—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 21, 1972
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9 More Counties Approved for
Nine additional counties have
been added to the list of 43
counties to receive emergency
livestock feed according to
Dorothy Neal, Chairman of the
Lancaster County Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
(ASC) Committee. They are:
Adams, Berks, Bucks, Dauphin,
Lebanon, Montour, Union,
Warren, and York Counties.
These are m addition to Arm
strong, Bedford, Blair, Cambria,
Cameron, Centre, Clarion
Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia
Crawford, Cumberland, Erie,
Fayette, Forest, Franklin,
Fulton, Greene, Huntingdijp,
Indiana, Juniata, Lackawanna,
Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming,
USDA Declares National
Hog Cholera Emergency
In a move to protect the $4O
million swine breeding and
feeding industry in Penn
sylvania, Secretary of
Agriculture Jim McHale has
expanded an earlier embargo on
the movement of hogs and pigs
into the Commonwealth
Beginning at midnight, Oct. 10,
breeding stock from states where
hog cholera has been diagnosed
were not permitted to come into
the state An earlier
proclamation applied only to
feeder swine Hogs and pigs from
non-quarantined areas within an
infected state and consigned
Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery,
Pike, Schuykill, Somerset,
Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga,
Venango, Wayne, Wyoming,
Bradford, McKean, Mifflin,
Northumberland, Potter, and
Snyder Counties previously
approved.
In order to be eligible to receive
emergency livestock feed, ap
plicants in the judgment of the
county ASC committee must
meet all of the following
requirements; (1) He does not
have sufficient feed including
hay, pasture, and range for his
livestock for the authorized
period; (2) A serious loss of his
feed crops including his available
directly to a slaughterhouse will
still be accepted
Pennsylvania is the sixth
leading state in hog slaughter,
processing some 4,282,000 head in
1971, about five times as many as
produced on Commonwealth
farms
McHale commented that
Pennsylvania was afforded Hog
Cholera-Free status, July 19,
1971, and the Department,
through its Bureau of Animal
Industry, “will take whatever
steps are necessary to maintain
the health of this important
agricultural enterprise in the
Commonwealth ”
hay, pasture, or range must have
been suffered by him because of
the emergency; (3) Feed pur
chases, including forage, larger
than usual are necessary because
of the emergency, and (4) It
would be an undue financial
hardship for him to obtain suf
ficient feed through normal trade
channels.
Producers eligible to receive
emergency livestock feed will
genrally be able to purchase feed
at approximately the following
prices, per ton, for primary
livestock, which is defined as
dairy cows two years old or more,
other cows and bulls for breeding
stock, replacement yearlings,
The 16th annual Keystone
International Livestock Ex
position, which begins a week
long run, November 4, at the
Farm Show complex, had to
return more than 200 entries to
Ohio and Indiana swine breeders.
Nearly 600 head will still be
shown from uninfected states.
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
ANNUAL DAIRY SHOW
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1972
Official Judge - Dr. John L. McKitrick, Columbus, Ohio.
250 - TOP HOLSTEINS - 250
Individually selected for dairy type and high production from out
standing herds in the United States and Canada.
Many classified and many with official records,
Sires represented - Whitlhill Kingpin, Lassie Leader, Selling Rockman,
Paclamar Astronaut, Sons of Penstate Ivanhoe, plus many others.
Come and see the judging and purchase any of these Top Cows.
The sole of prize winning cows'will be at 1;00 p.m.
Abe Diffenbach, Manager Henry Kettering, Pedigrees
Emergency Feed
replacement calves, sheep and
goats for breeding, replacement
lambs and kids: Corn, $33.20 and
oats, $30.00 per ton Secondary
livestock which is all other cattle
two years old or more, all other
yearlings, all other calves, all
other sheep and goats, all other
lambs and kids, sows and hogs on
• SPECIAL FALL FEEDER SALES'
FRIDAY EVENINGS AT 7 O'CLOCK
NOVEMBER 3, AND 17
VINTAGE SALES STABLES INC
Box 100, Paradise, Pa. Lancaster County
The Heart of Pennsylvania Steer Feeding Country
Anyone Wishing to Consign Cattle Telephone
Area Code 717-442-4181
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, MANAGER
SPECIAL SALE
Friday, October 27,1972
7:30 P.M.
500 HEAD 500
Charolais, Angus and Hereford Calves and Yearling
steers and heifers.
No paint marks or hip tags on any of these cattle. All
cattle weighed on sale day.
Beef breeds and some Holstein steers. Sorted in
uniform lots.
Regular Sale Date every Monday 2 P.M.
For Further Information Contact
J. FRANCIS TINSM AN
LEESBURG LIVESTOCK MARKET
Leesburg, Va. Phone 703-777-1411
or 703-777-3521
& SALE
SHOW 10:00 A.M. SALE 12 NOON
New Holland, Pa.
full grain ration, all other sw
mules, work horses and c
raised for work at $46.40-ton
corn and $40.00-ton for oats.
The original 43 counties 1
received or have on order 91
cars of corn and 31 cars of £
the only grains available
Pennsylvania.