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At last: agreement on security fund
BY CURT HAULER
:amp hill -
gislators, farm
ganizations, dairy
iperatives, the Penn-
Ivania Agriculture
Shown with her admirers, owners and sellers is Lime-Hollow Elevation Jessie
'ho sold recently in Lancaster for $116,000.
Jessie bidding
stops at $116,000
BY PAT KAUFFMAN
LANCASTER - While the
ctioneer proclaimed her
e of the great cows of her
eed and admonished that
ashington spends more
an his asking price of
17,000 in a minute, the
ding was over.
All bids were in and done
$116,000 on Lime-Hollow
evation Jessie.
When the gavel hit, its
and underscored the
mergence of a new era in
« Holstein world. For
Essie’s future is now
ebanon Co. farmer seeks Twp. understanding
BY SHEILA MILLER
CAMPBELLTOWN
farmers should be aware
ordinances and beware of
Hers before signing on the
tted line,” said South
ondonderry Township
ll Pervisor Raymond
tiillippy concerning the
arvey and Nora Krall grain,
incase.
His statement comes after
arnmg about a civil action
“urt decision finalized on
krch 17 in the court of G.
|>omas Gates, Common
•eas Judge in Lebanon
ounty. The case mvolved
Department and others met
Wednesday morning in a
show of harmony for SB 1287.
That measure would
establish a Milk Security
wrapped up completely in
embryo transplant.
See related stones on
pages A3B, C2B and DB.
What pushed Jessie’s price
so high? Who can afford to
pay that kind of a price?
These were the questions
heard everywhere people
learned of the purchase. M.
Robert Young, a general
partner in Jessie Partners,
the purchasers, explained.
“Jessie is a sixth
generation cow to carry the
excellent rating in mam
mary. There are only two or
Judge says mate grain bin
the zoning hearing board of
the township and the Kralls.
The history of the court
case began m 1976 when
Harvey and Nora Krall,
owners of a 170 acre com and
soybean farm near Camp
belltown contracted with a
local builder to construct a
gram drying bm on their
property.
According to Krall, the
contractor and his salesman
informed them that a
building permit would not be
needed to put up the metal
structure.“He said he had
put up several of these bins
Imcnttf Fanwhn, Saturday, Marcfc 2S, IMP
Fund for Pennsylvania
dairymen.
There were some notes of
discord despite the careful
orchestration of the meeting.
But it is doubtful the
three other cows in the U.S.
with this distinction. More
importantly, Jessie is the
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Lancaster holds ‘super’ Holstein torn*
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
MARTINSBURG - A
reunion and reports on the
use of super ovulation to
speed up the offspring
population of top producers
were highlights of the
Lancaster County Holstein
and never got any permits
for anyone else.”
Trusting in the integrity of
the Lebanon County builder,
Krall bought the grain bm
and construction proceeded
in November of that year.
Easily m view from Route
322, the 27 foot high gray
metal bm was completed
without anyone coming to
inform them that they were
violating any rules and
regulations, said Krall.
During the time the bm was
being erected, however,
Krall was hospitalized for
protesters will survive the
overwhelming support
generally offered by those at
the meeting.
The second reading of SB
1287, the Security Fund
Measure, was completed by
week’s end. It is sponsored
by Senators Patrick J.
Stapleton, the Indiana
County Democrat; and
Frank J, O’Connell, the
Luzerne County Republican.
Stapleton, head of the
senate agriculture com
mittee, made it clear he
would entertain no motions
to ammend the bill as
Lehigh Valley farmers
eye reorganization
BY VIVIAN PAUL
Staff Correspondent
ALLENTOWN - A major
financial reorgization, which
would include the sale and
dissolution of Lehigh Valley
Cooperative Farmers, has
been propseo by the
management and board of
directors of the dairy.
The plan is intended to
relieve the Co-op of its $2O
million debt and fulfil its
obligation to preferred
shareholders.
