■■ , | _ mm if- _ WJ VOL 24 No Penna. fertilizer dealers knowledge quality concerns DIETER KRIEG LR —Pennsylvania’s sr manufacturers long the highest In on for product in but they aren’t by ms resting on their To the contrary, striving to meet in standards set by msylvania Depart- Agriculture. That lent here this week 3 ennAg Industries ion, an organization 400 Pennsylvania TB testing resumed lISBURG - Out f cattir tuberculosis ylvania during June , vembe£ 1978 have awareness of this disease among the airy fanners. Agriculture y Kent Shelhamer mnced that an area ulosis testing i for Pennsylvania irds will begin im- slighter steers up slightly 2ND ACE BORRV I Prices of r steers continued 50 to 75 cents higher Lancaster County ecording to reports he USDA Market nice. onday, at the Lan- Stockyards, as I in the Lancaster Ek Market, com to the previous Moyer leads Berks DHIA METER KRIEG TRIPOLI When iyer started in the usiness eight years ! had a goal of ig a herd average of founds of milk per 8 wound up with a ng 17,000 pound 1 and production has ■reasing ever since, year the official average on 36.2 mmit termed ‘historic first 9 station, “I view this as an moment when at t the major segments • agriculture have ogether to address 18 that are common » these words, Dale *s» a dairy farmer Bloomfield, lowa, e< l the first National "mmit here at Texas Wversity. Hendricks, agribusinesses, sponsored a Fertilizer Qualitv Workshop. It was arranged through the cooperation of The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), the Ten nessee Valley Authority ,(TVA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The affair was attended by some 40 persons, including guests. Among the group were employees of the Feed, Fertilizer and Lime Control Division, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. They demonstrated proper mediately. He said, “The purpose of the area tests is to protect the consumers of milk and dairy products, and to protect the dairy and livestock industry through a better surveillance program.” Under the testing program, a tuberculosis test will be authorized for dairy herd owners’ and their veterinarians for all herds Wednesday, slaugter steers were reported 50 to 75 cents higher. Choice, yield grade 2-4, 1000 to 1450 lb. were quoted at 55.75 to 57.60; with a few head of Choice, yield grade 2, and Prime, yield grade 2 to 4 bringing 57.50-58.00, High good and low choice , yield grade 2 to 3 brought 53.75 to 56.25; and good, yield grade 2 to 3, including registered Holsteins reads 19,958 pounds of milk and 750 pounds of butterfat per cow per year. It gave the herd a' number one ranking in butterfat for herds which are tested in Berks County. Junge Farms, which has been managed by Moyer ever since the dairy was started in 1970, has been at or near the top of the production statistics for who Served as chairman of the Conference, is im mediate past chairman of the Agriculture Council of America which co-sponsored the conference with Texas A&M. More than 800 represen tatives of all segments of U.S. agriculture attended the three-day gathering which featured task force presentations and findings that were developed by top Uncoster Farming, Saturday, December 16,1978 fertilizer sampling jprocedures. The workshop on Wed nesday was held because the industry in Pennsylvania, as well as throughout the nation, recognizes that a three-pronged problem exists in the formulation of dry blend fertilizer products. The root of the problem is the segregation of fertilizer ingredients. That may lead to less than satisfactory (Turn to Page 32) that have not been'tested for tuberculosis within three years. (Farmers , will be notified by mail that their veterinarian may conduct a tuberculosis test on their herd at state expense). Costs of the testing program will be covered by the . Agriculture Department. Shelhamer noted that the limited funds available to (Turn to Page 17) several Hofeteins were 50.73 to 54.00; with standard, yield grade Ito 2, bringing 48.75 to 50.75. On Tuesday, at the Vin tage Sales Stables, slangier steers were fully steady compared to the week before. There were a few high Choice and Prime, yield grade 3 to 4, 1175 to 1400 (Turn to Page 18) several years. Located near New Tripoli, Lehigh County, the herd fell under the authority of the Berks County tester when a shortage of DHIA super visors developed in the area. Junge’s herd of Holsteins was on top in Lehigh County when the testing program was still within that county. Two years ago Moyer took (Turn to Page 19) agricultural leaders during the past six months. Featured speakers in cluded U.S. Senator Bob Dole (R-Kan.), former Texas Governor John Connally, and Lynn Daft, a top advisor to President Carter. Among major recom mendations made at the Summit was a proposal for (Turn to l7) Luke Bruckhart of the Feed, Fertilizer, and Lime Control Division of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture prepares a sample of fertilizer for analysis. Various methods of taking fertilizer samples were demonstrated at a fertilizer quality workshop this week. It was emphasized that proper equipment and proper procedures must be observed if a good representation is expected. In this issue Mr. and Mrs. Ray Moyer and nephew Jay Garis combined their skills to achieve a 700-pound butterfat average on 36.2 Holstein cows on official test at Junge Farms, New Tripoli. Farm Women Calendar 44 Ida’s Notebook ■ 44 . Joyce Bupp 45 Home on the Range 46 Kendy’s Kollumn 48 $6.00 Per Year Jr. Cooking Edition . 52 Christmas crafts 54,110 Watershed project 94 Berks DHIA 90,102 Traveling FFA’er 105
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