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BY JANE BRESEE Association received star Director for Region 6, at the work, stating that the
Staff Correspondent pins of Recognition fpr annual dinner meeting of the Bradford-Sullivan County
WYSOX M»mho.rghip Achievement in membership farm group held October 6at group was the top gain
co-chairmen, Milford in 1980. the Wysox Fire Hall. county in the state in-
Kinsman and Bruce Bresee, The presentation was Patton also gave the men creasing the 1979 mem
of the Bradford-Sullivan made b y Jeff Patton, each a gift of a wall clock in bership of 809 farm families
County Farmers’ Regional Organization appreciation for their hard in 1979t0918in 1980.
Kevin Ferns of New
Albany, the bi
jflj county organization,
9S the 200 farm
fBI family members present.
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I, i study on the extent of deer
I damage in the state.
~ f According to Palmer, the
Kwh aim of the statewide study
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pj B amount, find what damage
control methods were being
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Department at Penn State
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Kevin Ferris, left, president of the Bradford-Sullivan County Farmers and district game protectors
Association, Luann Shedden, Bradford County Dairy Princess, and Bruce bringing back a similarity of
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identical response on the
extent of damage.
The survey also included
6400 farmers whose names
were listed on county Ex
tension mailing lists.
Much to everyone’s sur
prise, Palmer said, 53
percent of the questionnaires
were returned, more than
any other survey conducted.
All farmers agreed there
was economic damage from
the deer, 19 percent had
serious damage. Few far
mers reported damage in
specific dollars, but the total
of those who did was
$900,000. Palmer said that a
calculated projection for
60,000 farms in the state
would put the total figure to
$22.5 million, ironically, the
Game Commission annual
budget in 1979.
Corn was the major item
listed as damaged, but
alfalfa, tomatoes, potatoes,
peas, and beans were also
mentioned, as well as nur
sery crops, especially in
Indiana county.
Control methods being
tried included human hair,
moth balls, hot sauce, blood
meal, and other unusual
substances, but fencing and
repellants proved the most
effective.
Experiments conducted by
Palmer and his associates
found that Big Game
repellant containing thyram,
a registered pesticide, to be
the most effective repellant.
The cost of the eight foot
deer fence was considered
prohibitive due to its need
for constant maintamance,
Palmer said. Contrary to
popular belief, deer will
crawl under a fence rather
than jump over it.
The two most effective
fences for small fields are
the three wire four figure
fence and the five wire, both
using high tension wire
which snaps back and won’t
break, making the mam-
practically zero.
Both kinds are electrified
with an energizer costing
$250 from New Zealand.
They won’t ground out, don’t
spark, and have a high
voltage of from five to seven
thousand volts.
Palmer showed many
slides of plots of various
crops in different parts of the
state assessed for deer
damage. One alfalfa field
was nearly foraged clean by
the deer.-
Farmers as a whole,
Palmer concluded, prefer
hunting and wild life
management to control the
deer population, but a few
prefer shooting. One farmer
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bad shot 60 deer in one year
eating in one small field.
Ferris introduced the
dairy princesses Luann
Shedded from Bradford
County, and Candy
Woodhead from Sullivan
County. Both spoke briefly
about their adventures as
dairy princess.
Fred Tiffany, state
director from Litchfield,
said every county m the
state made a gain mem
bership resulting in the total
membership of PFA at
22,580.
He declared 1980 a banner
year for farm legislation
citing the Milk Security Bill
as a major victory for the
dairy farmer.
Annette Schucker, vice
president and chairman of
the policy department
committee, read the 19
pohcies to the group. Ac
cording to Schucker, these
“grassroots” pohcies will be
funnelled through a state
policy development com
mittee and later voted upon
by the delegates at the an
nual meeting to be held m
Hershey in November.
Registered lobbyists of the
PFA m Harrisburg are
dedicated to make policy
become law.
The group voted to accept
most of the policies
presented. Many pertained
to the dairy industry in
cluding parity, casein im
ports, brucellosis reactors,
etc.
Directors elected for a
two-year .term were Annette
Schucker, Andy Dewing,
Kimford Kinsman, Carl
Gore, Elwell Kingsley, Scott
Shedden and Robert Allis.
Delegates to the annual
meeting were elected and
the meeting adjourned.
The Bradford-Sullivan
County Farmers Association
is part of the PFA and is
affiliated with the American
Farm Bureau, the largest
general farm organization in
the nation.
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