A3o—Lancaster Faming, Saturday, January 15,1983
John H. Schwartz, area farm management specialist at
Penn State, uses micrometer to check shell thickness in
judging of Broken Out Class. And his slow, painstaking task
lays in front of him nine dozen eggs to check.
Eckel reports from AFBF
1 DALLAS, Tx. A statewide
farm leader said farmers are
facing tough economic problems.
Keith Eckel, president of the
Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association made this observation
here as the 64th Annual Meeting of
the American Farm Bureau
Federation.
“Farmers are suffering from
high production costs and low
incomes," Eckel said, “But we
must be careful in seeking quick
solutions to these problems.
We must continue our fight
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farm.”
The farm spokesman praised the
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Reagan spoke at the convention
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“In our state dairymen are
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production,” Eckel said. “This
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Eckel said the crop swap could
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further cutback in planting,
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Fanners would have the same if
not greater income according to
Eckel, because they would avoid
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