D2O-Lancaster Farming Saturday, December 22,1990
Tuipehocken Young
Farmers Hold Banquet
BERNVILLE (Berks Co.)
The 6th annual banquet of the Tui
pehocken Young Farmers was
held recently at the Bemville Fire
Company.
The following awards were pre
sented: In the milk production
category, the high herds in milk
were Forrest Strieker with 22,179
pounds, Leon Martin with 19,776
pounds and, in third place, John
Stump with 19,631 pounds. In
protein production, the winners
were Forrest Strieker, 690 lbs.,
John Stump, 633 pounds, and
Leon H. Martin, 629 pounds. The
low somatic cell herds were For
rest Strieker, Mark and Lawrence
Keiffer, and Danvale Farms.
In the com yield contest, the
winners were Frederick Bohn,
John Stump, and in third place,
Samuel Forry. Haylage results
were as follows: Ist-Lester Burk
holder, 2nd-Samuel Forry and
3rd-William Lesher. Hay analysis
winners were Mordale Farms,
William T. Palmer and Samuel
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Forry. Sponsors of the above
awards were Sire Power, Inc.,
Meridian, Brubaker Refrigeration,
Reading Bone Agway, Anthony’s
Feeds and Cargill.
The Outstanding Young Far
mers honored by the chapter this
year were Samuel & Sandra
Forry-over 30; Daryl & Debra
Hamish-under 30, and the award
for community - service went to
Lillian Hamish. These individuals
were selected by fellow chapter
members. Presentations were
given to officers in appreciation of
their efforts given to the
organization.
The 1990 officers were Presi
dent Ralph Moyer, Secretary Wil
liam Palmer, Treasurer Nord
Parkinson, and public relations
correspondent Donna Hix. Taking
over the responsibilities in 1991
will be President Eugene Brubak
er, President-Elect Clark Satta
zahn, Secretary William Palmer,
Treasurer Samuel Forry, and publ
ic relations person Donna Hix.
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MALVERN (Chester Co.)
Chester/Delaware Farmers’ Asso
ciation was represented by 14
members of county legislative
committees at the Pennsylvania
Farmers’ Association Region 3
training session held recendy at
Morgantown.
“It is mandatory that farmers
stay current with vital legislative
issues that can affect their farming
operation and their income,” said
Robert Lange, Legislative Com
mittee chairman. “Local commit
tees are the voices of agriculture to
represent farmer interests in Har
risburg and Washington.
‘Farmers must speak for them
selves. They have much to gain or
loose when 10 percent of the
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5,000 bills introduced in the Pen
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year had a potential impact on far
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“The 694 members of the
Chester/Delaware Farmers’ Asso
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Pennsylvania Farmers’ Associa
tion and American Farm Bureau
Policy,” Lange said. “They should
write letters and call legislators on
any issue. Make their opinions
known. Phone calls and letters are
often tabulated by a legislator to
determine his position on an issue.
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cqmposed of three members who
live in the legislative district,”
Lange said. “The chairman and
second member of the committee
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are of the same political party as
the legislator while the third mem
ber belongs to the opposite party”.
Lange urged that any farmer not
now affiliated with the Chester/
Delaware Farmers’ Association to
contact the local director.
Mel Eckhaus and Fred Kerr of
the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Asso
ciation conducted the meeting.
Topics covered were 1) what are
the most effective ways of
influencing your legislator? 2)
What should you ke§p in mind
when meeting with your legisator?
3) tips for writing letters; 4) what
you should consider when calling
your legislator; and 5) why you
should get to know the staff of
your legislator.