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National OYF award goes to John Barley
BURLINGTON, Vt. - A
Lancaster County farmer
last week became the first
Pennsylvanian to be
distinguished as a national
winner in the Outstanding
Young Farmer Contest.
John Barley, who has been
the subject of several ar
ticles appearing in Lan
caster Farming, won the
honor here last Sunday
during a special recognition
banquet sponsored annually
Udden boys resist inflation’s squeeze
By DIETER KRIEG
MOUNT:. JOY The
general'manager of Inter-
State Milk Producers
Cooperative, Dr. James
Honan, had both en
couraging and discouraging
remarks to make last week
when he addressed the
District 7 membership
meeting, here. But. overall,
he, cautiously predicts a
bullish future for cowmen.
Pa. Holstein chief gets 20-year award
By JOYCE BUPP
Staff Correspondent
READING - William
Nichol, executive secretary
of the Pennsylvania Holstein
Association,, was honored
here last week for 20 years
service heading up the
state’s organization for
purebred black and white
cattle.
Nichol received the sur
prise honors during the
Chet Heim named deputy ag secretary
HARRISBURG Chester
Heim is vacating his office at
the Pennsylvania Farmers
Association in preference for
a job as Deputy Secretary of
Agriculture for the Thorn
burgh Administration. Heim
was recently tapped for the
position by the Governor and_
Agriculture Secretary
Penrose Hallowell. He
assumed his new post on
Monday. Succeeding him at
PFA as Public Affairs
Penrose Hallowell
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3,1979
by the United Stated
Jaycees. He was one of four
farmers from across the
United States to receive the
award.
Barley, who farms in
partnership with his brother,
is a 33-year old dairyman.
He was raised on a farm at
Conestoga R 2, became
active in 4-H, and has con
tinually used his resources to
expand or improve his
fanning operations.
On the positive side,
Honan commented that he
was optimistic about milk
prices keeping up relatively
well with the serious impact
of inflation.
Also, Holly Milk
Cooperative is in partial use,
and - should be in full
operation in the near future.
Still undergoing a testing
period, Holly has had its
major problems ironed out,
Friday evening banquet of
the organization’s 67th
annual convention, held at
the Sheraton Berkshire Inn.
Long known as “Penn
State’s number one fan,”
Nichol was presented an
elegant black and gold of
ficial Penn State captain
style chair.
“Where there is no vision,
the people perish,” reflected
John Cope, quoting from a
Chet Heim
Pennsylvania Agriculture
Secretary Penrose Hallowell
says: “If you ever want to
talk to me or get my at
tention, you don’t have to
bring your tractor to
Harrisburg.” Page 140 has
details.
The Pennsylvania Holstein
Convention took place last
week. Stories appear on
pages 93,118.
The honor bestowed on
Barley last week is the latest
in a series of achievements.
Earlier this year he was
named a Master Fanner by
the Cooperative Extension
Service and Pennsylvania
Fanner magazine. Active in
both agricultural groups and
- community affairs. Barley
has distinguished himself in
numerous ways. He is a
member of the Dairy Shrine
Club, Inter-State Milk
Honan said. A sewage line
costing $250,000 was laid to
connect the dairy plant with
municipal facilities, and
Inter-State is convinced it is
in the cooperative’s best
interest to have done so, the
general manager explained.
.Other items of good news
ihdude better relationships
with neighboring dairy
Bill Nichol
Department manager is
Richard Newpher.
Heim, a Schuylkill County
native, farmed in part
nership with his father and
two brothers for 20 years. He
joined the Schuylkill County
Farmers Association in 1955
and that same year took a
place on the state board of
directors for PFA. During
his association with PFA
Heim also served on the
executive committee, and
In this issue-
We have more news from the
Keystone Pork Congress on
pages 124,168, and 170, and a
preview of the American
Pork Congress on page 98.
Farm Calendar 10
Editorial 10
Letters 10
Life on the farm 22
Part-time farmers 24
Producers Young
Cooperator Committee,
Greater, Millersville
Jaycees, Manor Township
Planning Commission, and
Solid Wastes Advisory
Committee.
Two years ago Barley
gained considerable at
tention as a result of a
dispute he had with the
Lancaster Area Refuse
Authority (LARA). Fifty
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Orv James E. Honan
scriptural reference. Cope,
the organization’s vice
president, chaired the an
niversary surprise
presentation.
“It takes bands, arms, feet
to make a vision a reality,”
continued Cope. “This
organization has a
tremendous variety of dif
ferences of opinion. Bill
Nichol has steered us
through these differences to
was organization director.
He had been manager of the
Public Affairs Department
since 1968. Under Heim PFA
became one of the 10 most
influential lobbying groups
in the state.
Richard Newpher joined
PFA in 1973 as a regional
organizational director. He
had been in the Public Af
fairs Department as a
legislative specialist since
May of 1976. His duties and
Farm economy . 27
Farm safety 32
Fun Night entry blank 34
Sheep and wool banquet 36
Garden Spot Y.F. 42
Classifieds 44
Homestead Notes 82
Kendy’s Koliumn 84
Ida’s Notebook 84
Lamb recipes 85
Jr. Cooking Edition 90
Joyce Bupp 90
$6.00 Per Year
John Barley
cooperatives andblossoming
* fift&ndalstatements.
Inter-State's net savings
goal of $750,000 for the year
is right on target, Honan
said. Also, eztra marketing
costs aren’t anticipated this
year, although they may still
occur, he added.
The dairy cooperative
chief is concerned, however,
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make us strong and tor
progress.”
The Holstein secretary
was also presented a
memorial scrapbook
featuring congratularoty »
letters from friends and
business associates. The
frontspiece, lettered in
delicate calligraphy, in
cludes a sketch of the state
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challenges have included
national lobbying efforts and
commodity committee
directions, local affairs, and
political education.
Heim is a familiar face to
many Pennsylvania
agriculturalists, as he
distinguished himself as an
entertaining aqd effective
speaker. He attributes' his
elocutionary abilities to
early FFA experiences.
Doris Thomas 91
Swine dysentery 110
Goat feature 112
Forage feature 115
Home on the Range 116
Berks FFA’ers 132
Selenium feature 138
Vegetable meeting 136
Elizabethtown Y.F. 140
Tillage options 153
Lebanon DHIA ' 162
Cumberland DHIA 167