Eastern Hits Farm Labor Wage Increase Alarm for Dairymen
Paul Walkzer president of Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative warns in a telegram to federal legislators that higher farm wages without milk price increases will hurt dairymen. He cites rising production costs and urges immediate action to raise farm milk prices and implement the seven point dairy program.
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Eastern
Paul Walkzer
Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Association, Inc
Waltzer
Bellefonte
Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative
House of Representatives
Eastern Milk Producers
Seven Point
Secretary of Agriculture
Grange Demands Milk Price Support Legislation
Washington The Grange urged immediate legislation to fix milk for manufacturing at 4 per cent above cost and to raise the support price if needed. In a letter to Secretary Freeman Grange representative Harry L. Graham warned against higher imports and urged domestic pricing reform.
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Washington
the Grange
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Grange
Harry L. Graham
Graham
USDA
Milk Price Increases Approved For Western New York
Western New York milk producers will gain 20 cents per 100 pounds for fluid milk and 18 cents for manufacturing milk, effective June 1. Commissioner Don Wickham said the hikes protect consumers from a potential supply drop after public hearings. Producers also approved a class 1 price of 6.20 and a 3-F formula raising 15 cents per 100 pounds, with an escalator clause to align with the New York New Jersey market.
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New York
Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets
Don J. Wickham
Rochester
Niagara Frontier
New York-New Jersey
Wickham
Pondsafety Rules Emphasize Supervision and Barriers
Farmers are urged to recognize ponds as hazardous for small children and to supervise play. Mark safe swimming areas, post warning signs, provide lifesaving devices, and prohibit boaters from entering zones with kids. Install fencing and avoid swimming alone during storms.
Seneca County 4 H Dress Review honors top blue award
In Ovid Central School on June 2 1966 fourteen girls earned the top County Blue Award with Janet Holleran of Waterloo and Deborah Zimdahl of Geneva set to represent Seneca County at the State 4 H Review September 3 in Albany. One hundred fourteen 4 H girls participated modeling garments and receiving certificates of participation with seals of excellent good or worthy.
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OVID
Seneca County
Ovid Central School
Janet Holleran
Waterloo
Deborah Zimdahl
Geneva
N.Y
Jo Clawson
Valis
Pamela VerStraete
Phelps
Debbie Burdin
Judy Burdin- Lodi
Anne Millis
Molly Millis
Toni Avery
Susan Mitchell
Patricia Bennett
Pam Ver Straete
Sandy McCulloch
Patsy McCulloch
Romulus
Eleanor Buck
Marjorie Snook
Mary Helen Dinsmore
Lou Tarr
Grace Tompkins
MacDougall
June Dairy Month Proclaimed by New York Governor
Governor Rockefeller proclaims June Dairy Month in New York State citing a billion dollar dairy related economic contribution. He highlights milk and dairy products as essential to health and wealth and describes an exchange program between upstate Dairy Princesses and New York City junior high leaders to promote direct contact with dairy country and farm families.
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New York State
Rockefeller
Empire State
New York City
Time split in home maintenance across family sizes study
A pilot study by Kathryn Walker and Ethel Vatter at Cornell finds large Syracuse families spend more time on household tasks than smaller ones, with shifts from baking to buying and from homemaker time to outside work. The researchers call for large scale studies to confirm time-cost facts for policy and economic planning.
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Kathryn Walker
Ethel Vatter
Department of Household Economics and Management
N.Y
Prof
Walker
4-H Junior Fair to Join Town and Country Fair in August
Philip Munson chair of the Tompkins County 4-H Executive Committee announced plans to include the 1966 4-H Junior Fair in the Town and Country Fair in August. Last year the 4-H Junior Fair operated a separate three day event on the Cornell Campus following an earlier announcement.
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Lansing
Philip Munson
Tompkins County
4-H
Cornell
Board of Supervisors
N.Y
Topkins County
Ithaca College
Maple Syrup Records Fall to New High in New York
A Cornell forester reports a record maple syrup crop in New York State driven by cold weather and new boiling methods. About 600,000 gallons were produced with less than 10 percent likely to grade No 2. More syrup will reach markets in smaller containers, extending availability.
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Ithaca
New York State
Cornell University
Fred E. Winch Jr
Winch
Cornell Develops Chic A Links Chicken Sausage
Cornell University researchers unveil Chic A Links a new poultry sausage tested in Ithaca. Prof. Baker and Prof. Darrah describe it as similar in flavor to pork sausages with higher protein, lower fat and calories and less shrinkage when cooked. It uses regular sausage seasonings and edible collagen casings.
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Cornell University
Ithaca
Robert C. Baker
Poultry Science Dept
N.Y
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Sheldrake
W.N.Y
Mark
Maple
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