Morris attends conference on ag credit
HARRISBURG - Rep. Samuel
W. Morris, D-Pottstown, attended
a special meeting of the
Agriculture and Food Policy
Committee of the National Con
ference of State Legislatures.
Credit availability and
agriculture exports were the
primary topics of discussion atUie
Washington, D.C., meeting.
“Various federal administrators
sought to assure us that there
would be enough credit available
to all ‘credit worthy’ farmers for
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“But whether there will really be
enough - and just what is meant by
‘credit worthy’ - remains to be
seen. Fortunately, however, the
situation in Pennsylvania is not as
critical as in the West.”
“My previous understanding of
the export situation was con
firmed,” he continued. “Most of
our trading partners have erected
various kinds of import barriers in
the way of foreign farm products,
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effect, foreign competitors are
currently beating us on price and
quality in most commodities.”
Speakers on the credit issue
included Frank Naylor, a U.S.
undersecretary of agriculture who
was recently nominated by
President Reagan to be chairman
of the Farm Credit Ad
ministration’s new board; Vance
Clark, administrator of the Far
mers Home Administration; John
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Alan Dixon, D-lUinois.
The export issue was discussed
by Thomas Kay, administrator of
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture
Service; John Baize, president of
the American Soybean
Association; Adrian Hunnings,
executive director of Cotton
Council International and Leonard
Condon, U.S. trade representative.
Morris said he and other
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MARCH
“SPECIAL SALE”
FEEDER CATTLE,
PIGS & SHOATS
Greencastle Livestock Market, Inc.
Just 181 at exit 3 in Penna.
FRI. EVE. APR. 4th. 1986
@ 7:30 P.M
Consignments of steers, heifers Si bulls of all
breeds and sizes are welcome. If you have
cattle or pigs to consign call our office and we
will advertise them for you. Consignments of
any number accepted.
Consignments for this sale include 100
Charolais & CharolaisX bred cattle of all sizes -
mostly steers & heifers, plus Hereford, Angus,
Black W/Face, holstein and other X breeds of
all sizes.
Livestock accepted day of sale from 9 A.M.
until 5 P.M.
Most cattle will be sold in small groups.
Our regular livestock sale of butcher cattle,
cows, stock cattle, calves, hogs, sheep Sc goats
is held each Monday eve. @ 5 P.M. Starting
with small calves. We have a good demand and
buyers for all kinds of livestock.
Hay & Straw sale every Monday @ 1 P.M.
Other Special Feeder Cattle sales will be:
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May 16,1986 @7:30 P.M.
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CUMBERLAND VALLEY
FARM MACHINERY, FEEDER, & MISC.
CONSIGNMENT SALE
a'f APRIL 12TH, 1986
9:3 Q A -M-
At Chbg. Livestock Sales Inc., located X A mile west of Interstate
81's Exit 5 at 895 Wayne Ave. Chambersburg, Penna.
FARM MACHINERY 1 P.M.
Farm Tractors 20-60 hp., Antique Tractors as restored 1937 unstyled
John Deere B, 1942 styled J.D. B, tillage, hay, forage Sc other farm
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trailers and more day of sale.
FEEDERS 2 P.M.
50+ Feeder cattle home raised, feeder pigs, sheep with lambs.
LAWN & GARDEN (NOON)
Lawn Mowers, garden tillage equip., tools & attachments.
MISCELLANEOUS 9:30 A.M.
Farm Sc garage tools Sc equipment, locust post, furniture, and many
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Managed by
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food policy initiatives. He said the
meeting was attended by state
representatives and senators from
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
South Dakota, Kansas, Florida,
Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee.
Morris said the committee
chairman met with Richard Lyng,
the new U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture, to seek answers to
three questions: What is our fair
share of the world agriculture
market? How can we get our fair
share? What will it cost us?
Lyng agreed to supply answers
to those questions as soon as
possible, Morris said.
oy: Shady Lane Dairy
Sales, Inc. Glenn D. &
David L. Fite, Owners.
FRI. APR. 4 -10 AM Ridge
Equipment Co. Business
Liquidation. Located Rt.
104, 5 mis. NE of Medina,
5 mis. NW of Albion. 20
mis. W. of Rochester, 30
mis. E. of Lockport. Roy
Teitsworth Inc., Aucts.
FRI. APR. 4 - 7:3OPM
Special Feeder Cattle,
Pigs & Shoats. Green
castle Livestock Market,
Inc., Just off 1-81 at Exit 3
in PA.
SAT. APR. 5 - 10:30AM
Second Annual Farm
Machinery Consignment
Auction. Located Dale
Grover Farm, take Afton
Exit off 1-88, turn left on
East River Rd. go about 1
mi. (just past Afton
Fairgrounds). Charlie
Manasee, Auct.
SAT. APR. 5 -10 AM Tools.
Shop Eq., Farm Mach.,
Maple Sugar Eq., Guns.
Located Abe Kauffman
residence. Take the
Smouse Rd. from the town
of Loch Lynn, MD, IV4 mis.
to the Landon's Dam Rd.
turn on the Landon's Dam
Rd. and follow for Vi mi.
Mr. & Mrs. Abe Kauffman,
Owners. Robert Custer,
Auct.
‘‘SPECIAL"
FEEDEI
SALE
TUES. APR. 1
7 P.M. SHARP!
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7:00 P.M. SHARP
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