VOL 27 No. 38
Kline’s homebred Holstein earns top honors
Here are the champions from the annual
Lancaster County Holstein Show, Thursday.
Top honors went to Russel L. Kline of R 2
Denver. His entry, 4-year-old Vern Lee Tidy
Win, was a homebred Holstein. Reserve
Champion honors went to Joyce Blank of
J(inzers‘with her 3-year-old Holstein. Con-Noil
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Block announces
’B3 wheat program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Far
mers learned the answer to the
nagging question “What does
Secretary Block plan to do with the
1983 wheat program?” last
Wednesday. That was the day
Secretary of Agriculture John R.
Block made public his decision for
a 20 percent acreage reduction
program for 1983 crop wheat and
advance wheat deficiency
payments to those farmers who
participate in the program.
His announcement drew strong
criticism from’ Farm Bureau’s
Robert Delano who termed it the
effective option for providing
the incentive fanners need to cut
back on grain production.
And, on the same day as Block’s
announcement. Congressman
Berkley Bedell of lowa introduced
a 1983 acreage diversion bill
designed to give fanners more
incentive to reduce grain acres ai.
additional 10 percent with a $2 per
bushel payment for wheat.
In announcing the USDA 1983
wheat program. Block said con
fidently, “The reduced acreage
program should strengthen wheat
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Four Sections
prices by limiting next year’s
harvest and the buildup of stocks.
At the same time, the program will
increase long-term conservation
on wheat land.
“Participation is voluntary, but
only those farmers who enter the
''program will be eligible for price
support loans, target price
protection and eligibility for the
farmer-owned grain reserve.”
Block also said the U.S.
Department of Agriculture is in
tensifying its wheat export efforts
and expanding its export credit
sales program. (See related story,
Exports are linchpin...)
Block announced additional
credit financing under the export
credit guarantee (GSM 102)
program. This will expand credit
to countries buying U.S. farm
products. The additional
Authorization of $3OO million will
increase the program’s level to
$2.8 billion from the currently
authorized s2.s'billion.~
While high interest rates have
discouraged the use of guaranteed
loan programs this year, this
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UTITZ If you think farmers
have nothing to smile about these
days, it’s tune you get to know
Otis. This lovable, bib-overalled
fanner has joined Lancaster
Fanning and each week will be
sharing his down-to-earth views
about agriculture with you.
Otis gets his somewhat-biased
opinions on farming from talented
cartoonist Dave Carpenter ot
Emmetsburg, lowa.
' (Turnto.P.ageA3?),' ViV.V;
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Ally 24,1982
At Lancaster Co. Holstein Show
Marvex Jo, bred by Joyce’s father Nathan
Stoltzfus of Gap. From left are, Gail Ginder,
alternate dairy princess: JoAnn Brenneman,
alternate dairy princess; Joyce Blank; Russel
L. Kline; Judge Obie Snider; and LuAnn
Brenneman, Lancaster County dairy princess.
HEKSHEY Chester County
dairy farmer and Agway chairman
George Steele admits he is “rarely
at a loss lor words.” But Thursday
evening, Steele, who was serving
as master of ceremonies tor the
final meeting ot the National
Agricultural Marketing Officials,
suddenly found himselt speechless.
In what Steele termed a "truly
sneaky” approach, Pennsylvania
Department ot Agriculture’s
marketing officer James Sumner
and fellow NAMO members from
41 states Alaska and
Hawaii; surprised Steele by
presenting him with their annual
award.
In one ot his last official acts as
the organization’s president, Ken
Agway chairman and dairy farmer George
Steele, second from right, received the annual
award presented by the National Agricultural
Marketing Officers. Pennsylvania's marketing
officer, Jim SUmnfcr, , right, hosted the event
Steele wins nat’l marketing award
BY SHEILA MILLER
BY DEBBIE KOONTZ
QUARRYVILLE - A 4-year-old
cow, bred and showed by Russel L.
Kline of R 2 Denver, emerged from
the showring with Grand Cham
pion honors against competition of
almost 180 entries, at the annual
Lancaster County Holstein Show,
Thursday.
Vern Lee Tidy Win is the first
homebred animal in three year to
win the event.
Kline, who milks about 50 cows
on his Holstein operation, said Tidy
Win scored Vti-88 with a test of
106.3 and has scored over 100
pounds consecutively for three
months. She has been projected in
her third year of milking at 23,000
with 1,000 pounds of butterfat.
Kline, who had Tidy Win entered
in the same event last year, said
she will be sold at the Penn
sylvania All-American Sale in
September.
Tidy Win’s dam is Lady-Y-Run
Tidy Glory and the sire is Coyuga-
Inlet Kennedy Win.
Meier ot Oregon congratulated
Steele tor his achievements as "an
outstanding spokesman tor
agriculture.”
"He has helped bridge the
communication gap between the
farm and nontarm communities
throughout the nation,” said
Meier. "He combines the rare gifts
ot intelligence, depth ot
knowledge, and sincerity in his
work with an ability to stimulate
large and small audiences to ac
tion.”
Steele, who has been in the dairy
business most ot his life, continues
in the operation ot a family dairy
farm, milking 100 cows with
another 100 head ot young stock.
But over the years, he has com
bined his farming career with
held in Hershey this week. Gail Danilson, left,
of lowa became the new NAMO president,
succeeding Ken Meier of Oregon. Speaking at
the groups final session Thursday evening was
Sperry New Holland’s Waft Buescher, center.
$7.50 per year
After receiving his Grand
Champion trophy, Kline admitted,
"I thought she’d do well,” then
added, "but 1 had no idea what
she’d do.”
Reserve Champion honors went
to Clifford and Joyce Blank of
Kinzers.
Joyce, 22, who showed 3-year-old
Con-Noil Marvex Jo to reserve
honors, said she received the same
title at this event last year but with
a different Holstein. She has been
showing since she was nine year
old.
The Blanks have rented a farm
in Kinzers since June of 1981 which
was previously operated by Clif
ford's uncle, Jacob Kreider. They
milk about 30 registered Holstems.
(Story on Blanks’ Smiling
Holstems, Lancaster Farming
July 17 issue.)
Marvex Jo freshened in April
and has a record of about 16,000,
according to Joyce. This new
reserve champion and about 20
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community and industry service.
For 18 years, Steele served as
one ot his township’s supervisors.
He also was vice chairman ot the
board ot Pennsylvania Farm
Bureau Cooperative Association
trom 1963-64, and was a member ot
that association tor 11 years, along
with his local Chester-Delaware
association.
Atter Pa. Farm Bureau became
part ot Agway in 1965, Steele
served as vice chairman in 1971
and was elected chairman in 1972.
"As chairman ot the board ot
Agway, he has helped preserve the
markets of many dairy farmers in
the Northeast,” added Meier, "He
has led Agway to become a giant
marketing co-op that services,
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