Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, September 19, 1970, Image 17
Harter Named to Penn State Staff in Southeastern Pa, Donald A. Harter has been wili work with county agiicul named Ij the Pennsylvania oßcnls and Extension Slate University Cooperative ho ' nc eco "°"J lsls in developing and conducting rcsouicc do- Extension Service staff as area vcloprnent piograms He will resource development agent in serve in the counties of Beiks, five southeastern Pennsylvania Chester, Dauphin, Lancaster, counties. and Lebanon. Thomas H. Patton, Extension The new area agent’s head- Service director, who announc- quarters arc in the Lebanon ed the appointment, said Harter County Cooperative Extension Hardin, Ertl Give Joint Statement Tht following joint statement liberal trade policies aie in the was issued recently by U. S. best interest of all countries in Secretary of Agriculture Clif- the long lun Bot b also con ford M. Hardin ' sidered it desirable that ex- Food Agricultuie and FoiesUy changes of informatlon at thc e expert level should be held public of Germany: regulaily in the future Among the highlights of the Visit to the United States of Minister Ertl weie two halt-days of highly useful discussions with Secretary Hardin Both officials expressed then pleasure at the opportunity this afforded for a fruitful exchange of views on subjects of com mon interests to the two coun tues (Editoi’s Note Dining his visit to the US, West Geiman Agucultme Minister Ertl spent a full day in Lancastei County on Septembei 9 discussing var ions aspects of agriculture in depth with leading local farm ers ) The discussions between Min ister Ertl and Secretaiy Haidm ranged ovei a wide field, in cluding subjects i elated to agiicultme’s development, econ omic growth and the adjust ment problems that accompany 11 pid change in lai m technology The subject given the most emphasis, howevei, concerned the pioblems associated with tiade between the United States and the Euiopean Community, and especially the Federal Re public of Geimany Ministei Ertl, on his part, ex piessed his concern about cer tain protectionist tendencies in the United States, noting pai- ticularly the protectionist aspect The Pennsylvania Egg Market- under a common brand name of tiade legislation now pending in g Association has taken the Among othei things, such a pro m Congiess He expiessed teai s j. step towaid a brand egg giam would enable laige scale that this development might p ro g iam promotion of the brand name, give use to a similar reaction in At a meeting of the Associa- cieate a demand by consumers Europe. tion i ate i ast we ek near Lan- for the biand name eggs and Secretary Haidm for his part castei, Piesident Fiank Troestei hopefully enable the pioduceis indicated that a major concein said he hopes to get seveial to capitalize on the hi and name of the United States Govern- committees oigamzed within the by obtaining a premium puce foi ment was the high level of next week 01 two to exploie the eggs In large pait, the effoit agncultural puces in the Euio- vauous aspects of a brand egg would be geaied to insunng a pean Community and made piogiam top quality product and obtain clear the U S position that a As explained at the meeting, amg a top price foi this product, reduction in giam puces was biand egg piogram would in- it was indicated necessaiy Both officials At Lampeter Fair Swine Contest Set Get your entues in now foi foot judging will begin at 3pm top puouty” of the egg maiket the swine contest at the Lampe- Thuisday eis He said the piogiam is “the tei Fan ur°es John Henkel Ently fee 851 P ei ho - most lm P ortan t thing” the 01- tei fan in & es John iienKe able wth enllJ> to John H gamzation can do Up to $45 in oiemium money Henkel, Willow Glen Fann, In his discussion, Hess out will be available to the fanner Stiasbiug RDI Entiy deadline lined six committees that have with the best ho° The total ls Monday (Se P l 21} been pi oposed to help implement puze money will be $l3O Entlies aie limitecl to 25 the biand e S§ The Entnes will be judged both hogs dnd one entiy pei faim on committee s stem from pievious live on foot and caicass on the a £ ist come filst selved basis discussions and meetings ra jj Piemium money will run as Mareks Vaccine follows On foot judging, $2O In other discussion, Homei Entues are to be in place by Hist pnze, then $l5, 10 5 and 5 Bicksler, executive duector of noon Thursday (Sept 24) at the on rail judging, $25 fiist puze, the Pennsylvania Poultry Feder- Lampeter Fair grounds and on then $20,15 10 and 5. ation, repoited that “sizable Some members of the Pennsylvania Egg Marketing Association admire a paste-up from egg cartons. This particular one is a horse and buggy, but officials say the artistic possibilities, using the egg carton as a base, are unlimited. Promotion of such egg art is considered by the egg men as having excellent potential for promoting eggs. Left to right are: Leonard J. Janotsky, Eastern Marketers Explore Brand Eggs volve cooperation o£ many egg The Association has been mak that pioducers to maiket then eggs Ing a pie ]]minary study of the biand progiam foi seveial months Eail Hess, president of Hess Bios Faims Inc of Eph lata, lepoited on piogiess of the piogiam so fai Tom Smith of Cioisteidale Faims, Ephiata, said the biand piogram “ought to leceive the agieed Service Office. 400 S Eighth Si, Lebanon A native of Slatinglon. Har ter earned his bachelor of science degice from Penn State, majoring in agricultural educa tion He received his master of education degree from the Uni versity of Massachusetts and doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Wiscon sin His graduate work centeied in the areas of adult education and Extension admimsli ation Prior to being named to the Penn State staff he was employ ed by the State University of New York in Albany, N Y. He also served two years as an offi cer in the U. S. Air Force Harter is a member of Al pha Kappa Lambda, social fia ternity, and Alpha Tau Alpha, scholastic honorary fraternity in agricultural education He is married to the former Doris H Schmidt of Ridge wood, N J They are the pai - ents of one daughter. u Lancaster Farming. Saturday. September 19.1970 • JL . . Orval Bass, Lancaster County district conservationist (right), welcomes Frank Lucas, new soil conservationist, who will be assisting Bass. Lucas, 31, who recently moved to Rothsville, had been stationed in Meadville. He also worked for a time in New Mexico. He received his BS degree in agronomy in 1962 from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. He is married with one daughter. division manager of Olson Bros, of Pa Inc , Philadel phia, Sam Berenson, general manager and vice presi dent of Chick Sales Egg Farms, Hanover; Earl Hess, president of Hess Bros. Farms Inc , Ephrata, and Frank Troester, vice president and general manager of SommerMaid Creamery, Doylestown Troester is president of the Egg Marketing Association quantities” of Maiek’s vaccine should be available in Pennsyl vania by Januaiy A film to pioduce the vaccine for sale within Pennsylvania is now being set up in the State College aiea The vaccine pio duced by the firm will be foi sale only within Pennsylvania Similai intia-state Aims le portedly aheady aie pioducing the vaccine in othei states Interstate production awaits appioval by the USDA Undercutting Illegal Sam Beienson, geneial managei and vice president of Cluck Sales Egg Fauns, Hanovei, called the attention of the oiganization to state law, PL9OO adopted in August 1941, declaung illegal the sale of items at lowei than the cost The law applies to both whole |ap|^^|^wir»iiig SECOND SECTION *. * r \ saler and letailei It defines cost and outlines penalties It also ex plains that selling items at lower than the cost lepiesents unfair competition and lesults in eco nomic disiuptions and ultimate ly mci eases costs foi the con sume! Beienson explained that the egg industiy should be concerned about such piactices because “we don’t have too much room to g* back” in puce He also said the ptoduce. is the fust to get hurt in such unfair puce cutting sit uations He said a similar law exists in Maiyland and Vugima and said pioduceis ought to use it to stop egg puce undei cutting in Penn s> Ivania Omelet King Results In a lepoit on tne Omelet King (Continued on Pa.je 18) 17 I Vw * «iT