Tobacco Hearings Highlight Farmers’ Representation Need
Mark S Hess of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative urged the U S Tariff Commission for farmers to form a strong voice in Washington as hearings exposed inequities in tobacco tariff law. He noted tariff loopholes allow import of foreign scrap tobacco and unstemmed cigar fillet into U S warehouses at a levy of 161 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark S Zess
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative
Lanaster Farming
Hess
U.S Tariff Commission
Ashington
Open House At New County ASCS Office in Mannheim
Farm Calendar note lists Open House 16-130 pm at the County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service office in Mannheim Pike. 7 pm 4-H Soil and Water project explained at Elmer Sensenig home Ephrata R1. 4-H County council meets at another home. Continued on Page 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Manheim ‘Pike
Elmer Sensenig
Ephrata
ASCS Holds Open House for New County Office
ASCS announced an open house and formal ceremonies for the county office at 1466 Man Street on Monday December 16. The event marks the opening of the new quarters and includes welcome remarks and tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Producers Cooperative Exchange Reports Second Gain In Earnings
The cooperative posted a second straight year of improved net savings and working capital after three years of deficits. Net earnings for 1962 reached 6487.25 dollars, with 31 619.35 dollars in the previous year and earlier losses totaling over 160 thousand dollars. Working capital rose from 44 157.92 to 107 710.62, while egg handling reached 97 million dozen, up 10 percent from the prior year, and dollars in sales hit about 4 million, up 9 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Producers Cooperative Exchange
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative
Egg Cooperative
Mm A Stock Exchange
Melvin Stoltzfus
Banks Ri
Stoltzfus
Hik Sanders
Cornerstone Ceremony Signals New State Agriculture Building
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will move into a new home opposite the State Farm Show Arena next summer. Governor Scranton and Secretary Bull described the ceremony as a milestone, noting faster service and greater cohesion for bureaus and divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penna
Harrisburg
Department of Agriculture
William W Scranton
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Leland H Bull
State Farm Show Arena
Department
State Farm Show
Bull
Scranton
Pure Food and Agricultural Law Administration
Fifteen Future Farmers Win Keystone Degrees
Fifteen county Future Farmers of America members will receive the Keystone Degree at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show Harrisburg in January 1964. Winners include students from Garden Spot New Holland Penn Manor Pequea Valley and other chapters with residents listed by town and chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of America
Keystone Farme
FFA
Harrisburg
Association of
Garden Spot High School
New Holland
Grassland
FEA
Penn Manor
Pequea Valley
Cloisters
Witness Oak
Elizabethtown
Manheim
Garden Spot
Harold J Brubaker
Mount Joy Ri
John C. Campbell
Leonard D. Weaver
Clyde B Wrissler
Kenneth M Martin
Denver Ri
Brubaker II Named Region II Star Farmer
Harold J Brubaker, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Paul N Brubaker of Mount Joy Ri, has been named Region II Star Farmer by the Pennsylvania Association of Future Farmers of America. He is a senior at Donegal High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J Brubaker
Paul N. Brubaker
Mount Joy Ri
The
Pennsylvania Association of Future Farmers of America
Five Day Weather Outlook With Below Normal Temps
Temperatures over the next five days are expected to average two to ten degrees below the normal 41 by afternoon and 26 at night. Cold trend continues with only slight moderation by Sunday. Scattered snow flurries are forecast Saturday and Monday with no appreciable accumulation expected.
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ASCS
Cartoning Department
Souders
Cornerstone
State Education
Harrissburg
Brubaker II Star Farmer of
Region
Donegal High School
Rage 13
Harold J. Brubaker
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