B3B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 17,1981
Bradford-Sullivan energy group meets
BY JANE BRESEE
Staff Correspondent
WYSOX - The Bradford-
Sullivan County Energy Group has
officially organized with a
beginning membership of 43
landholders accounting for over
11,000 acres. Reportedly this is the
largest energy group in the state to
organize for the purpose of using
their combined acreage to
negotiate for better oil and gas
leases than those currently being
offered by leasing companies.
Paul Mazza of State College,
lawyer for the Legal Service of the
Pennsylvania Farmers
Association, was present at the
organizational meeting held
recently at the Wysox
Presbyterian Church to explain the
fine points of the oil and gas lease.
He mvited the 100 landholders
present to carefully consider what
particulars they want on their own
individual leases. He will begin
acting immediately as a negotiator
between the group and leasing
Should you feed com
GETTYSBURG - It looks like
we will be producing a record com
crop this year. This coupled with
the large wheat crop finds local
storage space to be very limited.
This will result in lower corn
prices, according to John Sch
wartz, Adams County Extension
agent.
“Selling at harvest doesn’t look
very attractive because of the very
low offering prices. Yet holding
may not be a very good alternative
for many. The high cost of money
adds heavily to storage costs,”
Schwartz explains.
“It is obvious that more hog
producers will be looking at
feeding hogs as an alternative to
marketing corn. Hogs show the
greatest potential to use large
volumes of cheap corn in a short
period of tune.
“Hog feeding profits are slim so
top notch feeding management is
going to be essential for maximum
profitability to the swine producer
this fall and winter.”
companies and will keep each
member informed of progress.
Mazza told the crowd that
signing up large tracts ot con
tiguous acres for the group is ideal,
but not always possible. Any
landowner, regardless of location,
is invited to join the group because
no one knows for sure yet where oil
and gas may die found.
Landholders who are already
leased will find the group
beneficial, he stated, because they
will be ready with a good leasing
plan when it is'time to renew their
contract.
A strong energy group may be
very important in the future,
Mazza stated. The major energy
consumers in this country are
farmers, Mazza continued. And
they hold a major source of energy
under their lands if natural gas is
found in great amounts as
predicted. Acting as a group,
farmers should be able to to
demand their future costs for
energy Be lower than the price it is
Schwartz recommends: Push a
pencil first and figure what the
value of corn would be marketed
through hogs.
If feeder pigs are being pur
chased, feed a diet containing the
normal concentration of vitamins
since newly arrived pigs often eat
very little feed the first week.
Adding 10 to 20 percent oats or
barley to the diets for the first
week of newly purchased feeder
pigs may aid in reducing diarrhea.
Antibiotics as well as copper
sulfate (1 pound per ton) may be
added to the diets for improved
gains. After one week the pigs
should be placed on normal grower
diet.
Corn should be adequately
supplemented with a high quality
protein source, such as soybean
meal, as well as minerals and
vitamins.
Keep protein levels up around 16
percent (0.70 percent lysine) for
growing pigs and 14 percent (0.60
percent lysine) for finishing pigs.
sold for to other states.
Gary Green, Warren Center,
spokesman for the group and
chairman ot the energy group
steering committee, stated
organization was the result of
being alerted by the PFA early in
the year against signing oil and gas
leases without legal advice. Later,
the Bradford-Sullivan County
Fanners Association passed a
resolution to support the
group concept and appointed a
steermg committee to organize it.
Green commended Com
mitteeman Donald J. Brown of
Rome for his supreme efforts in
bringing more than 7,000 acres to
the group, mostly from Orwell
township.
During an interview a few days
following the meeting, Green said
the 11,000 acres already m the
group could be called “only a good
beginning.” He said there are still
many landowners who do not
understand the value of such a
through hogs?
While cost of feeding these protein
levels may seem high when pur
chasing supplement, dropping the
levels will result m poorer feed
conversion, slower gams and in
some cases stall out in the finishing
phase. With high interest rates and
reasonably price soybean meal it
is not very economical to drop the
protein level below 13 percent.
Properly adjust feeders. A
poorly adjusted six hole feeder that
wastes as little as 3 percent feed
will waste a ton of feed per year.
