Cl6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 19,1981
(Continued from Page CIS)
Princess Contest in Chicago as the
highlight of her reign.
In 1960 Carol Ann Robinson, now
Mrs. Beals, was named State Milk
Maid Queen. Today Carol is a
doctor living in Michigan.
The Milk Maid in. 1965, Linda
Forba, came from Wyoming
County. Linda has found a career
in nursing much like the 1973
princess, Marcia Gnagey. They
both have combined their careers
as nurses with travel and together
have practically covered the globe.
Linda has journeyed to Con
necticut, California, Europe, South
America, and Central America.
Marcia’s travels have included
Egypt, England, Europe, Scan
danavia and Hawaii. This summer
she says she plans "to go to Kenya,
Africa and take in a few
photographic safaris as well as
visit my sister who presently *s
doing research in Nairobi.”
Carol Stephen, Fayette County,
who wore the crown in 1966, now
plans to attend the University of
Michigan for a graduate degree in
speech and language arts.
State milk production
says economist
UNIVERSITY PARK - Milk
production in Pennsylvania has
increased faster and in greater
amounts than anywhere else in the
Northeast, says Blair J. Smith,
agricultural economist at Perm
State.
Last year’s milk production in
Pennsylvania was 26 percent
greater than consumption, Dr.
Smith reports. This “boom” in
milk output has occurred
gradually. Twenty years ago, milk
production in the Commonwealth
was 12 percent less than con
sumption.
Dr. Smith says only Vermont has
a greater milk surplus relative to
consumer needs. Vermont’s
surplus is about 2 billion pounds
annually while the Pennsylvania
surplus is 1.75 billion pounds.
Closeness of Pennsylvania dairy
farms to large centers of
population has become in
creasingly important to fanners.
This is due largely to the rapidly
increasing costs of transportation
since 1973 and 1974.
In addition, soil, climate and
topography in the Commonwealth
lead to a kind of dairying that is
only slightly affected by widely
fluctuating feed prices. This oc
curs since much of the feed needs
of dairy herds are produced on
home farms.
The dairy “boom” in Penn
sylvania is also seen as beneficial
to consumers. Other factors
remaining equal, more milk at the
farm tends to create lower prices
at the supermarket. Dr. Smith
points out that milk and dairy
25 years of princesses
‘booming 9
products have long been an
economical source of a very im
portant part of human diets.
“Currently, for about 13 percent
of our food budgets, we receive
about 22 percent of our dietary
protein in the milk and dairy
products that add so much variety
to our meals.”
Contrary to what some people
may believe, retail prices of milk
and dairy products have gone up
less than prices of all foods
generally, it was stated. The in
crease has also been less than the
average price increases of all
consumer products taken as a
group.
Dr. Smith predicted that retail
milk and dairy product prices will
rise more slowly during the next
several years. He indicated this
will be due to probable future
actions of the federal government
—similar to those taken recently.
“The primary effect of govern
ment dairy programs,” Dr. Smith
says, “has been to moderate the
wide swings in prices and
production that might otherwise
take place. Stability introduced
into the market by government
programs is important.”
“Such stability reduces the risk
and uncertainty facing dairy
fanners and milk processors.
“With a fairly stable outlook,
farmers and processors can carry
out more highly efficient, lower
cost operations than otherwise.
Moreover, competition within the
dairy industry assures that most
cost savings are eventually passed
along to the consumer,” he con
cludes.
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This brings us to 1967 a year
without a contest. But in 1968 the
program was revamped and taken
over by the Pennsylvania Holstein
Association which ' changed
representation from marketing
areas to counties.
That year a young girl from
Cumberland County, Ann Niesley,
became the state’s dairy princess.
Today Ann is a third grade
teacher.
In 1971 Erie County’s dairy
pnncess, Carol Crandall now
Mrs. Tony Georgelas held the
state title. But Carol proved that
one year of royalty wasn’t enough
as evidenced by her activities
today. She says, "Tony and 1 are
supervising the building of a
palace for a member of the Royal
Family in Saudi Arabia and will
remain in the Kingdom for another
year.”
In 1979, the Atlantic Dairy
Association became the prime
sponsor of the program and
remains so today.
As you can see, the program has
changed through the years as
much as the girls themselves. Past
princesses have gone on to be
everything from homemakers to
teachers, doctors, therapists,
artists and even a minister.
Though several counties can
brag of two winners, only
Washington County can say it has
produced three state princesses.
And then as now, then- homes are a
bit spread apart. Two addresses
for these girls include Michigan
and one is California.
Today’s dairy princesses are
between 16 and 21 years of age,
single, and must be from a dairy
farm background or own at least
one dairy animal. ,
Cindy Neely, the current state
dairy princess from Clanon-
Venango counties, will turn her
crown over to another lucky girl
Tuesday night at the Penn Harris
Motor Inn. This new 1981-82 prin
cess will be a special girl, not only
for her knowledge, looks and
qualities, but also because she
alone can say she is the silver
princess of the Pennsylvania Dairy
Princess Program.
Extension
offers barn
plans
NEWARK, Del. - Free-stall
dairy barns are popular and
practical structures for housing
dairy cattle. Generally, these
barns help prevent mastitis and
reduce housing-related cattle
injuries ■ and human labor
requirements. Such reductions
could offset the expense of building
and maintaining warm types of
units usually found in cold
climates.
The University of Delaware
Cooperative Extension Service has
complete working drawings of
several free-stall dairy barns.
