Agriculture alive at two big fairs Fun, food, and prizes at Solanco York Fair had 3500 animals By KENDACE BORRY QUARRYVILLE - Solanco Community Fair opened to slightly cloudy sides that soon brightened as crowds of people attended and com peted in the different con tests this past week. A special highlight of the fair was the arrival and tour of Kent D. Shelhamer, Pa. Secretary of Agriculture, the evening of September 14. Unrecognized by some of the wandering fair crowd, Shelhamer toured the grounds of the Quarryville fairgrounds, inspecting the exhibits and examining the Pa. Secretary of Agriculture Kent D. Shelhamer, (on right), tours the grounds of the Solanco Fair, Quarryville, with show officials, Donald Trimball, (on left), and James Kreider, (center). Loan rates raised, new wheat options explained WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has raised the national loan rates for feed grains (barley, com, oats, rye and sorghum). The in creases are effective im mediately. Below are the new Penn sylvania loan rates ap plicable to 1977 crops: Barley $1.60 (Bushel) Com 2.19 (Bushel) Oats 1.16 (Bushel) Rye 1.78 (Bushel) Sorghum 1.91 (Bushel) Wheat 2.23 (Bushel) Soybeans 3.43 (Bushel) According to Acting Secretary of Agriculture John-C. White, the action was taken in response to the ServinaTheCehtral and Southeastern Pennsylvania Areas - Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware Vol. 22 No. 43 livestock. After sampling the fair’s offerings for supper, along with fair officials, Donald Trimble and James Kreider, Shelhamer visited every tent and building to be sure to see all the fair of fered. Ending at the baseball field, where the Solanco Fair Olympics were in progress. Shelhamer briefly addressed the crowd, mainly men tioning the Lancaster County agriculture and its success. In the farm crop division of the fair, Judge John Yokum, superintendent of the Penn State Research Center, Landisville, Pa. “severe cost-price squeeze that is now adversely af fecting many farmers.” The raises are identical to those Dairy farmer named agriculture deputy HARRISBURG - Frank Bertovich, of Bentleyville, Washington County, has been appointed Deputy Secretary of the Penn sylvania Department of Agriculture, it was an nounced Monday by Agriculture Secretary Kent D. Sbelhamer. Bertovich was sworn into office on September 6 by Secretary of the Com monwealth C. Delores Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 17,1977 gave an estimate on crops after inspecting the entrees. He thought the com quality is down this year with insect damage and drought and heat effects evident in the ears. The tips of the ears of com were not filled out. Also the com moisture seemed to be higher than last year. Yokum also said the later cuttings of hay looked good and that he expect? there to be a good crop of tobacco. One highlight of the fair was a new addition to the competition—the Solanco I (Continued on Page 34) Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Secretary Kent Shelhamer, (second from right), inspects the champion Stayman apples grown by Congressman George Goodling of York County. Shelhamer visited the York Fair Thursday afternoon, ac companied by (left to right) Neil Buss, Don Lanius, and Frank Bertovich. Buss and Bertovich are stipulated m the proposed 1977 farm bill currently before the Congress. USDA’s commodity loan Tucker at ceremonies in the Agriculture Building. Shelhamer said that he is “extermely pleased” with Ini this issue Farm Calendar 10 Editorials 10 Medicine &Mgmt. 16 Homestead Notes 42 My Thoughts 44 Home on the Range 45 Kendy’s Kollumn 48 Joyce Bupp 48 YORK - Nearly 3500 animals and countless en tries of vegetables and fruits attracted visitors by the thousands to the York Fair, which concludes its ac tivities today. The 9-day Fair was considered to be another big success, with capacity crowds touring the spacious grounds every day. Not even a few drops of rain, some chilly air,'and an overcast sky took away from the competitive and festive mood of the big attraction. This year’s livestock entries numbered 1616. Poultry and small animals program is administered by the Agricultural Stabilization and Con servation Service (ASCS) the appointment of Ber tovich, citing the new Deputy’s experience in work Ida's Notebook 49 Doris Thomas 52 Sheep feature 54 J. Cooking Edition 56 Jersey sale 58 Classifieds 61 Ephrata Fair preview 90,116 Horse plowing feature 121 accounted for nearly 1800 more lively and noisy creatures. In the Horticulture Building, pumpkins weighing up to 114 pounds amazed young and old visitors alike. Thursday afternoon’s visitors and participants of the York Fair had an op portunity to get a glimpse of the Commonwealth’s Agriculture Secretary, Kent Shelhamer. He was ac companied by Executive Deputy Agriculture Secretary Neil Buss, recently appointed Deputy recently appointed assistants to Shelhamer’s Department; Lanius is manager of the Horticulture Building and vice president of the York Fair. All are also farmers. Shelhamer is a Columbia County fruit grower. Bertovich and Lanius own and operate farms and Buss grew up and has worked on farms. through its county offices. Producers who have already put their 1977-crop feed grain under loan can obtain an with farmers and farm organizations. “We have now completed the job of finding the right men to help lead the Department in coming years,” Sbelhamer said. “For the first time since I became Secretary, we are fully staffed and can get down to working together to meet the problems that are (Continued on Page 26) (Continued on Page 26) $6.00 Per Year Secretary Frank Bertovich, and Don Lanins, vice president of the York Inter- State Fair. Although it would be difficult to pick and list highlights of the many ac tivities and events which were a part of this year’s York Fair, one might make mention of the famous Clydesdales, which per formed several times earlier during the week. Results and features on many of the activities of the York Fair can be found in this week’s issue of Lan caster Farming. additional disbursement, based on the announced increase, by contacting their county ASCS office. In related developments, the ASC offices are en couraging wheat farmers to carefully consider the 1978 Wheat Program options prior to completing 1978 planting of wheat. The 1977 agriculture bill has not been passed by Congress or signed into law by the President, as of September 9, but is expected to become law soon. The 1978 Wheat Program is a part of the 1977 Farm Bill. Briefly, the provisions of
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