A24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sapttmfaf 3,1983
Lancaster County ag
(Continued from Page Al)
1982 was more than $27 million. So, Broiler numbers dropped more
this year, hay which has been than two million and marketings
less affected by the drought - were down nearly $7 million. Many
could be the Number One valued farmers put four flocks through
crop in Lancaster County. Of their houses last year as compared
course, there’s going to be a lot of to five. This year, growers had the
shifting of acreage between com extra problems of PIK-priced
for grain and silage as farmers end grain, disease and heat. Irwin
up chopping com that normally estimates that between a half
would have been combined for million and a million birds were
grain. lost thus far this summer.
Layer numbers were down about
30,000 and egg marketings dropped
Other highlights of 1982 Lan
caster County agriculture:
Dairy legislation
production 8 percent is an 8 per
cent reduction is cash flow. No
dairy farmer would fall for it.
Participation would be ml. And
just like the first 50 cent
assessment, it would have the
opposite effect as dairy fanners
cranked up their production to pay
for the SO cent tax. This is stupid
planning,” said Woodland.
Woodland pointed out that
Secretary Block's taxes on milk, at
$1 per cwt, will mean upwards of
$1.3 billion fron the income of dairy
farmers.
‘‘They can’t afford it, even in the
best of circumstances. It means
that many of them mil be forced
into bankruptcy. So we can’t help
but believe that the real intention
of this quiet late Augu. maneuver
of the administration is to bring an
ultimate reduction in dairy
production by causing a reduction
in the number of dairy producers.”
Woodland said. “The direction for
the future of dairying in America is
clear. Producers will not be able to
depend on government programs.
They will have to rely on their own
organized strength through
nationwide collective bargaining.”
And in Washington, D.C.,
Pennsylvania Congressman Bob
Walker (R-16th), in a letter to the
President, stated his displeasure
over the presidential veteo of S. J.
149.
Concerned about the impact of
this decision on dairy fanners in
the 16th Congressional District,
and on increased budget deficits,
Walker expressed to the President
his misgivings over the
assessment program and is
seeking administrative action in
light of the veto. According to
Walker, the assessment has
penalized Pennsylvania dairy
farmers who have not been major
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contnbutors to the dairy over
production, which the assessment
was designed to correct.
‘ Tt is clear to me after talking to
farmers in my district, that the
same will be true with the second
assessment (as the first) and that
the additional deduction will cost
the federal government vastly
more than it will receive to offset
the cost of the dairy price support
program. The action will not help,
but rather aggravate our country’s
enormous deficit problems,” wrote
Walker in his letter to the
President.
A summary of the rules
governing the second refundable 50
cent per cwt. deduction follows. -
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The Dairy Refund Program
provides for a refund of the second
of two 50-cent milk marketing
deductions required to be paid by
all producers of commercially
marketed milk. The Dairy Refund
Program and the milk marketing
deductions are authorized by the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1982.
For a 1982-83 market year
refund, producers of commercial
milk must reduce their com
mercial milk sales from Sep
tember 1, 1983 through September
30, 1983, by 8.4 percent from the
average of their September 1981
and September 1982 commercial
milk sales.
For a 1983-84 market year
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What Is It
Who Participates
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Berks County
HIGH MOISTURE
BARLEY MEETINGS!
ATTENTION: DAIRYMEN & LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
If your com crop is disappointing this Fall, consider feeding High Moisture
Barley! Join us for a “Barley Bara Meeting” and learn about the advan
tages of feeding this reliable grain to your dairy cattle or livestock!
• DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7,1983 - 7:30 P.M.
PLACE: Ray W. Seidel Farm
Lenhartsville, PA.
• DAIEI THURSDAY, SEPT. 8,1983 - 7:30 P.M.
PLACE: Clyde Loump Farm
Bemville, PA
North on Rt. 183 from the “Road to Nowhere”.,, go about 5 miles, turn right on
Bright School Road... go about 2 miles to farm on left.
about $2 million. But nearly 9
million more eggs were produced
by increasing efficiency about two
eggs per hen. But lower egg prices
again cut into dollar totals.
Cattle and calves showed one of
the sharpest drops in 1982 as
compared to 1981. Numbers were
down some 17,000 and marketings
dropped off more than $22 million.
Hogs was the only livestock
By the time your silage gets to the
bunk much of the nutritive value
may get lost. That’s why innovative
farmers use CROP-SILE® . It’s a
low-cost combination of stabilizers,
antioxidants and flavors that locks
in the fresh-cut benefits of high
moisture crops. Besides the added
feed value and greater payability,
CROP-SILE® also works to curb
excessive fermentation, oxidation,
waste, shrink and heat build-up.
Rt. 222 to Rt. 622... North on Rt. 662 to Rt. 143... North on Rt. 143 to Balthaser Road,
approximately 6 miles, turn left... 2ndfarm (barn on left, home on right).
segment to show a sizable in
crease. Numbers jumped some
29,000 to 285,000 and marketings at
$21,945,000 were up nearly 13
million.
Sheep numbers fell from 7,500 to
5,700 and marketings fell from
$450,000 to $361,700.
Among crops, it will be in
teresting to keep an eye on tobacco
this year.
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Make sure you save the nutritious
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Your young’s representative has all
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Last year, reduced yields and
acreage cut tobacco marketings
from more than $2O million in 1981
to $18.6 million in 1982.
This year’s acreage is up
but more is planted to Maryland
tobacco. And with an expected 25
percent reduction in hurley yields
in the South, it will be interesting to
watch local prices for Maryland
tobacco.
<s) 1982 young's