A34—Lancaster Farming, Friday, lu)y 3,1981
Photo contest
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loud as they examined the cute or
comic photos that depicted dairy
animals in some of the most
unusual and unique situations
imaginable.
The winning photo in the cute or
comic category taken by Diane
Spry shows a neighbor’s two-year
old daughter, Carrie Vosburg, in
her father’s dairy bam. Carrie is
“reading” a farm story book to two
of her favorite cows. The photo was
selected because of the cute story
it depicted and the excellent cross
lighting that throws illuminated
emphasis on not only the young
reader but the faces of the cows
who appear to be intently listening.
Jane Dietle snapped the second
place winning photo of her buck,
Willie, in a pasture in front of their
home. Willie’s curiosity con
cerning the wind whirl-a-gig
captures a rare moment on film.
Gail McCahon’s photo of her
daughter, Helen, with her 4-H calf
and pet cat depict an affectionate
relationship between girl' and
animals.
The judges just couldn’t resist
giving an extra award to Enos
Hege’s hungry cat photo. While
several photos were received of
cats taking advantage of leaking
quarters, look closely at this one.
In order to get to the teat, the one
cat has its paws wrapped around
the other for support. It’s an
example of feline cooperation.
This type of photo illustrates one
of the themes of many entries
received in the contest. Dairy
animals can get into the craziest
situations and only a dairy farm
family can fully appreciate them
or have the opportunity to capture
them on film.
For this reason, a number of
additional photos, while they were
not among the top winners, will be
published from time to time in
coming issues of Lancaster Far
ming. We think you’ll get a big kick
out of them - just as we and the
judges did.
In the posed category, the first
place winner was actually taken
about 30 years ago. It shows Ken
Witmer with a calf that has latched
on to the thumb of daughter, Pat,
who was about three at the time.
Notice the expression on her face.
The photo was actually taken on a
rented farm along Golf Road near
Media Heights Country Club in
southern Lancaster County. The
farm was among those properties
extensively damaged during the
tornado that ripped through the
area in 1961.
Mary Getz, of Eobesonia, took
the picture of her brother, Frances
Schodowski, at the Deep Valley
Dairy Farm. The six-year-old is
helping jyith the feeding. The
judges immediately noted the
intenseness of his activity and the
curious similarity of the calf with
head buried in the bucket and the
boy with his head almost buried in
the over-size cap.
Kathryn Troutman is posed with
her pet calf, Razzle, on the dairy
farm of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William S. Troutman, Collegeville,
Pa.
In the scenic category, the first
place entry shows the Green Hills
Farm, operated by Riggs and
Stiles, Inc., of Gaithersburg, Md. It
was snapped about five years ago
by a neighbor Wade Palmer. The
pastoral setting is a bit deceiving,
too. When the photo was taken,
citizens had banded together to
successfully fight a proposed dam
on the Goshen Branch of the
Seneca River, which would have
wiped out part of the 200-acre
farm. And now, development has
encroached on two sides of the
farm. As Barbara Stiles explains,
they’re continuing to hang on with
the farm, but possibly one day all
that will remain will be the photo.
The second-place scenic photo
was taken by Wilma Martin in a
meadow near Snavely’s Mill
northeast of lititz. To be fully
At the National Convention in Baltimore this week Ivan K.
Strickler, president of the Holstein-Friesian Association of
America, addresses the serious problem of over-production.
Surplus threatens
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of creating the necessary markets. Strickler explained, was set up to
“We’ve already established provide minimum price levels and
trade centers throughout the a removal system for any tern
world. Give' us the authority and porary surplus,
support and let us help balance the Strickler lauded the industry’s
budget by selling surplus and efforts over the years and credited
reducing the taxpayers burden,” the dairy industry as the most
he recommended. efficient food producer in all of
Strickler suggested various agriculture.
programs that may eventually
assist in checking the current over
production crisis; a national milk
production adjustment; national
cull cow program; self-help
program; and a voluntary dairy
production retirement program.
“Dairy farmers are realistic
citizens and can be counted on to
shoulder their fair share in curbing
inflation.”
“We must realize that govern
ment is not our market,” he
strongly emphasized.
The Agriculture Act of 1949,
appreciated, the photo should be
seen in color. The rail fence and
trees naturally frame the grazing
cattle along the stream to afford
excellent photographic com
position.
The honorable mention photo
was selected, according to the
judges, because of the typical
scenic type story that is told in it.
The three children of Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Lehman are herding home
the family’s cows for milking. Son,
Greg, pushes his bike; while
Marcy has the hand of two-year
old Julie. With udders heavily
laden, the cows start the trek back
to the barn.
Cash awards in the contest in
clude $5O each for the first-place
winners, $3O each for the second
place winners and $2O each for the
honorable mentions.
The awards will be sent shortly
to winners. Also, all photos that
Ag areas
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the Commonwealth's prime far
mland.
Designated HB 143, the new
legislation grants local govern
ments the authority to create
agricultural areas.
Provisions of the bill provide
that 500 or more acres of land used
for producing crops, livestock or
livestock products can be
designated an agricultural area.
“This legislation will, in effect,
create agricultural enterprise
zones and promote Pennsylvania
agriculture by protecting the right
to farm,” Thornburgh said.
Within an agricultural area,
nuisance ordinances and other
local laws impeding farming will
be restricted. The condemnation of
farmland will be strictly limited.
State regulations will be modified
to encourage farming, and local
governments will be authorized to
purchase development easements.
Thornburgh pointed to the ag
areas legislation as another of the
administration’s efforts to
preserve the family farm in
industry
Last year, agriculture reached a
record $4O billion in exports and is
expected to approach $4B billion in
1981.
“May they (government)
remember these exports made it
possible for us to pay for our major
imports such as oil, automobiles,
and electric gear.”
“The financial welfare of
American dairy producers for
many years to come will depend
upon events presently underway in
Washington, D.C. and down on the
farms of this nation.”
were requested to be returned will
be mailed in the near future.
So, while the contest has ended
and the top winners named, con
tinue to look for entry photos in
coming issues.
You’ll see how the innate
curiosity of a cow can get her into
some pretty unusual situations.
But you’ll also see how deep the
mothering instinct of a dairy cow
goes. In fact, you might be sur
prised at some of their "adopted
offspring."
And you’ll see owners clowning
with their animals.
And for some of the photos, we’ll
add humorous captions. And you
can then substitute some of your
own.
Thus, while Dairy Month is of
ficially over, we plan to stretch it a
bit with additional published
photos.
We think you’ll enjoy them.
legislation
Pennsylvania counltumg the
pressures of urban sprawl, in
flation and taxation.
These efforts have included
-The valuation of farm property
for inheritance tax purposes at use
value rather than market value if
the farm is to remain in
agricultural operation,
-Liberalization of the split-off
provisions of the Clean and Green
Act to prevent add-back taxation
for changes in land ownership
which do not affect land use.
-Creation of a condemnation
review board to help ensure that
valuable farmland is not taken for
highway use unless there is no
viable alternative.
-Creation of a milk producers’
security fund to protect dairy
farmers from the insolvency of
milk dealers and processors.
-Transfer of prison and welfare
farmlands to the Agriculture
Department to promote family
farming.
-Exemption of family farm
corporations from the capital stock
franchise tax.
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