Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 07, 1986, Image 28

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    A2B-Laneastar Farming, Saturday, lima 7,1986
Marvin Miller Dispersal Held
LANCASTER The Marvin
Miller, Dauphin County, herd
dispersal was held on Thursday, ty,
Topping this sale was Rupp-vu.
Ultimate Minnie. Classified Ex
cellent-93, she sold for $6,200 to
Raymond Brubacher, Morgan
town. As a 4-year old, she produced
22,470 pounds of milk and 865
pounds of fat. This Quality
Ultimate daughter was bom in 1979
and was a All-American
Nomination in 1964.
Second in the bidding, with a
price of $4,600, was a Puget-Sound
Sheik daughter. This 5-year old
sold to J. FI
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Topping the Marvin Miller dispersal was Rupp-Vu Ultimate.
She is classified Excellent-93 and was sold to Raymond
Brubacher, Morgantown for $6,200.
\bung or old, dairy products make our lives a little
better. So, on behalf of the millions of people who
enjoy the results of your labors without understanding
the problems and stresses of producing dairy
products, we would like to thank you. \bu deserve it.
Mt. Joy. Her top record is 17,650
pounds of milk with a 4.5 percent
■test. Presently her PTPI is plus 167
and she classified 4-E. She is due in
September to Hilltopper Warden.
Norman and David Kolb, Lan
caster, bought the third highest
animal for $3,800. Bom in 1982, she
is a daughter of Clinton-Camp
Elevation Majesty. She has a PTPI
of plus 199, and is safe with calf to
Hilltopper Warden.
Dennis and Mel Kolb managed
the sale, while Robert Mullendore
did the auctioneering. Henry
Kettering read pedigrees.
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Canada
HARRISBURG - Some of the
state’s broiler producers breathed
a sigh of relief on May 31 when the
Canadian government lifted its
embargo on the importation of
Pennsylvania poultry.
Canada was the last major hold
out in a long list of countries and
states that had imposed em
bargoes in response to the latest
avian influenza outbreak that
began in January. The Canadian
embargo was imposed on Feb. 17.
The Canadian market accounted
for nearly all of Pennsylvania’s
live broiler exports, according to
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation
spokesman Tim Allwein. “It’s a
very important live market for our
broiler people, and also turkeys, as
well,” commented Allwein. “It
was costing us $l.B to $2 million a
month for every month that it
(embargo) was on.”
Great Britain also lifted its
embargo on May 31, although
Allwein said that the British
embargo was of no major con-
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lifts Poultry Embargo
sequence to Pennsylvania. that Puerto Rico’s seasonal egg
Allwein said that no state em- industry results in most eggs being
bargoes remain, although a produced in the spring. He expects
number of states, including the country to lift its embargo
Virginia, have adopted rigid before Puerto Rican demand for
regulations regarding die health of eggs increases in the fall,
birds being brought in from Pennsylvania’s last recorded
Pennsylvania. outbreak of HSN2 avian influenza
Still in force is a Puerto Rican virus occurred on April 11, when a
embargo that is affecting at least Lancaster County flock of
one Pennsylvania egg company, gamebirds was stricken with the
said Allwein. The federation disease. The flock of chukars and
spokesman termed this “more of guinea fowl was depopulated on
an economic embargo.” "oting April 16.
Wheat Poll Coining Up
the Secretary of Agriculture and
response by wheat producers is
voluntary.
Producers will be asked if they
favor imposition of mandatory
limits on production of wheat
which will result in wheat prices
that are not lower than 125 percent
of the cost of production.
Each producer will be mailed a
wheat poll ballot on June 18.
Responses must be postmarked by
July?.
WASHINGTON - On June 18,
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture will begin to poll wheat
producers to determine whether
they favor the imposition of
mandatory limits on wheat
production. The poll is required by
the Food Security Act of 1985.
Richard W. Goldberg, acting
under secretary for international
affairs and commodity programs,
said the poll is non-binding upon
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