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Route 100, which it follows south to
the Maryland state line and west
along the border back to Interstate
81 in Franklin County.
In response to the infected
turkey flock near East Berlin, a
satellite office in Gettysburg has
been proposed. The office is to be
staffed with permit and diagnostic
specialists, Nielson said.
With the large number of poultry
flocks in the area, Nielson added,
the satellite office will be service
oriented by issuing permits and
providing diagnosis of flocks.
In an up-date on the avian flu
epidemic, 208 flocks, representing
8.4 million birds, were diagnosed
with the hot avian virus. As of
Thursday, 192 flocks, including 8.2
NJ poultrymen contribute
TRENTON, NJ In a gesture of
assistance to distressed fellow
poultrymen, members of the New
Jersey State Poultry Association
have approved a donation of $1059
by their organization to the Penn
sylvania Poultry Federation,
Avian Influenza Fund.
The contribution is based on one
dollar for each thousand birds
shown in the current hen
population of the Garden State.
Lancaster no-till
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College, Heistand first worked for
the district in 1975.
At that time, he worked as an
assistant district administrator for
the erosion and sedimentation
monitoring program. He was
hired again in 1979 to work with a
farmland study project on far
mland preservation.
From 1976 to 1979, Heistand
worked as a volunteer
agriculturist in Chad, South
Africa, under the Mennonite
Central Committee. Under the
same committee, he worked in the
Somalia refugee camps from 1980
to 1983.
Heistand’s responsibilities as a
tillage specialist are to educate
farmers in no-till corn and soybean
planting. He will also be in charge
of scheduling and maintaining the
com planters in the field.
Guest speaker for the meeting
was Jim Gerhart of the U.S.
PUBLIC AUCTION
A.C. 5040 DIESEL TRACTOR
LAWN MOWERS & MAINTENANCE
EQUIP., DODGE 4 WHL DRIVE
PICKUP W/PLOW, 1965 FORD
MUSTANG
SATURDAY, JANUARY 7,1984
AtIOA.M
Held for your comfort in the Fogelsville
Auction Center Bldg. S. Nursery St.
Fogelsville, Pa. 1 Block West of
Shankweiler’s Hotel (Just 2 block NW of
Rt. 22 between Allentown & Hamburg.)
1965 Ford Mustang 43,000 orig. miles, A-title;
1979 Dodge 4 whl drive 150 pickup w/hyd. angle
snow plow; 1979 A.C. 5040 diesel tractor, 800
hrs.; Bolens GK articulating lawn trac. w/front
mtd. 6’ rotary wing mowers & 4’ snow blower;
Ford 7’ offset 3 pt. flail mower; Vebler manure
spreader w/4 hp eng.; Gravely 5660 walking
tractor w/sulky; Gravely 8162 B riding tractor
w/deck; MGS 14’ tandem axle flat trlr w/elec.
brakes; TRAC VAC & trailer; YAZOO 3 whl.
riding rotary mower; 4’ commercial rotary
mower; 3 Bobcat mowers; 4 gas pwr. weed
eaters; gas pwr. hedge trimmers; chain saws;
power thatcher; power blower; Scott
spreaders; sm. port. elec, gen; sm. elec, paint
sprayer; 300 gal. fuel tank; 3 Western saddles;
pr. chaps; lot asstd. gardening & hand tools.
TERMS- Cash or Pa. check, day of sale
Refreshments Available
Conducted by Ralph W. Zettlemoyer
Auction Co. Inc.
Avian flu
million birds, were depopulated
A breakdown of flock numbers
by type and by county follows:
By type • 4,782,433 layers;
3,205,645 broilers; 53,980 turkeys;
and 381,914 “others” for a total of
8,423,972 birds.
By flock - 121 layer flocks; 51
broiler flocks; 3 turkey flocks and
33 “others” for a total of 208 flocks.
By county - 192 flocks In Lan
caster County; seven flocks in
Lebanon County; five flocks in
York County; three flocks in
Chester County; and one flock in
New Jersey.
In other related avian up-dates,
15 poultry farms were approved
for cleaning and disinfecting.
Seven farms had previously been
cleared.
to AI fund
In approving the donation,
Richard Osborn, Cream Ridge,
NJ, president of NJSPA, said “We
cannot ignore the efforts of our
Pennsylvania neighbors in com
bating a situation that levels a
threat against the entire national
egg production network. We hope
that our action will encourage
other individuals and
organizations to help the Penn
sylvania poultrymen.”
