12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 30, 1972
Research
For Organic Food
Pennsylvania Secretary of
Agriculture Jim McHale
disclosed that his department has
initiated a research project
aimed at protecting a growing
market for organic food
producers.
McHale’s disclosure was made
during a speech to a meeting of
East Coast Organic Farmers
Saturday at an experimental
organic farm at Maxatawny.
The secretary said a $29,000
European Chafer Quarantine Dropped
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture is terminating its
European chafer quarantine
effective Sept. 30.
USDA’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) explained that control
measures used against other
insects also help to combat the
European chafer. Therefore, it is
unnecessary, in many situations,
to apply a specific treatment for
the chafer In view of this in
formation and with the need to
place additional emphasis on
more economically important
pest problems, USDA is
discontinuing the program and
revoking the quarantine.
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SESAME CHICKEN
BARBECUE
2V2 to 3 lbs. chicken legs
and thighs
% cup soy sauce
3 tbsps. sugar
1 tsp. ground ginger
% tsp. onion powder
V 2 tsp salt
V 4 tsp. garlic powder
2 tbsps. melted butter
2 tbsps. toasted sesame
seeds
Place chicken in a tight
fitting container or plastic
bag Mix soy sauce, sugar,
ginger, onion powder, salt
and garlic powder. Pour
over chicken, cover and re
frigerate 2 to 4 hours Broil
over hot charcoals or under
preheated broiler 7 inches
from heat source, 50 to 60
minutes, turning often.
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inade frequently during
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me seeds when chicken is
tender
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Project
contract had been signed with
Pennsylvania State University
for a one year project aimed at
getting “a better grasp of the
extent of organic farming in this
state and its acceptance in the
market place and at developing
“a handbook of production
procedures adaptable to the
small farmer interested in
organic farming.” The project
will also develop a certification
program to insure that products
The quarantine restricted
interstate movement from
regulated areas of soil, plants
with roots, grass sod, plant
crowns and roots for
propagation, used mechanized
soil-moving equipment, true
bulbs, corms, rhizomes and
tubers or ornamental plants, and
other items that might spread the
pest.
This action removes Federal
regulations from all States
previously under quarantine—
Pennsylvania, Connecticut,
Massachusetts, and New York.
The chafer is an insect pest of
lawns, pastures and small grain
crops. Related to the May beetle,
it was probably brought into this
country in the 1920’5. Mature
insects do very little damage, but
the larvae feed on the roots of
plants, causing barren spots in
lawns and pastures and some
damage to small grains.
Fix-It Tip
Gasoline engines should be
kept properly fueled. Fill the
tank before putting the mow
er away since condensation
and gum are more likely to
form in an empty tank.
A gasoline engine has a
filter of some sort, usually
an oil bath type. Check this
and keep it clean The filter
element should be washed in
kerosene and fresh oil added.
Keep a close check on the
crankcase oil, making sure
the oil is changed after the
required number of hours of
engine use, according to the
manual, which accompanies
every mower.
Disclosed
Producers
labeled organically grown in the
marketplace are genuine.
McHale told the gathering that
he has “come to recognize
organic farming as a strong ally
of the forces that want to see
agriculture remain in the hands
of the people, that want to see the
family farm survive.”
McHale noted that the nation’s
farm population of 2.9 million
represents a severe decline since
World War 11. He said the trend
toward expensive machines and
fertilizers and price depressing
surplus crops have made family
farming economically un
feasible.
However, organic farming,
with its lack of dependence on
large, expensive machinery and
chemical fertilizers, appears to
be “an alternative system which
can provide the farmer with
cheaper overhead costs,” said
McHale.
McHale said that as consumer
demand for high quality foods
increases, the small organic
farmer will have an enlarged
market for his products.
“Therefore,” said McHale, “it
is natural that the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture,,
committed as it is to the survival
of family farming, take an active
interest in organic farming” by
protecting the growing market
for organic products.
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