—Lancaster Firming, Saturday, July 31. 1976
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Our pond was always a big at
traction to not only us, but to kids
from nearby homes as well. By far the
largest "swimming hole” in the
neighborhood, it offered many
refreshing moments after having
hauled hay all day or milked cows
during the hot afternoons.
Nobody ever wasted any time when
an opportunity for swimming came
along, especially my brother, Ingo,
who practically lived in the pond once
the chores were done The time a
swim was appreciated most was after
haymaking. We’d all be soaked with
sweat, and covered with dust and
alfalfa debris, which was never a very
comfortable state to be in But
somehow it always looked a whole lot
worse than what it really was. Nobody
ever complained. It made swimming
that much more meaningful and
appreciated.
The bottom of the pond was mostly
day, which made it extremely soft,
and in some places, treacherously
slippery. For this reason we usually
wore sneakers.
Ingo had made a nice, big raft, using
an old bed from a wagon, and placing
six 55-gallon drums underneath it.
We hopped on to it and shoved off,
using a long pole. “Shep”, our dog,
USD A buying beef
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz has announced
that the U. S. Department
of Agriculture is starting a
beef purchase program.
USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service will
purchase ground beef for
distribution to schools, in
stitutions, and elderly
feeding programs. In an
nouncing the program, the
Secretary emphasized that
this is a very opportune tune
By Dieter Krieg f Editor
for USDA to enter the
market and that the ground
beef will be available for
delivery to schools shortly
after they reopen this Fall.
Fed cattle prices have
been under considerable
pressure for several weeks
and the USDA Cattle on
Feed report, released July
19, indicates that marketings
will continue large for some
time. The specification for
ground beef provides for a
wide selection of grades and
usually preferred to stay on shore,
barking excitedly for a while, then just
watching intensely, and finally going
to sleep until he managed to get
splashed by someone.
Getting wet was the first order of
"business”. The idea wasn't just to
cool off, but also to rid ourselves of
the itchy particles of hay. We’d swim
around the raft in circles, or all over
the pond which covered ap
proximately three-quarters of an
acre. A few inner tubes were used to
just float around on, or dive through.
It didn’t take long for the water to get
muddy. It was a scene of lots of
splashing and happy shouting We
wouldn’t really be clean by the time
we were done swimming, but we’d be
refreshed and that’s all that
mattered to us.
The sunlight glistened on the
surface of the water, as we watched
from the raft where we’d even
tually end up once the initial bursts of
energy had worn off. The water and
air were calm. The raft hardly moved,
unless we’d make it move. We could
have stayed out there all day.
A farm, warm summer days, and a
nice big pond is something extra
special. It's something every boy
should be able to grow up with.
wholesale cuts in preparing
the product. USDA officials
indicated that because of the
present price and supply
situation they expected
processors to rely heavily on
wholesale cuts from fed beef
in making the ground beef.
Two separate purchase
programs are being started,
one for bulk ground beef and
one for ground beef patties.
Funds for the purchases are
provided under Section 32,
Public Law 74-320.
HFAA executives re-elected;
color marking restrictions lifted
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -
Holstein dairymen
celebrated the nation’s
bicentennial in Philadelphia,
June 29 - July 2, by exer
cising the democratic
process during the 91st
annual meeting and con
vention of the Holstein -
Friesian Association of
America.
The 224 delegates at the
convention re-elected HFAA
President Gordon W.'
Newton, owner-operator of
Gorlib Farm, Tatum, S.C.,
for a second one-year term.
W. R. (Dick) Brooks, co
owner and manager of
Paclamar Farms, Boulder,
Colo., was re-elected vice
president of the national
dairy breed association.
Four directors were
elected to the 16-member
national board. Dr. David G.
Smokier, Lancaster, Texas,
was re-elected to another
four-year term. New
members elected to the
board were Max K. “Kip”
USDA
studies
drought
WASHINGTON - A two
man USDA grain team is
conducting a two-week in
vestigation of drought
conditions in western
Europe. The team will view
damage to grains, protein
crops, pastures and forage,
and will meet with feed
compounders and other
leaders to assess feed
utilization and the impact on
livestock and poultry in
dustries. France, the largest
agricultural producer in
western Europe, appears to
be most seriously affected.
When baking peach pies or
cakes, there’s no need to peel
the peach. Just slice and
add. You’ll save your own
time and the peaches’ flavor.
ELMER M. SHREINER
GOOD’S
AUTHORIZED DEALER - MOPRO LIQUID SUPPLEMENT
DAIRY COWS
RAISING CALVES
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NOW HANDLING
PENNFIELD FEEDS MOPRO
LIQUID PROTEIN AND A COM
PLETE LINE OF ANIMAL HEALTH
PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIES.
Herzog, Petaluma,
California, Donald V. Seipt,
Easton, Pennsylvania and
Donald V. Crowell, South
Dayton, New York. They
replaced Wesley Sawyer,
Waterford, California,
Donald Collins, Malone, New
York and Obie Snider, Imler,
Pennsylvania.
COLOR MARKING
RESTRICTION
LIFTED FOR BULLS
HFAA delegates also
liberalized the color marking
restrictions, allowing both
male and female Holsteins,
which are distinctly black
and white or red and white to
be registered. Previously,
certain color marking
restrictions prevented bulls
from being registered. The
delegate action stipulated,
however, that animals whose
color patterns may vary
from traditional standards
be labeled by having an O.C.
(off-color) suffix attached to
their registered names.
T/A
FEED MILL
RD2, NEW PROVIDENCE, PA
pennfidd feeds
In other action, the dates
for nominating and electing
Holstein Association
delegates were advanced by
110 days. In past years,
balloting for delegate
election has closed on about
May 1. By advancing this
date to early January,
newly-elected delegates will
have an opportunity to
participate in Winter
Holstein Forums, conducted
on a regional basis
throughout the country.
Entertainment highlight of
the Philadelphia convention
was an evening banquet,
hosted by Joe Patemo, head
football coach, Pennsylvania
State University. Fred
Waring and his Young
Pennsylvanians were
featured after the dinner.
The convention concluded
July 2 with the sale of 74 head
of superior breeding stock at
the Sales Pavilion in Lan
caster, Pennsylvania. The
sale averaged $7,364.
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