Vol. 22-No. 21
Happy
Easter lambs bring up to $1.30
By JOANNE SPAHR
LANCASTER, Pa.—For
sheep breeders, the coming
of_ Easter, .traditionally
brings with it the annual
sales of Spring slaughter
lambs and goat kids for use
in the holiday meals among
individuals of
Mediterranean descent. This
year was no different, with
Consumer affects farm
By DIETER KRIEG
STOUCHSBURG, PA. -
An educational meeting for
area dairymen was held here
recently to chart past
developments and possible
future trends. Dubbed “The
1977 Dairy Industry Up
date,’* the event is sponsored
jQmv gets legislative citation
By JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Reporter
HARRISBURG,Pa. - Hie
highest classified registered
Holstein cow in the state has
become the first animal to
receive a citation from the
Pennsylvania House of
Representatives.
Woodbine Ivanhoe Mollie,
who at age 14 the
13th animal in the breed to
Carter meets Farmers Union
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Pennsylvanian Albert
Mellinger, along with
National Farmers Union
officials from 22 states, had a
wide-ranging 80 minute
discussion late Tuesday
afternoon at the White House
in which the farm group
leaders indicated the
“dismay” of the nation’s
fanners with farm com
Cinderella wins Holstein show
HARRISBURG, Pa. -
Over 300 animals paraded
around the large arena of the
Farm Show building last
Saturday as the Penn
sylvania Holstein
Association held their 24th
annual Black and White
Show.
The coveted grand
champion banner and trophy
went to Andfar Astronaut
Cinderella, owned by the
Robert Kauffman family of
Farm Calendar 10
Letters 10
Life on the farm 18
Homestead Notes 42
Recipe Swap 45
Ida’s Notebook 46
Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9,1977
Easter sales stretching out
for a seven-day period
throughout Pennsylvania
markets and ending the
Wednesday before Easter.
Prices were higher this
year with as much as $1.30
pud for 10-35 pound choice
milk-fed Spring lambs,
These prices were paid at
the Neyr Holland Sales
annually by NEDCO milk
producers and affiliates.
Ralph Smith, director of
education for NEDCO,
referred to the recent in-
crease in milk price sup-
ports, stating flatly: “The
price support program is
largely around to assure
score the near-perfect
classification of 97 points,
received her citation during
a “Hello Mollie!” party
given for her by the York
County Holstein Association
on March 31 at the Farm
Show Building.
Representative James M.
Burd of Butler County
sponsored and presented the
unique recognition to Mollie
modity support rates
established for 1977 and
proposed fro 1978»
President Jimmy Carter
spent 50 minutes with the
Farmers Union officials.
The discussion included
Vice President Mondale,
Secretary of Agriculture
Bergland, and White House
aides Stuart Eizenstat and
Lynn Daft.
Elizabethtown. The five
year old cow alao placed first
in her Aged Cow class.
Christine Gitt, littlestown
Rl, won the Reserve
Champion awards with
Amply Rag Apple Ormsby
Nellie, her eight-year-old 4-H
project animal.
High point scores for
accumulated winnings
during the show by home
bred animals brought the
Premier Breeder banner to
In this Issue
Home on the Range 48
Jr. Cooking Edition 50
Home tours 51,105,110
Classifieds 59
Stables and Vintage where
over 100 animals, combined
sold near this level.il. Choice
milk-led kid goats went for
as high as $4O a head at the
Chambersburg market,
in comparison to last
year’s trading which saw a
decrease in young animals,
this year’s market was
flooded. The Lancaster
adequate milk supplies for
consumers, not to put money
into farmers’ pockets.” He
also noted that milk prices
are usually up above the
support level anyway,
Explaining the support
system, Smith said it works
on account of" the federal
and the George Knight, Jr.,
family of Airvllle R 2, who
bred and own the cow.
Hie House citation saluted
Mollie’s achievements and
contribution to the state’s
dairy industry. She has
produced 251,615 pounds of
milk to date in her lifetime
and been named an
Honorable Mention All-
American winner. Co
“from the campaign
assurances, farmers ex
pected that support
protection at the cost of
production meant the full
cost of production. What we
have gotten so far is an
almost straight-line ex
tension of the Butz support
levels,” National President
of the Fanners Union, Tony
Dechant, said. “On top of
Tom and Cindy Shaeffer,
Huntsdale Stock Farms,
Carlisle. Mowry Farms,
Roaring Spring Rl, received
the Premier Exhibitor
presentation.
Judging the day lung
competion was William H.
Hill, Jr., of Crewe, Va.
The show was the
culmination of a three-day
event by the state
association. Thursday over
200 calves were sold in the
Poultry banquet 99
Cloister FFA 100
Womens’ Calendar 101
York Extension banquet 103
Stock Yards experienced the
largest receipts in 12 years
with 2075 head sold during a
4% hour auction on Monday
which,, attracted ap
proximately 50 buyers.
Other markets also felt this
overabundance.
According to Ben Morgan,
Extension livestock
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trends
government buying “milk
solids” - butter, cheese,
powder and barrel cheese.
According to Smith, the
new support price of $9.00
per hundred-weight will
have little effect on the
market this month. The full
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sponsoring the presentation
was Robert Butera, minority
leader in the House of
Representatives.
Raymond J. Kerstetter,
Pennsylvania Deputy
Secretary of Agriculture,
represented the state
Department of Agriculture
during the recognition
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that we are being nickd-and
dimed in the budget
process.”
President Carter said that
“for the future we would like
to have a stable agriculture
with an agressive export
capability.”
The President noted
Monday’s increases in
support levels for 1977 and
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annual calf sale,with a
number of animals going to
out-of-state buyers. Bred
heifers and cows were
featured in the Friday sale.
The following are pladngs
of the shows:
BULL CALF
1. Paul R. Coraman 2.
Arthur Baxter 3. Gordon and
Dorothy Wood and Warren
E. Buckman 111 3. Russel H.
Miller
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Outstanding
Young Fanners 102,115
My Thougnis 119
Joyce Bupp 122
Sale Reports 125
Public Sales Register 128
$4.00 Per Year
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