Hallowell (Continued from Page A 36) some optimism about exporting Pennsylvania’s processed fruit juices and other dairy products in the future. However, he noted Taiwan is not an easy customer for processed foods and poultry which Pennsylvania has in surplus supply. The cost of processing and transportation of these products from Pennsylvania to the R.O.C. and Japan prices the goods right out of the market, he explained. These same trade items can be purchased from nearby nations like New Zealand and Australia. The' Japanese protect their farmers with a 50 percent duty on ag imports to their nation. This limits the agricultural imports from the U.S. tremendously, said. Hallowell. The main trade between' Japan and the U.S. is in grains and cotton. “This is where 1 must support U.S. Secretary of Agriculture John Block’s stand for-trading harder for American agriculture,” Hallowell stated. He noted both nations were in* terested in importing hard wood from the U.S. for their building industries. Hallowell said he’s already contacted some lumber companies in the state to let them know about this export possibility. And with more women in the labor force in both Taiwan and Japan, there is an increased demand for baby food. This is another item Hallowell said Pennsylvanians may be interested in exporting. Fresh vegetables and fruits, aren’t on the possibility list since the climate in Taiwan and Japan allows most people to have small gardens. Poultry, pork and eggs also are not promising export items since Japan is already self- Open House at New Swine Facility Middle Creek Swine is a totally confined and environmentally controlled complex and will be a future Source of DEKALB hybrid gilts for commercial hog producers in Pennsylvania and other Northeastern states. This unit is designed tojarrow 20 sows per week on a four week weaning schedule with individual rooms for each weekly farrowing group. Also, installed in the unit is a new and unique system for animal waste removal. The farm is scheduled to be populated in July 1981. In addition to touring the swine unit, you can see a display of DEKALB'S complete line of hybrid boars and hybrid gilts. in Taiwan sufficient m producing these commodities even exporting some, noted Hallowell. \ “We need to find ways to export our dairy, poultry, and processed food products,’’ reiterated Hallowell, “but presently there is not one person who is specializing in exports within the ag depart ment whose sole responsibility is exports. Perhaps our budget will allow someone to specialize.” Hallowell reported Pennsylvania 1a a member of the Eastern U.S. Food and Agricultural Export Council and will have Penn sylvania ag products on display at the first World Food Show ever to be held in the U.S. It’s scheduled to be held next April in New York City. He also reported the Thornburgh administration has taken the initiative to expand the state’s foreign markets by opening trade offices- in Tokyo, London, and Rome. Over the past two years, Penn sylvania’s ag exports have in creased from $l5O million to $226 million, Hallowell noted. Some of, the obstacles facing Pennsylvania traders when dealing with Taiwan and Japan besides transportation costs are the differences in labor costs, observed Hallowell. “There’s only a 1% percent unemployment rate in Taiwan labor is relatively inexpensive over there. In the R.0.C., a laborer can expect to earn about $2OOO a year,” he revealed. “Time will tell how much ex porting will be developed between these countries and Pennsylvania. What is needed is a sales force,” he added. In summing up his trip, Hallowell smiled and said, “1 suppose the farther one goes, the DEKALB Swine Breeders, Inc. and Middle Creek Swine Breeders, Bnc. invite you to attend an Open House of a new 500 sow farrow-to-finish swine production unit. This unit is the newest production farm in DEKALB Swine Breeders' system for production of DEKALB hybrid gilts. ■Q /* % Leon Riegel DR. Reigel comments: We frequently get Inquiries as to the worth of worming dairy cattle. Much has been written recently about worming mature cattle and the beneficial results this will have as far as increased milk produc tion. Many tests have been done to substantiate this fact. I would like to discuss a different phase of dairy production but one as equally important, that of worming young - replacement heifers. Traditionally these animats, were wormed in the spring before being put on pasture and again in fall when they were taken off pasture. This schedule was used primarily because that was when the animals could be handled the easiest and once they were put on psture one tends to forget the animals needs beyond feed and water until they were brought in again in the fall. Unfortunately the life cycle of most intestinal parasites (worms) doesn’t pay attention to the schedules which may be most convenient to farmers. For this reason I operate a different schedule which may be more ef ficient in removing worms from dairy heifers when they are more one appreciates Penn sylvania I was ready to come home although I would have liked to visit some of the dairy farms in Japan where some of our state’s Holsteins are living now. ’ ’ DEKALB Swine Breeders, Inc. Ask the VMD Jh probably doing the most harm, greatly then I prefer boluses, in- Instead of worming cattle before jectables or paste wormers. If it they are put on pasture, worm takes nothing short of a rodeo to them three weeks after they first accomplish this then worming enter pasture and again when they crumbles which can be added to are taken off pasture in fall. In the feed can be used. 1 would years which have very wet periods suggest alternating the products during the pasture season, wor- being used to prevent the chance of ming cattle a second time while parasites becoming resistant to they are on pasture, about two certain wormers. months, after the first worming. In any event, I would recom wouldbeinorder. mend boluses, paste or Injectable As far as the type of wormer to wormer be used at least (Mice be used, if the cattle can be han- during the season, probably when died without stressing them too coming off pasture in the fall. Hunterdon County FLEMINGTON, N.J. Hun terdon County will honor June Dairy Month this week with a Dairy Farm Open House and the annual Hunterdon County Dairy Princess Contest. Over 1500 people are expected to attend the Open House between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Ernest Kuster Farm, two miles south of Flemington on routes 202 and 31 on Sunday, June 21. The Dairy Princess Contest, als open to the public, will begin with a baked ham dinner at 7:00 p.m. in the Amwell Valley Firehouse in Rmgoes on Tuesday, June 23. Tickets for the dinner cost $7.50 per Middle Creek Swine farm is located on 897 between Highway 272 and Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, and ap proximately 3 miles west of Reinholds, Penn sylvania; look for the Open House signs. Don't miss this opportunity to tour Middle Creek Swine Breeders on Friday, June 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Looking Forward To Seeing You There! Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 20,1081—A37 SyntheaMaas TimTrayer Edgar Sheaffer Dairy Month person and are available at the Hunterdon Extension Center on Route 31 in Flemmgton. In a recent meeting of the Hunterdon Freeholders, George Mehck proclaimed “June Dairy Month” and praised the efforts of the county’s 120 dairy farms, supporting businesses and the 6,500 dairy cows that produce about $8.4 million worth of mile each year. Mehck stressed “the health and life-sustaining values of fresh milk and dairy foods” and noted the important place production, processing and distribution of milk and dairy products have in the economy.
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