AIS-iancaster Farming, Saturday, Dacambar 6,1986
STATE COLLEGE - The
Pennsylvania Junior
Holstein Association’s
Seventh Annual Calf Raffle
is in high gear. Juniors are
selling tickets to help fund
the programs and activities
sponsored by the Penn
sylvania Junior Association.
This year’s calf is Bran
sdale Raffle Calf. She comes
from Bransdale Holsteins,
Tyrone. She is a Thonyma
Electra born June 9, 1966.
Cornell To Hold Agribusiness Conference
ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell
University agricultural
economists will discuss the health
of the nation’s agriculture and how
it will shape up in 1967 at a con
ference scheduled for Dec. 16 in
Room 45 of Warren Hall on cam
pus.
The Agribusiness Situation and
Outlook Conference will feature a
series of talks ranging from the
general economic situation and
outlook to new developments and
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PA Junior Holstein Calf Raffle
Her dam is a VG-86 Con
tender with 27,080 milk, 3.8
percent and 1018 fat. The
second dam is the Columbia
Cow scored EX-90 with
28,460 milk 3.9 percent 1123
fat.
The winning tickets will be
drawn at the 1987 Penn
sylvania Convention Sale on
Feb. 25 in Wilkes Barre. The
first prize winner has the
option of taking the calf or a
cash prize of $l,OOO. Second
trends in agricultural economics.
Discussions will cover the dairy,
livestock, fruit and vegetable
industries; the outlook for farm
expenses for feed, fertilizer, fuel
and pesticides; the financial health
of farm businesses, agribusiness
firms and agricultural lenders in
New York State; research and
outlook for food distribution; and a
study aimed at developing farming
alternatives.
The day-long conference, which
prize is $250 and third prize
is $lOO.
Trips, judging schools,
DJM contest, production
contests, and many other
Junior Programs are funded
from the Calf Raffle sales.
To receive your six Calf
Raffle tickets, simply fill out
the ticket order form and
return it with $5.00 to the PA
Holstein Association, 839
Benner Pike, State College,
PA 16801.
is sponsored by the Department of
Agricultural Economics in the
New York State College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences at
Cornell, will start at 10 a.m.
For more information about the
program and registration, contact
Robert A. Milligan, Department of
Agricultural Economics, Cornell
University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 or
telephone Milligan’s office at (607)
255-4579.
Let’s face it. Almost everyone in
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At LVNB, we proudly call our
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I would like Raffle tickets at 6 for $5.00. Please make check
payable to; Pennsylvania Holstein Association
Return to: Pennsylvania Holstein Association, 839 Benner Pike, State
College, PA 16801
Rural Budget Crunch
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protection.
According to Stinson,
agricultural communities will also
be hard pressed to keep up with an
increased demand for social
services caused by the weak farm
sector.
Moreover, when farm incomes
fall, Main Street businesses suffer
too. Local unemployment in
creases, and that hurts commerce.
Until the overall farm economy
improves, he notes, small-town
officials will have to pinch pennies
and search for alternative forms of
revenue, wherever possible.
Stinson says that communities in
grain-producing states like lowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota,
Minnesota, and Arkansas will face
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Ticket Order Form
the biggest challenge to keep
municipal services intact. Local
governments dependent on farm
generated property taxes in other
states may have less of a problem
because of their more diversified
economies.
“Still, for many communities
where agriculture is the mam
source of income, even modest
percentage reductions in
agricultural property values can
have major impacts on local
governments,” Stinson says. “If
left unchecked, the downturn in
agricultural property values and
the accompanying decrease in
local tax bases have the potential
to permanently change the quality
of life in many parts of rural
America.”
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