VOL 27 No. 22 Brenemans are Outstanding Conservation farmers BYSHEILA MILLER INTERCOURSE - Albert end -Mary Jane Breneman were honored as this year’s Outstanding Conservation Cooperator by the Lancaster County Conservation District during their 31st annual meeting and banquet held Thur sday evening here at the Harvest Drive Restaurant. The Brenemans, who are suc cessful dairy fanners in Raptao Township, have been applying conservation to their 140-acre farm X Growing Maryland tobacco may bring quota penalty BY DICK A^GLESTEIN LANCASTER t Lancaster County’s ha||’pn»sed tobacco growers, manyipf wj'iom have not yet sold last yew-’i Pennsylvania Type crop, are now .being told it will be against the law to grow any Maryland Type tobacco this year. Growing of Maryland Type 32 tobacco m Pennsylvania is now subject to marketing quota penalities, according to a letter being sent to area growers by the Lancaster County ASCS Office. The growing of the traditional Pennsylvania" Type 41 is exempt from any penalities. The ruling that the growing of Maryland Type tobacco in the state will be illegal beginning this year is part of the Federal Farm Bill, which was signed into'law last Dec. 22. In recent'weeks, it has come to light that Pennsylvania is con sidered a tobacco'quota state since quotas are in effect for Type 53 tobacco, which is still grown by one farmer in Lycoming County. In the past, up to 19 farmers had grown the Type 53 in the Lycoming and Clinton counties area and allotments remain m effect for five years after the lasterop is grown. Actually, Pennsylvania growers of the Type 53 tobacco had turned down continuation of the quotas, but were outvoted by growers in New for you Will Rogers once said, “All I know is what I see in the newspapers." Well that’s great 'if you can find what you want to know; toward that end, and after analyzing reader input, we have revamped a smell corner of our paper by including a table of contents. From this issue on, you can find what you want with the leaf of a page. Try it, and find on page 3, the newest addition to our weekly conveyance since 1967. See their story on page A 36. Three other people Were recognized by the District for their outstanding efforts in the field of conservation fanning. Bob Anderson, a vocational agriculture teacher in the Eastern Lancaster County School District, received an award for his work with adult “conservative" fanners in the New Holland area. In presenting the award* District Chairman Aaron Stauffer Ohm and Wisconsin. Therefore. Pennsylvania i$ still considered a tobacco quota state. Ironically, Lancaster County is likely the only . tobacco., growing area in the country thatrha& always voted down quota allotments and now is subject to a quota system on tfae Maryland Type tobacco. If the Farm Bill isvstnctly en forced locally, it could affect the expected planting of anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000 acres of the Maryland Type: The Maryland Type, a lighter, finer grained tobacco than the Pennsylvania broadleaf, is primarily grown in the - Ephrata-Hmkletown-New Holland area of Lancaster County. Growers in this area also are experiencing the most difficulty with-marketing last year's Penn sylvania Type crop still hanging in thesheds. Ray Brubaker, executive (Turn to Page A3*) USDA welcomes dairy ideas KANSAS CITY, Mo. - U.S. dairy farmers could see a, change in the present price support program as early as October 1962, based on several alternatives offered during a public dairy symposium held earlier this week, of farm news, markets, and features. As oOr goal is and wilt continue to be to get the news to you, the farmer,- in the most industrious, precise fashion we possibly can, we welcome your input. The paper is designed with you in mind, and has established itself as the reference and the -publication you can depend on; so take advantage of the right to supply your opinion. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 27,1952 In Lancaster County remarked, “Bob and his co-worker Don Robinson have been a great asset to the agricultural com munity by helping farmers with production, marketing, safety and management. They also plan and lay out conservation practices a'great help to our office.”*' The District also recognized the contributions of Ben Wenger, Wenger Implement Company located in Buck, who loaned the conservation organization a John Deere 4-row no-till com planter to use m a conservation tillage program last year. This planter was loaned.!? 