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toutheastern Penna.
George f. Delong
Regional Manager
P.O. Box 683. Lititz, Pa 17543
Call Collect 717-626-0115
Eastern Lancaster Co.
Melvin Herr
RR2 New Holland, Pa 17557
Ph: 717-354-5977
North Western Lancasl
Earl B. Cinder
RD2 Manhelm, Pa 17545
Phone 717-665-3126
Southwestern Lancaster
Ben Greenawafi
RO2 Conestoga. Pa. 17516
Ph; 717-872-5686
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The Maryland Department
of Agriculture is warning
growers and buyers of grain
and soybean not to mix
treated seed with lots of
these commodities intended
for market.
M. H. “Gus” Day, Chief of
the agency’s Turf and Seed
Section, warns that grain or
soybean shipments con
taining even minute quan
tities of treated seed will be
faced with condemnation
under Federal law. “One or
more treated seed found in a
carload of soybeans or
cereals at a terminal market
will result in the destruction
and loss of the entire load,”
he said.
Treated seeds, intended
for planting purposes,
contain a variety of toxic
substances including
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Cumberland Co.. Pa. Area
Marlin E. Ebersole
RD#5
Carlisle, Pa. 17013
Ph- 717-776-7324
Franklin Co. Pa. Area
Mark H. Yoder
2004 Philadelphia Ave.
Chambersburg. Pa 17201
Ph: 717-263-1808
Franklin Co. Pa. Area
Eldon Marlin
RD#5
Waynesboro Pa 17268
Ph 717 762-3576
don Co . Md. An
Washim
Earl H. Moyer
RD#5 Box 277
Hagerstown, Md 21740
Ph. 301-739-5199
Warnings on Treated Seed
Thrive Center
ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDINGS
• Gestation • Farrowing
• Nursery/ Finishing
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For Information Write or Phone 626-5204
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William Windle
RDI
Atglen, Pa 19310
Ph: 215-593-6143
Northeast Berks Co
Roger Heller
RD#l
Robesoma. Pa
Ph: 215-693-6160
South Central Penna.
James L. Voder
Regional Manager
R R 1 Box 81
Chambersburg, Pa. 17201
Call Collect 717-264-9321
Bedford Co.. Pa. Area
[Kenneth [Sonny] Yoder
RD#2 F V. 150
Bedford. Pa. 15522
Ph. 814-623-6856
mercury compounds. The
risk to human life is so great,
Day emphasized, that the U.
S. Food and Drug Ad
ministration has established
a zero tolerance level for
grains or soybeans. And
anyone caught dumping or
shipping loads contaminated
with treated seed is subject
to legal action.
Detecting the presence of
treated seed is relatively
simple. Grain dealers are
advised to sample carefully
each load as it is dumped,
and before it is mixed with
other lots in the bin, holding
tank or rail car. All grains
and soybeans, upon arrival
at a terminal center are
passed under an ultraviolet
light to detect for treated
seeds. If FDA officials
discover the presence of
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such seeds, the entire load is
rejected and must be
destroyed. Day said that
several local grain dealers
recently experienced this
problem when one or more
farmers put treated seed in a
shipment for market. As a
result, several trailer
truckloads of soybeans had
to be destroyed, without
compensation.
Feed mills buying grains
or soybeans are also
required to test for the
presence of treated seed
before grinding takes place.
There have been uistances
where entire flocks of
chickens had to be destroyed
when feed being used was
Milk Support Price
Increased
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz announced last
week that the support price
for manufacturing milk will
be increased from $6.57 to
$7.24 per hundredweight.
The increase is effective
immediately and will remain
in effect through this
marketing year and the next
marketing year which ends
FORE YOU INVEST!
There isn’t any way you can
feed a balanced ration unless
you test your home grown
grains and roughages for
protein, calcium, and
phosphorus.
Then feed according to the
nutritional values of your crops,
in relation to the nutritionally
balanced needs of your
livestock.
In this way you will be utilizing
your crops to their fullest extent,
cutting other unnecessary feed
costs and increasing your livestock
profits. Agri-King feeding
programs put it all together for
you.
Lebanon Co.
Marvin Meyer
RD2, Box 157
Annville, Pa 17003
Ph- 717-867-1445
Lehieh Co. Area
i. H. Moore
1213 Zorba Drive
Whitehall. Pa. 18052
Ph 215-432-5987
Montgomery & SE Berks Co.
Cy Arnold
739 Rosewood Drive
Douglasville, Pa 19518
Ph 215-385-6249
Western Lancaster Co.
A. L. Wertman
413 Locust St
Columbia. Pa. 17513
Ph. 717-684-8768
tested and found to contain
treated seed.
Day further advised that
fanners raising soybeans
face the problem of
pokeberry stain on their
crops. Beans discolored by
pokeberries, though not
harmful, are frequently held
up at market until tests
determine that the stain does
not contain any toxic sub
stance. He advised that
pokeberries should be
controlled by the use of an
appropriate herbicide well
before harvest to avoid the
stain problem. .
Grain elevators and
collectors are advised to
keep pokeberry-stained
beans apart from regular
stocks to reduce the
possibility of contamination.
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March 31, 1976. The new
level of support is 80 percent
of parity, based on the most
current parity data, com
piled as of Dec. 15, 1974.
Butz said this action is
necessary because farm
milk prices have declined
while costs have remained at
high levels. The prices
farmers received for milk
were substantially lower in
December than in
November, the first monthly
decline since last summer.
Without this action, the
Secretary said prices would
have dropped even further in
the next month or two, the
very time when producers
must feed greater quantities
of grain and high priced
commercially preparec
concentrate feeds. Under
these conditions, many
producers would have left
dairying and the future
production of milk and dairy
products would have
declined.
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The action by Butz came
on the heels of a veto by
President Ford of a bill
which would have giver
dairy farmers an increase i i,
milk price supports to 85
percent of parity. Present
law calls for a minimum
support price equal to 75
percent of parity. That law
also requires the secretary
of agriculture to set a sup
port price by April 1 of each
year.
Federal Order 4 producers
could expect to receive about
$10.13 for Class 1 milk if the
Minnesota-Wisconsin price
series responds to the
mandated support price. The
blend price, if Class 1
utilization were 67 percent,
would be about $9.18.
Farm Youth
Calendar
Tuesday, January 21
Ice Skating Party at the Johr
Nissley Farm. If ice t
not thick enough, a roller
skating party will be hel
at Overlook. Please cal’
the extension office
before going either place
March 12-15
4-H Expo to be held at Par
City Shopping Mali
Preparations are nov
being made for bootl
exhibits and demon
strations.
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Specialized care of th
expectant mother wit
various health problems ca
improve the outcome of he
pregnancy, reports th
March of Dimes. .
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