Vd. 21 No. 16
Hog cholera hits eastern herds,
federal quarantines imposed
[ By MELISSA PIPER
Lancaster—The swine
Entry was Jarred this
fck when hog cholera, a
|hiy infectious viral
[ease affecting that par
talar livestock species
ly, was confirmed in
Fertilizer situation described
; By DIETER KRIEG
(ANCASTER - “There
j a very real shortage of
tilizer the last two or
ee years, and we were in a
y unrealistic situation...
this year we’re in a
ilistic situation and
GSYF name outstanding member
By DIETER KRIEG
JLUE BALL - John
aver, a dairyman from
i Weaverland area has
sn named the outstanding
ung farmer of the Garden
ot Young Farmers
sodation for 1975. He
E-Town com growers honored
By MELISSA PIPER
RHEEMS - The first
hnual banquet for the
[lizabethtown Young
iarmers was held at the
ire Hall here last Friday
vening, with president,
L A :°^“ vin « special a »ardfc at the annual Garden Spot Young Farmers banquet
W: e, ten to right. John Weaver - outstanding young farmer for 1975; Bill Fisher, first-place
porn silage producer; Andrew Stoltzfus, a dual-winner for dairy achievement and corn for
pram; and Earl Weaver, winner of the new varieties in corn contest
several herds along the
eastern seaboard.
As of publication time five
herds in the Glouchester
County area of New Jersey
had been affected along with
two herds in Massachusetts
and one herd in Rhode
Island. All counties affected
supplies of N, P, and K will
be adequate," a marketing
specialist from Chevron
Chemical Co. told a group of
farmers here earlier this
week.
Herb Roup, Chevron
representative, was one of
received the recognition
during that organization’s
annual banquet, held here at
the Fire Hall last week.
Weaver farms 130 acres
and milks 76 cows in a
stanchion barn equipped
with pipeline milkers and
Larry Garber, as toast
master.
l>uring the meeting, three
members of the young
farmer group were
recognized for their placings
in the corn contest which was
Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Feb. 28,1976
in these states bad been
placed under federal
quarantine by the USDA on
Wednesday evening.
Last Saturday, (Feb. 28)
the disease had been found in
three herds in New Jersey
involving about 5350 hogs. At
that time the New Jersey
two guest speakers at a
dinner meeting sponsored by
Chevron and P. L. Rohrer of
Smoketown.
Distribution is the problem
fertilizer manufacturers and
dealers are concerned with.
According to Chevron
liquid manure system. He
and bis sons have brought
the herd average up over
15,Compounds of milk and 580
of fat. A member of Eastern
Milk Producers, he serves
his Pequea local as vice
president. The OYF winner
held during the summer. In
the corn silage competition,
Don Mowrer, Elizabethtown
R 4, was named first place
winner and received both an
award from the young
fanners and seed com from
Department of Agriculture
slapped a “bold order” on all
swine movements within the
state but when subsequent
herds came down with the
disease the federal
quarantine quickly replaced
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spokesmen, as well as others
from various companies
across the nation, a shortage
of railroad cars may
develop. It was explained
that this is particularly true
since grain exports have and
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competed against Robert
Book, Bareville; William
Fisher, East Earl; and
Harold Musselman, New
Holland.
Other awards handed out
that evening went to out
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Doebler’s. Irvin Engle,
Marietta Rl, was the second
place winner in the silage
division and also captured
second place in the shelled
com contest.Engle received
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E-town corn growers Were recently honored during a young
farmer dinner. Winners were (from left) Irvin Engle, Marietta
Rl. second place corn silage & shelled corn; Dale Hiestand,
Bainbridge, Rl. first place shelled corn and Don Mowrer,
E-town R 4, first place corn silage.
Agriculture to be
saluted March 22
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The nation’s farmers, rural
towns and agribusiness firms will observe
American Agriculture Day on March 22, 1976.
Designed to promote better understanding of
U.S. agriculture by consumers, elected officials and
other nonfarm groups, American Agriculture Day is
an opportunity for everyone connected with
agriculture to explain its accomplishments,
problems and opportunities to their city neighbors.
Planned, coordinated and sparked by members
of the National Agri-Marketing Association
(NAMA), AgOay '76 is a nationwide “do-your-own
thing” celebration.
"From the response we’ve been getting, Ag Day
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Cartoon feature added
Beginning with this issue,
LANCASTER FARMING
win regularly feature a rural
humor cartoon called “Rural
Route.” Drawn by free-lance
artist, Thomas Armstrong of
Sdleravflle, Pa., this new
feature is designed to tickle
and refresh our hearts and
minds. Armstrong is a 1855
Penn State graduate with a
degree in animal science. He
was a member of the
livestock judging team and
had at one time been herd
sman for one of the largest
purebred Angus herds in the
East. Then eight years in
In this issue
Farm Commentaries 10
Farmers Almanac 12
Farm Calendar 13
Youth feature 14
Classifieds 20
Country Corner 42
Homestead Notes 42
Home on the Range 45
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agricultural business with a
farm machinery dealer
brought him In direct contact
With the fanner.
Armstrong describes
“Rural Route” as a cartoon
which will feature a farm
family, with the fanner as
the main character."'The
fanner is an honest, hard
working man with perhaps
an above average dislike for
bureaucracy, red tape, ami
the interference by others in
his chosen profession.
Readers will find the new
feature on page 10.
Lofeonthefann &
Berks DHIA 64
Bicentennial feature 68
Lebanon 4-H’ers 76
KutztownFFA 77
Public Sale Register 78
Chester DHIA 82
Sale Reports 107