Lycoming County Farmers Assoc. Discuss Proposals
COG AN STATION - An ex
planation of upcoming proposals to
be voted on by PFA delegates by
Richard Barto, state director,
election of officers and directors,
and a vote on policies recom
mended by the PFA policy
development committee, com
prised the annual meeting of the
Lycoming County Farmers’
Association held Oct. 6 at the
Lycova Grange, Cogan Station.
Barto discussed proposals that
will be up for vote at the annual
PFA convention in Hershey Nov.
17 to 19. He said although PFA
brought in a balanced budget for
the next year, starting the
following July they will be running
at a deficit unless they find a way
to increase funds. It was suggested
they increase dues. The proposal to
be voted on is whether to raise dues
at $8 per year for the next three
years. Currently dues are $55 per
year.
Another issue involved associate
membership. Presently, according
to Barto, associate membership
(people not actually farmers but
associated with farming) is limited
to 10 percent of total PFA mem
bership. Delegate members will be
voting on whether to keep
associate membership at 10 per
cent, increase it to 25 percent, or
allow an unlimited number of
associate members.
Barto noted that associate
members are better informed
about agricultural concerns since
they receive the same information
provided all PFA members.
However, they do not vote.
On the other hand, Barto
acknowledged the possibility that
PFA might eventually allow
associate members to vote. This
might possibly weaken the in-
Hessian Fly
Problems
The Hessian fly is the
most serious insect pest
of wheat in Penn
sylvania. In some years,
losses have been worth
several million dollars.
Most of these losses can
be prevented by plant
ing after the “fly-free
date” or using the
newly-developed fly
resistant varieties of
wheat.
Normally, there are
two broods of Hessian
flies that attack the
same crop of wheat. One
appears in the early
autumn and the other in
the spring. The flies of
the autumn brood,
which die within a week,
lay eggs on the leaves of
the young wheat plants,
these hatch into
maggots that find their
way to the base of the
leaves on the tillers. In a
short time they com
plete their development
and change to pupae or
“flaxseeds” to pass the
winter. In the spring,
flies emerge from these
“flaxseeds” and again
eggs are laid on the
leaves. The ensuing
maggots work their way
down the leaf and under
the sheath to near the
node where they
complete their
development and
change to "flaxseeds”.
Maggots injure wheat
in three ways: by
removing plant fluids;
by producing poisons
which stunt plants; and
by weakening stems and
causing them to fall
over. Wheat is the
primary host but barley
and rye are occasionally
fluence of PFA in the legislative
realm, since many lawmakers ask
PFA’s opinion about what’s really
happening on the farm scene.
“It is a serious decision to be
made,” Barto stated, adding that
he wasn’t sure what the impact
would be if more associate
members were allowed.
Officers elected for the coming
terms were Ed Snook, Jersey
Shore, president; and Larry Fry,
Muncy, vice-president. Philip
Ulmer, Steve Artley, and Edward
Frantz were chosen as board
directors for the coming year.
Two of the 11 policies recom
mended by the policy development
committee provoked lively
discussion. One policy recom
mended that to be eligible for any
government program, the person
should be making 50 percent of his
taxable income from farming.
Some members argued this
would hurt farmers operating
under a 50/50 lease. Others won
dered what would happen to the
farmer employed outside the farm
who makes just one dollar more
from outside employment. The
recommendation was passed with
23 consenting and seven dissenting
votes.
Another recommendation
suggested that the regulations and
liabilities of volunteer fire com
panies be lessened. It was in
response to a recent law which
states that an emergency trained
technician must be on board an
ambulance when responding to an
emergency. According to mem
bers, some volunteer fire com
panies are experiencing difficulty
getting enough EMl’s to be on call
when needed. The recom
mendation passed with a 9 to 5
vote.
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Other recommendations passed
were as follows: Concerning the
Chesapeake Bay cleanup there
was a recommendation to educate
farmers as to the proper handling
of manure and fertilizer. It was
suggested that milk be served to
pupils at lunch from automatic
milk dispensers instead of using
paper cartons because students
would drink more and the cost
would be less.
It was recommended that PFA
should submit a list of employees
and amount of wages each
receives to all county boards and
the state fair board should set
aside money for youth shows.
Concerning PACMA and all ether
PFA service, it was suggested that
if they are running at a deficit after
a 3-year period, the service or
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The recommendation was
passed that any person receiving
low interest loans to start a
business and then discontinuing
the business should have to pay the
loan back immediately or pay the
present prime interest rate.
Concerning insurance liability
suits the following recom
mendation was made: ,
a. use the present insurance
company guidelines as a ceiling for
pain and suffering award, b. a
maximum ceiling on pain and
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$1 million dollars, c. sliding scale
for attorney fees, d. eliminate
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installment payments are
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In other business Eugene Fields,
ROD, recognized outgoing
president Laßue Bay with an
award for his services and also
presented special awards to Helen
Barto, Nancy Snook, Larry Fry,
Richard Barto, Dan Ulmer, Dawn
Fry, and Ed Snook.
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discussion on farm safety.
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