Watch environmental tem
peratures. Growing pigs save 0.1
pound of feed per pound of gam for
each 10°F, increase in tem
perature from 35° to 70°
Fahrenheit. A similar trend exists
m finishing hogs. Remember that
above 65-70° Fahrenheit, finishing
and growing pigs begin to sharply
decrease feed intake, while gain
Outlook on apples proves favorable
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - There’s
good eating news...and realistic
price news...on the apple front this
year as the state’s harvest of (he
ever-popular../tree fruit mpves
along in high gear. /
George Roche, marketing
specialist with the Maryland
Department of Agriculture, says,
“Consumers can expect prices to
be stronger than last year, but
you’ll be getting the best color m
years and excellent quality in 1981
crop apples.”
The reason for stronger prices to
consumers is simple, apple
production nationally is down 8%
this year from last year, but
Maryland’s production is off 17%
and Pennsylvania’s is. down 21%.
The Virginia and Delaware crops
are about the same as last year’s,
Roche points out. ■
For 1981, the Maryland crop is
MAILBOX MARKET
For Sale- 3 Rabbit hut
ches, 9 pens in each
Made of wood & wire $75
Berks Co. 215-582-4152
For Sale- 5 inch 11 foot
■am auger, used 2 years,
60 215-562-4161
lerks
or Sale- 3 Limousin beet
iws, bred, nice Will sell
leap, don't want to sent
butcher, 717-243-8328
imberland Co
ir Sate- 25 leader pigs,
ave wt Also red blue,
black creme chow chow
puppies, shots & wormed,
71 7-354-5360 Lane Co
For Sale- Pony cart on
rubber "and G t. stove.
Both m good cond.
Chester Co 2 lb-286-
9591
group effort and are holding back
to "wait and see”.
Green stated certain learning
brokerage firms have been calling
county presidents of PFA and
negatively blasting the idea of
group negotiating and the ef
ficiency of Paul Mazza to manage
it.
“It seems to me,” Green stated,
"that if our energy group is
causing such a furor among the
leasing companies, we must be
domg something right. An in
dividual by himself doesn’t have
the power to demand anything
from the oil companies.
"Grouping ourselves together to
ask what we want instead of
signing without question with the
oil companies decide to give us is
undoubtedly one of the best moves
farmers have made to protect their
rights and their land.”
For more information on the
group, contact any committee
member or call ' Gary Green,
717/744-2786.
and etticiency are lowered.
Manage to prevent disease
problems. Ventilation should be
adjusted to control humidity m
swine buildings during cold
weather and temperature in warm
weather. Inadequate adjustment
of ventilation may result m
pneumonia, especially during
times of variable temperatures.
Pigs that have had pneumonia
require about a week longer to be
ready for market and consume 50
more pounds of feed. Thus in
creasing production costs by $5.50
per pig.
Consider hedging when hogs
exceed „ $52 CWT- on futures
markets. With 40 pound feeder pigs
at $l.OO per pound, soybean meal
$225 per Ton, labor at $4.00 per
hour and $5 head profit, corn would
be worth $2.92 when market price
isSS2CWT.
estimated to be coming in at 75
million pounds, down from 90
million in 1980. Roche says when it
comes to varieties of apples, it
appears that Maryland’s crop of
red delicious faired much better
than the Pennsylvania crop. Rome
Beauty, a favorite baking variety,
.is in reduced supply both from
Maryland and Virginia orchards.
Chief culprit in the reduced
supply of Eastern Apples is the
weather had late frosts nipping
many apple trees at blossom time
this past spring and a later sum
mery dry period in some of these
states.
Also putting pressure on the
supply of apples for consumers in
this region is strong demand from
juice processors and export
customers. In recent years, the
Umted States has been enjoying
and overseas markets for the fruit.
MAILBOX MARKET
(-or Sale- Suffolk Rams for
breeding Only a few left
Lane Co. 717-653-5016.
For Sale- Nl fio corn
picker, good working
cond , $B5O Juniata Co
Call after 7.30 pm 717-
436-8874
For Sale- Farmall A
tractor Hydraulics, 12V,
wide front end, belly
mounted 42” woods and
belly snow plow,
Quakertown area 215-
249-9760.
For Sale- Feeders, several
available $2OO-350 Also,
Araucana pullets, $1 00
each. Northampton Co
215-588-5791
For Sale- No 323 Nl corn
picker with trash beater,
like new cond., $3lOO
717-742-4046' Nor
thumberland Co
MAILBOX MARKET
For Sale- % ton pickup
truck, 1974 Int crew cab,
current mspec., runs
$425. 717-285-5066 or
872-4567
For Sale- Brownie single
bagger, exact weight scale
tor 5-10-20 lb. bags,
Flames 15 roll brusher,
Lehigh Co 215-767-5497
after 4 p.m
Wanted- Dumping station
with electric motor. For
Sale- Sauder D 2 manure
loader, Lane. Co. 215-
445-5928 5-8 a.m & p.m.