Geological Service. A hydrologist,
Gerhart explained the purpose of
the Conestoga Headwaters Project
which is jointly sponsored by the
Soil Conservation Service, the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service, and the
I Lancaster Conservation District.
A 10-year project, Gerhart said
the three conservation services
hope to find better management
practices to improve water quality
within the Conestoga River area in
I-ancaster County.
Through monitoring water
quality by sampling streams and
ground water for sedimentation,
nitrogen, phosphorus and her
bicides. the best management
practices for the area can be
determined, Gerhart said.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10,1984
BANKRUPTCY SALE
117 ACRES, 80 TILLABLE,
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
Retirement or Get Away Place. Overlooks
Susquehanna near head of Chesapeake Bay.
Development potential. 1-95 junction 5 miles. V 2
million value. May go cheaply. 7 room stone
house, barn, 2 car garage and more.
Information:
301-658-5520
* ABSOLUTE *
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF FARM MACHINERY
SAT., FEBRUARY 11,1984
9:30 A.M.
Located along Cedar Mill Road, ap
proximately 2 miles South of Ephrata, Pa.
Take Rt. 322 south of Ephrata to Cabin
Road to farm. Watch for arrows. Full
listing to appear later.
This auction consists of a complete line of
John Deere Equipment and Uni System plus
much more.
Auction for
AMOS W. &
EMMAM. ZIMMERMAN
Auction conducted by
J. Omar Landis Auction Service
Box 501, Ephrata, Pa. 17522
or 627-0789
Milk plan
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icgardless of how much a
dairyman might reduce produc
tion.
State officials from across the
country will meet in Texas Jan. 4-6
to leam the specifics involved with
administering the program.
In Pennsylvania, state ASCS
officials will conduct two meetings
Jan. 10 and 11 to train county ASCS
officers.
ASCS officials in Delaware,
Maryland and Pennsylvania are
encouraging dairymen to establish
their bases with ASCS now, to
avoid the rush that will un
doubtedly come at the end of the
month.
To establish an ASCS Base, a
dairyman needs to provide ASCS
with monthly sales receipts or
check stubs for the months of
January through December of 1981
and/or 1982. This is important! If
all sales receipts are not availabel,
additional documentation will be
needed.
Participants may select either
the total milk marketed in
calendar year 1982 or the average
of their marketings in calendar
years 1981 and 1982, The ASCS
Base is computed by using two
times the first quarter production
plus that of the second, third, and
fourth quarter.
To complete the 15-month
contract participants will need, in
addition to the above, their
marketings for the first 11 months
in 1983. Additionally participants
will need the number of dairy cows
milked in each quarter in 1983.
Ag agenda
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Revolving Fund Self-Sufficiency
Act of 1983, introduced by Senator
Huddleston, the ranking minority
member of hte committee.
“Our overriding goal must be to
provide farmers with necessary
protections while making our farm
programs fiscally responsible,”
said Helms. “We simply must
control the cost of farm programs
if we are to have broad-based
public support of them, and also
because of the large budget deficit.
“While there are only a few
major programs to be
reauthorized this year, the com
mittee may be asked to examine
some farm programs for possible
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Dacawbtr 31,1913—A5S
Past year in ag
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And there was good reaction to the
dairy bill that was signed in
December at the same time that
the National Milk Producers
Federation held their meeting in
California.
But getting back to the unex
pected, as the hot, dry weather was
covering the area, a new problem
arose.
Toward the end of June, it was
reported that a rare flu had hit
some Lancaster County poultry
flocks. By the end of July, 10 cases
of Avian influenza had been
diagnosed. The United States
Department of Agriculture was
called into the influenza outbreak
toward the end of October. By
November a quarantine area was
m»nrw>H nut, and by mid-
Columbia reports
top dairy producers
BLOOMSBURG - The
Columbia County Dairy Herd
Improvement Association com
pleted its 45th year with 39 herds on
official test and seven herds on
owner-sampler programs. The
average production for the
Association was 15,109 pounds of
milk and 569 pounds of butterfat,
both figures down slightly from the
previous year. There were 2,398
cows enrolled in the program,
representing about 60 percent of all
milk cows in the county.
