VOL 31 No. 41
Pricing Co-op Initiates Massive Membership Drive
WILLIAMSPORT - Jhe Penn
sylvania Steering Committee of
the Regional Cooperative
Marketing Agency, Inc., met here
Monday to lay plans for a massive
campaign to sign up all Penn
sylvania dairymen into this milk
Blue Mold Invades Montour Co. Tobacco
LANDISVILLE - Penn State
agronomist John Yocum urges
Pennsylvania tobacco farmers to
be on the lookout for a fungal
disease known as blue mold in this
year’s crop.
Yocum, who serves as senior
research associate at Penn State’s
Southeast Research Farm in
Landisville, reports that he found
the disease on a Montour County
tobacco farm near TurbotviUe on
1986 Summer Drought
Hay Fund AHE5.035
BY EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
More checks for the 1986 Sum
mer Drought Hay Fund have
arrived this week at the Lancaster
Farming office. A total of $5,035 by
press time yesterday morning.
Ibis fund was set up to give those
who wanted to help drought
stricken farmers but didn’t have
hay to donate. The funds were
placed under the Elizabethtown
Brethren in Christ Church
charitable organization account
number and are being ad
minstrated by the Penhsylvania
Fanners Association through their
PACMA division. Moneys from the
fund will be used to buy hay for
donation or to pay for hauling if
needed.
On Monday a representative
from the Pittsburgh office of the
Christian Broadcasting Network
called Editor Newswanger for
information about the framework
and administration of the fund.
CBN has a national television
ministry and a national benevolent
hind called Operation Blessing.
Cuter m the week Paul McMurdy
of CBN offered the organization’s
support and committed Operation
Blessing funds to the 1986 Summer
Drought Hay Fund.
In addition, WIOV radio station
will make public service an
nouncements about the fund. And
Editor Newswanger has agreed to
Provided a weekly update by phone
to be aired several times Tuesday
Homing.
To date PACMA has authorized a
Ptyment of $l6O from the fund to a
volunteer trucker who had some
Porsonal misfortunes while
delivering a load of donated hay.
Jjds trucker continues to volunteer
otn truck and time and is a worthy
wcipient from this fund.
’ In addition, PACMA has located
WO bales of second cutting mixed
good for dairy cows for the
HRd at about $5O per ton. PACMA
"lieves this offer is an excellent
Tjd appropriate use of the donated
At press time a verbal
Four Sections
pricing cooperative. RCMA seeks
to establish over-order prices on
Class I milk. And also seeks at
least 95% of the milk producers in
the RCMA area as members so
they have enough support to
negotiate this over-order price.
Tuesday. “The original infection
was probably there at least two
weeks earlier,” he said. "If they
have it, it’s likely that the spores
could be anywhere in Penn
sylvania.”
The agronomist points out that
the recent rainfall and humidity,
combined with cool evening
temperatures, provide ideal
conditions for the mold.
The fungus begins as a small
agreement had been made to
purchase at least some of this hay
for the fund.
Anyone who wishes to contribute
to the fund should make their
check payable to the 1986 Summer
Drought Hay Fund and send the
check to the Lancaster Farming
newspaper office, 22 Blast Main
Street, P.O. Box 366, Lititz, PA
17543.
A huge crowd of Lebanon County Holstein enthusiasts
gathered at the freshly-painted family farm of Jay Hershey
north of Jonestown Thursday evening to look at some nice
cows and to fellowship. While a severe thunderstorm watch
had been announced, only a few intermittent sprinkles ac
tually showed up at the early evening judging contest shown
in the photo above.
Steve Neeley, sire analyst for Sire Power, was contestant
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 9,1986
Already almost all of the dairy
coops have aligned with RCMA
and Pennsylvania Farmers
Association, the National Farmers
Union and The Grange are joining
hands to reach independent
producers for the program.
yellow spot on the upper surface of
the leaf, according to Yocum. “If
you look, either in the early
morning or late evening, you can
actually see the mold growing on
the underside of the leaf,” he said.
On a bright, sunny day, however,
the mold is not visible.
Although the mold can degrade
or kill an infected leaf, Yocum does
not anticipate a major outbreak.
“The main focus is for those far
mers who tried to save some
money and didn’t apply Ridomil at
planting time,” he said. A
systemic fungicide, Ridomil has
been responsible for controlling
blue mold since its introduction
about six years ago. -
The last serious outbreak oc
curred in 1979, when Pennsylvania
lost 30 percent of its tobacco crop,
valued at $4.5 million.
Farmers who find blue mold on
their plants can combat the
disease by applying a maneb-type
compound, such as Manzate 200 or
Dithane M-45, at five- to seven-day
intervals. For further information,
growers should contact their ex
tension office or Yocum at 653-4728.
Arthur D. Little, ezcutive
director said, “In early 1973, dairy
farmers in the northeast were
Lot number one, Ladys-Manor Corporation, sold for
$30,000 to the Galinat Syndicate of Ardmore. Pictured from
left: Norman Hill, representing the contending bidders; Ross
Smith, consignor; and Arthur Rhoderick, representing the
buyer. At the halter is Ross SMfUflNpkon of the consignor. In
the box is Denny Remsburg, Horace Backus and Dwayne
Kutz.
$30,000 Tops Sale
BY ROBIN PHILLIPS
Berks County Correspondent
KUTZTOWN - The first cow
into the ring commanded the
premium bid of $30,000 to top the
judge and evening speaker. Neeley's theme centered around
the use of information available to help breeders make in
telligent mating decisions. “There never has been a time
when so much information has been available on both the
sires and the dams,". Neely said. “I want to encourage
breeders to use this information.”
In addition, Sue Elliott, Lebanon County dairy princess, was
also present to greet the local farm families.
facing difficult times. It was the
beginning of the energy crunch,
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Sire Power Sale
Sire Power Sale held on Wed
nesday at the Kutztown
Fairgrounds.
Ross Smith, Monkton, Md., of
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$8.50 per Year