Reflections
(From the files of Lancaster Farming)
One Year Ago
October, 1965
Don’t Feed Poultry Litter to
Dairy Extension veterinari
an S B Guss advised dairy
men in a special extension let
ter to avoid feeding poultry
litter to their milking herds
as a source of protein.
“Although many beef cattle
in the U.S. are being fed in
this way,” Guss said, “little is
known about most aspects of
the practice ”
He cautioned dairymen on
some of the hazards involved,
and said the practice is not
presently being endorsed by
the Penn State extension de
partment
Delaware Valley Milk Order
WEEK AFTER WEEK - - MONTH AFTER MONTH - -
More and More Milk Producers Are Taking Advantage Of It.
Results Are Speaking For Themselves.
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Hearings Underway Fedeial
milk order hearings got under
way this week (October 9) in
Philadelphia as the Secretary
of Agriculture _moved to
change the handler pool, now
operating in the Delaware Val
ley area, to a maiket-wide
milk pool.
Representatives of Inter-
State Milk Producers Coopera
tive introduced testimony sup
porting continuation of the
handler pool, and submitted
recommendations for streng
thening the Pennsylvania Milk
Control Commission’s effective
ness
The Secretary of Agriculture
had based his desire to abolish
the handler pool system in the
area on the grounds that the
milk marketing order which
controlled it was enforceable
Miller & Bushong, Inc.
Rohrerstown, Pa.
"Finest Service Anywhere"
Governor Summons Agricul
ture Committee A 16-mem
ber committee on agriculture,
recently named by Governor
William Scranton, will hold
its first meeting October 25.
Appointment of the commit
tee was an outgiowth of the
Governor’s Conference on Ag
ncultuie held in Harrisburg
last April.
The committee will woik
with state agriculture secre
tary Leland H. Bull and his
depaitment Sranton will ad
diess members at the upcom
ing meeting, outlining the task
that lies before them m the
coming year
65 Area Firms Support 4-H
Steer Sale For the third
consecutive year, business
firms in the area have sup
plied the community effort
necessary to the success of the
annual 4-H steer sale
Sixty-five firms, most of
them from Lancaster County,
purchased 116 baby beeves
tbiough the Lancaster Live-
Green Pastures
Dairy Program
(Area Code 717)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 15. 1966
stock Exchange at the Union
Stock Yards.
Steers averaged $30.18 per
hundredweight for about 53 5
lons of beef on the hoof
The giand and reseive cham
pions were a pair of Angus
steers exhibited by a brother
and sister David and Caiol
Ann Mast, Elveison Rl. Da
vid’s champion bi ought $B2
per hundiedweight and was
pui chased by A B Hollmger
& Sons, Lancastei, Carol Ann’s
steer went to Watt & Shancl,
Lancaster, at $5O oer hundred
weight.
NEPPCO Show Concludes
Successful Run The 28th
exhibition of the Northeastern
Poultry Producers Council
(NEPPCO) concluded a suc
cessful three-day stand Thurs
day (October 14) at the Farm
Show Building, Harrisburg
The piogram featured industry
exhibits, educational talks, and
the annual banquet and poul-
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try princess pageant
The new NEPPCO Poultry
Princess, Connie Hot!man o€
Calawissa wa-. sduaJ over
1G other beaut.liom the 14-
state NEPPCO a.ea
An Ephi.ila egg film. Hess
Bios, Inc. lopped the famous
NEPPCO egg ‘how with a
neai-peifc t scce deleating 62
farms an 1 egg hi mo in Class
I competition
PFA Urges Fuither Study
On “Water Act" What
Pennsjlvama needs is a new
water light law to insure do
mestic useis, mdusliy and ag
riculture of their legal rights
to the use of water, not a bill
giving disci etionaiy powers to
the Watei & Resouices Board,”
Pennsylvania Faimeis Associa
tion said in a Icttei to House
Majoirty Leadci Joshua Dlll
toerg this week (Octobei 9) in
reference to H B 1676
The assoc ition i ecommend
ed that the bill be committed
to fuithei studs beloie giving
the State W. tei & Piesomees
Boaid the powei to legulate
the use of all sur! ice and sub
suiface watei in ihe state
If passed as it =tands PFA
said, it would ! 'ave water us
eis at the disci e'lonaij' power
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