Vd. 21 No. 47
In this issue
Farm Calendar 10
Barney Nunutz 10
Letter to the editor 10
York DMA 13
Manheim Fair 14
Weather Report 18
Life on the farm 20
Classifieds 24
Dairying in Germany 25
Classifieds 27
Homestead Notes 50
J unior Cooking Edition 53
WomeiCs Calendar 54
Ida’s Notebook 55
Home On The Range 57
My Thoughts 58
Berks County DHIA 60
Farm equipment outlook 61
Farm women convention 66
Potato grower 67
4-H features 69,73
Chester Co. sheep show 70
Manheim beef show 75
Chester DHIA 82
Dairy show features 85,94
ACA Farm Line 86
Bicentennial farm 88
World Premiere Sale 98
Manheim hog show 101
Public Sales Register 103
Sale Reports 111
Earl Butz resigns,
John Knebel takes over
By DIETER KRIEG
CAMP HILL, Pa. - John
Knebel, making his first
appearance as Acting
Secretary of Agriculture,
made a fa arable im
pression on £ roup of 400
farmers who we» > . athered
here at the Penn Har>- : "
Motor Inn on Monua:
evening. He had become the
new head of USDA just hours
before when former USDA
Secretary Earl Butz
resigned.
Welcomed by a standing
ovation from a partisan
crowd, the new chief an
nounced that the policies of
his predecessor would not be
interrupted. With national
TV and radio on hand, he
talked about the farm
programs of the last few
years and compared how
farmers stand today as
opposed to several years
ago.
“The American farmer
today is better off and freer
than at any other time in this
century,” the new Secretary
began confidently. “In the
thirties a farmer was in
violation of the law if he
dared to plant 15 acres of
grain. Under this ad
ministration you can plant
what you .want to,” he ex
claimed.
“We’ve been criticized by
some for not having a ‘food
policy’ - they couldn’t be
farther from the truth,”
Knebel continued. Our food
'policy can be summed up in
one word - ‘plenty.’ ”
Praising American
agriculture and the
American farmer, Knebel
pointed out that net farm
income during the past year
was $25 billion - a figure
which is more than twice of
what it was during the last
year of the previous
Democratic administration.
“And that income didn’t
come from government
payments, it came from the
market place,” Knebel
announced vigorously before
a crowd which was ap
plauding at lust about every
sentence.
According to who
has a reputation for knowing
figures, $l5O million were
paid last year to peanut
growers as subsidies. Quick
to avoid taking any ‘credit’
for this USDA expense item,
Knebel pointed out that the
subsidy dates back to a
program introduced by the
Franklin Roosevelt
Adiministration. He also
claimed that Butz and others
have tried to rid the
Department of the program
but have met with too much
opposition to date to push it
through.
Returning to the positive
side of the ledger, Knebel
compared farm exports of
this year to those of 1968 - the
most recent of past -
Democratic presidential
years. “The last Democratic
year, $6.4 billion worth of
agricultural goods were
exported,” the new chief
remarked, “this year it’s 22
billion.”
Criticizing the policies
which allowed for surplus
grain reserves which were
used to depress prices,
Kxebel assured his listeners
that USDA’s aim would be to
“continue free market”
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Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas
Lancaster Farvnim. Saturday. Octobar 9.1976
Radiation ‘blown up’
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. - Radioactive fallout was in the news
this past week and concern continues to be heard about
possible contamination of pasture grasses and milk. As of
this date there is no need to be concerned. Should this change,
dairymen will be officially advised to remove their dairy
cows from pastures.
The radioactivity was caused by an atomic bomb set off by
the Red Chinese. Some members of the news media have
triggered reports which are “blown out of proportion” ac
cording to dairy industry spokesmen here and in Harrisburg.
Attention is generally focused on milk whenever
radioactivity levels rise because it has been a “handy”
method for measuring fallout.
The highest measurements taken so far indicate a level of
413 pica-curies in milk. A measure of 10,000 pica-curies is
considered to be dangerous. In some areas radiation has
increased 20-fold, but even at that rate it is only one per cent
of what is termed dangerous.
John Knebei
Kauffman family wins
Manheim Holstein show
MANHEIM - The Robert Kauffman family of
Elizabethtown cleaned up in Holstein competition, winning
all the champion banners in the show which was believed to
be the largest ever held here.
Winning grand champion honors was Linda Kauffman with
“Sunappe Astronaut Ruth,” a 3-year old daughter of
“Paclamar Astronaut.” Reserve distinctions went to her
father, Robert, who was in the ring with “Hermandale
Elaine,” an 8-year old daughter of “Agro Acres Marquis
Ned.”
The Kauffmans’ junior champion was “Penn Springs
Black Joe Katy,” an intermediate calf sired by an Astronaut
son.
In the 4-H and FFA division, it was Paul Horning of Stevens
Rl, who took the top titles - both grand and reserve grand.
Junior showmanship and fitting honors went to Jean Hinder.
The senior division categories were won by Paul Homing and
Neal Crouse, respectively.
Following are more detailed results, by classes:
Bull Calves
1. Robert Young, 2. Steve Hershey
1. Neal Crouse, 2. Linda Kauffman, 3. Russel Kline, 4.
Steven Kauffman, 5. Patti Hershey, 6. Clair Hoover.
1. Robert Kauffman, 2. Kevin Smoker, 3. Arlen Keener, 4.
Lowell Brubaker, 5. Robert Young.
1. Joe Wivell, 2. Russel Kline, 3. Robert Kauffman, 4.
Sheryl Bollinger, 5. John Zimmerman.
Junior Yearling
1. Arlen Keener, 2. Mary Seward, 3. Lowell Brubaker, 4.
Ruby Ginder, 5. Gail Ginder.
Senior Yearling
1. Paul Horning, 2. Richard Bollinger, 3. Steven Kauffman,
4. Ruby Ginder, 5. Manheim FFA Chapter.
Two Year Olds
1. Robert Kauffman, 2. Steven Kauffman, 3. Paul Homing,
4. Steve Hershey, 5. Steve Hershey.
Three Year Olds
1. Linda Kauffman, 2. Paul Horning, 3. Russel Kline, 4.
Darryl Bollinger, 5. Russel Kline.
Four Year Olds
1. Robert Kauffman, 2. Paul Homing
1. Robert Kauffman, 2. Steve Kauffman, 3. Russel Kline, 4.
Linda Kauffman, 5. Russel Kline.
$4 00 Per Year
Here's a
happy crowd,
i
even if it's raining.
Uncaster Farm
by Dieter Kneg
Junior Call
Intermediate Calf
Senior Call
Aged Cows
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