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
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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
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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
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