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Judge orders halt
to milk price boost
r BY CLiRT kARLER
I PITTSBURGH - A Pitt-
I sburgh judge Thursday
I rolled back a five cent per
gallon milk price increase
ordered by the Pennsylvania
Milk Marketing Board
If upheld, the action taken
by Pennsylvania Supreme
Court Justice Rolf larson
eventually may be reflected
in an economic squeeze on
dairies serving Western
Pennsylvania
It is the second time
Justice I .arson has issued a
stay on a PMMB-ordered
milk price increase
The previous tune was two
years ago. The full Supreme
Court refused to take
jurisdiction in that case.
Shortly thereafter the
largest dairy in Pittsburgh,
Keystone-Harmony, dec|ar
fled bankrupcy citing
inability to pay farmers for
milk. That bankrupcy left
farmers holding the bag to
the tune of $1.6 million
Justice larson’s order will
affect dairymen in Penn
sylvania’s 14 westernmost
counties and consumers in
such major cities as Pitt
sburgh and Erie
PMMB’s Order 836 to
increase the price con
sumers pay by five cents per.,
gallon was to go into effect”
December 1, Monday
Attorneys
Mayor of Pittsburgh "ap
pealed the price increase on
3 state 4-H’ers share
o $3OOO in scholarships
CHICAGO - Three
Pennsylvania 4-H’ers
claimed $3,000 in scholar
ships at the 59th National 4-H
Congress here this week.
Each was named a winner in
programs arranged by
National 4-H Council and
supervised by the
Cooperative Extension
Service.
Selected for outstanding
accomplishments in 4-H
SECTION A; Editorials, 10; Hog corporation opens,
20, Extension staff meets, 26; Holstein area office, 28;
Letters to editor, 34; Lititz barn fire, 36; State Holstein
dispersal, 37
SECTION B: Blair DHIA, 2, Davidsburg 4-H, 6,
Montgomery DHIA, 8; Franklin DHIA, 10; New vet
office, 13
SECTION C; Homestead notes, 2; Home on range, 6,
Joyce Bupp, 10; Adams 4-H awards, 17, Eastern Pa 4-H
show, 24; Thomasville 4-H, 27. Sheep care, 31, The Milk
Check, 33.
SECTION D: Red Rose FFA. 2, Farm talk, 4; Berks
DHIA. 8, Upper Susquehanna DHIA. 13; 900-acre Amish
project. 16, Grassland officers. 20; Chester DHIA, 22
Monday Commonwealth
Court upheld the Milk
Marketing Board’s price
increase, allowing the nickle
boost
The appeal of the Com
monwealth Court decision by
Pittsburgh officials was
brought to Justice I .arson at
3 p.m Wednesday On
Thursday Morning he
handed down his decision
staying the order
As a result, milk price.', in
the 14 Western counties
return to those mandated by
Order 833, or five cents
under what they would have
been under PMMB
regulations
Justice I arson stated no
grounds when issuing his
decision
When Justice I arson had
issued a similar order two
years ago the full court
"refused to take jurisdiction
in the matter so the order
was vacated and the PMMB
decision would have stood
, In the meantime, however,
PMMB had issued a new
order and the case was moot
PMMB Executive '
Secretary Earl Fink said H
' Thursday evening that the
Board is weighing its options
on how to combat the Justice
> larson’s order
It is likely PMMB will
move to bring the matter
the full Supreme
Court early this coming
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projects and activities,
leadership development,
personal growth and com
munity and civic respon
sibility, 287 winners
nationwide shared $265,250
meducational grants
Pennsylvania’s national
winners, the amounts of
their grants, the program in
which they won honors, and
the donors of the awards
were:
In this Issue
Uncastorfarming, Saturday, Dtcemhtr 6,18*0
Harvested fields, wind-blown corn shocks and
dark fast-moving clouds announce the change in
seasons as winter begins to descend across the
BY JOYCE BUPP
Staff Correspondent
YORK Over a dozen
recognition awards went to
several of York County’s top
milk producers at the
Jonathan Miller, 17, Seven
Valleys, $l,OOO, automotive,
The Firestone Tire & Rubber
Company, and Diane Hall,
19, Franklin, $l,OOO, en
tomology, Mobay Chemical
Corporation, Agricultural
Chemicals Division.
