MARTINSBURG, WV - From a national 4-H champion to master farmer, J. Kenneth McDonald has .been bestowed yet another honor to 'add to his long list of achievements. The Berkeley County, West Virginia grower is the most recent recipient of the National Peach Council Achievement Award. The award, a sculptured, hand blown glass peach, was presented to McDonald February 4th at his home located on almost 700 acres of rolling orchard and crop land near Martmsburg - headquarters of J.E. McDonald & Sons, Inc. it’s the most coveted award, given m recognition of outstanding service to both NPC and the peach in dustry in general. The presentation was made by NPC President, Robert G. Kemp who personally thanked McDonald tor “many years of selfless dedication and hard work on behalf of the Council.” A leading force behind the growth and strength of PJPC, •McDonald served as President, 1973-74, and has been active since. He has served several terms as a director and alternate director. McDonald has been described by his peers as “involved, concerned, cooperative, progressive, am bitious and energetic.” Based on his work with the Council alone those words certainly ring true. His life, in general mirrors the productivity of his farm operation. He completed his Bachelors Degree in Horticulture at West Virginia University in only seven semesters, graduating with high honors. He went on to study pomology, accepting an assistantship at the University of California. At West Virginia University he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army Reserves. His lung and distinguished military ) career culminated with the Meritorious Service .Medal, presented upon retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel ui the 971 h Army Reserve Command at Kurd Meade, Maryland. As a farmer, numerous in novations have made McDonald and his family's sophisticated operation a model tor others to follow. His firm was among the first in West Virgmia to plant dwarf trees in 1959. Wind machines, loweruig 38 feel high, have virtually eliminated the possibility of frost damage to fruits. Concentrate spraying thefeedlot improvement that pav^ S' with & SA Weighs, mi balanced r top daily waste of ingredients GREENWOOD, DE WAYNESBORO, PA Delndge Supply, Inc B Equipment, Inc 302-349-4327 717-762-3193 ALEXANDRIA, PA. SOMERSET, PA. Clapper Farm Equip Grove Equip. Sales 814-669-4465 814-445-6306 W.Va. peach grower wins nat’l award replaced conventional methods, resulting in significant reductions in materials, water and labor. The McDonalds’ success with machine harvesting, selling line packaging and controlled at mosphere storage has helped change their business from in dividual ownership to an in COLUMBITS, OHIO - Production in excess of corn sumption is the most serious problem which confronts the American dairy farmer. There is serious likelihood that government w, % - Leon Riegel A reader asks: What is the best way tu treat and control lice and mange In a swine operation? Dr. Trayer comments: The external parasites, lice and mange are old profit-eaters of the swine industry. The best method of control is prevention, that is, buy animals that have a written statement which declares the them free and clear of these parasites and get a veterinarian to examine them. If one of these parasites exists on the farm, then the only way to eradicate the problem in 1982 is to depopulate. At the present tune, once the parasites are a farm problem, the farmer can only control the parasites with regular planned spraying of insecticides tor the life of the unit. Lice infections usually can be seen on the hog, especially behind the ears or on the neck region. Of the two parasites, lice is most easily conti oiled using a varied list of products The mange mile is the individual that is hard to control. The iden tification is also difficult since it requires scraping the skin several limes to isolate the microscopic mange mite. Thus mite usually is associated AREA REPRESENTATIVE DAVID D. DIETRICH PHONE Rte 5, Box 758 (703) 667-3787 Winchester, VA 22601 (703) 667-0363 SHIPPENSBURG,PA. Witmer Imp). 717-532-6139 corporated system boasting 38-40 full-lime employees, Still, the family involvement is ever present, spanning three generations. Ken’s wife, Mary, and son Kenneth one of three children play a vital role in running the business. For their efforts, the McDonalds’ AJCC supports marketing policy programs which affect the in dustry may be dramatically changed. Some of these programs haye already been curtailed. With these faces before them, the Board of Directors of Ask the »- flb VMD * Sb with thinning of haircoat, rubbing of flank and ears and wrinkling of skin. The only product that 1 recommend for either parasite is a 12.5 percent Lindane solution. My program is: or spray any replacement animals three times, abo lit seven to 10 days apart before adding to a clean herd. youp, present spraying program is not controlling the infections, treat whole herd as recommended in previous step. Contact your veterinarian tor restrictions. I Synthea Maas; Tim Trayer Edgar Sheaffer RISING SUN, MD. Ben Haines 301-658-5359 were recognized as the Out standing Farm Family of West Virginia in 1976. Ken has per sonally received numerous awards and honors including the Distinguished Alumus Award of West Virginia University’s College of Agriculture and Forestry Alumni Association. He is a past-president of that American Jersey Cattle Club National All-Jersey, Inc. would urge industry support for the following measures. A law which would set higher control spray all breeding stock upon weaning and repeat as directed a veterinarian. Spray or dip nursery pigs twice, 14 days apart depending on set-up and age. •'lf no control methods are used, you have two choices. Either build dip tanks and follow directions outlined in step one, or depopulate the herd. Within the next two years, a European drug will be getting federal approval for use in this country. The drug will allow for injection to eradicate lice and mange. GIGANTIC SELECTION IN Lancaster Farming's CLASSIFIEDS Compare the Steltzf us Woodwork Calf Hutch liftinj Hook for eaiy handling (Option) \ Rear Vent (Option) Sturdy Zzt comtrnctlon Treated skids exterior plywood NISO TRACK FOR FASTENING CALVES' chain to ceiling of hutch Dealers: (Calf Hutches Only) Berks County: Maryland: joe RUTH LEROY HILDEBRAN RD #4133 Pa 19522 Woodsboro. Md 215-944-7571 301-845-8929 Lebanon County: Chester County: UMBERGER'S MILL ZOOK'S FARM STORE Rt 322, RDM Lebanon, Pa 717-867-5161 STOLTZFUS WOODWORK MFD. BY: -RD 2, Box 2280, Gap, PA 17527 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 20,1982-E9 association as well as the West Virginia Horticultural Society, the West Virginia Agricultural In dustries Association and the In ternational Dwarf Fruit Tree As sociation. He has also been active in countless other farm and civic organizations too numberous to mention. minimum standards on milk of fered for sale to consumers. Food and Drug Administration could change its present regulations as an alternative to new law. Such change would consume much of the non-fat solids presently being purchased by Commodity Credit Corporation. Currently, the con sumer has no meaningful guarantee that all milks are alike in terms of nutritional value. So long as milk protein values may vary by as much as 15-25 percent, the consumer deserves some regulatory assurance of adequate nutritional content. Adoption of a mandatory program which would generate funds to promote the use of dairy products of higher minimum standards. This action would be the result of a national referen dum. k- A change in all milk buying plans (including Federal Milk Orders) to establish “End Product Pricing’' for milk used in the manufacture of cheese (hard and soft), butter and powder. This would eliminate milks which cannot be used profitably in the marketing system under present pricing methods. It would reduce the energy needed to haul to market and dispose of unprofitable amounts of fluid carrier. An executive decree or congressional action which would adequately fund reasonable levels of price for milk. The Secretary of Agriculture has been instructed to develop new government regulations to help control over production. Studies of methods to do this are underway currently. It is unrealistic, however, to assume that such actions can be taken before 1983. 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