Farmers, distillers, retailers gather HARRISBURG - Penn sylvania Agriculture Secretary Penrose Hallowell has brought three major links m the ethanol chain together for the first time. Nov. 9 meeting was called to initiate a working dialogue between com producers, of ficials of an ethanol distillery and represen tatives from farm cooperatives. “Gasohol is an appealing alternative energy source,” said Hallowell. “The three major components in mak ing gasohol a reality are in creased com production, ex panded fermentation facilities and successful marketing practices. No one York DHIA members honor top milkers BY PATRICIA GREEK Staff Correspondent YORK Rodney Smyser, T. Edwin Johnson, and Leonard Greek are the new Directors of the York County DHIA. They were elected at the Annual Banquet held Wednesday night at Avalong Restaurant in York. The 818 pounds of fat produced on 19,980 pounds of milk by David Stewart’s cows was enough to earn the Delta Farmer the High-Herd for Fat Award. Lynn Wolf’s cows also worked overtime on their Abbottstown farm producing Easy starts • Rugged power from Echo gas engines that set the standard for the industry • Patented insulation between crankcase and fuel tank to prevent overheating —for constant cutting and long running. • Automatic chain oiler to match engine speed i • Conveniently grouped controls RD4, EPHRATA, PA Phone 717-354-4271 Hours: Daily 7:30 to 5:30; Thurs. til 9; Sat. til 3 group can provide all three, “By bringing together farmers, an ethanol distiller and energy retailers we hope to lay the foundation for ethanol production m Penn sylvania. “We discussed the ability of farmers to deliver the necessary amounts of com and the willingness of farm cooperatives to pump gasohol. We also explored the possibility of potential markets for distiller’s dry grains and distiller’s wet grams, a byproduct of the ethanol process. “Gov. Thornburgh has urged us to push hard for the swift and prudent use of everything at our disposal in 20,320 pounds of milk and 719 pounds of fat. This won them the High-Herd for Milk in the county. The Most Improvement Between 400 & 500 pounds award was won by Donald Wilson, of New Park, whose average came up 59 pounds of fat. The Most Improvement Over '5OO pounds was awarded to Leonard Greek, Delta, whose cows came up 108 pouhds of fat bringing him into the 600-pound Class. Mollie, the well-know matron of George Knight’s HEAVY-DUTY ECHO CHAIN SAWS CAN CUT IT. FOR FARMERS, LANDOWNERS, AND PROFESSIONALS. c ECHO CS-452VL t ECHO Heavy-duty Echo Chain Saws are perfect for clearing, stock piling firewood, all the big jobs: FARMERSVILLE EQUIPMENT E EC CS-BD2VL INC. our search for alternative energy sources, from sun shine to moonshine,” Hallowell said. Dan Cook, Director of the Department of Agriculture's Office of Planning, Research and Economic Development said that Pennsylvania farmers could grow the necessary amounts of com. “Currently Pennsylvania farmers produce 115 to 120 million bushels of corn an nually. Over 200 million bushels of com could be pro duced in Pennsylvania if the demand for com existed. “One bushel of com with today’s technology produces 2.6 gallons of ethanol,” Cook said. herd, Airville, again took the High Lifetime Production Award with 290,670 pounds of milk and 10,746 pounds of fat to date. Her stablemate, Ella, brought another award to Knight by having the High 305 Day Lactation in the county with 34,107 pounds ol .rmlk and 1364 pounds of fat. Herds in the 600-Pound Class or above for fat are as follows: 800-Pound Class - David Stewart, Delta. In the 700-Pound Class: Sinking Springs Farm, York; Lynn Wolf, Ab bottstown; Smyser’s • Improved chain and bar design by tOMCOM) for greater safety • Only quality (OKCQtO chains and bars are used on Echo Chain Saws. • Patented vibe-less system for comfortable cutting hour after hour • Balanced for easy handling and control at most any angle [j echo] In the production of ethanol, a byproduct known as distiller’s gram, is pro duced that can be used on the farm as feed or exported for human or animal consump tion. Distiller’s dry grams have an excellent market value but need to be dried, an expensive process requir ing huge amounts of energy. However, distiller’s wet grams could be trucked to one-half million cattle in Southeast Pennsylvania as an economical alternative. The production of ethanol from com only uses the star ches and does not reduce the protein value of the byproduct. The farm cooperatives Richlawn Farm, York; and Beshore Farms, New Cumberland. In the 600-Pound Class were Robert R. Stewart, Airville; Thomas A. Boyer, York; Wayne B. Mummert. East Berlin; Galawn Farms, Dover; and