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While we can offer you no sliver bullets in your personal struggle for survival during this
crisis we do believe the following can have a direct and positive effect on the current crisis
facing every pork producer
These actions include
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HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) - Agriculture Secretary
Samuel E. Hayes Jr. announced
that the Agricultural Land
Preservation Board has
approved easement purchases
for 10 farms across the common
wealth.
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) - Milk production in
Pennsylvania during October
1998 totaled 896 million pounds,
up .3 percent from last year,
according to the Pennsylvania
Agricultural Statistics Service
(PASS).
The number of milk cows in
the state during the month aver
aged 633,000 head, down 2,000
from September, and 7,000 less
than October 1997. Production
per cow averaged 1,415 pounds
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Ag Preservation Board Approves Farmland
"The addition of these 10
farms demonstrates Gov. Tom
Ridge's commitment to ensuring
Pennsylvania's agricultural her
itage is passed down to future
generations," said Hayes, who
chairs the board.
October Milk Production Up
in October, 35 pounds more than
September, and 20 pounds more
than October 1997.
Milk production in the 20
states surveyed during October
1998 totaled 11.1 billion pounds,
1.3 percent above production in
these states in October 1997.
The number of milk cows
averaged 7.75 million head,
down 3,000 head from a year
earlier and - 2,000 less than
September 1998. Production per
cow averaged 1,436 pounds for
October, 20 pounds above
feature pork. Si
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Created in 1989, the
Pennsylvania Agricultural Land
Preservation Board is responsi
ble for the oversight of the state
Farmland Preservation
Program. The program allows
the state and counties to pur
chase development rights,
October 1997,
During the July-September
period, the 20 major states pro
duced 85.8 percent of the
nation's production.
If producers in the remaining
30 states not surveyed monthly
followed the trend shown by the
20 reporting states, United
States milk production for
October would be 13 billion
pounds.
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producers Be assured that NPPC is doing everything in our power to address and ultimately
resolve this economic crisis If you have comments, questions, or additional ideas please feel
free to contact any of the members of the NPPC Board of Directors Together, we will solve
this crisis l
Sincerely,
NPPC Board of Directors
Donna Relfschnelder - President, Illinois
John McNutt - President Elect, lowa
Craig Jarolimek - V President, North Dakota
Jill Appell, Illinois
Jerry Becker. lowa
Barbara Campbell Determan, lowa
Lynn Green, Minnesota
Roy Henry, Kansas
Don Herzog, Montana
Charlie Lemmon, Indiana
Tom Pltstlck. Ohio
Dave Roper. Idaho
Jim Stocker. North Carolina
Max Waldo, Nebraska
Randy Buller. Minnesota
Gary Machan. Nebraska
Darrell Anderson, Indiana
Jerry King, Illinois
referred to as easements, to
guarantee that farms will
remain as agricultural land.
Including one county-owned
easement accepted today, the
Farmland Preservation Program
has protected 1,013 farms in 41
counties encompassing 127,288
acres.
Following is a list of the 10
properties, including owner,
municipality, acreage, and pur
chase cost;
Berks County:
•Nevin E. and Audrey S.
Mast, Oley Township, 119 acres,
$238,600.
•Earl D. and Laura K.
Rhoads, Oley Township, 67
acres, $134,600.
•Wilmer L. and Grace M.
Richard, Oley Township, 75
acjes, $150,000.
•Rothermel Estate Farm,
710 E. Linden St., Richland. PA 17087
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Oley Township, 151 acres,
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Dauphin County:
•Norwood and Miriam
Hoover, Mifflin Township, 129
acres, $159,801.
Lehigh County:
•Ralph and Christman
Estate Farm, Upper Macungie
Township; 151 acres, $453,284.
Mercer County
•Gary A. Rhodes, Fairview
Township, 97 acres, $97,120.
Perry County
•H. Russel and Marian R.
Raub, Penn Township, 277
acres, $189,406.
Union County;
•Edward 8., Leroy Jr. and
Richard Frontz, Gregg
Township, 90 acres, $65,780.
•Daniel Z. and Pauline Reiff,
Buffalo Township, 105 acres.
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