Grange Rebuts AFL CIO Call for Farm Price Controls
National Grange leader John Scott denounces an AFL-CIO resolution seeking government controls on farm prices. He argues farm goods sell in a free market and inflation is not driven by farming, citing wage and price data from 1972. He accuses labor groups of using farmers to push higher non farm wages.
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Grange
Afl-Cio
Washington, D.C
National Grange Today
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Labor Organization
John Scott
National Grange
Scott
National Farm
Department of Labor
The
Land Use Resolution Passed By Farm Bureau
A Maryland Senate Joint Resolution sponsored by Sen Edward P Thomas was presented and passed at a Farm Bureau land use meeting. It urges Governor to appoint a study committee with agricultural representation to shape equitable land use legislation and requests forwarding all land use bills to the Legislative Council for study before the next General Assembly session.
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Farm Bureau
Senate
Edward P. Thomas
Frederick
Annapolis
Maryland
General Assembly OF
Agriculture
Legislative Council
General Assembly
Regional Meeting Highlights Growth at Ellicott City Cooperative
Southern States Cooperative reported a 16.1 percent rise in dollar volume for the first six months of the 1972 73 fiscal year with all commodity divisions up. In a Feb 15 regional meeting at Ellicott City J E Givens outlined gains and noted partnerships with Maryland Cooperative affiliates serving over 233 000 farmer members across Virginia West Virginia Maryland Delaware and Kentucky.
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Southern States Cooperative
J. E. Givens
Ellicott City
Givens
F.M. Armbrecht
M.A. Tomlinson
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Kentucky
Eastern National Livestock Show Curtailment Voted
The board voted to cancel the traditional format of this year's Eastern National Livestock Show set for Nov 10 14 at Timonium Maryland due to rising costs and loss of support. An abbreviated show with junior livestock and feeder calf events may proceed while a three point plan to restore full format drives continued efforts led by A Leland Clark and a slate of regional vice presidents and officers.
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Board of
Timonium
Baltimore County
Towson Golf and Country Club
A. Leland Clark
Poolesville
Montgomery County
Clark
Middle Atlantic
Eastern National Livestock Show, Inc
Allied Industries
Eastern National Livestock Show
Maryland State Fairground
Livestock Show
Joseph A. Lochte
Lutherville
Carroll County
Raymond C. Heinz
G. Thomas Bennett
Sykesville
Lochte
Schraderberg-Kurdle Company, Inc
Cesskay Quality Meat Co
Baltimore
Heinz
Harry A. Parr IV
Adrian P. Reed
Centreville
Queen Annes County
Old Dominion
William W. Brainard Jr
J. Hargrove Cunningham
Marshall
Dennis McCarty III
Delaplane
W. S
Tom) Stokes II
Upperville
Keystone State
Comey C. Garey Jr
Morrisville
Empire State
Sayre MacLeod
Phelps
Herschel H. Allen Jr
Towson
C. Sam Morris
Richard C. Riggs
Owings Mills
Theodore Schraderberg
Wilmarco Avenue
Brunswick Street
Gwynns Falls Creek
Carroll Park
Wilkens Avenue
St. Marys
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Babe Ruth
Xaveriam Brothers
Chicago
Maryland Feeder Pig Sale Prices in Denton February
The Maryland Feeder Pig Sale at Denton in February sold 1,072 pigs with 17 buyers and consignors. Average price per head by weight: 235 lb for $22.89. 36-45 lb $29.32. 46-55 lb $30.94. 56-65 lb $36.39. 66-75 lb $40.75. 76-85 lb $41.66. 96-100 lb not listed. Support Maryland feeder pig sales by consigning and buying pigs for raising or replacement.
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Maryland
Denton
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Joe Crum
Robert Adkins
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Ringold
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Carroll Boones
Paul Stull
Charles Cramer
University of Maryland At College Park
Morrow
Performance Registry International
Joplin
Maryland Angus News
Bernard L. Wiles
Bennie E. Duncan
Harry W.T. Fouche
John Cavell
Weber Wilcom
Eugene H. Lawson
Ray H
I. Webber Bell
Herbert V. Watkins
Harry C. Gruber Jr
Garnett Wisner
Joseph W.shirley Jr
Joseph M. Vial
Charles A. Morrow
Jack I. Matthews
Shirley
Vial
Smithsburg
Washington County
Matthews
Sparks
Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc
Randallstown
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Pearl Harbor
Sun Shipbuilding Company
Chester
Brown University
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Naval Academy
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Westminster
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New Design Rd
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Patrick ST. Frederick
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Wm. C. Kepler
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NEW Holland Division
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Ceresville Motor Co., Inc
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Oupo
Southern States Farm Systems
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