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
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Hall, York said that in
Department of Agriculture
hearings in March, Eastern
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and a consistently fair price
to farmer-producers of each
cooperative.
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Depending upon the
financial need and ability of
applicants, a maximun of 12
scholarships may be
awarded.
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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
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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
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