A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 12,1990
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
After making several trips to
Washington D.C. this spring in an
attempt to convince members of
Congress of the dire need for them
to pass a realistic 1990 Farm Bill,
I am now starting to sympathize
with our legislators as they try to
sift through all of the recommen
dations being presented to them
by various organizations and the
present administration.
I have been working with mem
bers of Congress since 1960 in an
effort to improve economic condi
tions on our family farm. Many
times during those years we have
seen various degrees of diversified
opinions among farm groups, but 1
can honestly say 1 have never
before seen so many unrealistic,
screwy ideas being presented to
Congress as we are witnessing at
the present time.
We have heard representatives
of Land-O-Lakes say a milk sup
port price of $lO.lO per cwt. is
sufficient Many members of Con
gress have told us that Farm
Bureau and the Pennsylvania
Fanners Association had just been
in town and were reporting to the
legislators that conditions in the
country were pretty good and they
advised several members of Con
gress only to make minor changes
in the 1985 Farm Bill.
Many other undesirable
remarks have been made, but to
me the real clincher was when I
read the remarks made by the
president of one of the larger milk
co-ops located in the Northeast
His remark was that in the future,
milk prices paid to dairy farmers
will not be tied to the parity for
mula or to the cost of producing
milk, but dairy farmers prices will
reflect market conditions.
Polypay
Sheep
Assn,
Celebration
SIDNEY, MT.
The American Polypay
Sheep Association was
formed May 3, 1980
and is celebrating its
10th birthday. The
APS A currently has 420
members and 60,000
head of Polypays on
record. This Associa
tion is putting all sheep
records on a new com
puter program which
will print out a new
registration certificate
with a four-generation
pedigree, production &
performance records.
They now have 20,000
on the computer and are
adding to it daily.
The 7th National
Polypay Sheep Sale is
<xi May 26, 1990 at 1
p.m. in Des Moines, la.
at the lowa State Fair
grounds. There are 226
registered/certified
polypay rams & ewes
consigned by members
from all over the USA.
Dr. Clarence Hulet
(Jornada Experiment
Range, NM.) will be the
guest speaker at the
banquet on Friday even
ing May 25.
Tewksbury Opinion On Dairy Farm Bill
If area dairy farmers want lan
guage in the 1990 Farm Bill that
will enable them to cover the aver
age cost of production plus a rea
sonable profit then you as a dairy
farmer must act now and act vig
orously. You must immediately
bombard members of Congress
with a barrage of phone calls and
DEMAND the 1990 Farm Bill
completely stays away from fur
ther price cuts. You must tell Con
gress that you want a two-tier pric
ing program UP FRONT, a pro
gram that will cover the average
cost of production plus a reason
able profit. YOU must make those
calls TODAY.
The full House Agriculture
Committee will probably consider
the dairy provisions of the Farm
Bill starting the week of May
14th.
Remember, there are many peo
ple in Washington and out in the
country that feel farm milk prices
must go LOWER.
Mr. Dairy Farmer, you are the
only one dial can prevent the
undesirable dairy policy that dairy
farmers will be saddled with for
the next five years. You must let
your Congressman know immedi
ately that you need a dairy policy
which will return to you a price
that you received during the end of
1989 and early 1990.
We have been saying for years
that the marketplace would sustain
higher milk prices for dairy farm
ers. Finally, this argument was
proven true during the last half of
1989 and early 1990. I really
believe the majority of consumers
will buy milk at $2.60 per gallon if
they know dairy farmers are
receiving the price increase.
Our problem is to develop a
program that will return prices to
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How about
acreage
restrictions?
NONE!
And there’s
GUARANTEED
PRICE IF
CONTRACTED
AHEAD.
There’s still time for you to put those idle acres into buckwheat.
Phone, write or stop in for full details on our guaranteed price
agreement.
CLARK’S AG
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Turbotvllle, PA 17772
717-649-5188
800-356-1016
dairy farms comparable to the
prices of 1989-90. I feel such a
program is available and I feel the
majority of dairy farmers support
this program.
Farmers Union has been work
ing with several farm oiganiza
tions and many members of Con
gress and this is the program that
will return to dairy farmers an
equitable price for their efforts.
One thing is certain in
Washington today. Any farm bill
must meet the restraints of the
Federal budget. While we feel the
U.S. Agricultural budget is receiv
ing a disproportionate reduction
compared to other Federal pro
grams: The inevitable is- we will
probably have to learn to live with
the cuts.
Probably the best deal we have
in town is the $725 million allot
ment for the dairy programs being
SOUTHAMPTON (Bucks Co.)
The Bucks County Dairy
Promotion Committee is still
seeking candidates to compete for
the title of 1990 Bucks County
Dairy Princess.
Any single young woman,
between 16 and 24 years of age,
whose parents or guardians are or
have been engaged in dairy farm
ing within the last five years is
eligible to compete.
A young woman is also eligible
if she herself owns at least two
dairy animals in a bona fide 4-H or
FFA program, or is a dairy farm
employee, or is a daughter of a
dairy industry employee.
The Bucks County Dairy Prin-
Sure - you
planted ail
your idle
acres to
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It’s TRUE!
S.F. SCATTERGOOD
& COMPANY
P.O. Box 248,
Narberth, PA 19072
210-664-0350
800-362-7817
proposed by the Senate for each of
the next five years.
There are still many other
unknowns. Some people are prop
osing the Government be respon
sible for the first Seven Billion
pounds of reserve milk. After
seven billion pounds is purchased,
then milk purchased after those
pounds would be charged to pro
ducers. However, at this point we
have to plan our programs with the
knowns.
This means a milk support price
set at $13.60 per cwL could be
accomplished and still meet the
restraints of the budget.
If the support price was set at
$13.10 per cwt. instead of $13.60
then the cost of the program would
be $4O million dollars less with a
total cost of $6BO million dollars.
Some people will argue a sup
port price in the $13.00 bracket is
Bucks Co. Still Seeks
Dairy Princess Candidates
cess Pageant is scheduled for June
23 at Delaware Valley College in
Doyles town.
The winner of the contest will
devote a year to promoting the
dairy industry in the county. She
also will be eligible to compete for
the title of Pennsylvania Dairy
Princess during the state pageant
in September.
To acquaint current candidates
with the opportunities of being a
dairy princess, the promotion
committee sponsored a social on
May 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bucks
County Extension Office, located
at the intersection of Route 611
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too high. Remember during the
last part of 1989 and January of
1990 milk processors were paying
much more than $13.00 per cwl
for manufactured milk. Only the
government was buying the pro
ducts at a lower cost via the sup
port price program.
The decision will be made by
you dairy farmers. If you contact
your Congressman today you can
help prevent further losses to dairy
farmers. Failing to act will only
give ammunition to the people
who are willing to lower the sup
port price to $8.60 by 1993.
Do you want to produce for the
needs of the market and receive a
realistic price, $15.50-$16.00) or,
do you want wide open production
with one guarantee - further price
cuts.
The decision is yours.-- Arden
Tewksbury, PA Farmers Union.
and Almshouse Road in
Doylestown.
Committee members and for
mer dairy princesses explained
what the program entails and the
benefits involved. Among these
are appearances at schools, malls,
county fairs and grocery stores
and the opportunity to speak to
civic clubs, senior citizen groups,
and farm and non-farm audiences.
Young women interested in
learning more about the contest
should contact Laura England,
Bucks County Dairy Promotion
Committee chairman, at (215)
322-0200.
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