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Lancaster County’s poultry industry is highly
significant both statewide and nationally. Layers in
the Garden Spot account for one per cent of all the
eggs produced in the United States and the County
consistently ranks first in the state. In 1975, the
more than 3*/2 million layers in Lancaster County
accounted for agricultural income valued at
$37,564,000.
Lancaster Farminf photos by Dieter Krief
Serving 7 he Central and Soutneaifern Pennsylvania Areas
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 4,1976
Sec. Kerstetter resigns
By JOANNE SPAHR
HARRISBURG, Pa. -
Pennsylvania Secretary of
Agriculture Raymond J.
Kerstetter handed in his
resignation last Wednesday
to become effective January
14 - nearly a year to the day
Incredible ess story to be told
By DIETER KRIEG
LITITZ, Pa. - Although he’s been in the poultry business for
just five years, Lancaster County poultryman Ed Moshier
believes he may well have encountered the majority of
conceivable problems a person can have with a hen
operation. One morning, for example, he found, a section of
cages resting in the pits below. A former radio station em
ployee, Moshier is quick to admit he went into the business a
Conservation practices praised
By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER - Farmers are for the most part doing a good
job in conserving their natural resources, but many people
who aren’t directly in agriculture aren’t aware of this.
Realizing this, Tom Kelso of the Lancaster County Planning
Commission recently organized a tour specifically for
representatives of planning agencies and environmental
concerns. He wanted to give urban planners - many of whom
Penna. 4-H’ers win nat’l. scholarships
CHICAGO, HI. - Seven 4-H
members from Penn
sylvania claimed $6,000 in
scholarships at the 55th
National 4-H Congress here
this week. Each was named
a winner in programs
arranged by the National 4-H
Service Committee and
supervised by the
Cooperative Extension
Service.
Selected for their ac
complishments in 4-H
projects and activities,
leadership development and
growth in personal, com
munity and civic respon
sibilities, 276 winners
nationwide shared $215,000 in
educational grants.
Pennsylvania’s national
In this issue
Editorials 10
Farm Calendar 10
Rural Route 22
Chester DHIA 35
Homestead Notes 42
Ida ’s Notebook 44
Home on the Range 45
Junior Cooking Edition 49
Beef features 50,63
Women’s Calendar 31
Life on the Farm 53,61
News-Nutrition 56
Land use meeting 59
Dairy feature 62
Craft feature 64
Classifieds 65
York DHIA 86,90
Farm policy 93
Hog feature 94
Chinese Cabbage feature 95
Public Sales Register 102
Sale Reports 107
from when he first assumed
the post during last year’s
Farm Show, week.
Supposedly, Kerstetter’s
resignation is running right
on schedule with an
arrangement made at his
appointment last January.
winners, the amounts of
their grants, the program in
which they won honors, and
the donors of awards were:
Kathryn Hartle, 18, of
Bellefonte, $l,OOO,
Record price paid for capon
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The
highest price paid for a 4-H
capon in Pennsylvania this
year was set at the annual
Adams County 4-H Capon
Round-up. The record price
of $9.00 per pound was paid
Farm Show to he renovated
HARRISBURG, Pa. -
Raymond J. Kerstetter,
Pennsylvania secretary of
agriculture, has announced
that renovation of the State
Farm Show Building will
begin immediately following
the 1977 Farm Show,
January 10-14, 1977.
The renovations will bring
the building into full com
pliance with the provisions of
state and city laws. The key
to keeping die Farm Show
open during the past two
years was the promise to
state and city officials that
significant structural im
provements would be made
as soon as possible.
The award of contracts
totalling $5,798,920 for the
renovations of the building
on North Cameron Street in
Harrisburg was announced
during the second week in
At that time, former
agriculture secretary,
James McHale, was denied
another term of office by the
State Senate, and a
replacement was needed for
the post. According to
reports of a year ago, there
bit on the green side. But he was determined to learn and
prepared to scrape to make his investment pay for itself.
With advice from other poultrymen and related
agribusinesses, he transformed a “losing situation” into bne
which today shows a profit.
Moshier’s interest in his own operation quickly grew to
are directly involved in making decisions which affect the
fanner - a chance to see what’s already being done to con
serve water, soil, manure, etc. Manure management was the
key topic.
Three farms in Lancaster County were chosen as sites for
the tour. Gathering at the Farm and Home Center on a recent
agricultural, International
Harvester Company; Susan
Camp, 17, of Catawissa, $BOO,
consumer education,
Montgomery Ward & Co.;
Janet Hutchison, 19, of West
by Adams County Sheriff
Bernard Miller for this
year’s grand champion
capon. The 10% pound capon
was owned and exhibited by
Joann Deatrick, Littlestown.
The first reserve grand
November by the Depart
ment of General Services.
“The only new con
struction under contract,”
Kerstettef said, “is the
replacement of the Butler
Barn which traditionally
LANCASTER FARMING’S annual Farm Show
issue will be distributed on January 8, two days
before the Pennsylvania Farm Show gets un
derway in Harrisburg. We’re getting ready to
prepare material for that issue and are printing
this reminder to readers and advertisers alike to
send in material of interest The Farm Show
Issue will have advance publicity on the big
event, special features on some of the folks
who’ll be there, short biographies on Keystone
FFA degree winners, a list of Farm Show
exhibitors, new product releases and pictures,
and much more. Please contact us if you have
something to contribute.
were two outstanding can
didates for the position -
Kerstetter and Kent
Shelhamer, chairman of the
house Agriculture Com
mittee and a member of the
House since 1964.
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Grove, $BOO, entomology,
Hercules Incorporated.
Karen Kittle, 18, of
Lebanon, $BOO, home en
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champion capon was
exhibited by William
Shelter. Gettysburg. It was
purchased by Clark Spence
for $3.50 per pound. Roger
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houses beef cattle and horses
during the Farm Show. The
present metal barn will be
demolished and replaced
with a new structure
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$4.00 Per Year