Serving The Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware VOL 22 No. 24 Nutrition study scored | By DIETER KRIEG WASHINGTON, D.C. - Those involved in animal agriculture, particularly poultrymen, have been dealt a low blow by the United States Senate, according to industry leaders. Causing the nationwide ruckus in the U.S. Government publication Ag chiefs brief farm editors By DIETER KRIEG WASHINGTON, D.C. - The-price of hamburger may rise to $2 per pound within two years, according to Assistant Secretary of Agricultural for Marketing Services, Robert H. Meyer. Yoder is Milking Shorthorn queen \ SHOEMAKERSVffeLE?,- Pa. - After reigning lor a’ year as the first runner-up in .the National Shorthorn queen contest, Nedra Yoder, daughter ol Samuel G. Yoder, Shoemakersville, Tobacco dealer receiving deliveries | By JOANNESPAHR LANCASTER, Pa.-After a temporary halt in receiving tobacco purchased this Winter, A.K. Mann, a major Lancaster County buyer, is again slowly moving the crop into his warehouses. And, disgruntled farmers ’ Ephrata wins land judging third time | t By DIETER KRIEG j , QUARRYVILLE, Pa. - For the third year in a row, and the fourth time this decade, the Cloister FFA Chapter won the team cup in the County FFA land judging contest. Coached by Lew Ayres, the Ephrata team has won the trophy Farm Calendar 10 Barney Nixnutz 33 Medicine &Mgmt. 16 Berks DHIA 22 Homestead Notes 42 My Thoughts 42 Womens’ Calendar 43 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 30,1977 The Secretary contends that there isn’t going to be as much beef in the next few years and that this factor, coupled with changing trends in feeding and energy use, may give rise to the went the finalsteptwo weeks ago when she was named national queen. Miss Yoder won tbehonor altheanhual convert tionand sale of the American Milking Shorthorn Society in Greeley, Colo. - Up to this point, Miss whose crop had to remain, or is still remaining in tobacco sheds, are determined that next year a final delivery date will be incorporated into their contracts to whomever they sell. Geoffrey H. Ranck, a spokesman for the Mann more than any other school. The Octorara Watershed Association, a group of conservation-minded citizens in lower Lancaster and Chester Counties, provides the trophy, which may now go into retirement after having been captured by Ephrata three times -In this issue' Home on the Range 44 Jr. Cooking Edition 45 Recipe Swap 46 Food feature 47 Plant lovers’ corner 48 Ida’s Notebook 50 “Dietary Goals for the United States,” issued earlier this year by the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. The study was compiled without con sidering input from industry leaders. In | Continued on Page 34] doubling of prices for ground beef. “Eating habits have changed and will continue to change,” the Californian said in reference to the in creasing use Of ground beef at the expense of the more Yoder has been well known throughout the Pennsylvania dairy show circuit lor her top animals. She’s Shown at Kutztown, Reading, Allentown, Bloomsburg, and York Fairs, as well as the Junior Dairy and All company, explained that a major customer backed off in his order, and as a result, the warehouses could not be cleared for a short time to make room for the ’76 crop. Now, however, things are slowly he said, although it has been a slow straight Kunner-up in the contest, held at the Robert Groff farm, north of here, was Solanco’s team, coached by Dr. William Fredd. fsphrata edged the Solanco boys by a score of 1965 to 1880. In addition to having the top team, Ephrata also had TevocaFFA 52 Mock wedding 54 Farm feature 56 Classifieds 64 York DHIA .90 Lebanon DHIA 93 r traditional and expensive {] cuts. He made the remarks j , before a group of newspaper j farm editors assembled in j , the nation’s capital for their I f 25th anniversary meeting. I | (Continued on Page 19] I American shows in Harrisburg, Maryland, and Columbus, Ohio. At the national .competition in Columbus, Ohio, her dam and daughter were named best of show. [ContiniKd on Page 341 process clearing space. The company has been able to make room enough to finish off several crops and, as of J Thursday evening, Ranck reported that he had 1000 | bales scheduled and coming J in. | (Continued on Page 31] | I the high individual - Marty Hoover. Taking second and 1 third places, respectively, were Solanco’s Ron Clark 1 and Wayne Bitner. Rounding J I out the top five were Dennis | i Martin and Steve Strauss, | ( both from Ephrata. (] Third place in the team j a (Continued on Page 39] 1 1 Life on the farm 101 Wool growers 106,112 Taxes and farmers 106 Dairy feature 114 Joyce Bupp 118 Sale Reports 119 Public Sale Register 122 14.00 Per Year
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