-—La waiter Farming, Saturday, Mjrch 6, 1978
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Hog
IContktiMd Iron Pic* I
the earlier state order.
By Wednesday bog cholera
had also been confirmed in
the two New England states
with teams of USDA
veterinarians racing to the
scene.
As many of the hoga raised contracted by humana but it
in New Jersey are shipped to | s extremely contagioua
packing planta in among swine and ia usually
Philadelphia and eastern fatal. The last outbreak of
Pennsylvania, Dr. Everett the disease in the United
E. Denlinger, director of the states occurred In Texas last
Bureau of Animal Industry July. The same area in New
In this stale, imposed a Jersey, now affected by the
statewide embargo on the hog cholera, experienced the
movement and sale of all same disease in 1972. During
swine from New Jersey into that seige, the disease
?*• spread into several other
Although Denlinger could New Jersey counties and into
not be reached for comment p a . resulting in the
this week, his associate Dr. destruction of 30,000 head of
Forney told the office that swine.
the embargo would stay in There is no effective way
effect until the hog cholera to control the disease and
situation was under control, thus affected herds must be
“At present we have had destroyed under the federal
no reported cases,” Forney ia W . Indemnity can be paid
noted on Thursday, “but we f or the swine but is 100
are still keeping our fingers percent federal money,
crossed.” According to Werner Hietsch
Forney explained that it the indemnity is paid ac
was a little too early to tell if cording to “fair market
the virulent disease might price and weight of the
have slipped across the animals.”
border. “Several auctions in During a telephone in
the state receive hogs from terview on Thursday,
New Jersey,” the official Hietsch noted that although
stated, “we’re currently no purebred herds had even
trying to trace hogs been affected, the increased
movements from the af- yaiue of the swine would be
fected area.” considered in indemnity
Penn Packing located in payments if necessary.
Philadelphia receives the in a release provided late
bulk of slaughter hogs from last week, Denlinger, urged
New Jersey, Forney ex- all swine producers in Pa. to
plained, and the embargo keep accurate records on all
will probably decrease the hogs coming into their herds,
number of hogs running “Sales and purchases should
through that plant this week, be recorded so that swine
Other local auctions being can be traced rapidly to the
watched include the herd of their origin,” he
facilities at Perkieomen- warned. The official also
ville, Quakertown and In instructed all swine
Lecsport. producers to report any sick
Under the federal f™ 8 * to ** <*
quarantine slaughter or 4^eir
animals could be shipped if veterinarian.
they were deemedTSShy of «•
but with the state embargo. <* ndt of appetite,
no hogs will be accepted into 1)08311, 6
the sUte from those infected
areas until the disease is u JJ® USDA has set up a
under control and hotline for producers to use
eradicated 115 sick hogs. They
otSST« not certain «* M9-93M566.
yet how the disease got
started and where it might
have come from but USDA
and state agriculture teams
have been working con-
stantly since early this week
trying to track down possible
leads.
“We can’t say yet just
where the hog cholera came
from,” Werner Hietsch, a
USDA official working in the
New Jersey area stated on
Thursday. “Teams have
been working constantly
since the first cases were
confirmed but no substantial
evidence has been found.”
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Maryland officials noted In
a press release on Monday
that health workers in that
state had revealed that hogs
from 11 herds had been
recently shipped into the
infected areas. Although
there is no evidence to prove
that the Maryland hogs may
have seeded the cholera it is
still being extensively
checked.
' Hog cholera cannot be
c Letus
never forget
that the
cultivation of
the earth is
the most
important
labonof man.
DANiEI WESSTER
E-town young farmers
IContausd from Pat* l|
awards from Hoffman
Seeds. Dale Hicstand,
Bainbridgc Rl, was the first
place winner in the shelled
com contest and received
seed com from the P L
Rohrer Company
Keynote speaker for the
evening was Donald Her
shey, member of the
Manheim Young Farmers.
Hershey congratulated the
young farmers for having
gained membership in
creases during their first full
year.
“It is good to see so many
people involved in the young
farmer program,” Hershey
noted. “I was in on the
planning stages of the
organization and it is quite
an accomplishment for you
to have come this far.”
Hershey, an active
member of the PFA and
Manheim area farmer,
spoke on the challenges that
farmers will be facing in the
future.
“Agriculture is America’s
greatest success story,”
Hershey stated, “but it
CONOR A TULA TES
AGRI-KING congratulates James Keller, son of J. Hershey Keller of East Berlin,
PA for winning an FFA Contest for having the most accurate records in Adams
County with this batch of AGRI-KING fed hogs.
