VOL 27 No. 11 82 Farm Show, it's "growing better 8 Lancaster Co.’s John Henkel wins Master Farmer award STRASBURG - Hundreds of acres of cropland are .not necessarily the prime ingredients 'that makeup a successful farming operation. “ In fact, lancasterCounty’s John'' Henkel, of Rl, Strasburg,-on just 30 acres of land, has molded together a highly efficient and profitable swine breeding enterprise. Although., tbe„ swine„breeding, herd-is large, la^&aguje'^owi' Henkef maHrets about two thirds of his weanling pigs as research animals for phar maceutical fiiros at premium prices. For his business expertise and Inside This Wswdr’c W COL »••• For your personal copy of the Farm Show schedule, turn to Section D; and while leafing through the pages, look for several Show'features on pages A2orA2l t Bl0rB26TB28; E 36, E3O; E 27. Meet our Master Farmers’ wives, the driving force behind these title-winning farmers, on page 816. Marketing mysteries are examined at the Lancaster Tobacco aShow on AlB. Columns Editorials, A 10; Now is the tune, A 10- Ladies, have you heard?, B 14; Ida’s Notebook, 823; Joyce : Bupp's column, R 37; Farming's Futures, E 8; Brockett’s Ag Ad vice, El 2; Chicken Coop News, El 9. management effidency, the swine producer has been named a Master Farmer for 1961. -He will receive the coveted award January 12 (hiring ceremonies in Harrisburg. Heidcel also will be inducted into .the-. Pennsylvania Master Far 2 mers’ Association whose mem . bership consists of all '-former award winners. The program was , established in 1927 V - ... employ alotof Remodeled <&cken lmuses have : served as low-cost but fully adequate housing for all. phases of the operation since the farm was originally purchased in 1960. “Since we maintain a closed Home oiid Youth Homestead Notes, B 2; Hpme ori . the Range, Bti;' 4-H news, B 4; - Farm Women Societies, Bt>; Vegetable soup at Farm Show, B2B; Kid’s Korner, BIO; Female Keystone winners, B 28; Ashcombe Greenhouses, E 2; Knouse Foods apples, ElO. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 9,1982 herd of purebred Yorkshire bogs, we kecs tigliit'security around-the farm to guard against the spread of disease,” the Master Farmer points but. “Invited visitors must don clean boots and coveralls to get - beyond the security perimeter.” He emphasizes that he needs ; (Turn to Page A 26) Mid-Atlantic no-till forum draws 1400 • BY DONNA TOMMELLEO .TIMONIUM, Md. More than 1400 .farmers packed the large Exhibition Hall at Timonium Fairgrounds, Thursday, as Lyle Bauer, president of the National Association of Conservation Districts addresses the problem of soil erosion before the eighth annual Mid-Atlantic No-Till conference on Thursday. Bauer estimates that more than four billion tons of topsoil are lost each year. ‘Ag-stravaganza’ welcomes half-million BY DONNA TOMMELLEO HARRISBURG The giant is v stirring. ' For 66 years it has beckoned millions of Pennsylvania farmers and hundreds of agricultural organizations. Tomorrow, the masses will officially answer its call. The Pennsylvania Farm Show the year 1917 mark«l its bumble Beginnings as asmalr exhibition of fruits and grains developed from the annual, meetings of farm organizations. - It’s first home was in a down town Harrisburg farm machinery dealership. Billed as the/Penn sylvania .Corn, Fnjit, Vegetable, Dairy Products and WodTShow, the original three-day Farm Show .. attracted s,Odd fariri and city l people 3nd yvejdpmed exhibitors ' with s73sin pmhiums. “Farmersin those days were not looking for the midway of agricultural exposition' They wanted a strictly educational show with exhibife and meetings of their farm organizations. That objective has held true for 66 years,” noted Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Penrose Hallowell. For 14 years the benevolent giant grew in size until its birthplace agronomists. Extension -agents and other farmers detailed in novations and forecast the future J of nd-till agriculture. The theme for the eighth annual $7.50 per year could no longer contain its visitors’ enthusiasm and participation. In 1931, the Pennsylvania Farm Show moved to its present Cameron Street location and is now the largest free- indoor agricultural exposition under one roof in the United States. More than 500,000 visitors are expected to walk through die giant 14-acre expanse Uus year when Governor Thornburgh officially opens the doors to-the public on Sunday,' Jan. 10 at 1 p.nu The theme of the six-day “ag stravaganza,” is, Pennsylvania Agriculture We’re Growing Better and recognizes the “in credible record of production and contributions to the economy by Pennsylvania form families,” said Hallowdl. The-Secretary noted that about 900,000 Pennsylvanians are em ployed in agriculture-related jobs, with annual sales of more than $25 billion. “Pennsylvania is the agricultural leader in the nor theast,” said- Hallowell. “Last year, for the first time, Penn sylvania’s farmers topped the $3 billion mark in gross farm receipts.” “We are proud to dedicate the (TurntoPaceA2B) Mid-Atlantic No-Till Conference was “Crop Rotation with No-Till.” Conference coordinators have found that experience is showing a need to move away from the corn monoculture. Rotating crops have always been effective in breaking up cycles of disease, insects and weeds. With the advent of the no till drills, rotation is now possible without interupting the no-tillage concept. One half of the large exhibition hall was filled with the latest no-till machinery and crop hybrid displays. Farmers from the mid-atlantic region Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey and West Virginia listened as Lyle Bauer, president of the National Association of Con servation Districts, presented the grim truth about soil erosion in the United States. Bauer explained that four to six billion tons of topsoil are lost each vear. “By the year 2030, we will hay;e lost 25 to 62 million acres,” Bauer reported. He estimated the loss would be equivalent to virtually all of the 1980 exportable surplus of grain. He stressed the need for ef fective conservation programs (Turn to Page A 36)
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