Leonard W. Greek, Delta. Also m this class are Guy A. Leader and Sons, New Freedom; Paul R. King, Delta; H. Fetrow and Sons, York; Earl Fuhrman, Hanover; Hidden Sprngs Farm, Dover; Avalong Farms Holstems, York; and Dennis J. Rock. IVL Lancaster Fanning, Satarday, No water 17,1975 to talk ethanol which would market the gasohol on the retail level, were enthused about using ethanol as a gasoline ex tender. Gasohol would increase the amount of fuel available by ten percent despite the current allocation system. Many gasoline retailers in Pennsyvania are only receiving 75 per cent of last year’s allocation. Representatives of a ethanol distillery, Publicker Industries, Inc. a Philadelphia based firm that currently sells ethanol and is the only commercial pro ducer of ethanol m the state, said that the public accep tance of gasohol by con sumers is just short of fan tastic. Tests results show that gasohol provides a three to f, ve per cent increase m Pa. to sue EPA for relaxing air standards HARRISBURG - The department of En vironmental Resources has notified Ohio, the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that Pennsylvania will file a lawsuit to enforce Ohio’s sulfur dioxide emission standards. The lawsuit stems from EPA’s announced intention to relax emission standard’s at Cleveland Electric’s East Lake and Avon Lake plants, both of which are located near Cleveland. The emission standard for those two coal-burning plants was set in a court approved decision that settled six years of litigation over sulfur dioxide emission standards in Ohio. But before those standards took effect, Cleveland Electric applied to EPA for an exemption. The federal agency responded by proposing a new standard that would not require any sulfur dioxide emission reductions at the two plants. Both Pennsylvania and New York have objected to these proposed relaxations on ground that neither the company nor EPA con sidered the effects of this air pollution on downwind states. And while EPA considers these objections, it has proposed to suspend en forcement of any sulfur dioxide emission standards at the two plants. Pennsylvania has told EPA that such a suspension would be illegal. The existing emission standard requires the Avon Lake plant to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions to 1.15 pounds per million BTU and the East Lake plant to reduce to 1.43 pounds per million BTU. Currently, the two plants are emitting sulfur dioxide at four to five times the allowed rate. DER is required to notify EPA, Ohio and Cleveland Electric under the Clean Air Act that it intends to take an enforcement action. The lawsuit will be the latest in a series of actions mileage, improves per formance and reduces engine knocking, dirt buildup and friction. Ethanol increases the octane rating of gasoline by an average of three points. The Publicker represen tativs said this would like to expand their ethanol distillery but are hesitant about committing the money unless they can be assured of adequate supplies of cost ef fective fermentable raw pro ducts, such as corn, and an agreement with gasoline retailers to market the gasohol. There was discussion of the possibilities of an ex change between farmers and Publicker. Farmers would supply com in return for ethanol and distiller’s wet grains. by DER designed to make sure neighboring, upwind states control their fair share of air pollution. DER Secretary Clifford L. Jones has met with the congressional delegation to discuss the problem and both Jones and Lt. Gov. William Scranton discussed the issue with EPA Administrator Douglas Costle. “EPA has sufficient regulatory authority to undertake interstate regulation of air pollution, but has not exercised its authority because it has treated each air pollutant category and each power plant source in isolation and in a narrow geographical area,” Jones told the congressional delegation. DER has argued that sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants in the Midwest are the sources of acid rain and sulfate par ticulates measured in Pennsylvania and has of fered a solution to the problem. “While the Pennsylvania standard may not be the precise emission limitation that should be set everywhere, application of an emission ceiling which can be easily attained through coal washing or by the use of low sulfur coal will prevent the problem from getting worse and provide room for growth and in creased coal utilization,” Jones said. And the department has already filed a lawsuit against EPA seeking to reverse federally approved air pollution control relaxations in West Viriginia. 13
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