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LITITZ Here comes 1982 - time to ring out the old and welcome the newl
It’s always hard to say goodbye to another, year, yet we all delight in the op
portunity to begin anew in all our endeavors and to stand at the threshold of a
new year with blessings we so bountifully reaped in the now departed year.
Lancaster Farming would like to wish you and your family a prosperous new
year - full of love, health, and an abundant harvest both in the field and in
friendship - with this first issue of the new year.
But before you begin yourcelebration of the new year, how about a quick trip
through Lancaster Farming's memory lane? -Along the way you will see a new
state dairy princess, a $65,000 Holstein, a new FFA chapter, and much, much
more -all beginning on page 816. -
Let's not reminisce too long, however, because next week is our 1982 Farm
Show issue - guaranteed to be the best ever.
You may want to carry Lancaster Farming to the Show with, you as it will
provide you with a list of exhibitors, a two-page map showing where everyone is
Ideated on the new exhibit floor plan, and a day-by-day schedule of events in
eludingallfast.minute changes.
You will also find biographies of the FFA Keystone Farmer award winners and
special events youwill seeat the show. So travel with ustdjfe£arm Show and"
welcome the new year with thousands of other farming you at the
Contactus.at titjtz, PA 17543; or have
something to contribute to next week's Farm Snow issue.
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Lancaster Farming welcomes 3 new correspondents
' fJ’IITZ During the past
you’ve"; been
seeing different by-liner" above
-news '-eteaes and features in
Lancaster Farming. As the new
year begins, we’d like to take the
time to introduce you to our three
new, correspondents welcome
additions to ooreditorut staff.
The most to the
writing and reporting crew js
Adams County’s Ginger Secrist
Myers who replaced former
correspondent M. H..Gitt. Ginger
■ is a familiar face to most Guernsey
(""feeders, having worked with the
until she and her
husband John Myers took-up full
time dairying in November 1980.
Covering all the action in Bed
ford, Blair and Huntingdon
counties is Patty Gross. She is the
first correspondent Lancaster
Farming has enlisted in bringing
news of western Pennsylvania to
our readers. Also from a dairy
background, Patty uses her
reporting experience in both radio
and newspapers.
Pa. legislators work on ‘Cruelty to Animals’ bill
BY SHEILA MILLER
HARRISBURG - With all the
rhetoric that’s been floating
around about animal rights and
welfare, it was only a matter of
time until Pennsylvania legislators
decided to jump on the bandwagon.
On November 16, 1981 Senator
Gekas (R-lsth) introduced
tfle state’s Cruelty to Animal Bill,
5.8.1208. .
This legislation, .which was co
sponsored by Senators Edward
Howard tR-10th), Robert Jubelirer
(R-30thT, James Rhoades iD-29th),
‘ William Moore • (R-33rd)i and
Edward Zemprelli (D-45th), was
passed by the Senate Judiciary
Committee on. December 9, 1981
and is presently on the Senate
Here comes ’B2
And, taking care of business in
Cumberland, Franklin and Perry ■
counties is lively Beth Hemminger
whose farm experience has been
gleaned from spare time spentson
Patty Gross
Calendar on second consideration,
according to a spokesperson for
Sen. Gekas. “The bill will probably
be voted on when the legislators
come back in session, sometime in
January,” she said.
S.B. 1208 covers a multitude of
“sins” concerning cruelty to
animals, some which are already
dealt with in existing laws. Its
thirteen pages spell out what acts
committed by humans, against
animals would be considered civil
offenses.
The'first area governs “killing,
maiming, or poisoning domestic
animals or zoo animals.” The
legislation -spells' out that “a
person commits a misdemeanor of
the second degree if he willfully
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 2,1982
her- 'grandparents’ bum near
Newvole. < t - ■ V
Although Ginger and John are
fanning'in Adams County, Ginger,
is a native of Franklin,.County.
Ginger Secrist Myers
and maliciously kills, maims or
disfigures any domestic or zoo
animal or domestic fowl, or
willfully and maliciously ad
ministers poison to any such
animal or fowl, or exposes any
poisonous substance, with intent
that the same shall be taken or
swallowed by animals,, fowl or
birds.” However, it explains that
this does not apply to the killing of
animals found in the act of
destroying any domestic animal or
domestic fowl on- to poisoning
rodents or pests to control
damages.
What does the legislation mean
when it refers to “domestic
animal” and “domestic fowl.”
This terminology encompasses
A NEW YEAR... WAY!
Welcome it with us
“My interest in agriculture and
dairying in particular was carried
on -through family connections
even though my parents left far
ming when I was quite young,”
Ginger recalls.
Over the years. Ginger was
active in the county’s 4-H program
and-exhibited cattle at the district,
state and-national levels. In 1971
she was high individual at the State
, Days 4-H Competition which
earned her ,a position on Penn
sylvania’s state team. She and her
follow judging team members
traveled to Columbus, Ohio for the
National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging
Contest that year.
After high school, Ginger at
tended Penn State and graduated
in 1975 with high honors. Even
■ though her Bachelor of Science
degree was in Health and Physical
Education, Ginger managed to
squeeze in a number of
agricultural courses.
When she wasn’t studying.
Ginger was an active member of
/
any dogs, cats, horses, mules,
donkeys, burros, cattle, sheep,
goats, and swine, along with any
birds raised for food, hobby or
sport.
S.B. 1208 calls for regulating
selling, ’ offering for sale, bar
tering, or giving away baby
chickens, ducklings, or other fowl
under one-month old as pets, toys,
premiums, novelties, or to be
'colored, dyed, or stained. Rabbits,
‘ too, come under regulation in this
legislation, and cannot be sold or
given away, etc., under the age of
two months.
The bill points out that this
regulation on chick and rabbit
sales should not be interpreted to
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$7.50 per year
-the Penn State Dairy Science Club
' and Campus 4-H. She saved as
' editor of the ‘Dairyman’ and, while
participating on the Dairy Cattle
Judging team, won the Clyde N.
Hall award. Another honor she
captured was-being named All-
Around Champion of the 1973 Dairy
Exposition. Just this past spring,
Ginger returned to Penri State to
serve as the fitting judge for the
Dairy Expo. She is currently
serving on the Board of Directors
for the Penn State Dairymen’s
Club.
After graduation. Ginger worked
at Wilson College in Cham
bersburg while maintaining a
small herd of heifers and leasing
out her cows. In 1979 she was
employed by 'the ' Pennsylvania
Guernsey Breeders’ Association as
a field representative, a position
she held full-time until her
marriage to John. ✓
Now John and Ginger have a
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Home and Youth
Homestead Notes, B 2; Home on
the Range, B 6; Kid’s Korner, BIO;
4-H news, BIO; FFA news, BIO;
1981 Remembered, B 16; Rose
Parade float, 827.
Columns
Editorials, A 10; Now is the time,
A 10; Farm Talk, A 22; Joyce
Bupp’s column, B 14; Ladles, have
you heard? B 5; Ida’s Notebook,
B 15; .Farming’s Futures,, Cl 3;
Brockett’s Ag Advice,’ Cl 4;
Chicken Coop News, C 4.
Dairy
Bradford DHL4, C 9; Lebanon
DHIA, C 8; Dauphin DHIA, C 7;
Fayette DHIA.C4.