AlB-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, January 26,1985 HARRISBURG Pennsylvania Grange Master Charles Wismer this week told U.S. Senator Arlen Specter that the 1985 Farm Bill must be directed toward in creasing the farmer’s return for his investments in labor and capital to bring his net income up to par with other segments of the economy. Wismer spoke at a hearing conducted by the senator Jan. 16 in Harrisburg on the 1985 Farm Bill and other national farm issues of concern to Pennsylvania’s farm organizations. Farm HARRISBURG - Leader’s Dairy Goats of Wellsville, dominated the Alpine Dairy Goat judging in the Large Arena last week at the 69th Pennsylvania Farm Show. They exhibited the grand champion, the reserve grand champion, the senior champion, the reserve senior champion, and the reserve junior champion. Cheryl Eschbach of Kempton, Public meeting Feb. 20 on ‘wild horse’ bldg, contract ALEXANDRIA, Va. 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PA 17519 • • Phone:2ls-445-6976 • Grange speaks out on Farm Bill Wismer pointed out that “since 1983, 120 bankruptcies and 160 voluntary liquidations have thinned the already dwindling ranks of the Pennsylvania farm community.” “We must reserve this down ward trend and bring security to the family farmer,” he said. In the 1985 Farm Bill, the Grange supports limiting all federal farm payments to farms with gross incomes of between $20,000 and $200,000, “becuase under $20,000, the farm is a part-tia. -- Show dairy goat champions named was the only other exhibitor to show a champion in the Alpine judging, taking the junior champion banner. The Eschbach Family of Kempton, was the prevailing winner in the Nubian Dairy Goat competition. Cheryl Eschbach exhibited the junior champion, reserve senior champion and reserve grand champion Nubian goat. Lorraine Eschbach exhibited 274-0232. The Adopt-a-Horse or Burro Program is a 10-year-old effort on the part of BLM to find homes for excess wild horses and burros removed from overgrazed public rangelands in several western states. The animals are shipped by truck to adoption centers, and maintained under healthful con ditions until picked up by qualified adopters. In addition to building and maintaining the year-round adoption center, the recipient of the new contract will be expected periodically to carry out “satellite” adoptions, which are temporary adoption centers set up in various locations throughout the Northeast. The new contract calls for as many as four satellites each year. The 36-month contract in cludes an option for renewal through the end of September 1989. hobby operation, and over $200,000, the operation is stable and does not need governmental assistance,” Wismer said. Foreign markets must be found for our agricultural products, he added, and farmers should be given incentive to produce food and fiber that have a market. The dairy industry in Penn sylvania is in serious financial difficulty, the Grange leader said, attributing this to the fact that utility rates, the consumer price index, feed costs and fuel all have the senior champion and grand champion. Marantha Valley of Slatington, exhibited the reserve junior champion. Spruceup Herd of Herndon, exhibited the junior champion, senior champion and grand champion in the Toggenburg Dairy Goat judging competition. Ann J. Miller of Furlong, exhibited the reserve junior champion, reserve senior champion, and reserve grand champion Toggenburg goat. Country Way of Alexandria, exhibited the grand champion, senior champion and reserve junior champion Saaen Dairy Goat. 40 Crossing of Alexandria, exhibited the reserve grand champion, reserve senior champion, and junior champion. 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DE 19952 increased significantly while the price of fluid milk paid to the farmer has actually decreased over the past three years. “The annual price of milk since 1981 has decreased $1 per, hundredweight,” Wismer said. “As a result, in Order 4 (Philadelphia area) alone, the number of dairy farmers has decreased from 7,327 in 1981 to 6,703 in October, 1984.” Solutions proposed by the Grange include updating the dairy price support formula to tie the support price to current costs, Mancha goat. Charles Shepherd of Upper Strasburg, exhibited the reserve senior champion and reserve grand champion. Laurel Ridge Dairy Goats of Newman stown, exhibited the junior champion in the La Mancha Goat judging, while Lorraine Eschbach of Kempton, exhibited the reserve junior champion. Haines Willow Run Farm of Honey Grove, exhibited the grand champion goat in the Recorded Grades division. Country Way of Alexandria, exhibited the reserve grand champion and reserve senior champion. The junior champion in the Recorded Grades was exhibited by 40 Crossing of Alexandria, while Dee Ann Smith of Peach Bottom, exhibited the reserve junior champion. Susan E. Miller of Rl, Furlong, was named the owner of the Best Doe of the Dairy Goat Show. Her Challenge Champion was a La Mancha. en House... %sr irchasad!! 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This formula should fluctuate in response to supply and demand as determined by the rate of surplus dairy products pur chased by the Commodity Credit Corporation, according to the Grange. Any assessment program should be conducted on a regional basis, Wismer said, referring to the current 50. cents per hun dredweight assessment program on all dairy farmers in the nation. Those regions of the country which contribute most to overproduction should be penalized rather than lowering the support price for all dairy farmers, he said. The Grange master also ex pressed his concern about producers being paid on time for their commodities. The Grange seeks legislation requiring prompter payment for dairy and poultry products as well as a secured creditor status for all producers in bankruptcy proceedings so that farmers have first claim on accounts receivable and inventories of bankrupt dealers of their products. Specter introduced a bill during the last session requiring payment to poultry producers for birds grown for slaughter within seven days of delivery to the processor. The Grange urged that this legislation be introduced again in the new session of Congress. “Farmers must pay their bills in a timely manner, but to do this, they must receive their payment on time,” Wismer said. 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