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SECOND SECTION
Chester County 4-H Beef Show
Dsiid Wylie, son of Mr and
Mrs Samuel Wylie Jr , Notting
ham RD2, showed the Grand
Champion Steer at the Chester
Potato Yield Is
Up 20 Per Cent
It was a good year for potatoes
in Pennsylvania with a recoid
equaling yield of 240 hundred
weight per acre, the State Ciop
Reporting Seivice announced re
cently
The yield was 20 per cent
higher than in 1969 and matched
the lecord set in 1967
Pi oduction totaled 8,280,000
hundredweight and was the
state s second largest crop since
1956.
The December 1 holdings of
potatoes in storage totaled 5,050,-
000 hundredweight, foui per cent
more than on the same date last
year.
Movement of 1970 potatoes to
markets and for other uses,
however, is up from recent
years. The December 1 total
was 3.230,000 hundredweight,
Compared to 2,970,000 hundred
weight on the same date last year
and- 3,035,000 hundredweight in
1968.
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D.S. Grain Boxcar Survey Made
The U. S. Department of terminals, large switch yards.
Agriculture has concluded a sur- and points within metropolitan
vey of railroad boxcars suitable areas with 50,000 or greater
for moving grain. The survey' population were specifically ex
■was conducted by officials of 2,- eluded.
697 county offices of the Agn- Therefore, while the results
cultural Stabilization and Con- 0 f the survey provided accurate
servation Seivice throughout 48 an( j meaningful information
states, twice weekly, dming the within the area of its coverage,
four-week peiiod of Sept 28 cannot be used to derive
through Oct. 22 movement or idleness of rail
According to J Phil Campbell, grain cars foi the United States
Under Secretaiy of Agriculture, as a whole
who requested the survey be j n addition, the suivey did not
done, “The survey was to deter- take m t o account whethei the
mine whether there weie large c2l . s were loaded or unloaded,
numbeis of rail cars which were or jf the cais weie awaiting
sitting idle for long periods of movement to the shop yard for
•time ’ repairs
“A shoitage of boxcais suitable Biiefly, the survey count includ
foi movement of grain from ec j a total of 350,000 rail cais of
country points at haivest time, the type suitable foi hauling
and continuing beyond, has been hulk grain, and showed that most
a long-standing problem plagu- were moved quite promptly
ig farmers, the gram industry, Three-fourths of the cars moved
and the government,” Mr Camp- w ithm three to four days, and 90
bell stated per cent moved within a six-day
“Grain production has been in- period,
creasing and there has been a However, the remaining 10 per
marked decrease in the number cen t weie slower moving, with
of boxcars suitable for such 21,223 cars (six per cent) stand
transportation The Department in g f rom two to four weeks. Two
is making this special effort to p er cen t- (6,769 cars) were ob
see if the number of boxcars served at the same locations
available aie being utilized to throughout the entne four
the maximum extent possible ” week penod
The survey did not utilize scien- Geographic location was not an
tific sampling techniques in that important factor in the move
itr puipose was only to identify ment of rail cars studied, in that
numbers of boxcais that were movement in the midwest area,
sitting idle. No additional funds for example, was about the same
or manpowei were utilized in as that repoited for the north
that the survey was conducted east
during a peiiod of relative in- .< while lt was giatifymg to
activity for the ASCS offices nQte the substantl al percentage
while awaiting decisions on new oJ . r£ul boxcais in rlU al aie as
legislation, and all normal ser- j. b£d . were moved rather prompt
vices by the offices were con- ly „ M Campbell added, “the
tinned to be provided to farmeis su ’ rvey dld mdicate that there is
In order to complete the sur- also a significant, though re
vey within existing resources, it latively small, number of cars
was neccessaiy to limit the sur- that should be moved more ra
vey primarily to rural America pidly as a means to help allevi
and medium-sized cities. Rail ate the boxcai shortage.”
County 4-H Beef Show held Dec
embei 8 at Ciebilly Farm. His
bi other Jim captured Reserve
Champion honors with his steei
Both Steeis were Angus shown
in the heavyweight division.
In the Grooming and Showman
ship contest for members under
14, Jim was first and David was
second
Other placmgs in the heavy
weight class weie third, Lewis
Frame Ji , fourth, Edward
Fiame, and fifth, Suzie duPont
Placmgs in the lightweight
class were fust, John McNeill,
second Diane Howe, third. Mil
ton Howe, fourth, Debbie Cole
man, and fifth, Esther Howe
In the Glooming and Show
manship contest for membeis
over 14, first place went to Mil
ton Howe and second place to
Hugh McNeill Jr
This activity is one of many
for the Chester County 4-H Beef
Ciub Membeis of the club re
ceive instruction from William
Holloway, Conrad Grove, Milton
Howe and Sam Wylie 111, vol
unteer adult leaders who donate
their time to this youth activity
Further information about this
4-H program may be secured
from these leaders or by contac
ting the Cooperative Extension
Service office in the Chester
County Courthouse.
UEP Praises New Egg Products Act
United_Egg Producers has
praised Congress for taking “a
giant step” for the egg industry
and the consumer by passing
the Egg Products Act December
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“We are very pleased that
Congress moved the bill before
adjournment,” James F. Flem
ing, UEP Director of Public and
Governmental Relations said
“The measure was widely sup
ported by industry and con
sumer interests It’s passage is
the culmination of many
months of work by industry or
ganizations, and outstanding
legislative work by the bills’
sponsors, Senator Aiken and
Representative Stubblefield ”
The bill passed the House
Friday, December 11, and was
accepted by the Senate Monday
Decembei 14 It was expected
to be signed by President Nixon
soon
The legislation provides
mandatory inspection of egg
First 'Health Approved Swine Farm'ls
Approved Under New Maryland Program
Russell Watson’s Robin Hill
Farm, Brandywine, Prince Geo
orge’s County, is the first in the
State to be officially designated
as a “Health Approved Swine
Farm” under the new Maryland
Swine Health Program started
in 1970.
