Del. Dairy Goat Assn, planning meeting set NEWARK, Del. - You’d probably never realize it from a casual drive through the Delaware countryside with its acres and acres of corn and soybeans and its cumulative miles of broiler houses, but dairying is one of the state’s most important agricultural industries. In fact, the production of milk and milk products ranked fourth in cash farm income for Delaware in 1976 (the latest year ior which figures are available), bringing m well over 13 million dollars. By milk, of course, we mean cow’s milk - produced mostly by big, dewey-eyed, high-yielding black and white Holsteins, plus some Ayrshires, Jerseys, and Guernseys. Now, however, there’s a movement afoot to add a little diversity to this dairy picture, with the establishment of a Delaware Dairy Goat Association. The planning meeting for the proposed organization has been set for Thursday, PUSHBUTTON s '°o« QUALITY CAN YOUR SILO UNLOADER LAST THE WINTER?? 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It can help them with breeding and selection of stock, and provide for maintenance of a buck for breeding pur poses. And it can help with the registration of animals. A state dairy goat organization can also provide goat owners with a common voice to further their interests on such issues as modifying present state milk sale laws to permit jug SHOWALTER IMPLEMENT Maugansville, MD 301-739-5687 301-739-5687 LAUREL FARM SUPPLY RD2Grantsville,MD 301-895-5567 GLEN STAHLMAN CO. RDI, Cash Valley Rd Cumberland, MD 301-777-0582 JOHN LEID& SON RD3 New Holland, PA 717-354-0484 STANLEY’S FARM SERVICE RD 1 (Off Rt 125) Klmgerstown, PA 717-648-2088 FREDCRIVELLARO FARM BUILDINGS 1590 Morgans Hill Rd Easton, PA 215-258-7584 sales of goat’s milk. This way the surplus production of that family nanny could be sold to a couple of neighbors. Another benefit of such an organization would be membership in the state Dairy Herd Improvement Association which provides the milk testing service for local dairymen. You need this service if you want of ficial lactation records on your animals. Such records are of great advantage to people who want to make their goats pay for their keep through purebred sales and auctions. Finally, there is the op portunity for the local group Ann Murren (Continued from Page 102) the School’s music activities, serves as student council president and is a public speaking and drama en thusiast. The joint-county con- Shuttle-Flo and Belt-line Feeders save you fime and money every day! I! MANGER RANGER FEEDS 30 COWS IN LESS _ THAN 5 MINUTES TOM DUNLAP RD 4 Jersey Shore, PA 717-753-3195 JOHN GEHMAN RD 1 PortTrevorton, PA 717 374-8387 GEORGE H. ROSS. INC RD3Sunbury, PA 717-286 0043 RUSSELL SMELTZER RD 1 Centre Hall, PA 814-364-9353 to affiliate with the National Dairy Goat Association and take advantage of its benefits. Should all the producers of cow’s milk in Delaware begin worrying about a sudden take-over by dairy goats? Not a bit, says Haenlein. Anything that develops will be much less commercial. He and the county Extension agents who are helping bring goat owners and would-be owners together see this as a much more likely enterprise for small landholders interested in a cheaper and better food supply for their families, or for people with special health needs like ulcers or ference is an annual event designed to help develop necessary leadership skills of chapter officers. Barbara Snyder, York County FFA president, chaired the conference, which featured officer seminars and topical group meeting. 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