VOL 22 No. 23
So far the fruit outlook is as bright as the blossoms.
‘erving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 23,1977
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Fruit looks good
By DIETER KRIEG
LITITZ, Pa.—Excellent
pollinating weather and
terrific blooming are giving
rise to a feeling among
central Pennsylvania fruit
growers that a good crop will
be forthcoming. That is both
good and bad news since an
abundance of fruits will
make buyers happy. But the
growers themselves will
then be faced with more
work and yet lower prices.
Reports gathered here late
New dairy breaks
Pa. - Ground
was, broken five miles south
of here Thursday afternoon
as construction started on an
$8.2 million reserve milk
manufacturing facility.
Holly Milk Cooperative, a
new farmer-cooperative,
held ground-breaking
ceremonies for the plant
with Cumberland County
and South Middletown
Township officials par
ticipating.
Maryland Cooperative
Milk Producers and Inter;
State Milk Producers'
Teachers partake of poultry
By JOANNESPAHR
LANCASTER, Pa. - The
best way to promote a
product, they say, is to “just
get ‘um to try it.” That’s
exactly what the Lancaster
County Poultry Association
,did last Thursday evening
with 68 home economics
teachers and nutrition aides
connected with the Lan
caster-Lebanon In
termediate Unit 13. Home ec
teachers from both city and
country, public and private
Law in pond management
By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER - Like most
aspects of agriculture today,
farm pond management isn’t
what it used to be. Aside
from more scientific
structural and biological
considerations, the
management of a pond even
comes under various
governmental' regulations
It used to be, for example,
that a fanner simply tossed
fertilizer into his pond to
control algae and that was
the end of it. While that may
still be a common practice,
Farm Calendar 10
Editorial comments 10
Lancaster DHIA 29
Facts for dairymen 29
Homestead Notes 42
Home on the Range 45
Recipe Swap 47
this week from throughout
southeastern Pennsylvania'
indicate that orchards
survived the bitter Winter
much better than was ex
pected. “With the really
rough weather we had, it’s
surprising,” noted Mrs.
Richard Haas of Cherry Hill
Orchard, Lancaster, in
reference to the blooming.
She said the warm, dry
weather has provided or
chardmen with the best
pollinating weather in years
Cooperative jointly own the
new cooperative which is
expected to balance the
market for about 2.5 billion
pounds of milk annually
produced by their 4,009 dairy
fanners in the six-state area.
This facility, capable oi
processing 2 million pounds
of milk daily, will be the
most efficient plant of its
kind in the world, j
Crepaco, an
dairy industry equipment
and construction firm,
headquartered in Chicago, is
the turnkey contractor.
schools were invited to shard
in a smorgasbord prepared
by industrymen of the
Association and held at the
Farm and Home Center,
Arcadia Road, Lancaster.
The purpose of the evening
was to acquaint the ladies
with new products and
preparations and to pass on
new information which they
can relay to their students.
The Association also had
specialists from Penn State
on hand to demonstrate
it’s not recommended, and it
is in violation of water
quality laws, if a permit
hasn’t been issued. What’s
more, even fishing rights at
die “old swimming hole” are
controlled now.
Pond construction and
management was the sub
ject of two meetings held
Tuesday in Lancaster
County by the Cooperative
Extension Service. Both
programs took place at area
ponds and were coordinated
by County Agent Max Smith.
Farm pond problems such
■ln this issue
Ida’s'Notebook 46
Women’s Calendar 50
Ladies farm tour 50
Joyce Bupp 52
Life on the farm 57
Classifieds 64
Dauphin DHIA 90
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and that apple blooms are
possibly the best they’ve
ever had. Specializing in
cherries, the Haases are
hopeful of continued mild
weather so that a healthy
crop of cherries might be
available.
Cherries, however, are one
of the most risky, if not the
most risky fruit to grow.
Sensitive to cold weather,
the fruit producing buds are
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ground
Completion of the project is
expected within a year. The
facility is financed by the
Baltimore Bank for
Cooperatives and Com
monwealth National Bank,
Harrisburg.
Located just outside Mt.
Holly Springs, Pa., the plant
is expected to contribute
significantly to the area,
establishing 30 to 35 new jobs
an annual payroll ap
proaching $500,000.
The plant is equipped with
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cutting up broilers, deboning
chicken breasts, and carving
turkeys.
Dr. Morris Mast, associate
professor of food science at
Penn State, also spoke on
food safety and food borne
illnesses. To illustrate his
points, he used a slide
presentation.
Dr. Mast pointed out that
although we think food ad
ditives are the main danger
in foods, the fact is that the
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as algae control, weeds,
muskrats, and too many fish
were also discussed by
specialists from Penn State
and Norman Sickles, district
water patrolman.
Richard Maule hosted the
first segment of the program
at his farm below
Quarryville. The afternoon
portion was held at Russell
Sander’s pond near
Maiiheim.
It was stressed at both
meetings that if a farm pond
is drained into an area which
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Chester DHIA 95
Nutrition feature 100
Jr. Cooking Edition 105
My Thoughts 106
Sheep feature 115
Sale Reports 121