Noted Dairyman Stresses Need For Good Ethics
The need for good ethics among
farm people to keep the dairy
industry respectable was
stressed by Obie Snyder, owner
and operator of one of the
nation’s well known Holstein
herds, during the 7th Annual
Southeastern Dairy Conference
Tuesday at the Guernsey Bam.
Lancaster.
Speaking before a crowd of
about 450 persons, Mrs. Snyder
said dairy people must “keep
their house clean” for the good of
the industry.
He also stressed the im
portance of careful selection of
dairy bulls.
Mr. Snyder, who operates
Singing Brook Farm at Imler,
Pa., is a director of the National
Holstein Association. In i 960 he
won the National Farm Award
and in 1970, the Progressive
Breeders Award from the
Holstein Fresian Association.
Other speakers during the day
were Jerry B. Shaffer, farm
specialist for Pennsylvania
Power and Light Co., on
“Electric Energy and Our En
vironment;” Dr. Edward Mazal,
technical specialist for New
Holland Supply Co., “To Be or
Not to Be;” Miles McCarty,
director of agricultural relations
THE LATEST NEWS FROM WASHI N G T O N l _D^C.
If you grow grain—you f re in luck this
year. More than any other group of farm
ers—your income will be a bit higher
because of election. Administration
needs farmers for reelection —and feed
grain program reaches the most. So feed
grain program is several hundred mil
lion dollars sweeter —to woo farmers.
Congress all balled up in elections, so
more talk than action this year. Farm
bargaining will get big play—but noth
ing will pass.
Higher minimum wage for farm & ranch
hands WILL pass. From $1.30 an hour now,
to $1.50 immediately, and $1.70 a year
later.
More big sales to Russia soon. Watch for
price bulges in feed grain and soybean
markets when government announces.
White House working on deals ahead of
Nixon's trip to Moscow in May. Opens up
a who le new market for you. Same with Red
China —but much later.
Get set for more heckling from environ-
mentalists. Maybe big trouble. They're
out to "reform” some important farm
practices. Such as:
Diethylstilbestrol infeed. Imperative
that ALL livestock growers stick to
rules on withdrawal. If DBS is banned,
other growth stimulants may follow:
Antibiotics, for example. New limits
eventually maybe imposed for livestock
for Curtiss Breeding Service,
“The Curtiss Cow;” L. E. Fortna
from Allis-Chalmers, “Modern
Farming Techniques for 1972;”
and Dr. E. I. Robertson, director
of nutrition for John W.
Eshelman and Sons, “The New in
Dairy Nutrition.”
WHAT’S
WHAT...
in fertilizer and
farm chemicals
Obie Snyder
Exhibits and displays by local
lairy equipment dealers and
suppliers were on hand. Master
of ceremonies was Alan Bair,
Assistant County Agent
FFA Members
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Scrapbook Grassland FFA,
bronze.
Beef Finishing Donald
Miller, Pequea Valley, gold.
Beekeeping Jere Skiles,
Pequea Valley, bronze.
Dairy Calves Paul Homing,
Ephrata, gold.
Tobacco Craig Frey, Pequea
Valley, silver.
Swine Breeding
Weaver, Ephrata, bronze
Swine Fattening James
Weaver, Ephrata, gold; Daniel
Karting, Ephrata, gold, and John
Weaver, Ephrata, silver.
Veal Calves Paul Horning,
Ephrata, silver; Melvin Weiler,
Ephrata, silver, and Lloyd
Hoover, New Holland, bronze.
Supervised Occupational
Experience Off-Farm Gary
Stauffer, New Holland, silver;
Karl Martin, New Holland,
silver; Janet Kauffman, Solanco,
silver; Jerry Parmer, Pequea
Valley, bronze; Marlin
feed. Reason; Gov't study suggests that
people get antibiotics in meat they eat
—with harmful side effects
•en fertilizers. Environmental
ists want limits imposed on farm use—
"claim” run-off befouls well-water.
Don’t pooh-pooh—real threat. Federal
gov't opposes limits —as of now—but
states may be pushed into it.
