Also Maryland, New Jersey and Delaware
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Marketing conference 42
Homestead Notes ' _-82
Kendy’s Kollumn ' 85
Home on the Range - 86
Ida's Notebook 87
Junior Cooking 94
Chris Herr, Narvon, was awarded a perpetual calendar by Earl Sauder, Inc.,
New Holland for having the County’s champion market lamb. Sarah Brubaker,
Lancaster, was the recipient of a silver bread tray from Wenger’s Mill, Rheems.
Sarah was credited for having the reserve County champion market lamb and
the champion Hampshire junior ewe at the Pa. farm Show. Another award she
receivedwas for being named the County’s champion beef showman. ;
In this issue
Farm Women Societies 99
Honey queen KHL
' Solar .grain drying 110
Congressblasted by AFBF
113
Nat. 4-H winner 114'
: Lancaster Farming. Saturday, February 3,1979 >
Tractor pull feature - 115
Joyce Bupp 117
Lancaster DHIA 122
Lebanon DHtA 128
Berks DHIA 133
Cumberland DHIA 137
Hallowell introdues himself
EDITOR’S NOTE Penrose Hallowell, nominee for the top job within
the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, recently introduced
himself to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the State
Senate. What follows are his remarks before that group.
A am a 12th-generation farmer and
Zties and feelings for the land are
jp. But I also understand and
believe that agriculture, in a broader
sense, is an important industry to
Pennsylvania's economy, its en
vironment and its people...on the
farm, in the towns and in the cities.
Pork extravaganzas slated
By DIETER KRIEG
KENNETT SQUARE - A
unique swine facility will be
unveiled here in two weeks
(Feb. 17), Just a day after
the Pennsylvania Pork
Producers Council presertfe
its 'much talked about
Keystone Pork Congress in
Hershey. The two events are
expected to attract con
siderable interestfrom hog
producers throughout
High beef prices to continue
ByKENDACEBORRY
LANCASTER ~ The
highest prices for cattle for
the year 1979 have not yet
been been. That’s the opinion
of William McCoy, president
of the Lancaster Stockyards,
Lancaster, assuming, a
normal flow of slaughter'
cattle to the market, and
granting that government
studies recently relaeased
are accurate.
ASCS participation urged
ByKENDACE BORR Y
HERSHEY - “It is im
perative that farmers sign
up and participate in the 1979
farm programs,” stated
Stewart N. Smith, associate
administrator of the
Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service,
“if they want to continue to
make the gams m farm
prices and market stability
as they did in 1978.”
Red Rose 4-FPers honored
By JOAN LIESAU
LANCASTER - Members
from Lancaster County’s 4-H
Red Rose Beef and Sheep
Club gathered Thursday
night for a gala occasion
which signified the ter
mination of a fruitful year,
for its members.
With mixed emotions from
Tracy Groff, the banquet
featured-beef from Bruiser,
a 1165 pound .Simmental-
State government, particularly the
State Department of Agriculture, has
a major responsibility to promote,
encourage and support agriculture
and its related industries.
I am honored to have the op
portunity to serve the state in Gov.
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Pennsylvania, as. well as
several other states. -
The Keystone Pork
Congress, which is to be held
at the Hershey Motor Lodge,
. will feature /former USDA
Secretary Earl Butz,
National Pork Queen
Tammy- Moerer, and
presentations by various
specialists. A computer
swine ’ program and an
~ evening jwnquet.arealsp on-
' “I the high will
come in the second half of
the year, barring govern
ment intervention.” he
stated.
“Right now, we’re seeing
the highest prices we’ve ever
seen,” he continued, “and
" they could get higher. It’s a
' real aggressive market, with
all time highs forboth feeder
and fat cattle.”
He noted that he thought it
The man was speaking at a
news conference held in
Hershey. He was in the area
to address a group of
agriculture department
officials from 13 northeast
area states.
He claimed that the grain
reserve program has had to
be working. There is no other
way that the U.S. could have
had a 7.1 billion bushel corn
crop without having the
Angus cross bred steer calf
that Tracy showed at the
Lancaster- County Baby
Roundy-up this past
November. Tracy, the
daughter of James and
Linda Groff, Quarryville R 2,
sold her steer the following
day at a sale sponsored by
the Lancaster Livestock
Exchange. National Central
Bank was the top bidder.
They also donated the steer
$6.00 Per Year
the agenda. Li addition,
there will be special
-presentations for the ladies.
Anyone interested in at
tending the event is asked to
contact A.K. Fisher, Box
98A, RDI, Kinzer, Pa. 17535.
Pre-registration forms
cannot be accepted after
Feb. 9.
The other significant event
which area pork producers
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was important for the far
mer to produce an animal
readily saleable on today’s
market, with a yield grade of
three or less, grading high
good or choice.
“There is a tendency of
some farmers to sit tight
with cattle that really ought
to go to market,” he ex
plained. “They see what the
market is now, and maybe
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market falling. Instead-the
market rose. And'the wheat
market rose also.
But, he added, we cannot
go on, continuing to produce
com and wheat for the
reserve program.
The feed grain program
provisions were announced
on November 11, he noted,
and they included a ten per
cent set-aside and a 10 per
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back to the club.
Stonebridge Farm Butcher
Shop, John Brubaker of
Mount Joy R 3, processed the
meat which was served to
several hundred people that
evening.
Several, members were
cited for their outstanding
achievements over the last
year at the County Round-up
and Farm Show, Darlene
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