PURCHASED OCTOBER 25,1975
SOLD JANUARY 26,1976
AVERAGE PURCHASE WEIGHT ..55 POUNDS
AVERAGE MARKET WEIGHT 220 POUNDS
SELLING PRICE PER POUND 51%*
AVERAGE GRAIN MIX PRICE PER POUND 5% f
COST PER POUND OF GAIN 19*
Through this period a virus hit James’ hogs and they got scours. He treated them
and was very pleased at how the hogs came right back on feed. Since there were
no drugs in the feed, they responded quickly.
Southeastern Penna
George F. Delong
Regional Manager
225 West Woods Drive
Lititz PA 17543 Phone 717-284 2683
Call Collect 717 626 0261 Southwestern Lancaster Cn
Eastern Lancaster Co
— E — Ben Greenawalt
Melvin Herr RD2, Conestoga, PA 17516
RR2 New Holland. PA 17557 PJlone 717-872 5686
Pn 717 354 5977
Northern Lane. Co
Leo Elliott
313 Wynwood Dr
Willow Street, PA 17584
Phone 717 464 4235
North Western Lancaster Co
Earl B. Cinder
RD2 Manheim. PA 17545
Phone 717 665 3126
didn't come without a lot of
hard work and effort.”
"It meant people sticking
together and working for a
common cause and we have
to keep that spirit.”
The Manheim farmer
explained that technology
had aided agriculture in this
country and noted that today
a farmer can feed 50 other
people
“Many people don’t un
derstand that a farmer
probably works about 100
hours a week and combined
with ingenuity and effort has
been able to produce great
surpluses of food.”
Hershey chided the urban
consumers for arguing about
food prices. “Food has gone
up but when you compare its
increase to everything else,
it seems relatively small,"
he explained. “Food has
increased five percent but
lode at other luxuries.”
Commenting further on
food prices, Hershey told the
audience that compared to
other countries, America
had adequate food supplies
with lower prices and
AGRI-KING
FFA ¥<
Southi
rn Lancasl
Henry DeLong, Jr.
RDI Box 106
Quarryville. PA 17566
Chester Co.
William Windle
RDI, Atglen PA 19310
Phone 215 593 6143
Lebanon Co
Marvin Meyer
RD2, Box 157
Annville. PA 17003
Phone 717-867-1445
produced easier. “In the
United States a working
person can earn enough
money in 13 minutes to buy
eggs but in Japan it takes
one hour and 40 minutes for
the same goods."
Hershey concluded his talk
Fulton Grange meets
Fulton Grange 60 met in were named as follows for
regular session on February cherry crum pie: Mrs.
23 with Master Thomas Dorothy Stauffer, first; Mrs.
Galbrcath presiding Tne Emma Rhoades, second;
program was provided by and Mrs. Joyce Holloway,
Boy Scout Troop 130. Rev. third. Winners for her double
Dale Miller, Scoutmaster, crust cherry pie was Mrs.
spoke on the purpose and Sylvia May.'
activities of the troop and A of ApriJ 3 waa Mt
several of the boys reported f or the annual turkey supper
on camps they had attended w jth tickets remaining at
and activities they had $3.50 for adults and 11.75 for
participated in. children.
A donation was given to
Meals on Wheels. Mrs. The next meeting, March
Dorothy Stauffer suggested 8, will feature a bicentennial
the secretary write to Penn program. Everyone is urged
Dot and township super- to bring old maps and atlases
visors concerning the in- of the area. Mrs. Doris
tersection of Routes 272 and Brown will speak on trees in
372, asking that a study be history,
made of the situation.
Cherry pie contest winners
AGRI-KING
KEY TO PROFIT
lortheast Berks
Roger Heller
RDI, Robesoma, PA
Phone- 215-693-6160
Lehigh I Northampton
Thomas Heist
Mam Street
Alburtis, PA 18101
Phone 215-965-5124
South Central Penna.
James L. Yoder
Regional Manager
RRI. Box 81
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Call Collect 717 264-9321
Adams Co. Area
Earl H. Moyer
Menno N. Rissler RDS. Box 277
RR4, Gettysburg, PA 17325 Hagerstown, MD 21740
Phone 717-528-4849 Phone- 301-739-5199
by raanauring the firmer*
that each Individual haa to
have faith while alao being a
fatalist. "If they don't
rcitrict our acreage they
can't reduce our produc
tion," the farm leader noted.
"Wc’ll be faced with many
challenge* in the future but if
we work together, farming
can be a good way of life."
Eastern Franklin Ci
Eldon Martin
RDS, Waynesboro. PA 17268
Phone- 717-762-3576
Cumberland Co
Marlin E. Ebersole
R 5 Carlisle. PA 17013
Phone 717-776-7324
lestern W;
Charlie Campbell
Newville, PA
Phone 717-776-7573
rn Washington Co.. MD
Easti