p?:|i-.tobrar| Sccti: oZ _ l9 No. 33 jjfc model of a methane generator » QJepn Miller 1 retirement party held in his‘ Donor. ' JJqme 250 people were at the Affair to ipajy tribute to the man who’s^spwrtt Grain supplies are ex pected to be tight until the faflf of 1975, Richard Herder told the PennAg Industries Association annual meeting Thursday night at Lan- Sheraton- Conestoga. Herder is director of economic research for Central Soya, and flew in to the meeting from the firm’s home office in, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Before the meeting, Herder talked about the specific implications of a tight grain market on area livestock feeders. “It looks like it might be more profitable to sell com this year rather than put it into cattle and hogs,” he said. “We’ve been saying that dairy right now is the most profitable sector of the Avid Hiker Wins Conservation Award Glenn Milter Honored - Glenn Miller waalSrek to!t the Schafferstown Fire Hall Thursday night with a tall - talenbouta Lebanon County . • nurseryman’s - meeting, j. .When he. got there he found > too 'many people, applause and smiles for a nur - -seryman’s meeting, and discovered himself the guest * of honor at a party on the eve _ nf his retirement from the = post of Lebanon County '‘‘Agent. Mike Hartman RDI, Narvon, is an-avid outdoors man interested in biking and backpacking. Mike’s con cern for wildlife preser vation and conserving nature contributed to his recently being named Pennsylvania’s Youth Conservationist of the Year by the Pa. Federation of Women’s Clubs. Mike, who will be a junior at Garden Spot High School, * also won the> Pa. Game Commission’s Conservation Award for 1974 and received. $5O. For his outstanding efforts and projects in conservation, Mike wilTbe traveling to the State Youth Conservation Camp July 14-27 at Penn JState’s recreational site, "Stone Valley. The camp is sponsored by numerous state organizations. . „ -along with. , . - LMcutei Turminjr Thota ' the past quarter century serving their agricultural needs. The original generator' which Miller helped' -develop won recognition for the Lebanon County extension staff. Some 250 friendsand well wishers helped Glenn and Helen Miller celebrate the . end. of his. 37-year extension career, ‘the past quarter century of which he spent in Lebanon Comity. ' Following a bountiful meal. Miller was hailed by Lebanon County farm leaders, and roasted by S. Glenn Ellenberger, Lehigh County Agent. Eugene Hoffman, president of the the Environmental Agriculture program headed by Phil Ogline. Ogline explained the purpose of the en vironmental program and the activities it incorporates. “The Environmental Program is a part of the Vo- Ag Department, and is basically a program FARM TRENDS HOGS AND PIGS ON FARMS: SOME SURPRISES The number of hogs and pigs on U.S. farms on June 1 estimated at 59.4 million. That’s down 1 pet. from a year earlier, 2 pet. below the June 1,1972 total - and the lowest for the.date since 1969. Those kept for breeding purposes, at 8.9 million, down 2 pct. from a year ago— and the lowest June 1 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 29, 1974 • Lebanon County Cooperative •- Extension Executive Committee, welcomed Miller and his well-wishers. David Bennetch, Alfred Brandt and Mrs. Nancy Bennetch- offered the farm community’s thanks to Miller for his many years of service. A citation was presented to Miller by Duane Duncan, president of the Penn [ Continued on Page 24] designed to" prepare students for specialized roles in en vironmental activities following graduation.” The students would be prepared to help with the Fish and Game Commission, the conservation department and in recreation and park activities, Ogline explained. So far the program has 8 by Dick | Wanner | Stock Yards, a Possible Site? Pessimism Prevails At Co. Fair Meet Money, land and labor were the three big obstacles mentioned again and again at Monday night’s meeting to discuss the pros and cons of a Lancaster County Fair. But William McCoy, president of the Lancaster Stock Yards ' presented a glimmer of hope for fair supporters when he suggested that the Stock Yards itself might make a suitable site. After the meeting, McCoy told Lancaster Farming that he bad no authority to offer the Stock Yards as a site. “But, ” he said, “I think it would be an ideal place for an agricultural fair; We’ve got over 22 acres, most of it under roof.‘'We’re centrally located, it wouldn’t take a lot .of money togetafair setup in the yards, and if the fair itself jusMidn’t work nut, ' lot of- facilities that just . couldn’t be used.” McCoy’s Idea was to _ conduct’ the Stock Yards’ business at some other site for a week yrhile the fair was in progress. “We’d have to find- another place for our ; sales that week, and the > other members of the ex . change would have to go along with the, idea. But I think we could work the problems out. “I like the idea of a county fair, and I’d hate to see it go down the drain just because no site was available,.” McCoy concluded. Except for McCoy, though, and a few others, there were very few encouraging words been a success drawing a large number of rural non farm and urban students. Although the students do have work' inside the classroom, they also do outside projects that are very much a part of the learning. Ogline explained that the motto they, adopted for the program has been ‘Team to do and do to leam”. The outside projects reflect .the interest of the students and can range from building wildlife feeders to collecting samples of soil and recording the tem perature. It is in this project area where Mike has done out standing work. His main project has been raising pheasants and quail from eggs in an incubator to fully grown birds used for stocking game preserves. Since the pheasants are protected animals the Game from the 65 people who at- tended the meeting at the ~ Farm and Home Center. County agent Max Smith, who called the meeting, said he’d invited representatives from about 20 farm groups throughout the county. Also invited were the leaders of the five community fairs still held in the county - Ephrata, Manheim, New Holland, Solanco and West Lampeter. Max Smith led off the meeting with a brief Grain Outlook Called Cloudy H*nc«rter Tannin* Photo Mike Hartman, Conservationist of the Year, describes his seedling project to Phil Ogline, in structor of Environmental Agriculture at Garden Spot v ,_~, .... ... $2.00 Per Year recounting of the old county fair, last held in 1941, and a description of the dicussions which had led up to Monday night’s meeting. Smith, who maintains a neutral position on the subject, cautioned against rushing into a decision on a county fair. v “After all,” he said, “we haven’t had a fair for 43 years, and it’s not going to hurt anyone if we take a few months to make up our [Continued on Page 8] livestock industry, but even that’s changed in thefpast two months.” Herder pointed out that a grain - deficit area like Lancaster County isn’t too [Continued on Page 2?[ In This Issue FARM CALENDAR 10 _ Markets 2-4' Sale Register 39 Farmers Almanac 6 Classified Ads 41 Editorials 10 Homestead Notes 26 Home on the Range 29 Organic living 18 Farm Youth Calendar 10 Farm Women Calendar 30 Chester County DHIA 12 Spring National Pull 14 Fair Schedule 16 Thoughts in Passing 37
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