Official “Health Approved”
status means the farm meets
high standards of swine man
agement and strict requirements
fo,r disease ..prevention and sani
tation.
“Swine Health Approved”
farms can be exempt, under cer
tain conditions, from area ani
mal disease quarantines, and en
joy maximum freedom in ship
ment of swine both within and
out of the state.
Approved this year by the
USDA, the Maryland “Swine
U.S. Ag Exports
Set New Record
U S agucultuial exports in
Octobei reached an all-time high
ol $724 million —the first time
exports in a one-month period
sin passed $7OO million, the U S
Department of Agriculture an
nounced recently
The previous one-month re
cord was $698 million in Nov
ember 1966 The October figure
is four per cent above the 1966
high. It also is 12 per cent above
October a year ago
The increase was brought
about by a 50 per cent increase
in grains and preparations which
advanced to $290 million in 1970
from $195 million in 1969. Wheat
exports of 69 million bushels
were over two-thirds larger than'
the 41 million in 1969 Feed
grain exports of 2 2 million tons
were one-third above the level a
year eailier Rice exports of
4 3 million bags were about one
sixth larger than in October
1969
Other significant mcieases in
October occuied for cotton —
$22,868,000 compared with $lB,-
954,000 in October 1969 —ined-
ible tallow, and almonds.
Expoits ol oilseeds and pro
ducts with $lBl million were
down slightly from the $lB9 mil
lion in October 1969 Export
value also declined for tobacco,
fruits and preparations, meats
and preparations, and dairy pro
ducts.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 26,1970 —
products, the cost of which will
be borne by the government,
Fleming said It also restricts
certain eggs in the movement
of commerce and provides for
quarterly inspection of shell egg
packing operations
The bill provides authority
for the Secretary of Agriculture
to promulgate regulations to
carry out this act, and gives him
authority to exempt egg produc
ers with 3,000 or less hens in
production It provides for
Federal-State cooperation, and
Small Business Administration
assistance for affected industry
people who must remodel,
change equipment or otheiwise
alter their opei ations to comply
with the law
The provisions of the Act
with respect to egg products
will become effective six
months from the date of enact
ment, Fleming noted Other
wise, the provisions are effee-
Health Approved” Program is
endorsed by the Maryland Pork
Produce! s, Inc , the Department
of Animal Health, State Board of
Agriculture (SB A), and the
Cooperative Extension Service.
“Health Approved” by a Mary
land Health Approved Commi
ttee is an endorsement of overall
good health and well-being of
swine on the farm and of con
scientious, effective management
with emphasis on sanitation and
disease prevention.
Approved farms must avoid
contact with other swine and con
trol human and animal traffic on
to the farm. They must observe
strict requirements for isolation
of purchased herd additions and
careful segregation of animals in
various phases of swine produc
tion (farrow’ing, nursing, feed
ing, etc)
The Swine Health Approved
Progiam is voluntary. Inspec
tion for approved status is made
only on application from the
owner The Health Approved
Two young Maryland Guernsey breeders look over a
model of their favorite cow in the Maryland Dairy Shrine
near Frederick following commemoration ceremonies Oct.
22 honoring the late Fred C. Downey. They are William.
Powell 111 of Ellicott City (left), president of the Maryland
Guernsey Breeders Association, and Frank Downey of Wil
liamsport. The picture of Fred Downey, Frank’s Father, is
at center rear, and the portrait of Frank’s grandfather,
Simon L. Downey, is at right rear. Both of the elder Down
eys were Guernsey breeders, too.
tive 18 months after enactment.
The most controversial
amendment to the bill in the
final days of enactment was the
“Poage Amendment” which was
accepted, Fleming said. This
amendment gives states the au
thority to require the name,
address, and license number of
the person processing or pack
aging eggs to be shown on the
carton Many, including USDA,
voiced opposition to this amend
ment but did not oppose the
total bill after the amendment
was included by the House Agri
culture Committee
Even though the bill is titled
“Egg Products Inspection Act”
it includes provisions governing
shell eggs and the Small Busi
ness Administration provisions
include assistance for firms af
fected by both the Wholesome
Poultry and Poultry Products
Act of 1968 and the Wholesome
Meat Act of 1967, Fleming said.
Commitee, made up of a repre
sentative of the Maryland Pork
Producers Association, a local
practicing veterinarian, a Feder
al veterinarian, a state veterinar
ian, and a University of Maryland
Animal Science specialist, evalu
ates each farm individually. i
“Health Approved” certificates
may be issued, on recommend
ation of the Committee, by the
Animal Health Department,
State Board of Agriculture. The
approved status is for a maxi
mum of 12 months, and'may be
revoked on recommendation of
the Committee for failure tO
maintain standards and condi
tions on which the approval was
granted Re-inspection and a
new certificate must be applied
for annually.
State Veterinarian Dr T. A.
Ladson emphasizes that the
“Swine Health Approved” Pro
gram is voluntary “It is de
signed.” he points out, “only to
encouiage effective swine health
practices, and to recognize su
perior herd management.”
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