In addition, Margaret
Kean, 18, Drexel Hill,
received a $l,OOO regional
scholarship from The Edwin
T Meredith Foundation for
overall excellence in 4-H
work.
The five day program
provides a forum for in
teraction and exchange of
ideas among youth and
adults, educational field
trips and a variety of
recognition events.
Built on the theme, “4-H
Expanding Horizons” the
program included workshop
sessions on topics such as:
Are You Your Own Leader,
Survival With Class-Getting
Along in Today’s World, and
Beyond Me - Economic
Issues.
truratoPageA33)
High in both milk and fat
Richlawn Farm herd
tops York DHIA list
County’s annual DHIA
banquet.
Some 200 dairymen and
guests turned out for the
dinner meeting held at
Avalong Farms Resturant.
High herd for both milk
and fat production was the
Smyser’s Richlawn Farms,
East Berlin Road, York.
With over 70 registered
Holstems on test, the
Smyser’s herd finished with
an average 20,470 pounds of
milk and 769 pounds of
butterfat.
Richlawn Farms is a
family operation and in
cludes Richard and his two
sons Robert and Rodney.
The Smyser family accepted
their top award from trophy
sponsor William Sprenkle of
Spangler and Sprenkle, Inc.
Second high m the county
was the Avalong Farms
Holstein herd, York, with
18,928 milk and 726 fat Lynn
Wolf’s Gernlyn Farm,
Abbottstown Rl, captured
the third place spot with a
herd average of 20,017 milk
and 703 fat.
Youth awards went to four
Junior Holstein members
who captured honors in the
junior milk and tat com
petition.
Sisters Debbie and
Christine Wolf topped the
two and thit»o-*ev 1
classes with then entries
Debbie's heifer, Gerrilynn
Heidi Tiho Kit Star brushed
her first lactation with 18,693
milk and 633 fat. Sunnybend
rural countryside. This scene was found along Rt.
322 between Ephrata and Blue Bali in Lancaster
County.
Gwen Sunshine Triune,
owned by Christine, won
three-year-old honors with
records of 18,986 milk and
793 fat. The girls are the
daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Lynn Wolf, Abbottstown Rl.
Peter King won the junior
four-year-old category with
“Kmgway Elevation Joker”,
finishing her lactation with
21,348 milk and 757 fat. Peter
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul King, Delta R 2.
Coredale Bootmaker
Twmkletoes won production
honors m the aged cow class
for Roy Thompson, son of
Chilly weather means
Farm Show’s near
IJTITZ - The annual
LANCASTER FARMING
Farm Show issue will be in
farmers’ mailboxes
January 10, the weekend
the 1981 Show opens.
Farm Show 1981 will run
from Sunday, January 11,
to Friday, January 16 The
usual array of quality
livestock. association
meetings, machinery
displays and farm-related
booths will await visitors
Our editors already are
preparing material to give
readers the largest, most
up-to-date, and most
i ornprehensiv e cm eragc of
u urm Show available
inyahiif
$7.50 Per Year
Mr. and Mrs. Itodman
Thompson, East Berlin Rl.
Her completed record was
made as a six-year-old
finishing with 22,625 milk
andBs6fat.
Sinking Springs Farm of
York won the Pennfield
Feed’s sponsored high 305-
day milk production with'
“Marta”, a registered
Holstein with a 30,782 milk
and 1084 fat record.
A 305-day record of 20,024
milk and 1306 fat earned die
high fat production award
for “Orchid”, owned by S.
(Turn to Page A3l)
This notice is to remind
readers and advertisers
alike to gather up material
of interest forsubmission.
Advertising closing date
is December 31. News
materia! should be in our
office by January 3.
Our Farm Show Issue
will haveadvaace publicity
onalithe action including a
schedule of events, bandy
pull-out map of the Show,
articles on the FFA
keystone degree winners, a
list of exhibitors and more.
Please contact I.AN
CASTER FARMING,.Box
166 Lititz, PA 17543.
717/626-1164. if you have
something to contribute