National (Continued from Pago 34) program should be launched to call attention to threatened soils. Larry Kehl, a Berks County dairy fanner, said that the number of dairy farms in Berks has declined at an alarming rate with the number one problem, the price of milk. “Since 1980 the price of milk has been about $12.50 per hundred,” Kehl said. “According to the forecasts, this price will remain through the year 2,000. Unfortunatly, farmers will not be able to make a living if taxes, insurance costs, repairs, and other costs increase each year while they receive the same income of 20 years ago. Farming is the only bus- BULK m A the At A Price Comparable To Other Bulk Herbicides CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DEALER OR YOUR LOCAL MONSANTO MARKETING MANAGER FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF ENCAPSULATED PARTNER HERBICIDE Raatrlelari Uaa Raatleida. Always rud and follow Ihs labal lor Radnor® hsrbieMs. Radnor lo a rofllalsrod trademark of Monaanto Company. • Monaanto Company IMS I*o-»2-02 Ag Secretary Here For 1995 Farm Bill iness where you sell wholesale and buy retail. “The family farm in Berks County is in great danger of van ishing. Hog and chicken farmers now contract with bigger compa nies. We do not want to see the family dairy farm go in that direction.” With tongue in cheek, Kehl sug gested that the present federal administration could consider roll ing back the budget of the milk marketing administration to the 1980 level to make them live on the same kind of budget as farmers must do. Edward Hartman, a dairy and beef farmer from the Reading area, said excessive regulations were of performance of encapsulation. The convenience of a dry. wKifi¥iM»i« m>«im m ii*mumi UK *MfCiO* » » CAUTION*?^?* *Nt I* «Maw«» •» NET 25* LB Jeff Vance Rex Petit Lancaster, PA Monroavllla, PA 717-860-8894 412-373-8633 Mike Kuhns Salinsgrova, PA 717-374-3734 410-268-5813 Jay Baratelli Annapolis, MD great concern. Excessive regulations for clean water, wetlands, minor-use pesti cides. farm labor, capitol gains, taxation, endangered species pro tection and encroachments on pri vate property rights all are impor tant to farmers in Berks County. “Regulations contribute to the threatened survival of present farms, and new farmers are almost nonexistent,” Hartman saidT'This condition presents a challenging condition for the future of produc tion agriculture. There is much talk of downsizing, including govern ment help for agriculture. Farmers are willing to see cuts in agricul ture as long as these cuts are shared by everyone else in the country. BAG Timed- release Partner® is agriculture’s first dry encapsulated herbicide. It provides season-long grass control. It goes into solution quickly and the easy-handling 25 lb. bag can cover up to 8 acres. Plus, there are no messy jug disposal problems to worry about either. Any way you look at it, Partner is the easier way to control weeds. ■«»« Sloan Rausser Salisbury, MD . 410-843-1235 Bill Tucker Amhsrst, VA 804-946-7184 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 22, 1995-A3S We don’t wish to be singled out as scapegoats for the nation’s budget problems. “We are in a global economy, and I don’t expect to see the pres sures on farmers to be reduced anytime soon. Farmers were con cerned about water, land, and con servation long before it became a national issue. Fanners would do more for conservation than they are now doing if their expenses did not always consume all of their income. “Capital gains and estate taxes make it very difficult to pass a farm on to the next generation. Both are burdensome because inflation and appreciation is based on develop- , *■, SH «ft*S'*,, -♦• ■> 4-'-4ty Hydraulic Fold-Raking Wldtha 19’-21’ _^(Equipment Distributors) FOR OVER 75 YEARS ™Sl|™ ™ M D ” NT EQUIPMENT, 1-. HAGERSTOWN, MD ■I (301)791-0422 Broken Down Deteriorating Walls Need Repairs? Forum ment pressures and have no rela tion to the farm’s productivity. “There is much talk about endangered species such as snakes, rats, owls and more. If we can’t get relief on some of these farm problems, another species will be added to the list It will be the family farmer,” Hartman said. Bill Wehry, along with his father, own and operate a 250 sow farrow to finish hog operation near Klingers town. Wehry centered his comments on the idea that exces sive regulations are hampering the success of current Bum programs. In many instances farmers need to balance federal, state, and local Tow Typ» • i6’s”/ir TONUTTI CARTED “V” HAYRAKE >/ (Turn to Pag* 36) &
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