For Sale- 1 bred Holstein
heifer bred 3-15-81
Weight approx. 1200 lbs
Call after 6:00 P.M. York
Co 717-456-7196.
For Sale- JD thirteen hoe
grain drill, N 1 323 one row
corn picker, NH 36'
elevator, very good cond.,
717-933-2927 York Co
MAILBOX MARKET
t-or Sale- Farmall H
tractor w/mower, NH
Super 67 Baler, IH 3 ptfi
Pitmanless #lOO mower,'
717-345:4882.
For Sale- New Idea No
315 corn shelter unit.
Landrace boars. Wanted-
Lagoon stir ail. Lane. Co.
717-665-5513.
For Sale- 8 yr. old grade
Belgian mare, Stephen R.
Click, 209 Cedar Dr.,
Leola, Pa. 17540. Lane
Co
For Sale- 4 pair of dual
wheel truck chains, tit
9 00-24, 10.00-20; or 11.-
22.5 brand new. 717-939-
5583 Daupmn Co.
For Sale- Hampshire ram
and ewe lambs $9O up
717-859-1094 Lane. Co,
For Sale- Ini. ground
driven corn-binder, good
corid. Call after 6 p.m
Lackawanna Co. 717-222-
4214.
For Sale- JD #5 flail at
tachment, fits most JD
balers, $300; semi trailer
32’ flat sides w/root,
$5OO. 717-529-6640 or
529-2157. _.
For Sale- 24' Smoked
elevator with motor, roll
away corn' drag, Young
proven’Angus bull, .1000
lb, 717-626-5169. ,V.
Wanted- Combination
wood or coal and gas or
electric stove. Send into
to Box 1486 RDI Spring
Grove, Pa 17362.
Wanted- AKC Reg Rott
weiler, female pup. York
Co 717-225-6050.
For Sale- 20 acres of corn
$63 a ton - you pick.
Between Mt.. Joy and
Manheim, Lane Co. 717-
653-4775
For Sale- Pheasants,
nngneck, several kinds of
ornamental Few Penna
wild turkeys Franklin Co.
717-349-7436 "after 7 30
p m
Wanted- Flay elevator,
approx 24 ft. also dump
truck tor hreWood, stake
body preferred. 717-755-
1130 York after 7 p.m. *
Wanted-, Small woode«
building to house a dozen'
chickens and/or outside
rabbit hutches 215-383-
5280
For Sale- 6 horse trailer,
Ritchey built, 3’-0" snow
blower, 3’-6" angle blade.
717-545-9971 atter 5
p m„ Dauphin Co
Wanted- Older work
horse, lb-16 hands, must
be gentle', Clay Fmgar,
Stuyvesant Falls, New
York, 12174
For Sale- New ear corn,
hay can deliver 800 .lbs
Angus heiter. Brown
Swiss bull calt. 215-346-
7410 atter 8 p.m
For Sale- Goat-Nubian doe
in milk, spotted, line bred
to GCH Cadillac Vangeas
Bucks Co. 215-257-3879
evenings
For Sale- Building Lot in
Ski Village, all types ot
rec. available near Zion
Grove, Schuylkill Co/TK
make otter,
0565
For Sale-- Beagle, good
broke, female, 7 yrs. old.
$B5. Also good pony cart,
best otter. Ken Witmer,
R 1 Box 352 Willow St„ Pa.
17584
For Sale- Purebred
registered proven Nubian
buck- 17 months, top
bloodlines - excellent
conformation &
disposition, 717-673-
5644
Wanted to trade. Reg
Tenn. Walking, 7 year old
-mare, bred and in foal to
Grand Champion Stallion.
615-722-3544.
Wanted- Cattle truck,
preferably 20-22 ft. Single
axel or tandem, Lane Co
717-665-3865
For Sale- Late model
Bnllion transport harrow
16’ with told up wing in
good condition $1195.
717-367-1319 or 717-
653-8867
For Sale- S-76 Pibneejt
Seed Wheat, certified la
year $5.25 bushel. 71 T*'
626-7665 Lane. Co.
For Sale- Cauliflower, red
delicious apples - $3 50 ‘/2
bu., butternut squash, 4-
$l. First farm in n
Rothsville Road oft 272,
beside tphrata K-mart