B2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 10,1982 Farm Bureau head casts cautious, optimistic eye on future By JOYCE BUPP Staff Correspondent MOUNT POCONO - “We have endured pain before; we’ll live through it,” predicts a cautiously optimistic Farm Bureau president Robert Delano. Delano, a Virginia gram farmer who heads the nation’s largest farm organization, was the keynote speaker at last week’s Baltimore District Farm Credit Bank’s annual meeting at the Mt. Airy Lodge. Before a breakfast crowd of several hundred, Delano checked off a list of corrective measures for the country’s current economic woes, praised the Farm Credit System while warning that it must not be politically manhandled, and leveled a bit of criticism at the Farmers Home Administration. While acknowledging that large numbers of farmers are “borrowed to the hilt,” and that 1982 is expected to be the third consecutive year of depressed Pheasant Hollow gears up (Continued from Page 825) horses before venturing the sub stantial investment necessary to purchase quality stock. She also recommends start by purchasing the best filly you can afford. She further explained, “Don’t buy anything with glaring faults but remember that you can im prove your stock through breeding. Buy her when she’s small enough to handle so that you can both learn together.” The Kinseys truly love their horses, but their affection for “critters” doesn’t stop with the four-footed variety. Their farm is farm income, Delano suggested that the mood on most farms is still “let’s give ‘Reaganomics’ a chance.” He cited several reasons for the “pain" farmers are enduring, including carryover feedgram amounts that are nearly twice the levels of the ‘7o’s, increased planting intentions, only modest participation in the feedgram set asides, runaway milk production, a slipping balance of payments, and high, volatile interest rates. But, Delano counted those factors with some pluses. Monthly inflation rates are at a four-year low, and the consumer price index should hold at the sue or seven percent level, if the Federal Reserve holds tight on the money supplies. “I do not hesitate to say that most farmers, including myself, have faith that the economic recovery program is working, that interest rates will move down quite dramatically m the next ten registered wildlife sanctuary and is the home for over 200 pheasants. Their farm ponds have attracted over 800 geese, hundreds of mallard and wood ducks, blue heron, and even white egrettes. Last year they fed a hundred pounds of com a day by their ponds and over 150 pound of wild bird seed weekly through eight feeding stations across the farm. The Kinseys are bursting to get on with farming full time and whether one comes m on two feet, four feet, or webbed feet, the Kinseys’ welcome mat is always out. Virginia dairymen quiz Farm Bureau production. Delano was the keynote speaker President Robert Delano on self-help at the opening breakfast of the Baltimore Farm programs designed to cut surplus milk Credit annual meeting. months, and that there will be a : d there are truly significant strong national economic upturn in c ®ts ui federal spending involving the second half of this year.” the “uncontrollable” portion of the Delano tempered that prediction, federal budget - including en withhis“if’s.” titlement programs; “-if Congress is not allowed to use the budget deficit as an excuse to raise taxes and to continue deficit spending; PLAN YOUR SPRING OR SUMMER BUILDING NOW AND SAVE 15% If You Need A Building In The Next Few Months. Save 15% By Ordering By April 30th ★ We Stock KAISER ALUMINUM Farm Siding and Roofing Materials! ~ P.O. Box 56, Ephrata, Pa. y^L pl% 717-738-4248 A BH> / ROSE BUILDING SYSTEMS For Free Estimate or More Information, Call Collect 717-738-4248 or Send This Coupon Today! “-if the ten percent tax reductions scheduled for July this year and next year are not derailed by Congress. Owned & Operated By Local People Please contact me with information on the following so I Can Take Advantage of the 15% Discount □ FARM BUILDINGS □ COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS □ DO-IT-YOURSELF BUILDING PACKAGES □ GARAGES □ KAISER ALUM. MATERIALS Fill Out And Mail To* Bed Res* ■■l Mini fyitm, In*. M Bex St, Iphrata, Pm. 17333 Name Address or RD Town Phone (includes area code) “-if the Federal Reserve holds to a stable, modest growth in the money supply, keeping pace with national productive growth; “-if voters in the fall elections pick fiscal conservatives dedicated to a continuing reduction in the size (Turn to Page 829) - -5 &J 1 ' .County State RwlyloStm You In: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Dalawara, Now Jarsoy and Virginia
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