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B some of the folks
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Biographies on Keystone
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Dairylea declares confidence in finance plan
PEARL RIVER, N.Y. -
)a uy farmers who are
lembers of Dairylea
ooperative, Inc.,
eadquartered here, have
approval to a capital
nancing plan which is
asigned to give the 70-year
Funk named chairman of ag preservation group
, Lancaster Amos
'“ok, Millersville, was
wcted chairman of the
ecently formed agricultural
reservation task force at its
'member 28 meeting.
*ne group held their first
Broiler industry sees more expansion in 1979
. BjKENDACE SORRY
The broiler in
,Ustfy Lancaster County
as had a good yearift 1978,
to reports
Reived, and is hoping for
»n even better one in 1979.
instantly growing
old organization a firm
financial footing. The
financing project was two
years in die making, and
according to Dairylea
president Clyde E.
Rutherford, was suc
cessfully completed Nov. 20.
meeting and agreed to ask
the Lancaster County
Commissioners to appoint a
member, from the county
homebuilders association to
the task force. They voted
unanimously for the addition
throughout the U.S., the
broiler type chick hatch for
October 1978 totaled 309.7
million chicks, up six per
cent from a-year earlier,
according to the USDA. And
that made the 14th straight
month that the hatch has
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dectntbar 2,1978
Farms lay sleepy-eyed while livestock endure the changing seasons.
This scene was found at Spruce Villa Dairy, Lititz.
Dairylea, as the Nor
theast’s largest farm-to
consumer milk marketing
cooperative, has 5500
members, with a quarter of
them being in Pennsylvania.
The capital financing
program is putting $2O
to their membership after
hearing that there had been
a complaint that the
homebuilders were not
represented on the com
mittee.
Besides electing Funk,
been above that of a
corresponding month a year
earlier.
This brought the January
through October chick hatch
up to 3.24 billion, up six per
cent from a year earlier.
And that figure is higher
million of members’ equity
'into the organization, says
Rutherford, .a dairyman
from Ortego, N.Y. He calls
the plan “an outstanding
success and the first of its
type among fanners in the
northeastern United States.”
- the committee named
Walden S. Randall, Holt
wood R 2, from the Lancaster
County Planning Com
mission, vice chairman, and
Phyllis Whitesell, Lan
caster, League of Women
than the number of chicks
hatched in any full year
prior to 1971.
Lancaster County, which
is first in the state in broiler
production, has good
established markets
showing growth now, ac-
According to telephone
interviews conducted by
Lancaster Farming this
week, most of the credit for
the new enthusiasm found at
Dairylea is going to the
new general
manager, Robert Merz.
Voters, was chosen
secretary.
The first meeting was
spent discussing the force
tasks goals and asking
questions.
Commissioner Jack F.
cording to Jay Irwin, Lan
caster County Extension
agent. He saw 1978 as a good
year, with no real problems.
Looking to the future, he
thinks that the growth may
level off .slightly, with future
growth depending on the
$6.00 Per Year
In this issue
Adams County once again
has the distinction of
recording the highest price
paid for a 4-H capon in
Pennsylvania. The record
price of $l7 per pound was
paid by Adams County Home
Beverage. See page 114 for
details.
A farm-reared young man
who spent six years as a
captive in Viet Nam has an
interesting story to tell on
page 126.
The beef and sheep 4-H
round-up for eastern Penn
sylvania was held recently.
See page 101 for results.
Hydroponics is a unique way
of growing plants. Find out
more on page 110.
Farm Calendar 10
Editorial Comments 10
4-H winners 20,24
Montgomery County DHIA3O
Dairylea’s spirit 33
Tractors 35
Farm income 41
Kendy’s Kollumn 50
Homestead Notes 50
Jr. Cooking Edition 52
Doris Thomas 54
Ida’s Notebook 55
Home on the Range 56
Joyce Bupp 58
Holiday recipes 60
Christmas gift ideas 64
Farm Women Calendar 65
Estate planning 67
Cumberland DHIA 98
Chester DHIA 102
Sheep industry growth 105
Farm feature 111
Indoor gardening 118
Farm Credit Forum 122
York DHIA summary 124
Life on the farm 130
Tax management 136
Described by members as a
tough, > intelligent,
aggressive, and highly
capable individual, he holds
the office of executive vice
president. He joined
Dairylea a year ago.
(Turn to Page 42)
Tracy opened the meeting by
asking the group to develop a
criteria for preserving
selected farmland by
February. He also asked the
task force to work out legal
(Turn to Page 17)
market. The supply of
broilers available will affect
the market, and he
cautioned the poultrymen
not to overproduce. He
added that most broiler
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