ITitro,
How to blunt this one: Base application
rates on careful analysis of your soil/
crops' actual needs & yield goals. ’’Bal
anced fertilization" the key. Write for
"The New Guide to Soil Fertility & Live
stock Profits" from Farm Technology,
Willoughby, Ohio 44094. No charge.
Check soil pH regularly where continu-
ous corn is grown. Continued heavy ni
trogen applications tend to lower pH,
increase need for lime. Lime deficiency
keeps plants from using other nutrients
efficiently—and cuts yields.
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HOT TIP DEPT, for Feb.
What they’re doing and saying
Soybeans. MIDWEST, Ind., Ohio. Solo-
Lasso label expected momentarily.
SOUTH. Growers who wait to book good
seed may have to settle for 60-70% germ
ination.
Corn. MIDWEST, Wise. Increasing inter
est in 3-way combination Sutan/atra
zine/Dyfonate. Pa. Interest in Sutan/
atrazine granular—new label. (One Pa.
farmer bought lOMlbs. mid-Jan.) Lasso/
atrazine hot item. Everything late
wet. Tobacco. Interest inAzodrin—new
broad spectrum insecticide. Also,
Dylox SOW bait formulation for tobacco
budworm. Telone CandDD/PIC impressive
for fumigation control of nematode,
black shank disease complex. Tillam/
Dasanit/DiSyston 3-way program also
shows promise. Check all labels for
uses permitted in your area.
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Lancaster Farmini
Wheat, Feed Grain
A meeting to explain the 1972
wheat and feed grain programs
will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday,
February 23 at the Farm and
Home Center.
Charles Hogan, district
director for ASCS in southeastern
Pennsylvania, will explain the
details of these programs. All
interested persons are invited to
attend.
For those who cannot enroll in
the wheat and feed grain
programs during regular hours,
the office will be open from 8 a.m.
to 11 a.m. Saturday, February 19
Fahnestock, Manheim, bronze;
Kenneth Brukhart, New Holland,
bronze.
John
Supervised Occupational Work
Experience On-Farm Irvin J.
8011, Manheim, silver; David
McMichael, Solanco, silver;
Lamar Long, New Holland,
bronze.
In addition, the Lancaster,
Lebanon and Dauphin Region
Production Credit Association
Award went to Dale Nolt of
Manheim Central. The Lancaster
County Production Award went
to Amos Sauder of Manheim
Central.
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Saturday. February 19,1972—23
Program Explained
and Saturday, February 26 The
ASCS office will be closed
Monday, February 21 in ob
servance of Washington’s Bir
thday.
Form Calendar
Saturday, February I!)
National FFA Week, February 19
- 26.
Monday. February 21
Washington’s Birthday.
Tuesday, February 22
8:30 a.m -3pm. Crops and
Soils Day, Farm and Home
Center.
7:30 p m. Northern Lancaster
County 4-H Soil and Water
Conservation Club
organizational meeting,
Bnckerville Fire Hall
7:30 pm. Ephrata Young
Farmers milk marketing
course “Milk Pricing - Supply
and Demand”, vo-ag
department, Ephrata Area
High School.
7:30 pm. Solanco Young
Farmers Welding course, vo
ag department, Solanco High
School.
7:30 pm. Cattle Feeders
meeting, Farm and Home
Center.
Garden Spot Young Farmers
corn summenzation meeting,
vo-ag department, Garden
Spot High School.
Central 4-H Tractor Club, Landis
Brothers, Inc, Lancaster.
Chester County Intermediate
Clothing Construction course,
Maple Grove Mennomte
Church, Atglen
Tuesday, February 24
10 a.m. Pennag Industries
Association OSHA meeting,
Quality Motor Inn, Lancaster.
12 noon Inter-State Milk
Producers Cooperative
District 7 annual banquet,
Hostetter’s Banquet Hall,
Mount Joy.
12 noon Squash Growers
luncheon meeting, Willow
Valley Restaurant.
7 p.m. Atlantic Breeders
Cooperative District 4 annual
membership meeting, Blue
Ball Fire Hall.
7:30 p.m. Poultry Educational
meeting, Farm and Home
Center.
Chester County Clothing Con
struction course, Paoli United
, Methodist Church.
Friday, March 3
7 p.m. Manheim FFA Chapter
Parent-Son banquet,
Manheim Central High School
cafeteria.
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