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VOL. 14 NO. 50
Symposium Summary
Marek’s
Disease
Control
By Caswell S. Eidson
University Of Georgia
’Acute Mai ek’s disease is an in
fectious lymphoproliferative di
sease of chickens in which lym
phoid tumors of the viscera aie
common Economically, this di
sease is probably the most im
pel tant single infectious condi
tijn of the chicken in the United
States today In January 1969,
in the state of Georgia there
weie 32,500 000 chickens inspect
ed and 1,150,000 of these weie
condemned for MD oi about
SoG; of all birds that were in
spected This disease alone is
costing the United States approx
imately 150 to 200 million dollars
annually while it is costing the
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Livestock Exposition
The Pennsylvania Livestock
Exposition, will be held start
ing today, November 8 and
run through next week. A full
schedule of events is publish
ed in this issue on page 6.
Clyde Wivell
Wivell Reelected
Farmers' Assn. Head
The Lancaster County Fann
ers’ Association announced the
fallowing results of a reoi sanita
tion meeting held b> the direc
tors on Tuesday night Reelect
ed were Clyde Wivell, Columbia
Rl, President, James M Gaiber,
Mount Joy R 2, Vice Piesident
and James L Mai tin 567 Delp
Road, Lancastei, Secietaiy Trea
surer.
Farm Calendar
Saturday. Nov. 8 (today)
8-15—Pennsylvania Livestock
Exposition, Farm Show
Building, Harrisburg (See
schedule page 6)
7 00 A M —Lancastei County 4-
H Council Sub Sale, Faim
and Home Center.
Sunday, Nov. 9
9 12 Pennsylvania 'Farmers’
Assn Meeting, Penn Harris
Motor Inn, Camp Hill.
Monday, Nov. 10
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A FRIENDLY MILK GOAT in the herd of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Fisher, Manheim Rl, poses for their 16-year-old son
John. The Fisher’s say kids are more personable than cats
or dogs. L. F. Photo
The Mothers, Kids &
Billy Too, Are At
Windy Hill Farm
Wind around Holly Tree Road
located South of Fruitville Pike
just East of Manheim until you
get to Windy Hill Milk Goat
Farm You will not be the first
one who has just stopped in to
see the kids, and their mothers
Of course, Billy Goat is here
too.
People come from New York
legularly to visit as do friends
and neighbois, especially in the
spring when all the cute little
kids aie frisky and playful The
owneis, Mr and Mrs Jacob
Fishei and 16-yeai-old son,
John, say the kids aie moie
personable than cats or dogs
It all started when Jacob took
a load of hay to Mrs Walter
Sherer at Sporting Hill, for hei
goats When he came home, he
asked the family to guess what
he had done “Well, were we
sui prised when he told us he
had ordeied a pan of kids,” said
Mis Fisher “But it was love at
fust sight when they arrived
and that was the beginning of
our 40 goat herd That was in
1954 and we have learned a lot
about goats since then,” she
said
Now m case you don’t know
caring for a milking goat herd is
just like caring for a dairy cow
herd only in miniature style In
fact, the only thing that isn’t
miniature about the milking
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, November 8. 1969
goat operation is the health
and milk house inspections by
state officials Firm regulations
must be met in the milk house
and other surroundings to main
tain their state approved raw
milk permit About one-fourth
of their milk production is sold
at the farm.
But the little milking parlor,
the little milk cooler and the
little loose housing set up, show
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Credit 1 PeopFe Hope
For Lower Interest
But See No Change
“We keep hoping we will see
a drop in the discount rate,”
said Carl Biown, Manager of
the Lancaster County Farm
Ci edit Seivice, “but it looks like
we will have more of the same ”
Speaking to the annual meet
ing of the Farm Credit Sei
vice at the Plain and Fancy
Farm Restauiant Brown said,
“It has been a good year for
farmers with the ram to bung
on the good crops If we review
the events of the 1960’5, we see
a big change in farm operation
but in the ’7o’s we will likely
see even bigger units at higher
costs; more mechanization with
more capitalization needed It
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Commodity Futures
Markets, And How
You Can Use Them
By Everett Newswanger
Lancaster Farming Editor
(Note: Special classes for Vo-
Ag teachers to become more ac
quainted with Commodity Futur
es Maikets weie held during le
cent weeks with the last session
held Monday afternoon at Penn
Manoi High School The follow
ing lepoit is based on discussion
and information made available
at these meetings by Richaid
Reed Reynolds & Co , Lancas
ter )
“The futuies maiket gives the
Guernsey Breeders
Set Annual Meeting
For November 14
The Lancaster County Guern
sey Breeders have scheduled
their annual meeting and ban
quet for November 14 at the
Spanish Restaurant in Quarry
ville. Tickets are $3 00 and
should be ordered by Nov. 12
Glenn Eshleman, noted photo
grapher, will give a slide presen
tation as part of the program
Andrew Burkins, Drumore Cen
ter, is the committee chairman
THE LANCASTER COUNTY POULTRY directors re
organized Thursday night and Lorm Weigard (seated) was
elected president. Melvin C Gehman (left) was elected
treasurer and Allen B. Graybill was named vice president
and representative to the Pa Poultry Federation Not pre
sent for the Lancaster Farming photograph was John Jacob
Oberholtzer who was reelected secretary Other committee
chairmen appointed were. J Harold Esbenshade, promo
tion; John R. Huber. Jr., educational. Aaron S Glick, ban
quet; John W Melhorn, queen. Paul B Kline, tour and
E\ erett New swanger, publicity.
$2.00 Per Year
faimei an advantage,” said Rich
ard Reed, Rey nolds & Co, Lan
castei “It lets him make a mar
ket for his cattle or wheat etc,
even before he buys the feeders
or haivests the giam” In fact,
Reed said the whole futures mar
ket stalled in medieval times
when faimeis bi ought their
crops into the village to grade.
II the town people liked a farm
ers produce especially well and
he didn’t have enough to supply
all the demand of his customers,
they would say, “Well, the next
time you come to town, bring
me some ” And the customer
would pay the faimer in advance
and in effect, the customer was
buying cash produce foi future
delivery
From these early beginnings
came the central market place in
Chicago and other key cities
where all buyers of future de
liveries and producers with fu
ture produce to sell could get
-together
-, How can today’s farmers bene
fit? He can hedge And don’t let
that funny sounding word scare
you
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