In a prepared statement to
members, the board and
management said, “We have
worked diligently to fmd a
way to make your
Cooperative financially
Tour to Bedford and Blair
Counties on Thursday.
The reunion took place
during the first stop on the
tour at Mar Cove Farms,
near the small rural village
of Martinsburg in Blair
County.
ten days as the result of a
serious fall.
Roughly two months after
the bin had been finished,
Krall said he received a
notice of violation from the
zoning board telling him he
needed a permit to construct
the bin. He went to apply for
the permit, but it was denied
because the Zoning En
forcement Officer Ed Small
said he had not comphed
with the zoning ordinance.
The gram bin was erected
forty feet six mches from the
township’s Hinkle Road.
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presented by his committee,
except technical am
mendments.
O’Connell, who said he has
experienced no opposition to
the measure, said be hoped
to see the measure ready for
the governor’s signature by
the end of summer.
Stapleton said the bill
should move as soon as the
Senate returns from its
recess for the primary
elections.
Noah W. Wenger, Lan
caster County Represen
tative on the House Ag
Committee, said later he
Vote due April 25
sound and viable and to meet
the needs of its producer
members.
“After years of effort, it is
our conclusion that these
problems can not be solved
within this organization.
Therefore we recommend
selling all of the assets and
business of Lehigh Valley
Cooperative Farmers and
dissolving it.”
The plan centers around
the creation of two new
business entities. The first,
to be known as Lehigh Valley
Farmers, would be strictly a
bargaining cooperative,
owning no plants, property,
or equipment.
It would have the same
Back together briefly
again were Dunwood Chief
Carmel, who has had a top
production exceeding 28,000
pounds and tour member
Alvin Stoltzfus, of Oxford,
Chester County, whose
father sold the excellent
rated Holstein a year ago.
“She brought the top price
of $71,000 last March at the
Dunwood dispersal sale,”
Stoltzfus recalled.
The sale was the largest of
its type last year in Penn-
SECTION A: Editorials, 10; Cleona Co-op, 15;
Sheila’s Shorts, 17; Milk dealers unhappy, 19; Lebanon
DHIA, 22; Dairy Business, 23; Dover FFA, 24;
SECTION B: Kutztown FFA, 2; Eastern 4-H Dairy,
4; Gasohol grant, 6; Little Dutchman FFA, 7.
SECTION C: Homestead notes, 2; Home on the
Range, 6; Furniture refinishing. 12; Dauphin DHIA,
14; Cumoerland Farmers meet, 17; Joyce Bupp, 38;
Lebanon dairy tour, 42.
SECTION D: Legislative scorecard, 3; New
brucellosis plan, 5; Virgmville 4-H, 6; Embryo tran
splants, 8; Penn Manor FFA, 12; Weiser FFA, 14; The
Milk Check, 15; Land preservation, 23.
foresees no problems with
the measure’s moving
smoothly through the House.
The bill will amend Article
V of the Pennsylvania Milk
Marketing Law to protect
dairymen against default,
chronic late payment, or
underpayment
Among other provisions,
SB 1287 calls for
establishment of a milk
security fund paid fully by
the state’s milk dealers at
the rate of one cent per
hundred pounds milk, to the
amount of $4 million.
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directors as the Lehigh
Valley Cooperative Far
mers. Present shippers
would be asked to become
members by purchasing one
share of common stock for
$lO.
A second business,
Atlantic Processing, Inc.,
also will be formed.
According to the
statement issued by the
Dairy, “The new
organization will assume all
of the debts of Lehigh Valley
Cooperative Farmers which
amounts to nearly $2O
million and pay cash to
Lehigh Valley Cooperative
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sylvania, bringing an
average of $5,435 for more
than 100 head.
“She’s a top member of
one of the best Holstein
families with 19 head
averaging over 20,000
pounds,” Stoltzfus said as he
ran his hand over the
familiar black and white
flank.
Carmel has received two
super ovulations since
coming to Blau- County,
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