n its 11111 fl V01.22N0.12 Shelhamer eases crisis HARRISBURG - Acting Secretary of Agriculture Kent SheUuuner on Monday issued the results of a survey begun last week by his Department, of both long and short range effects on the efforts of the Com monwealth’s farmers. According to Shelhamer, Weather spared none By DIETER KRIEG LANCASTER - It doesn’t matter much which branch of agriculture you’re in - every fanner is likely to feed some effect as a result of the sCTffl^Wmt&of'l977. Even if the cold didn’t affect a grower directly, it’s very, likely to affect him indirectly in_ the form of priMLfor products he sells Red Rose 4-H ers honored club honored its own *laat Thursday night and wrapped of successful dub worked-.their annual dimer meeting at the Farm and Heme Center. Aftersn evening of en tertajnmeatmid .fellowship, School milk caused concern By JOYCE BUPP York County Reporter YORK, Pa. - Governor Sbapp reopened Penn sylvania schools just in time to save York County dairies the milk which they had already processed and packaged for this Class I institution trade. M. Ebert Rutter, of Rut Dairy situation under control By DIETER KRIEG LANCASTER - “The weather has caused several problems,’’ Jim Sumner of Inter-State Milk Producers, Philadelphia, began. “First of all, we’re concerned about plants getting gas; secondly, the loss of several days’ milk sales has left us with a little more surplus milk, and Northern farms choked by blizzard SYRACUSE, N.Y. - “Milk loses may hit upwards to $60,000 a day in the nor theastern part of the United States due to one of the area’s hardest winters in history,” exclaimed John C. York, general manager of the 8000 dairy farmer member Eastern Milk- Producers Cooperative, Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware the most pressing initial problem revolves about rural roads which have either drifted shut or become difficult to travel because of ice. Shelhamer said he had assurance from tran sportation Secretary William- Sherlock that all means, including the ad or supplies he needs. That’s the conclusion of a number of agricultural leaders. - The small grains and hay crops'-for this year, for example, may be receiving damage right now. No one knows yet for sure, but it’s a fact which is. being con sidered. Fruits and vegetables have been hurt. Egg production has declined. awardxwere brntowedunon receiver the tnost recognition over the year for work with their animals their performance-oh a' judging team. Topping the honors in the beef dub membership was. Marty Burkins, Holtwood Rl, who showed the county ten Dairy, York, indicated that the schools they serve had opened in time to fully utilize the prepared cartons of milk. “We are trying to make arrangements to divert some milk to another area of the state to a manufacturing plant Anytime the schools close, there’s a backup of thirdly, due to milk production being up six per cent over a year ago, that’s got the bucket full.” Sumner, who serves on the public relations and com munications staff at Inter- State, made the remark on Wednesday.- It should be noted that the situation changes from day to day, headquartered here. He made the remark Eeb. 2, the same day the Quarryville groundhog forecasted six more weeks of winter. After making several on site inspections of bard hit areas in Pennsylvania and New' York, the- dairy spokesman said that many rural roads with drifts up to Lancaster Farming, Saturday. February 5,1977 dition of rotary plows in some areas, will be extended to clear passages to farms, especially dairy farms. The Agriculture Secretary said that bis Department had already helped many dairymen whose markets {Continued on Page 22] and prices for many of these products are now likely to remain strong. According to John Hoff man''of the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation, the most immediate impact in this industry will be on egg production and prices. He noted that egg prices had (Confinued on Page 21] ax well as district champion steer. Although her prize winning adhuuis now just a memory, Marty received two gifts which will help to keep that memory alive in years to come. From J. C. Snavely & Sons, Landisville, rise received a silver trophy, I Continual on Pan 27] milk. But we’re still lor-, tunate in this area, com pared to parts of the country where fanners have had to dump milk,” commented Rutter. Green’s Dairy of York stopped processing for the school trade at the first (Continued on Page 2l| due to weather changing and various public and private sectors trying to do their best to stay ahead of the matter. Acting Secretary of Agriculture Kent Shelhamer confirmed the changing status of things Thursday afternoon in a telephone I Continued on Pace 34| 20 feet high have not been plowed since January 28. Farm operations have virtually come to a stand still, noted York. A state of emergency has been declared in several counties with western New York and St. Lawrence, (Continued on Pace 34] It was a proud bunch of beef dob members who assembled tdget theh pictures taken with their trophies after the annual dinner meeting of the Red Rose 4-H Beef and Sheep Club. Seated