A2O-Lancast»r Farming, Saturday, April 8, 1995
Barr: Tax
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
ATGLEN (Chester Co.) Dr.
Robert Barr shared this “warn
ing,” as he called it, with Chester
County farmers Thursday evening
watch what happens to Lancas
ter County.under its court-ordered
reassessment.
“The farmers in your neighbor
ing county are looking at tax
increases of 30-50 percent, even
with Clean and Green,” Barr told a
record-setting attendance of 177
people on Thursday evening at the
Chester-Delaware County Farm
Bureau 42nd Annual Spring Ban
quet at the West Fallowfield
Christian Day School.
Without Act 319 (the official
title for the Clean and Green Law,
which sets a tax structure cm the ag
use value of a farm rather than the
farm market value), Lancaster
County farmers “would be look
ing at tax increases of two to three
times their current tax bills.”
Barr served with 21st Century
Appraisals, the company con
tracted to perform the reassess
ments in several counties, includ
ing Lancaster and soon in Chester
County. Barr told the Pennsy vlani
a Farm Bureau (PFB) members
that he helped develop appraisal
policies with the company and
now serves as president of the Fan-
Tax Institute, under contract with
the PFB to assist, for a fee, farmers
Robert Yarnall, president of the Chester-Delaware Farm
Bureau, left, presents an Outstanding Service to Agricul
ture Award to C. Barclay Hoopes, director.
IVfprrpr Choice 1050/1225 lbs 64.10-67 00, few
_ _ Select 55 00-60 00 COWS' Breaking Util-
Livestock Auction uy and Commercial 37 00-39.75, few
MERCER, PA 40.00, Cutter and Boning Utility
April 4, 1995 34.00-38.50, Canncr and Low Cutter
CATTLE 260 . PDA .Compared with 30.00-33 00. Shells down to 28.00.
last Tuesday’s market si steers steady, BULLS' few Yield Grade No. 1 1450/2100
cows 1 00 to 200 lower. STEERS'Choice lbs. 48.25-50.50, one 58 25, few No. 2
1050/1400 lbs 62.30-66 85, Select 975/1300 lbs. 41.75-43.75. FEEDER
56.00-63 10, Standard 45.00- 50.25. CATTLE: STEERS: Medium Frame No. 1
HOLSTEINS: Choice 1075/1525 lbs. 400/675 lbs. 67.00-73.00, Large Frame
57 50-61.00, few Select 52 50-57.50, few No. 2 750/1000 lbs 43.00-47.50; HEIF-
Standard 45 00-51.00. HEIFERS: few
Fertilizer
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Reform, Clean And Green
in making use of Act 319 in the
farm appraisal.
Barr said that many counties, as
a result of reassessment, have
come to the Fair Tax Institute and
are asking for help.
“A problem area is that there
are no standards for reassessment
anywhere in the state,” he said.
As a result, the results of the
reassessments will “shock the far
mers, ’ ’ and he urges more work on
local tax reform.
Barr said that the insitute is
working to make sure the tax base
is “fair and equitable” and urged
the PFB members to ‘ ‘continue the
dialogue” as reassessment takes
place.
“Most all of you will be in Act
319 when reassessment takes
place” in Chester County, he said.
Before the reassessment order
came to Lancaster, he said, there
was not one farm in Lancaster
County in Clean and Green. He
said that Act 319 is “a great law
and it’s doing a wonderful job,”
but pointed out there is a “tre
mendous need for educational
programs” to ensure that the law is
implemented correctly in the coun
ties under court-ordered
reassessment
Barr said that ultimately, if far
mers are considering appealing the
assessment later on, “the burden
of proof is on you” to provide farm
“evidence of value, sales and
Baler Twine
comparable sales.” He told far
mers to “get a second opinion.”
Farmers who request help with
Clean and Green can contact their
local farm bureau representative
and sign up for assistance with the
institute.
Robert Yamall, president of the
Chester-Delaware Farm Bureau,
said the banquet was the “single
largest turnout fra any single ban
quet in Chester-Delaware Farm
Bureau history.”
Charles Wollaston, membership
chairman, reported that in the past
year, 102 new members were
added to the county farm bureau,
an affiliate of PFB. Altogether,
there were a total of 738 members
at the county level.
Harold Bryson, director of
member services, said total incom
e for the county bureau the past
year totalled $63,160, of which
$53,136 went to pay dues to PFB.
Total income was $69,462 with
total expenses at $53,136. After
expenses of $6,186, for the first
time, the county bureau earned a
profit of $2,276.
