Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware Vol. 22 No. 20 ARA agrees to spare Barley farm eter krieg STER—The Lan- Area Refuse (LARA) decided afternoon that oultry group hosts 1200 to dinner JTER— The 1977 id raising banquet msylvania Poultry i, held here at the m on Thursday tylvania Poultry Queen Elizabeth Sperry and PPF executive director ffman look out at the gathering of 1200 poultry producers who met at Farm Thursday. rmers object to proposed dam lETER KRIEG NGVILLE, Pa.- 1 County farmers in !rt Valley area, as scores of other d citizens in the ork satisfied with milk price SALLY BAIR ature Writer HOLLAND, Pa. - L general manager s dairy co-ops combine efforts WOWN, Pa. -Six of largest dairy lves m the Mid ! region have joined i an unprecedented provide a better r farmers, stabilize ices to consumers hire a market for pulk. [turn of the Mid ; Milk Marketing lon (MAMMA), was jd Wednesday by • B arry, president they will refrain from taking the controversial 58 acres of farmland in Manor Town ship for a landfill. The decision came after weeks of evening, drew another record turnout as ticket sales exceeded their goal by more than 100. John Hoff man, executive secretary of County, are attempting to stop the possible con struction of a dam which may swallow up as many as 17 farms. A public meeting was held Monday evening at of Easter Milk Producers Cooperative, called the recent increase in dairy support prices to 83 per cent of Lehigh Valley Cooperative Fanners. The new organization, it was disclosed, will pool milk supplied by each member F & H scholarships offered LANCASTER - One of the objectives of the Lancaster County Farm and Home Foundation is to encourage the higher education of the youth of Lancaster County. Lasncaster Farming. Saturday, April 2.1977 public pressure both from the farm and non-farm sectors and a meeting held earlier in the day in the Federation noted during his welcome message that a goal of 1100 sold tickets was set. More than 1200 were sold the fire hall, here to bring both sides of the issue to the surface. An estimated 140 people packed the hall, with the crowd on occasion getting a bit noisy. of parity a “fair standard.” Speaking to members of the New Holland local Thursday night at the Liberty Fire and, on a cooperative basis, produce and market cheese products. This arrangement, it was pointed out, will assure a market for the milk In this respect the Foundation is announcing the offering of scholarship awards in 1977, in the fields of agriculture, home economics, and nursing. Harrisburg by the House Agriculture Committee. The farmland at stake is owned by John and Abram Barley, who operate one of when the final tally was made. Credit for the good turnout was given to members themselves, who are sup- in this issue Farm Calendar 10 Rural Route - - 10,100 Editorial 10 Medicine and Mgmt. 16 Homestead Notes 42 Joyce Bupp 45 Plant lovers’ 45 Ida’s Notebook 46 Recipe Swap 47 Jr. Cooking Edition 47 Home tour 48 4-H feature 52 Pretty plants 53 Home onthe Range 54 My Thoughts 59 . Classifieds 60 - Dauphin DHIA 90 Women’s Calendar 98 ManheimFFA 102 NorlebcoFFA 104 DoverFFA 109 Life on the Farm 111 Barney Nixnutz 112 York DHIA 116 Garden Spot FFA 120 Youth feature 121 Sale Reports 124 Public Sales Register 128 Most of the questioning was directed at Richard Heiderstadt, an en vironmental planner and sociologist representing the (Continued on Page 34] Hall, York said that in Department of Agriculture hearings in March, Eastern (Continued on Page 25] and a consistently fair price to farmer-producers of each cooperative. (Continued on Page ll] Depending upon the financial need and ability of applicants, a maximun of 12 scholarships may be awarded. (Continued on Page 33] the largest dairy farms in Lancaster County. If LARA had succeeded in taking 58 acres of the Barleys’ home farm, the area would have porting their state’s poultry industry by participating at events such as this. More than two dozen PPF members stood in a class by themselves, however, and have been recognized by the Federation for outstanding salesmanship. They were thq “Gold Feather” recipients, and are listed Moon dust may end rock picking forever By BARNEY NEXNUTZ SUBSOIL, VT. - A startling discovery was made public here on April 1 when the famed German-born geologist and breeder of pet rocks, Dr. Wolfgang von , Steinfelder, announced the successful sterilization of stones by pollinating them with powdered moon rocks. The revolutionary breakthrough is cautiously rated as being equal in magnitude to the invention of the plow and all other modem farm equipment combined. If von Steinfelder’s work proves truehfthe field, the backbreaking and annoying work of picking stones will be ended forever. The pet rock trainer’s miraculous discovery works similar In principle to the sterilization technique being experimented with to control insects. Von Steinfelder .came across the discovery accidentally when he spilled moon dust on male pebbles in his rock garden. He noticed that a unique change took place in the stones’ reproductive system, which rendered them sterile when they reached the mature boulder stage. What’s more female rocks find these sterilized boulders irresistible. Von Steinfelder’s former personal rock gardener, Rocky ridges, notes, however, that specific conditions are required for the technique to work. A pitch-black clear night under a full moon and an overcast sky is best, he says. Ridges, recently quit working for von Steinfelder and allegedly took a supply of moon dust with him. He is now reportedly self-employed in his recently established laboratory for the advancement of precious stones, and is feverishly attempting to fertilize gems with powdered moon rocks. Meanwhile, von Kteinfelder is dividing his tune between breeding and training pet rocks and perfecting the rock sterilization techniaue. Lancaster Farming’s ace foreign correspondent, Harry J. Tripbottom, who is currently stationed in Oslo, Norway, cabled the office late last night that Steinfelder is being considered for a Nobel Prize. But lest farmers prematurely leap for joy over the eartbshaking discovery, it should be noted that a number of obstacles remain before von Steinfelder can market his technique on a wide scale. First of all, finding rocks in their puberty stage is extremely difficult. Secondly, unless the exploration of the moon is resumed, there isn’t going to be enough powdered moon rock around to treat everybody’s field, field. Also, several agencies in Washington, D.C. are expected to step into the picture. Says I.M. Stoned of OSHA: “We are very much interested in following the rock sterilization procedures, while simultaneously keeping a safe distance to avoid contamination. Safety first, you know.” The Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) will undoubtedly call for an environmental impact statement. After all, what’s a world without rocks. : Respite the obstacles, von Steinfelder is proceeding o:i loorse and is hoping to have his technique rcmmercially available by April Fool’s Day 1978. $4.00 Per Year been stripped of its soil. The Refuse Authority had filed a declaration of taking by eminent domain, but backed [Contifflied on Page 24] within a separate article appearing on page 129. The large turnout represented an entire in dustry, with hundreds of representatives present from the producer, processor, and allied in dustry segments of the (Continued on Page 32]
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