Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 26, 1977, Image 1
Vol. 22 No. 19 L This Issue ■m Calendar 10 ■oriil comments 10 ■eon the farm 10 ■nestead Notes 42 ■nt lovers’ comer 44 Ko on the Range 45 K Notebook 50 ■Thoughts 51 ■nen’s Calendar 51 Kceßupp 52 Kheim Young Farmers 54 ■dp* Swap 56 Ek4-H beef club 58 Kssifieds 62 Utry feature 64 IrksOHIA 91 inn feature 94 Kef referendum 96 Krks County FF A 101 inn Manor FF A 106 Banco FFA 108 ■Avegetables 112 ibhc Sales Register 116 Be Reports 134 Strong JSmport shownpr Barleys Public hearing 900 people ■ By DIETER KBIEG ■ULLERSVHiLE, "Ta.— ■miflg out 900 persons Rung, with one of them - Vos Funk - delivering a Btition filled with more than ROM signatures, concerned ■master Countians Bmonstrated theirsapport |r John and Abram Bailey, po stand to have 58 acres of Stir land taken by eminent ■main for a landfill. |The occasion was a paring on the matter by the ■anor Township super iors, who in anticipation of r large crowd, chose to Pm the meeting in imersville Stae College’s pte Auditorium. At odds rje the Barley Brothers pd their attorneys at one pd, and officials and hired Pnsultants of the Lancaster Warren Leininger lonored for pork work I Dr By £°ANNESPAHR ■.BLUE ball. Pa. - ■T® Leininger and the ■jancßster County Swine ■S7»n go back a long Efi ogether - 1957 Max Kc 11 " 1 Lancaster County ■tension agent, established ■wJ! r , Bamzation which Leininger, a breeder K,m^ bred spotty Poland ■™ a hogs, as its president rern *®ed in that Vosition for seven yean after ■ "as continued as a ■EJ* of the board of Kr-ttofs, but last Friday at the organization’s heW to the ■hat k.•onooncement End * ould retire with the “wst recent term Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jeisey and Delaware Area (LARAJ at a»otber.Tw(HJl the three township 'super visors-Edward Goodhart HI and James Hither- sat id the middle tb'hjsar both sides of the controversy. The' third Milk support hike causes dismay By DIETER KIUEG ONO, Pa.-The an nouncement od Tuesday that dairy support prices would be raised to 83 per bent of parity cSme as both a sur prise and unwelcome news to many dairyment At a meeting here of the Lebanon County local of Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative, two officials from the co-op voiced their fears. In honor of bis years of service to the organization, the Swine Producers presented the 69-year-old Denver resident and his wife Sally a terrarium shaped like a pig. Prior to the presentation of the gift. Smith enumerated some of the highlights of Leininger’s career. Along with his work in the organization, Leininger has shown 25 grand champion gift* at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in his 32 years of raising spotted Poland Chinas, and for 25 of those 32 years has worked with youth as a leader of the Lincoln 4-H Pig Club. To sum it all up, Smith stated, “He’s been active in [Canftaaed m Pap 2t) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 26,1977 «• - member, Blaine Stricter, excused himself on the grounds pf possible conflicts of interest anddidnot ap pear at the hearing. Strickler [Continued on P*e 16] Alfred Wanner, Lebanon County dairyman, who serves on Eastern’s board of directors, warned “I hope we’re not building ourselves up for an even greater problen in the future.” He wonders how consumers will react when the higher milk prices are reflected at the supermarket, and what will happen if the surplus milk problem is magnified. He suspects that the latter is a real possibility and has a lot of company on that train of thought Numerous officials of several dairy cooperatives, as well as dairymen themselves and Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Agriculture, Kent Shelbamer, have in the past few months voiced con siderable concern over MCMP maps plans, studies challenges By JOYCE BUPP York Co. Reporter COCKEYSVILLE, Md. - “Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers, Inc. is en tertaining a new era,” believes Herbert W. Weasel, Jr., president of the Board. He emphasized that fact in the opening of his report to several hundred members gathered aft the Hunt Vaßey Inn in CockeysviDe, Md., last Legal defense fund established By DIETER KIUEf? MILLSHSVILLE, , Pa- Three pßminent Lancaster Countians announced' Tuesday night that a legal defense fund for the Barfly Brothers has been present milk production trends. In a nutshell, production is soaring, and the higher prices are likely to compound the situation. Freeburn Love, another Eastern official and dairy farmer member, admitted that the new parity prices sounded good. “But it’s a woU in sheep’s clothing, as far is I’m concerned; production is too high,” he warned. “I know you can go to other areas where dairymen are complaining. But I hasten to tell you, there is no in dication that there will be a wholesale exodus of producers,” Love continued. Love’s comments took into consideration the requests of some farmer organizations which are calling for milk Saturday for the cooperative’s annual meeting. Discussion on two major items facing the cooperative consumed most of the morning business meeting. Wessel spoke first to the formation of a new joint business venture with the Interstate Milk Producers, IConhnued on Page 221 famished . Irhe three- well known citizensare: - Amos Funk, 'Manor Township farmer and conservationist who has waged.a campaign of bis own |o bring the Barley farm support prices of upwards of 90 per cent of parity. Those requests, however, are generally considered to be unrealistic and a sure way to disaster. Most producers in the mid-Atlantic area Federal Order 4 marketing area would have been happy with an 80 per cent parity level. It’s estimated that it [Continued on Page 301 Cholesterol issue easing for eggmen By JOANNE SPAHR LANCASTER, Pa. - Ac cording to Hendrick Wen tink, present chairman of the National Commission on Egg Nutrition, the cholesterol battle is slowly easing for the poultry industry, but there is still a long way to go before the controversy comes to an end. Wentink made these comments in an address to a group of industrymen assembled for the third in a series of educational poultry seminars held last week at the Farm and Home Center by the Lancaster County Poultry Association. “We are now getting both sides exposed,” Wentink remarked, “and we have nothing to fear as long as they don’t hammer us down without a chance for $4.00 Per Year Asking to have a point of testimony clarified are, left to right, James Heinly, attorney for the Barley Brothers, Tom Goodman, Manor Township solicitor; James Huber, and Edward Goodhart, Manor Township supervisors. The central issue involved during the 6 Vz hour long hearing at Millersville’s Lyte auditorium was whether or not prime farmland can or should be taken for use by a garbage dump. An estimated 900 persons were attracted to the meeting, issue before the public and officials. Funk is also a „ board member of the Lan ' caster County Conservation District. Charles Rohrer, last year’s Pennsylvania Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer, who operates a. dairy, hog and poultry farm near Paradise. Dennis Cox, Lancaster, an accountant and treasurer of the Lancaster County Republican Committee. All three will act as trustees to the fund. Donations to the campaign which is officially called the “Save Our Farms Fund,’’ may be made by mailing a check to Commonwealth National Bank, (Main office 28 Penn Square, Lancaster, [Continued on Page 24] rebuttal,” he stated. “When you give a housewife the facts,” he continued, “she will settle for what suits her tastes and pocketbook.” He also pointed out that medical opinion is slowly turning away from the hardline belief that eggs and cholesterol are closely linked to heart attacks. Medical literature is now dealing more and more with the cholesterol diet and its affect on tbebeart “Many researchers and medical men who were against us before, now say that they are not sure if they were right about eggs and cholesterol. And, just a year ago they were absolutely sure of themselves,” he declared. ICanfinuaft m Pap 32]