Al2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 15,1980
HARRISBURG -
“Farmers are versatile,”
said a Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
spokesmen concerning the
future of farmers m the
Milton area who this year
found themselves with
cancelled contracts for their
crops.
In February, the fact that
the American Home Foods
plant in Milton was can
celling all former contracts
with local growers of
processsing tomatos became
public knowledge.
As a result of this decision
by the makers of Chef
Boyardi products, 163 far
mers suddenly realized that
their 1640 acres of land,
representing 37 percent of
the processed tomato acres
m the state, would not have a
Amber glass protects
cattle virus vaccines
ST JOSEPH, Mo. - When
you buy cattle virus vaccines
- for IBR, BVD and PI 3
consider the color of the
vaccine bottle. It makes a
difference, says Dr. Mark
Keister, technical service
veterinarian for Anchor
Laboratories, a division of
Philips Roxane, Inc
“Certain portions of
sunlight spectrum can kill
live and modified-hve virus
vaccine in clear vials,”
Keister says “But amber
glass filters out the
damaging rays and sub
stantially reduces loss of
potency ”
If you work cattle outside,
Keister says, choose virus
vaccines in amber bottles.
“Our tests show that a
clear vial of vims vaccine
left in the sun begins to lose
potency pretty fast,” Keister
explains. “An animal
vaccinated toward the end of
a multi-dose clear vial may
not be protected But vac
cine in an amber vial can be
left in the sun for several
hours and still provide
adequate protection.”
IBR vaccines in clear
bottles can drop to minimum
government standards for
potency after only 30
minutes of sunlight ex
posure, according to a recent
Farm Calendar
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meeting, noon. Histone
Strasburg.
Northampton Farmers
Union, 8 p.m., Chester
field Manor, Easton.
Lincoln 4-H Community Club
capon exhibit, 5:15 p.m.,
Ephrata American
Legion.
Diurcday, November 20
Cumberland County DHIA
Banquet, South Middleton
Fire Hall, Boiling
Springs, 6:30 p.m.
Century Farms to be
honored at LACI
Banquet, Good and
Plenty Restaurant,
Smoketown, 7 p.m.
Lancaster County Farmers
Union, Farm and Home
Center, 7:30 p.m.
Farm Credit Assn, annual
meeting, 7 p.m.. Camp
Hebron.
Lancaster County capon
contest (FFA), East
Towne Mall, 7 pm.
Friday, November 21
Farm-City Week begins,
PDA helps tomato growers cope with crops
market in 1980.
Instead of delivering their
30,190 tons of tomatos at the
door step of American Home
Foods, these farmers were
forced to look elsewhere for
a buyer.
Through the efforts of
PDA and State Represen
tative Reno Thomas, a
market for 1800 acres of red
and green tomatos was lined
up with Furmans Canning
Company, near Allentown,
along with a green wrap
packaging operation
Some of the cancelled
farmers actually stayed out
of the tomato business this
summer, said the PDA
spokesman, growing sweet
com instead. But many
marketed tomatoes to
Furmans who took the red
tomatos or switched to green
wraps, he stated
study by Anchor
Laboratories Anchor’s IBR
vaccine in amber vials
exceeded government
standards for more than four
hours of sunlight exposure.
In the test, eight vials of
reconstituted modified-hve
IBR vaccine were exposed to
sunlight to determine its
effects on virus vaccines in
amber glass and clear glass
vials
Anchor tested its vaccine
m amber and clear glass
vials plus six competitiors’
vaccines in clear glass
vials The vaccines were
tested for potency at 0,5, 30,
120 and 240 minutes
After 30 minutes of
sunlight exposure, more
than half of the IBR vaccines
in clear vials dropped below
minimum government
FFA convention ends
KANSAS CITY,Mo - The
FFA National Convention
got off to a booming start as
20,900 members, advisors
and guests invaded Kansas
City for their annual con
vention.
Despite threats of snow,
the week was filled with
elections, workshops and
continues through Nov
27.
York County Farmers’
Forum, Rutter’s
Restaurant, Red Lion, 7
p.m.
Saturday, November 22
Berks Dairy Calf Sale,
HORSE & TACK
AUCTION
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29,1380
6:00 P.M.
Thomasville Livestock market Rt. 30 West of
York, PA.