One of the big issues addressed
during the recent PFB legislative
tour, according to Harold Kulp,
director of governmental relations,
was local tax reform. Work is pro
ceeding on two bills.
Charles Brosius, state secretary
of agriculture, told the members
that Gov. Tom Ridge will continue
his support of Pennsylvania far
mers in the effort to raise family
farm income.
Also at the banquet, members
were honored. Outstanding Ser
vice to Agriculture awards were
presented to C. Barclay Hoopes,
director, Richard Bteckbill, direc
tor; Charles Wollaston, member
ship chairman; Susan McCardcll,
newsletter editor; and Jennifer
Joyner, director.
Officers and directors of the Chester-Delaware Farm Bureau at the banquet Thurs
day evening. From left, C. Barclay Hoopes, director; Jennifer Joyner, director; Bob
Lange, director; Harold Kulp, director governmental relations; Robert Yarnall, presi
dent of the Chester-Delaware Farm Bureau; Ed Cannon, director member relations;
Charles Brosius, Pennsylvania secretary of agriculture; Roy Kolb, director ag com
modities; David Herr, director; Harold Bryson, director member services; and Artie
Needham, director.
ERS; couple Large Frame No. 1 SB5 lbs.
69.00, Medium Frame No. 1 270/500 lbs.
59.00-67.00; BULLS: few Medium Frame
No. 1 300/600 lbs. 59.00-65.00.
CALVES 60...VEALERS; Standard and
Good 65/100 lbs. 36.00-50.00, Utility
55/85 lbs. 21.00-31.00. FARM CALVES:
No. 1 Holstein bulls 90/110 lbs.
105.00- No. 2 95/115 lbs.
80.00- few No. 1 Holstein heifers
90/95 lbs. 175.00-202.00 one No. 2 85 lbs.
130.00. Beef cross bulls and heifers 65/95
lbs. 105.00-160.00.
HOGS 103... Barrows and gilts steady to
1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US
1-2 230/260 lbs. 36 00-37.25, US 1-3
215/270 lbs, 34.10- 35.25, US 2-3 215/260
lbs. 31.00-33.25. SOWS: few US 1-3
365/535 lbs. 28.50-31.00. BOARS:
250/585 lbs. 20.00-22.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 MARKET
TEST!
Dialogue Must Continue
Charles Wollaston, membership chairman, left, receives
an Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award from Robert
Yamall, president of the Chester-Delaware Farm Bureau.
Jennifer Joyner, a director of the county bureau, was
honored with an Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award
by Robert Yamall, president of the county bureau.
SHEEP 2S...SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 90/110 lbs. 71.00-83.00,25/55 lbs,
76.00- 100.00. SL \UGHTER SHEEP;
few 8.00-19.00.
GOATS 8...0ne SmaU 37.00, few Small
Kids 16.00-26.00. per head.
Aberdeen
Livestock Market
Aberdeen, Md.
Wednesday, April 5,1995
Report Supplied by Auction
SL STEERS' MARKET STEADY.
CHOICE 2-4: 1100-1400 LBS. 64.00-
67.00 SELECT & LOW CHOICE- 1000-
1500 LBS. 60.00-64 00. HOL STEERS'
HI CHOICE & PRIME 1250-1400 LBS.
58 00-60 00, CHOICE 1200-1500 LBS
56 00-58.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS:
52.00-55.00
SL HEIFERS: MARKET STEADY,
CHOICE & PRIME: 950-1300 LBS
63.00-66.00, SELECT ALL WEIGHTS
900-1400 LBS 54 00-60 00
COWS- MARKET I 50 HIGHER
BRK UT & COMM 2-4 BULK 39 00-
43.00 HI DRESSING 43 00-47 00, CUT
TER & BONE UT 38.00-41 00, HI
DRESSING 41 00-44.00, CANNER &
CUTTERS 36 00-39.00; LOW DRESS
ING 34.00 DOWN
BULLS: MARKET 200 LOWER
ALL WEIGHTS 1000-1900 LBS. 47 00-
58 00
VEAL CALVES. MARKET STEADY
CHOICE & PRIME: 200-400 LBS. 77 00-
90.00; HI GOOD & LOW CHOICE- ALL
WEIGHTS 59 00-68 00
FARM CALVES- MARKET 5 00
HIGHER. HOL BULLS 100-125 LBS
11000-133.00, HOL BULLS: 85-95 LBS
88 00-109.00, HOL. HEIFER CALVES
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