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At he left, Kapleau.
unleashed a slavo of
criticism at the ad
ministration and the
members of the milk board.
“I leave state service after
three-and-a half years with
little desire to return but
much' distressed by the
caliber of many ap
pointments made by our
governor," Kapleau said.
"Too many political hacks,
campaign workers, friends -
of the family and the like
have been appointed to
boards, commissions and
important executive
positions with little or no
experience or special
backgrounds.”
Kapleau said he left
decisions to the three board
members but found it dif
ficult to do his duties
"because of the in
competence, meddling and
political maneuvering" of
Elisb and Mrs. Cowell.
“I now find my concepts
and standards of ad
ministering the milk
marketing law at odds with
those of the governor and his
appointees,” Kapleau said in
a telephone interview.
The milk board sets
minimum milk prices at both
wholesale and retail levels,
influencing what farmers get
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Shapp crusaded against
high milk prices when he
was running for governor
and vowed he would lower
them by reforming the milk
board.
But Shapp’s initial efforts,
coordinated by Kapleau,
were blocked by the
legislature. Over the past
two years, the ad
ministration has virtually
given up its attempts to
change the state’s milk
pricing system.
Kapleau was chairman of
the milk board from 1972 to
1974, when he resigned to
take the higher-paying Job of
executive secretary.
At the time, ad
ministration officials made
clear that they expected
Kapleau to continue running
the board.
That apparently didn’t sit
well with Elish, who suc
ceeded Kapleau as board
chairman.
Elish said in a telephone
interview that many farmers
and cooperatives have been
displeased with- board
policies originating with
Kapleau.
“It’s been practically a
one-person operation,” Elish
said. “We’re going to change
that. We’re going to have a
better rapport with various
segments of the industry.”
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Phone 8674474
Swine
Tour
Slated
The Lancaster County
Swine Producers will be
taking a tour of the Jerry
Butter Swine farm in Dover,
York County, on July 10.
Interested members and
swine producers who would
like to go on the tour are
asked to meet at the Farm
and Home Center on July 10
at 6:00 p.m. The directors of
the organizations will be
driving so no cost or
reservations will be
required.
The Rutter farm has a 450
sow-feeder pig operation.
Along with the tour, Robert
Kimball of the Meat
Evaluation Center at Penn
State will be demonstrating
the Sonoray machine
developed to aid in the
calculation of loin eye
percentages.
Boots Saddles
4-H dub
The Boots and Saddles 4-H
Horse and Pony Club held its
June meeting at Tomlinson’s
Farm. President Ray
Carmean called the meeting
to order and led the pledges.
Roll call was then taken mid
treasurer’s report was giv
en. Afterwards secretary’s
report was given. Then the
President talked on Old, then
New Business. Under Old
Business the members were
reminded that they must
have a cogans test to be able
to show at County Roundup
and every member must
show their cogans result to
RoseFellenbaum by the July
meeting. Rose Fellenbaum
talked on Captain Jacks ride
through Lancaster County on
June 26. Under new business,
members that are holding
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Poultry
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methane production and the
production of a very high
quality protein recovered
from single-cell organisms
cultured on a manure
medium.
Land application has the
strongest appeal and is most
useful to the most number of
people, Ostrander said.
Surface spreading is the
most economical way to
handle manure, but it can
cause air and water
pollution, and much of the
manure’s fertilizer value
escapes as ammonia gas
when it’s spread.
Ostrander likes to see
manure injected into the soil
at about a six-inch depth.
Injection controls odors and
pollution and it helps keep
the nitrogen in the ground.
But injection does take
special equipment and more
power. A fanner needs at
least a 60-hp tractor if he
plans to inject manure into
the soU.
Chicken manure silage is
one possibility that should be
examined where chickens
and cattle are fairly close to
each other, Ostrander said.
It’s ideal for a low energy
feed. Although cattle may
not seem to like a com and
chicken manure silage
mixture at first, Ostrander
said, they develop a taste for
it after a short period of
time.
Methane production from
the novice project nook sale
to hand them in by July 11.
Then county demonstration
day was discussed. Then the
club voted on its Junior and
Senior Queens. Junior Queen
is Brenda Blaxland, Senior
Queen is Patti Groff.
Alternate Queens are Junior,
Donna Sommans. Senior is
Deb Carmean.
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chicken manure may have a
place in the farm economy,
but Ostrander feels it would
be useful only In a limited
way for heating brooders,
hot water and other on-farm
applications.
Cornell scientists are
currently studying the
possibilities of cultivating
single-cell organisms on
chicken manure and then
extracting the protein from
the organisms, Ostrander
said. The organisms
reportedly have a 60- to 70-
percent protein content, and
that protein is of very high
quality.
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Other features of the day
long program included a
panel discussion on recent
developments of legislation
and regulation, a poultry
film festival and a panel on
training young people for
poultry careers.
At the evening program,
Vernon J. Leininger, Den
ver, said, “Thanks for the
opportunity,” to the group
that last year elected him
president of the federation.
He then handed the gavel
over to the new president,
William Carlin, Harrisburg,
manager of Agway’s
southeast region.
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