Sale order - Used tack, new tack, registered and
grade horses and rodeo stock
Commission - horses 5% $5 on no sale, 10%-new tack,
20% used tack
Sale by Keystone Rodeo
Dave Martin
Rt. 5, Gettysburg, PA
717-334-7724
Terms - Cash and approved checks onl v
Currently, PDA is working
on the possibilities of these
farmers growing alternative
crops, such as black turtle
soup seeds, mustard seed,
and soybeans. They are also
trying to secure reliable
markets for these exotic
crops.
“The only problem with
growing beans in Penn
sylvania,” said the
spokesman, “is the climate
The beans don’t dry down
enough and they tend to
mold.”
One question troubling a
number of farmers is why
did American Home Foods
drop them as processed
tomato suppliers.
“I believe they closed the
operation in Milton to
Pennsylvania growers
because our small farms
standards for release By the
end of two hours, all seven
vaccines in clear glass vials
failed to meet the minimum
government standards for
IBR vaccine
In contrast, the amber vial
of Anchor IBR vaccine
remained above the
minimum government
standard, and maintained a
constant level of potency
through four hours of
sunlight exposure The
amber vial effectively
filtered out harmful rays of
sunlight and substantially
reduced long-term potency
loss
Bactenn vaccines are
killed-virus products, not as
susceptible to sunlight, and
don’t require the same
protection, Keister says
award ceremonies.
According to Charles
Ackley, vo-ag instructor at
Ephrata, 19 of Penn
sylvania’s 21 American
Farmer recipients attended
the event.
Detailed information and
pictures will be in next
week’s Lancaster Farming.
Fairgrounds Square
Mall, 11a.m.
Hunterdon County, N.J.
Board of Agriculture
annual dinner meeting,
Quakertown Firehouse,
6:30 p.m.
Berks County beef banquet,
7 p.m., Kutztown Grange.
couldn’t compete with the
large producers in California
and Arizona Out there, they
can raise thousands of acres
of tomatos on irrigated land
and ship them East and
their prices are still com
petitive,” said one tomato
grower.
In order to protect the
tomato growers and other
farmers who raise crops,
like fruit, gram, vegetables,
and hay from the potential
economic disasters of lost
LMA’s
features marketing
KANSAS CITY, Mo
Veteran livestock marketing
businessmen discussing
present and future con
ditions in their industry will
be a featured highlight of the
1981 annual meeting of
Livestock Marketing
Association.
LMA President Gail
Sohler said the January 15-17
meetmg, to be held in Hilton
Head, S.C., will again in
clude the popular “Outlook
For Marketing” panel
discussion. Nine members of
the LMA Board of Directors,
from across the U S and
Canada, will take party.
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markets, the Pennsylvania
State Grange recently
adopted a policy calling for a
guaranteed payment to
growers. This would be
similar to the Packers and
Stockyards Act that protects
livestock farmers and the
Milk Security Fund which
protects dairymen.
“As it stands now, if a
processing company goes
down the tubes, the farmer is
left holding the bag. We’re
calling for a contract bet-
annual meeting
Hus pail ut the piogiam
has proven to be very
popular, not only among
those who attend the
meeting, but with those who
read about it later,” Sohler
said. “I’m sure it’s because
it features the first-hand
knowledge of marketing
people who keep a constant
eye on changing conditions.
Sohler pointed out that the
Directors will discuss a wide
range of topics having an
impact on 1981 livestock
marketing. “This will in
clude total numbers,
livestock movement, feed
supplies around the country
and financing patterns.”
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ween the processor or
storage facility and the *
grower before the crop goes
in the ground,” stated Dave
Wemstock, State Grange
Information Director.
Whether this Grange
policy will be incorporated
into state law will be up to
the legisalture In the
meantime, PDA is con
tinuing its efforts to help
these farmers out of the red
tomatos, that is and into
the green —SM
The panel will also look at
the outlook for businesses m
the marketing sector, he
said. “What expansions, f
additions and improvements •
are on the drawing boards’
What new marketing ser
vices and techniques will be
offered to the livestock in
dustry m the year ahead?
The information will come
from the people who know.”
The Trade Group’s annual
meetmg will also feature the
traditional installation of
1981 officers and directors.
Presentations and
discussions on various LMA
industry advancement
activities will follow