LEBANON - The Brethren
Disaster Relief Auction, one of the
largest fund-raising events of its
kind in Pennsylvania, will be held
next Friday and Saturday at the
Lebanon Area Fairgrounds. The
auction, which last year raised
over |M,OOO for disaster victims
worldwide, annually attracts about
5,000 people from throughout the
Eastern U.S.
On Friday, the action will begin
at 7 p.m. with the auctioning of
about 40 heifers. Last year, the
heifer auction attracted about 200
people, and raised over 140,000
from the sale of both grade and
registered cattle.
The main auction events will be
held Saturday, when handmade
quilts, antiques and household
items will be spotlighted. About 60
quilts have been donated by
several churches within the
Atlantic Northeast District of the
Church of the Brethren, which
sponsors the event. In most cases,
the quilts are stitched throughout
the year at special sewing bees,
and assembled specifically for sale
at the auction.
Another major attraction is arts
and crafts. Here at least 2S dif
ferent craftsmen will demonstrate
and sell their prised handiwork. In
addition, the activities will
spotlight a wide variety of food,
including roast pig on a spit, pot
pie, turkey barbecue, plus a
variety of soups, sandwiches,
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Brethren heifer auction
slated Friday
homemade ice cream and baked
goods.
Saturday’s schedule begins at 7
a.m. with breakfast, followed by
the auctioning of new and used
items at 9 a.m., comforts at 9:30
a.m., and quilts at 11 a.m. It is
recommended that those attending
should bring their own lawn chairs.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Officials of
the Northeast Dairy Cooperative
Federation (NEDCO) report that
the cooperative has made another
advance to Fultonville producers
of nearly $1 million, bringing the
total to over $3 million.
Robert Forsythe, NEDCO
General Manager, says this is the
only money these farmers have
received since May 10th and
blames the Commissioner of
Agriculture and Markets for
“stalling” in the use of the State’s
Producer Security Fund which was
established for defaults such as
this. “The over 200 dairy farmers
who never received payment from
Glen & Mohawk for May and June
milk are still waiting for a
payment out of the Producer
Security Fund,” he said.
The NEDCO official maintains
that NEDCO should not have to
advance this money, since the
cooperative is not responsible for
any milk going into the Fultonville
facility until June 26th, when
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NEDCO advances $1 million
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All proceeds from the auction
are given to the Church of the
Brethren Disaster Relief Fund,
which last year spent (213,180.00 to
help disaster victims in California
(mud slides), Missouri (floods),
Illinois (tomdiado), Lebanon (civil
war), Nicaragua (floods) and
elsewhere throughout the world.
NEDCO purchased the plant from
the Glen & Mohawn Milk
Association. “We’re doing it
because the producers are really
hurting now,” said Forsythe.
“This money should come directly
from the Security Fund set up to
pay producers whose handlers
default.”
The delay in payment by Ag &
Markets, NEDCO attributes
directly to a squabble between the
State and Dairylea over the
amount due Dairylea by the Glen &
Mohawk Milk Association. Ninety
days have gone by so far, said
Forsythe, and the Department of
Agriculture and Markets is still
fiddling around trying to verify the
losses to producers.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 10,1983—07
Hess stresses feed TNI
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11, of Hess Mills, in Paradise. “But
they probably also own some cows
that are not producing up to their
full genetic potential,” explains
Hess, the local Purina dealer.
“When a cow’s milk production
is average for the herd, the
dairyman assumes be has an
average cow. In reality, she may
be capable of producmg far more
milk than she does."
Hess says a number of things
may prevent a cow from reaching
her full genetic milking potential.
Improper feeding is one of them.
"Many dairymen choose a
complete feed based on its TDN, or
energy content," says Hess
"While energy is a major con
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the only one. Protein, minerals and
vitamins and the interaction of all
nutrients are important as well.”
In order to maintain milk per
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metabolic function must all be
taken into consideration, Hess
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