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
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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
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American shows in
Harrisburg, Maryland, and
Columbus, Ohio. At the
national .competition in
Columbus, Ohio, her dam
and daughter were named
best of show.
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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. |
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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
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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
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