** - tf ' --, - " r ----- _ Sj ' W * , „- -■ ;* .-J t *|si.S' v V01.21N0.»52. L Its Co. aims I grain ptssl ■Bmination ■yjUDYMITCHELL ■ Berks Co. Reporter HSPORT - On June 17, ■county, in cooperation ■ the federal and state Kjoied biological control ■eriment aimed at ttiniting the cereal lead Bi> launched its cam ■ against toe pest which ■capable of inflicting Kderable damage to Bat, oats, barley, and ■ small grain crops, Bninr County- Agenti-i Kes F. Haddtenuui,?wtes-; Bin distributine|ijfeftim*% Staining beet^lanrae‘■ Bted with the ;eggs of a Bvasp at toe BefksCo. Bis in Bern Town Ship on ", ■raday, Pa of Beading to the|gent, T tfie^ ■ items contaip beetle ■ae which havejbeen ■ted with the eggsbra ■t-sied wasp know 'to B od the ca&Bi'Wjt ■te. He stems areplaced ■ to growing grain inibe ■Land Koung wasps hatdi^tfiey ■ the beetle host and ■Wish new colonies of ■ps which, in tora,’wotk.tb ■rol cereal leaf'lbeeties in the fidfc *3he ■, originally imported V Europe, are minute In B and are harmless to B“> animals, plants - frything except toe cereal • beetle. Pe cereal leaf beetle is panly a European-Asian It was first identified in ■united states in southern Pigan in 1962, and since B 1 it has been spreading pdly east and sooth from P point. Both adults and ? e of the beetle damage m crops by feeding on Pes > chewing out iww i» between toe veins. [»y feeding gives plants a bwish-white, frosted *arance. commented on F reporter’s observation F some adverse reaction htl, cereal leaf beetle proi program in the be resulting °*. controversy . a similar program >,LT ducted * the tune * The other is to combat toe which was for defoliating WfcresofforestlaK Mountain regions of n tj . „ and Schuylkill SJ m 1972. Calls rice ,2; 0,6 Ex tenskn office, toe agent have indicated that' ikntmued M jjj - __cs*s - - < . . .f ~ ~ ; ' r "i ; !3felwra Kreider L - is Lancaster ' ydairy princess nySApjftj&m FeatiriwWjStor;?' .r LANCASTER - Seventeen-^ Of, Mr. mDa. Mrs* J* ■ ' Richard Kreider, Manheim _ * 85, was named tbe ISTB Lancaster .County Dairy Princess at toe contest held at the Farm and Home Center Saturday night. She was crowned, by- toe LOTS’ Dairy Princess Donna - Akers. First runner-op was Twila Brubaker, 16, daughter of - Mr. and'. Mrs. Harold Brubaker,' Manheim R 2. Both girls will be seniors at Manheim Central High School in the Fail. June R. Grnbe, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. WeitDer Grube, Manheim, R 7, wasvsdected as Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants. She Is a senior at Hempfidd High School Other contestants were Bobfai Jean Reinhart, 17, doaghter of George H. Reinhart, Kirkwood, Rl; Joyce E. Denlinger, 17, daughter of Bflr. mid Mrs. EUis R. Denlinger, 262 A Belmont Rood, Gordonville; Ellen L. Schmnck, 17, daughter of Dr. and Bits. Larry Schmnck, Peach Bottom Rl; and Lois E. Wanner, 17, daughter of Mr. : and Mrs. R. Guy Wanner, i Narvon R 2. ( The selection came amidst : a Bicentennial celebration ] setting onto red. white and ! ICiriaweil an N* 221 . J Serving The Central ar>~d Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas Lancaster Farming. Saturday, June 26.1976 V-'‘ - , I Debra Kreider. Lancaster County’s dairy prin cess lor 1976, and Twila Brubaker, firstirunner-up, will representthe Garden Spot’s dairy industry for the next 12 months. In this issue Farm Commentary ~ 10 Farm Calendar 10 Thoughts in passing 24 Beef feature 27 Holstein convention 25 Classifieds 32 MyThgugbts 50 Homestead Notes - 50 - Home on the Range 52 Jr. Cooking Edition S 3 Ida’s Notebook 54 ,are ; tk)ing.They are (Lto r.) CbristineAdam, second runner-up; Princess: and Tammy Haler, first runner-tip. Auctioneers’feature 58 FFA feature 64 Farm family 65 Lebanon DHIA 66 Bicentennial farm 67 Life on the farm 76 Colored breed bolls 17 Lancaster DHIA 81 Public Sale Register 86 SateHaports 90 a Dairy princess wworks with - <■ ’V ' \ 1 l» f »* * Shorthorns By DIETER KRIEG WYOIfISSING - In what ah three judges unaminonsly agreed was the closest contest they had ever wit nessed,' Nedra Yoder narrowly edged first runner up Tammy Safer to become the 1976 Berks County Dairy Princess. " Crowned last Saturday night before a capacity crowd at the Berkshire Mall, here. Bliss Yoder received her crown and ac companying responsibilities from the 1975 Princess, Cathy Yanos. She competed for toe title along with nine other girls. Together, they . had the judges studying their notations for more Hum five hoars. The crowning ceremony topped off a week long promotional effort by Berks County dairy fanners and cooperating agencies and businesses. Informative and educational exhibits were set op throughout the maQ, creating what some called an “exemplary effort to readi the consumer.” Dark haired and outgoing, the new dairy princess is a 4- H and FFA member, an enthusiastic owner of Milking Shorthorn cattle, and highly active in school sports and activities. With a carter in nursing in her plans and a life on the farm in her thoughts, the 17-year old girl believes strongly in milk. She claimed to be very health conscious and cited IGoafimed on fs*e 19| $4.00 Per Year Hog producers up voluntary contributions By DIETER KRIEG STRASBURG After more than 8% years of not increasing their voluntary check-off rates, members of the national policy com mittee for die National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) voted unanimously to seek'- additional funds through increased contributions. Starting July 1, pork producers are bring asked to freely give ten cents per marketed hog, and five cents per feeder pig towards national, state and local promotional programs. The decision to rone the check off rates was made in March at the American Pork Congress. Lancaster County bog producer, John Henkel, wbo had hand in the proceedings and formulation of both the original and updated programs, proudly notes that the NPPC is the largest single commodity group in the country and stressesthat the chOck-off program is stricfytprqdwier funded and operated! There are no strings attached to governmental agencies. According to Henkel the strength and integrity of the program lie in the fact that it is voluntary and in dependent Although the initial move lor increased landing must be made by producers themselves, the Strasborg area hog producers em phasizes that cooperation from marketing points is essential. “We appreciate the cooperation,” he com mented, “because without it we could not get our story across ... but they have things to gain too, they get a better market through better hogs coming in.” There are approiimtely 80,000 hog producers in the United States who are members of the NPPC, and membership therein is restricted to farmers who are actually marketing hogs. Policy formulations are thus entirely representative of the producer aid, Henkel noted. Approximately 65 percent of the bogs marketed in file United States come from farms where producers have voluntarily agreed to the check-off program, Henkel said. “The Power of a Dane” is the title of * new brochnre whicfadescribcs the check off program, la it’s In* traduction it states: “The initial nickel in vestment helped the NPPC determine tfarongb research the best way to promote jCoafinued on fage 30)
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