31 farmers. ' And~Doo“Abe” K rrffm—i a- West HempfieldTbwnship zoning officer who “moonlights” as a hog producer especially during farrowings was honored for his help in calling the District’s at tentions to potential problems during development plan reviews. “Abe is a great ally to the j, . (TurntoPafeA2») - Potato referendum set for April 30 BY DONNA TOMMELLEO HARRISBURG - Penn sylvania’s 300 potato growers will vote next month, to double their penny per hundredweight assessment on potatoes produced and sold in order to generate ad ditonal funds for the state’s research program, severely af fected by federal and state budget cuts. ’ said USDA spokesman Randy Russell. Russell, .chairman of the USDA committee to consider the ideas, said two major and several minor proposals, geared toward con* trolling production and increasing demand, highlighted the two-day symposium “We’re basically fresh out of new ideas and will be looking into a wide of alternatives,” Russell explained. The National Milk Producer’s Federation self-help program proposal and a base production plan submitted by Wisconsin Congressman Steven Gunderson and others, are the two major proposals on which the committee will concentrate. The NMPF self-help program is a two-tier pricing system ad ministered by dairy board. The program will be based on a beginning year estimated surplus level. For example, if the national surplus is estimated at 10 preent, fanners would receive full market price for 90 percent of their milk. The remaining 10 percent' will . receive a reducedprice, related to ,;tb^wH»nwkrtp£oe%. /, - 7 < I'M j I I m t m r>i' i \ Albert and Mary Jane Breneman, dairy producers from Rapho Twp. were .named Lancaster’s Outstanding Con servation Cooperators at Thursday evening’s Conservation District banquet Making the presentation of a picture of their farm Is Tom Johnston,- District Administrator. State Agricultural Secretary Penrose Hallowell, Tuesday, announced the referendum on the basis of 100 percent favorable testimony from producers that -attended a one-hour public hearing at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. “We had such favorable and sincere testimonies,” said Raymond Reiter, supervisor of the However, Russell admitted that there was concern among sym posium members regarding the dairy board's unpact on in ternational trade and a possible ‘ ‘retaliation from other agriculture commodities.” Gunderson’s plan seeks to establish production levels on the farm, Russell explained. He added that a combination of the two plans is not unlikely.' From the minor proposals for consideration,' Russell said an inventory plan was introduced. Through, this, a processor would contract directly with the Com modity Credit Corporation - for cheese and other surplus products. The surplus would be used for such items as cheese ravioli to be used in school lunch programs. Although he welcomed the proposals, Russell expressed concerned over this year’s milk production which would add greatly to the vast CCC stocks. x If USDA implemented any changes by October, said Russell, the dairy industry probably would not feel an impact until 1969. Russell's concern contrasted with Deputy' Secretary of ,(TurntoPageA32) ,v,v/ s7.Sop«rynr Potato Research Program, who expressed optimism following Tuesday’s bearing that attracted more than 30 growers. The 6-year-old research program, partially funded by producers, agrichemical and potato chip companies, is expected to lose an annual $lOO,OOO from halted state and federal funds. If approved, the two pent assessment will provide $60,000. ~ The program is designed to develop elite potato seed and varieties to help the state’s in dustry compete on a national level. Ballots and referendum in formation will be mailed on April 29 to producers with more than 25 acres in potatoes, said Reiter. Growers will have a 14-day period, from April 30 to May~l3, to vote. The referendum passage requires a majority by number and volume of voting producers. ' According to Reiter, a teller i fimmittee of three potato growers will tabulate the votes and an nounce the result by Monday, May 17. , David MacKenzie, Penn State plant pathologist and head of the growers’ Centre County research farm, blamed spiralling inflation and the “New Federalism,” as major contributors to the program’s deficit. He explained Outstripping the form to the bare operating minimum was necessary, signalling leaner times —not the program’s end. “We plan to continue looking for alternative sources of support, whatever the outcome of the referendum. By no means should anyone imply that defeat of the referendum wilt cause the closing of the research program, ” MacKenzie emphasized. (Turn to fag* A3l)
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