Seed Co. of
Shiremanstown.
Earl Rohrer, of P. L. Rohrer and
Brother, Inc., Smoketown,
president of the association,
presented a plaque to Beachley on
behalf of the group.
Beachley, who co-founded the
seed company that bears his name
more than three decades ago, has
been quite active as legsislative
representative of the Pennsylvania
Seedsmen to help keep other
members of the industry abreast of
he latest in laws and regulations
as they affect the seed industry
and agriculture.
Beachley also has been a regular
participant in the annual meetings
of the American Seed Trade
Association to pass along
recommendations and suggestions
from the state industry to the
national group in Washington.
This is the second such honor
bestowed by the Pennsylvania
Seedsmen. Last year’s recipient
was Wendell Ditmer.
Elected directors at the annual
session were Fred Gaston, of the
Stanford Seed Company, of
Denver; Henry Reist, of the Reist
Seed Company, Mount Joy; and
Joe LaTorre, of W. Atlee Burpee
Co., of Warminster.
Gaston also serves as secretary
of the association and LaTorre was
re-elected to the director post.
Featured speaker was Karl K.
Kettering, management
sultant and motivational speaker,
t-'ho outlined his six steps to self-
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Pa. Seedsmen honor Beachley, elect 3 directors
motivation being moved from
within.
“Isn’t it a shame that only five
percent of the people who look
back on their lives can express
self-satisfaction,” he told the
group.
“Only five in 100 can claim to
have given life their best shot.”
His six steps:
-Opportunity is where we make
it; we don’t find success, we make
-Everyone must establish goals
and keep them clearly in mind.
-People must control their at
titudes.
-Enthusiasm is one of the most
important steps.
-Don’t forget good, old
fashioned work. You must put
something in to get something out.
—Desire. It’s the thing that
makes all people 'equal.
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Directors elected by the Pennsylvania Seedsmen on
Thursday include Fred Gaston, left, of Denver; and Henry
Reist, of Mount Joy.
Show was given to the association
members by John McCormick. He
explained the 15 percent increase
in premiums, and the sticker
parking plan for exhibitors. Two
stickers will be given for each 100
feet of display space.
All seed companies will be
located in the same general area
under the return to the former
layout system.
Another of the speakers was
John Zajac, regional vice
president of the Americian Seed
Trade Association. He outlined a
progress report in five main areas
in which the Washington, D.C.
association is involved.
The Environmental Protection
Agency finally has issued some
regulations on the feeding of
detreated (Captan) seed com to
cattle and swine. Other areas
include PVP, getting stan
dardization of tests to show seed
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from Earl Rohrer, president of the Pennsylvania Seedsmen's
Association.
vigor, efforts for an exemption to Other speakers at the session
the seed industry in Farm Labor included Joe McGahen on the Ag
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plementation of the lawn seed large field crop farming in the
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Administrator Joseph D. Shine
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price of $12.47. The November
weighted average price was $13.93
and the butterfat differential for
the month was 17.1 cents.
The base milk price was down
eight cents from October, and the
weighted average price also
dropped eight cents. The
November base milk price was 14
cents higher than last year.
The advertising withholding
rate, which is deducted from the
base and the excess milk prices but
not the weighted average price,
was 13 cents a hundredweight and
the amount withheld totaled
$615,528.60. The gross value of
producer milk during November
was $65.8 million compared to $63.2
million a year ago.
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receipts totaled 473.5 million
pounds during November, an in
crease of 0.7 percent from October,
on a daily basis, and up 13.4 million
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