Al2—Uncaster Farming, Saturday, April 11,1981
Farm
Calendar
Saturday, April 11
Somerset County dairy princess
contest, Hidden Valley Resort, 7
p.m.
Apple blossom queen contest,
Bendersville Elementary
School, 7-30 pm
11th Annual Maryland Holstein
show, State Fairgrounds,
Tunonmm, Md, 9:30
New Bolton Vet Center open house,
R 926 near Kennett Square, 3
p m
Garden State Dairy Goat Assn ,
3rd annual awards banquet,
Charlie’s Brother’s Restaurant,
Hopewell, N J
Maryland farm safety field day,
Grove Farm, Sharpsburg Pike,
just south of Rt 70,10 a.m
Sunday, April 12
Garden State Goat Assn meeting,
Somerset County 4-H Center,
Milltown Rd Bridgewater Twp
1:30 pm
Monday, April 13
Sheep Shearing School, Pequea,
9 30a m , concludes tomorrow
Cumberland County 4-H Dairy Calf
Club, Allison U M Church, 99
Mooreland Ave , Carlisle, 7 30
p m.
Hunterdon County, N J , Poultry
Short Course begins 7 30 p m ,
Extension Center, Flemington
Tuesday, April 14
York County small computer
workshop, Pleasant Acres, East
York, 7 30p.m
First aid for farm couples, Dover
High School, ag room, 7pm
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Adams County Beef Producers
meeting, 7 -30 p.m , Extension
Office, Gettysburg
Methane Digester Construction,
Myersdale Area High School, 8
p.m
Maryland Apple Commission
meeting, Venice Inn Motel,
Hagerstown, Md , 9 a.m.
Goats milk seminar, Clayton Hall,
University of Delaware,
Newark, Del., 9-30 a m , con
cludes tomorrow
Milk Sampler Training, 7 p.m to 9
p.m , continues tomorrow
Poultry Sales and Service Con
ference, starts 9 a m., J O
Keller Bldg , Penn State’s Main
Campus, continues tomorrow
Wednesday, April 15
Holstein Barn Meeting, Windy
Crest Holsteins, Howard J
Sutton Farm, Fairmont N.J , 8
p m
Montgomery County Holstein tour
Friday, April 17
Chester County seedling tree sale
sponsored by SCS, concludes
tomorrow
Saturday, April 18
National Trotting Pony Sale, Farm
Show Complex, Harrisburg
RO #2, BOX 21
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Letters To
The Editor
Dear editor
As a subscriber to your paper, 1
want you to know that I certainly
enjoy it, especially this tune of the
year when I enjoy readmg the
auction sale advertisements.
However, I am deeply concerned
about the accuracy of some of the
ads
On Saturday, April 4, 1981 I
drove 135 miles one way to attend a
sale that had a certain motor
vehicle advertised, only to find
that it had been sold prior to the
sale date. I think you probably
know how I felt about that!
I think you should make it clear
to your advertisers that they will
be responsible for false or
misleading ads, ana require that
all advertisements for sales
contain the name and telephone
number ot a person who can be
contacted for accurate in
formation.
A fine example of the way an ad
ought to be done is the Jason’s
Leather Craft ad on page ElO of
your March 21,1981 issue
Herbert W. Stewart
R 1 Bellefonte
Editor:
A week or so ago someone put on
my deks (I don’t know who) the
January 3rd issue of Lancaster
Farming, and had written in big,
red pencil, ‘ See page A-10” To say
I was amazed is putting it mildly.
First, let me state, I was bom
and raised on a farm near Ephrata
so I believe I know what it’s all
about.
Your editorial in the issue
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LI C A
referred to above entitled “Enough
is Enough” contains statements
that contradict each other. The
article begins by indicating the
tune has come for the Com
monwealth to stop wasting money
acquiring land and start investing
funds in saving it. The Penn
sylvania Game Commission’s
objectives are the acquisition of
lands and investment of funds to
save land for many purposes for
future generations. We do not
consider this a “waste”, as alluded
tom your article.
Further, m the article you have
stated, “for starters, the wrong
land is being saved. There is no big
rush of developers to develop
rocky hillsides, backwoods timber
stands or hilly brush. ’ ’
May I suggest you go to the
Poconos, Bedford or Somerset
Counties, or even to the nor
thcentral part of the state and see
development upon development in
the areas you have outlined. We
feel there is an obvious need to
protect these areas at this time. If
the Game Commission were to
take a negative attitude, there
(Continued from Page AID)
most poisonous plants are un
palatable, and cattle will consume
them only when hungry.
To Control Fowl Mites
The Northern fowl mite has been
particularly troublesome m many
of our poultry flocks. The mite
problems began during the winter
and continues in many flocks. It is
a well recognized fact that the
Northern fowl mite can be very
difficult to control because it
spends its life cycle on the host,
and has the ability to develop
resistance to miticides. However,
in many cases, mite control is not
achieved because of the way that
the miticide is appbed. For
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would be no lands for outdoor
recreational activities available
for future generation.
You alluded to using money that
is being utilized for acquisition of
Game Lands as incentive
payments for farmers to keep land
in agriculture. Again, may I call
your attention to the several
statutes that have been enacted in
order to provide tax incentives to
the agricultural community. In
spite of these statues, land is still
being taken out of production for
development, industry, etc.
This will continue regardless of
what incentives are available due
to the fact that the larger segment
of our population and industry is
located within these regions, and
developers pay whatever price the
market dictates. A prune example
is the displacement of the Amish
from Lancaster County.
The Game Commission’s
acquisition program is predicated
on the basis of a willing seller to a
willing buyer on an open com
petitive market, and as the land
base for outdoor recreational uses
(Turn to Page A 39)
The Time
example, when a fine spray nust is
used, the total volume of miticide
per bird is not sufficient to control
the mites A corse spray or a
“pencil” stream will put more
miticide on the bird with better
penetration, thus better control.
Another pomt for better control is
to add a small amount (1
tablespoon per 3 gallons) of
detergent to the spray as a feather
wetting agent It will give better
penetration and retention of the
miticide. Some of the miticides
currently approved for use on
layers are Co-Ral, Rabon and
Sevm. Be sure to follow label
recommendations and precautions
when using any pesticide.