Alt-LancastM- Farming, Saturday, Fabruary 16,1985
Maple Producers hold annual meeting
MEADVILLE - The Nor
theastern Pennsylvania Maple
Producer’s Association Annual
Meeting and Dinner was held on
Jan. 21, at the Pleasant Valley
Grange Hall, Route 191, North of
Honesdale. About 70 maple
producers, their families and
friends attended this all-day
meeting.
A new maple syrup movie titled:
“Pure Maple - Frost and Fire” was
shown to the group. This film is the
newest promotional film dealing
with maple syrup production,
equipment used in the production
of maple syrup and the different
products and uses of maple syrup.
This film will be available for use
by schools, civic organizations,
service groups, 4-H clubs and
others interested in learning more
about maple syrup production.
Interested groups should call the
Wayne County Extension Office at
717-253-5970 ext. 114 for details on
scheduling this film.
Two educational speakers were
also featured at this year’s
meeting. The first speaker was
Louis Beck, from the Wayne
County Soil Conservation Service.
Lou’s talk was titled, “Developing
and Maintaining Access Roads.”
Louie had a series of slides
Family Farm Assistance
Program information available
HARRISBURG - Senator
Edward W. Helfrick, R-27, reports
that information on the Family
Farm Assistance Program is now
available.
According to Helfrick, the
Family Farm Assistance Program
will provide for development of the
agricultural-rural base of the state
through incentives to new farmers,
or those wishing to convert or
expand their operations. To ac
complish this goal, two types of
financial assistance will be
provided; loan guarantees and
interest deferrals.
This program was established by
the Agricultural Development Act,
Commodity loans
WASHINGTON - Commodity
loans disbursed in February by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Commodity Credit Corporation
will carry a 9-1/8 percent interest
rate, CCC Executive Vice
President Everett Rank said
today.
The new rate, down from 9-1/2
percent, reflects the interest rate
charged CCC by the U.S. Treasury
in February, Rank said.
REX RABBIT
GROWERS
You are invited to attend a meeting on
marketing your Rex pelts.
Also a qualified speaker will present
the following: breeding & conception
problems, herd health management,
maximizing your existing breed stock to
its fullest profit potential.
Graded Rex Pelts will be on display.
Bring a few of your pelts and compare.
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showing proper and improper road
construction and design and how it
can affect the stability and in
tegrity of surrounding soils. He
also had samples of Agri-Fabric, a
synthetic road building material
used to gain access to unstable and
poorly drained roadways, swampy
areas and temporary roads.
The other educational speaker
was Jack Gearhart, Wayne County
service forester with the Bureau of
Forestry. Jack’s talk was titled,
“Diseases and Insects In The
Sugarbush.” Jack identified some
of the insects that could be a
problem in forested areas in
Wayne County and surrounding
counties in New York State. He
also identified some of the dif
ferent diseases that can affect the
health of maple trees and other
hardwoods in a forested area.
A special feature of this meeting
was a musical program presented
by Ed and Geraldine Berbaum,
representatives of the Penn
sylvania Humanities Council.
Their program was titled; “Folk
Fiddle Music in Pennsylvania: An
Early American Heritage.” Using
a fiddle, a guitar, a banjo and an
alto saxophone, they played a
number of selections including
waltzes, polkas, cotillions, jigs,
which was signed into law on July
2, 1984 by Governor Dick Thorn
burgh. Ten million dollars have
been appropriated by the General
Assembly for the Family Farm
Assistance Program to be used
through June 30,1987. Direct loans
are not available through this
program, since the program was
designed to encourage farm len
ding through private financial
institutions.
“Pennsylvania’s family farmers
are the backbone of Pennsylvania
agriculture, our number one in
dustry,” said Helfrick. “This
important program provides for
agricultural development through
economic initiatives to our far
mers.”
Additional information and
materials may be obtained
through the Department of
Agriculture, Bureau of
Agricultural Development, 2301
North Cameron Street,
Harrisburg, Pa. 17110 or calling
(717)783-8460.
reels, schottishes, and square
dance tunes. They also included
some history and background
information on how these types of
music were introduced into
America by early settlers from
other countries.
Bob Hess, secretary-treasurer of
the Pennsylvania Maple Syrup
Council, gave a report on the
Pennsylvania Maple Syrup Council
Annual Meeting which was held at
the Pennsylvania Farm Show. He
also reported on the maple syrup
sales booths at this year’s Farm
Show.
In other association business,
Ralph Curtis, from R.DJI,
Newfoundland and Spencer
Callender, from R.DJ2, Thomp
son, were re-elected as directors
for the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Maple Producer’s Association.
Wayne County maple producers
interested in joining the Nor
theastern Pennsylvania Maple
Producer’s Association are en
couraged to contact Ralph Curtis
at R.DJI, Newfoundland, Pa. or
by calling 717-089-2353.
The Wayne County Extension
Service has information on maple
syrup production available at all
times. Those interested in
receiving this information are
encouraged to call 717-253-5970 ext.
114 or they can pick-up the in
formation by stopping at the office
which is located in the basement of
the Wayne County Courthouse m
Honesdale, Pa.
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania
poultry producers excluding
commercial broilers had 22.5
million birds on hand December 1,
according to the Pennsylvania
Crop and Livestock Reportiilg
Service. This represents a five
percent decrease from the
December 1, 1983 level of 23.8
million chickens.
The total inventory of hens and
pullets in the laying flocks was 18.5
million, seven percent more than
last year’s 17.3 million. Pullets
three months old and older but not
yet of laying age amounted to 1.88
million, 36 percent below last
year’s level of 2.94 million. Pullets
under three months of age at 1.92
million was 44 percent below the
1983 level of 3.40 million. Other
chickens (primarily roosters in
breeding flocks) were estimated at
200,000, 25 percent more than the
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Poultry inventories down
David J. Yoder, left, received congratulations from Walter
Jacoby of the American Institute of Cooperatives at a
retirement party held in Yoder's honor Saturday.
Yoder retired as general manager of Atlantic Breeders
Cooperative after 41 years of service. Jacoby cited Yoder as
“a great believer in cooperative education” and for his
"exceptional devotion to the work of cooperatives."
Twelve people made presentations to Yoder during the
program, which was attended by 275 people. In response to
Jacoby, Yoder said: “I couldn't have selected a better
vocation. It is the greatest honor to have had a part in making
available the benefits from improved genetics and to make
better dairymen of farmers.”
160,000 in inventory last year.
Considering all chickens (ex
cluding commercial broilers) the
value per bird was placed at $2.25
compared with $1.85 per head for
December 1,1983.
The December 1, 1984 United
States inventory estimates and the
percent change from the previous
year are as follows: all chickens
(excluding commercial broilers)
374 million, up two percent; hens
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and pullets of laying age, 286
million, up three percent; pullets
three months and older but not yet
of laying age, 39 million, up three
percent; pullets under three
months of age, 43 million, up one
percent, and all other chickens, six
million, up three percent.
The value per of the U.S. flock
was placed at $2.02. This compares
with the December 1, 1983 value
per head of $1.96.
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