14—Lancaster Farming,* Saturday, June 2, 1973
Jay Garber and Abuna Theopolis, Patriarch of the
Ethiopian Orthodox Church, discuss soil erosion techniques
(top), while a member of the Patriarch’s party (below)
listens attentively.
A trip to the milk house led to a Holiness, Abuna Theophilos, and Getaneh
discussion on automation in the dairy Bogale, right, director of Ethiopia’s
industry between Jay Garber, left, His Development Committee.
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of the high mountains. There is
abundant rainfall, and the
volcanic soil is extremely fertile.
Because the soil has a high
volcanic ash content, however,
Garber noted that many fields
are subjected to severe erosion.
When the Patriarch arrived at
the 128-acre farm, one of the first
items on the agenda was a walk
to a no-till corn field. Garber
explained the reasons for no-till
and pointed out the terraces and
diversion waterways he’s had
installed on his farm to control
erosion.
One of the Patriarch’s party
who took special interest in
Garber’s explanations was
Getaneh Bogale, director of the
country’s development com
mittee. Bogale told this
newspaper that farming in his
country is still very primitive,
and that perhaps 80 percent of the
people are engaged in sub
sistence agriculture.
He said the automation on the
Garber farm was very in
teresting, but he pointed out that
automation in Ethiopia would
probably cause more harm than
good “If we were to use
machines to do the work, instead
of people, we’d have a lot of
people with no jobs,” he ex
plained. “We want to improve
our agriculture, and we’re trying
to develop an educational system
that will help us do that, but we
must proceed very carefully.”
At the Garber farm, the
Patriarch’s party viewed the
milking and feeding processes,
listened to an explanation of the
benefits of artificial breeding and
toured the milk house In the
evening, the party was hosted at
a banquet in the Bird-in-Hand
Motor Inn.
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Pa. Auction Summary
WeeKly summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending May 25
CATTLE 6695, compared with
6402 head last week, and 6353
head a year ago. Compared with
last week’s market, slaughter
steers mostly steady to 50 cents
lower, except Standard steady to
50 cents higher. Slaughter cows
steady to 25 cents higher.
Slaughter bulls mostly steady.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 46.85-48.25, Choice 45.00-
47.25, Good 42.50-45.25, Standard
40.50-43.50, Utility 38.70-41.25.
HEIFERS: Choice 42.50-44.85,
Good 40,00-43.50, Standard 39.00-
41.00, Utility 37.00-39.50.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 36.00-39.00,
Cutters 34.50-37.25, Canners 31.50-
35.10, Shells down to 28.00.
BULLS: Choice 43.50-47.10,
Good 41.75-44.50, Utility and
Commercial 40.00-46.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good 300-
800 pounds steers 47.00-58.00.
Good 350-600 pounds heifers 44.50-
52.25.
CALVES 3065, compared with
2845 head last week, and 3359
head a year ago. Vealers steady
to $2 50 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-78.50,
New Dairy Candies On The Market
Creamery candies made from
butter, milk and cream are being
test marketed by one large food
processor, according to Sidney E.
Barnard Extension dairy
specialist at The Pennsylvania
State University They were
developed under a cost sharing
project with Dairy Research Inc.
(DRINC).
These candies will contain
more protein, vitamins and
minerals than most confections
because of the addition of dairy
ingredients.
The line of six candies will be
refrigerated and open dated to
assure freshness. Flavors in
How To Build A Dairy Herd
Building a dairy herd is a long
time task. A few basic principles,
properly followed, will help
substantially, Dexter N. Putman,
Extension dairy specialist at The
Pennsylvania State University
A dairyman should like cows
and treat them gently, feed them
well and make sure they are
comfortable and contented, he
emphasizes.
He must decide also on the
breed he wants and establish
goals of production and type for
those cows. He must be deter
mined to cull closely to achieve
his goals.
The dairyman who keeps
records knows what his herd is
producing. He has his herd
Choice 67.00-74.50, Good 64.00-
72.50, Standard 60.00-69.00, few
Utility 90-120 pounds 56.00-64.00,
few 70-85 pounds 70.00-85.00.
FARM CALVES: Were active.
Holstein bulls 80-135 pounds 65.00-
98.50; Holstein heifers 80-150
pounds 76.00-103.0 C, few to 110.00.
HOGS 6640, compared with 6966
head last week, and 6768 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
steady to $1 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 205-230 pounds 38.50-40.00, 2-3
195-245 37.90-39.50, 2-4 185-255
37.40-38.80, 2-4 100-180 32.00-38.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-550 pounds
30.00-35.25, 2-3 300-650 28.25-31.25.
BOARS: 25.90-30.50,
FEEDER PIGS 868, compared
with 808 head last week, and 529
head a year ago.
US 1-3 20-35 pounds feeder pigs
19.00- per head, 1-3 35-50
25.00- 1-3 50-85 29.00-38.00
per head.
SHEEP 891, compared with 796
head last week, and 857 head a
year ago. Spring slaughter lambs
25 cents to $2 lower.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 40-60
pounds 40.00-46.50, 60-95 37.00-
41.25, Good 60-80 35.50-39.50.
Slaughter ewes 6.50-20.00.
elude fudge, chocolate, orange
and pecan. Varieties will include
all butter fudge, chocolate cream
caramels, orange chocolate
creams and three others.
The name of BRING, the dairy
farmer supported research
organization, will appear on all
packages. This is the first
cooperative effort in product
development between dairy
farmers and a national food
company, points out Barnard.
If test marketed successfully,
you’ll be able to find these new
dairy candies in the dairy case of
your local store.
enrolled in a testing program,
preferably DHIA, and also
classifies his cows for type, either
officially or unofficially, explains
Putnam.
This dairyman also takes time
to study his records and decide
for himself which cows should be
culled, what changes in
management practices will pay
off and what bulls should be used
to breed what cows.
The true dairyman makes the
most of the best by selecting his
cows to mate to the best bulls
available. He culls on the basis of
sound information rather than
sentiment and he grows his
calves properly to get top
replacements for top cows, adds
Putnam.
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