LANCASTER/YORK - Dr. Lamartine F. Hood, dean of Penn State College of Agriculture, and Mrs. Hood spent most of Tuesday visiting some Lancaster county farms to get a down-to-earth feel for the concerns of farmers in relation to Penn State’s programs of education and research. In the evening Dr. Hood spoke before a crowd of about 75 invited guests at the York County 4-H Center. The guests represented business leaders, farmers, bankers, legislators, county commissioners and community leaders from Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties. Dr. Hood said that farmers are facing new challenges that are similar to those faced by the steel Lamartine Hood, Penn State dean, visited local farmers Tuesday to get acquainted with production agriculture here. Lancaster Farming’s editor, Everett Newswanger, caught up with Dr. Hood and his accompanying visiters at the farm of John Landis. The photo taken in the milking parlor shows left to right: James McKeehn, assistant director southeast region Extension Service; Gary Peterson, assistant to the dean; Dr. Hood; Mrs. Hood; Jay Erwin, Lancaster county agent; and Landis. Z li I FLYCATCHER Traps Over 4000 Flies. Seven Ft. Long And Almost One Ft. Wide. Hangs Horizontally In Barns And Stables i2.49Each Dean Hood Visits Lane. Farming Territory and coal industry over the past two decades. “Change is always dif ficult to comprehend and the ad justments are usually painful,’’ Dr. Hood said. “Agriculture in the United States and in Pennsylvania has been experiencing some of these changes today. And the situation is getting the attention of our leaders and the media. The problem this time is not just foreign competition,’’ he said. “The problem is much more complex and involves the world economy falling land prices, in terest rates and the national deficit, shifty markets, surpluses, tight budgets, and even changes in the nutritional habits of the nation.” Hood pointed out that agriculture in Pennsylvania, like EARLY ORDER SALE SPEEDY CORNCRIBS • Easy To Erect • Rods Instead Of Bolts On Wire Mesh Place Your Order HOW And SAVE BALING TWINE I: * PRODUCTS \ 9,000 Ft. $15.9050 + Up $16.59km9 $16.99i-9 across the country, is under financial pressure. Pennsylvania farmers are, however, in a better fiscal position than many of their counterparts in other parts of the United States. Hood said one reason we are better off is the kind of cooperative effort we have among our volun teers, commissioners, legislators, Extension staff and Penn State. “Public investment in science, education and research must be continued,” he said. “It will take all of these elements to insure the future food supply of Pennsylvania and the nation.” Hood stressed the importance of state funding to research and Extension programs in Pennsylvania. “We cannot afford to be short sighted because we are well fed ELECTRIC FENCERS & SUPPLIES \ GATE HANDLE No. PGIO B9* Each 3 1 BALING TWINE 3251 b. today or because some of our farmers have over-extended themselves. We will continue to need good people to work the land and the agricultural system to assure the nation’s productivity. “Our productivity capacity is directly related to a system of advanced science and technology and an Extension system to disseminate this information in a useful and practical manner. No other nation has made this com mitment, and no other nation can compare with our ability to produce food and fiber,” he con- Charitable Foundation CAMP HILL - A charitable foundation dedicated to a better' future for agriculture has been established by the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association (PFA). The Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture has been incorporated as a nonprofit corporation and is prepared to accept tax-deductible contributions. Joseph Johns of Davidsville, Somerset County, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Friends of Agriculture, said, “We’re now in position to start building the foundation into an important tool for educational, scientific and charitable programs to strengthen agriculture. Plans are being laid to kick off a statewide fundraising campaign later this year.” The Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture will give concerned citizens an opportunity to finan cially support programs designed to benefit agriculture. 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