They are available free of charge
from the extension agricultural
engineer.
Plan 6196 features a partly open
housing system with the feeding
area on a south-facing open side.
The plan also shows a milking
area, milk room, and utility room.
It was designed for the Northeast,
but it is suitable for use elsewhere.
Plans 6218, 6250' and 6281 are
designed for cold types of free-stall
. bams often used in warm climates.
The plans have natural ventilation
systems consisting of eave and
ridge openings in combination with
wall openings. Plan 6218 features a
-holding area (with flush tank)
leading to a rotary milking system.
Plan 6250 has only the housing
space, since it was designed for
areas where outside feeding may
be possible or desirable. Plan 6281
includes all facilities in its design,
including milking and maternity
spaces.
Plan 6292 is for a warm type of
dairy barn. Its ventilation system
consists of a slot inlet and a
multiple fan ftchausts. This plan
also includes all facilities in its
design.
The size and details of building
any of these bams would be
governed by the equipment
selected and by applicable health
regulations. Before building,-you
should consult health authorities
who regulate safe milk production
'in your area. They may have
special requirements.
To obtain your free building
plans, contact Delaware Extension
agricultural engineer Ernest W.
Walpole, Agricultural Hall,
Newark, DE19711.
See your nearest
HOLLAND
Dealer for Dependable
Equipment and Dependable
Service:
Alexandria. PA
Clapper Farm
Equipment
Star Route
814-669-4465
Annville. PA
B.H.M. Farm
Equipment, Inc,
R.D. 1
717-867-2211
Beavertown,
: arm
Equipment, Inc.
RD 1, 80x217A
717-658-7024
Carlisle. PA
Paul Shovers, Inc.
35 East Willow Street
717-243-2686
Catawissa. PA
Abraczinskas Farm
Equipment, Inc.
R.D. 1
717-356-2323
Chambersburg, PA
Clugston ,
Implement, Inc,
R.D.I
717-263-4103
Davidsburg. PA
George N. Gross,- Inc.
R.D. 2, Dover, PA
717-292-1673
Eli«
Messick Farm
Equipment r lnc.
Rt. 283 - Rheem’s Exit
717-367-1319
Gettysburg, PA
Yinglmg Implements
R.D, 9
717-359-4848
Ireencastle. PA
Meyers
Implement's Inc.
400 N. Antrim Way
P.0.80x 97
717-597-2176
Halifax. PA
Sweigard Bros.
R.D. 3, Box 13
717-896-3414
Honey Brook. PA
Dependable Motor Co,
East Main Street
215-273-3131
215-273-3737
Honev Grove. PA
Norman D. Clark
& Son, Inc.
Honey Grove, PA
717-734-3682
Hughesville. PA
Farnsworth Farm
Supplies, Inc.
103 Cemetery Street
717-584-2106
Lancaster. PA
L.H. Brubaker,'lnc.
350 Strasburg Pike
717-397-5179
Lebanon. PA
Evergreen
Tractor Co., Inc.
30 Evergreen Road
717-272-4641
Lititz. PA
Roy A. Brubaker
700Woodcrest Av,
717-626-7766
t-oysville, PA
Paul Shovers, Inc.
Loysville, PA
717-789-3117
Lynnport. PA
Kermit K. Kistler, Inc.
Lynnport, PA
215-298-2011
Martinsburg. PA
Forshey’s, Inc.
HOForsheySt.
814-793-3791 -
Mill Hall. PA
Paul A. Dotterer
R.D. 1
717-726-3471
Nazareth. PA
Edwards Farm
Equipment
291 West
Moorestowri Rd.
215-759-0240
New Holland. PA
A.B.C. Groff, Inc.
110 South Railroad
717-354-4191
New Park. PA
M&R Equipment Inc.
P.O. Box 16
717-993-2511
Olev. PA
B. J. Wonsidler Bros.
R.D. 2
215-987-6257 -
Palm. PA
Wentz Farm
Supplies, Inc.
Rt. 29
215-679-7164
Pitman. PA
Marlin W. Schreffler
Pitman, PA
717-648-1120
Pleasant Gap. PA
Ford T ractor
W. College Ave.
814-359-2751
Ouarrwille. PA
C.E. Wiley & Son, Inc.
101 South Lime Street
717-786-2895
Reedsville. PA
Big Valley Sales
SService,
Inc.
P.0.80x 548
717-667-3944
town.
Rmgtown Farm
Equipment
Rmgtown, PA
717-889-3184
Shtppensburg. PA
R.B. Miller, Inc.
N. Seneca St.
717-532-4178
Silverdale. PA
Box 149
215-257-5135
Tatnaoua. PA
Charles S. Snyder, Inc.
R.D. 3
717-386-5945
M.S. Years ley & Son
114-116 East
Market Street
215 : 696>2990
West Grove. PA
S.G. Lewis & Son, Inc,
R.D. 2, Box 66
215-869-2214
Walter 6. Coale, Inc.
2849-53
Churchville Rd.
301-734-7722
Rising Sun. MP
Ag. Ind.
Equipment Co., Inc
1207 Telegraph Rd.
301-398-6.132
301-658-5568
215-869-3542
Bridgeton. NJ
Leslie G. Fogg, Inc.
Canton &
Stow Creek
Landing Rds.
R.D. 3
609-451-2727
Frankßymon & Sons
814-793-3791
Woodstown. NJ
Owen Supply Co.
Broad Street &
East Avenue
609-769-0308