Fra-Jan Farms, owned by Frank
and Jan Jurbala, Rohrs burg, again
had the highest herd average in the
Association with an average of
21,474 pounds of milk and 798
pounds of butterfat. The Jurbala
herd is made up of 45 registered
Holsteins.
The second ranking herd in the
county was the Holstein herd of
Richard Kriebel. Benton, with 46
budget cuts. We must remember
that any gains in savings that can
be made in 1984 will reduce the
deficit, decrease the pressure for
higher interest rates, and
ultimately help the farmer.
“Also, 1964 will be a year in
which we set the stage for the 1985
Farm Bill. We will set in motion
many of the activities necessary
for drafting a good Farm Bill. For
instance, the Agriculture Com
mittee will publish a print of
selected papers on farm policy
early in the year. But we won’t be
writing the bill, nor should we. It is
an election year, and farmers
know that politics often makes for
bad policy. We just can’t play
politics with our farm programs
because they are too important not
only to farmers, but to every
consumer in the country.”
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November the area had been
expanded. By mid-December
chickens affected by the influenza
were numbering six million.
Avian flu was not the only
disease that hit the state, causing
problems to animals. In May,
Lancaster Fanning reported that
rabies was continuing to spread
through the state. And, in that
same issue, it was announced that
a blue mold alert had been issued
in Pennsylvania, causing alarm
for tobacco growers.
And then the farmers up in
McKean County had another
problem to contend with. Bears,
too many of them, were damaging
the corn crops.
All in all, 1963 was indeed a year
that farmers, and all Penn
sylvanians, will remember.
cows. This herd averaged 19,585
pounds of milk and 740 pounds of
butterfat. Third ranking herd was
Circle C Farms, R.D. #l, Bloom
sburg, with 25 Holstein cows, they
averaged 18,662 pounds of milk and
704 pounds of butterfat. Richard
Khebel also had the highest
ranking Guernsey herd in the
county with 20 cows averaging
13,320 pounds of milk and 656
pounds of butterfat. Other herds in
the county with averages of over
650 pounds of butterfat were:
Shultz Brothers, Jerseytown 70
cows with an average of 701 pounds
of butterfat; John Turofski, R.D.
#l, Catawissa, 33 cows with 693
pounds of butterfat; Robert
Bronson, Mainville, 55 cows with
681 pounds of butterfat; Richard
Yule, Millville, 43 cows with 662
pounds of butterfat; and Barry
Wise, R.D. HI, Benton, 50 cows with
653 pounds of butterfat.
In recognition of life time
production, top honors went to a
Holstein cow owned by Pen Col
Farms, Millville, their cow, Angie
produced 196,425 pounds of milk
and 8,146 pounds of butterfat in
nine lactations. Pen-Col Farms
had 25 cows with lifetime
production of over 4,000 pounds of
butterfat. Second honor for
lifetime production went to a
Holstein cow owned by Shultz
Brothers that produced 183,704 lbs
of milk and 7,763 pounds of but
terfat in nine lactations. Shultz
Brothers had 10 cows withy
lifetime records of more than 4,000
pounds of butterfat.
Other herds in the association
with cows producing more than
4,000 pounds of butterfat in their
lifetime were: Fairwood Farms,
Berwick, 10 cows; George Duncan,
Millville, 8 cows; Lyon Den Dairy,
E.D. #l, Millville, 10 cows;
Richard Kriebel, 3 cows; Jack
Dent, Summerhill, 4 cows; Dan
Walk, R.D. #l, Bloomsburg, 6
cows; Robert Bronson, 2 cows;
Frank Jurbala, 6 cows; Glen
Bowman, Millertown, 2 cows;
William Bissinger, Orangeville, 3
cows; Robert Schlichter, Benton, 1
cow; James Hunter, R.D. #l,
Orangeville, 3 cows; Robbins
Farms R.D. #4, Bloomsburg, 3
cows; Kenneth Hackett, Bloom
sburg, 2 cows; Albert Hack,
Berwick, 2 cows, Thunderbird
Farm, Benton, 1 cow; John
Turofski, 2 cows.
Also receiving recognition at the
Annual Meeting of the Association
on December 28th was Robert
Bronson for having the lowest
average Somatic Cell Count for the
year with a count of 92,000. Awards
for largest increases over the
previous year went to Hosier
Brothers, Berwick for an increase
of 91 pounds of butterfat and to Jay
Wise, Benton for an increase of
2,832 pounds of milk.