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VOL. 31 No. 44
Elizabethtown’s Best
Michelle and Scott Mylin were two happy exhibitors after
their Hampshire ewe was named supreme champion of the
Elizabethtown Fair on Thursday night. Coverage of the fair's
livestock and dairy shows can be found on pages A 24 and 25.
Lancaster Co. Holstein
Day At Welk Farm
PEACH BOTTOM - It rained all
morning but the Lancaster County
Holstein Field Day at the family
farm of Paul Welk here still
featured the annual judging
contest, noon meal, and a short
program after lunchs. Lancaster
County Dairy Princess Pam
Kendig brought Teddy the stuffed
bear she uses to help her make
speeches for milk. Teddy
reminded Pam severl times to tell
every one to drink more milk.
Glenn Shirk Lancaster County
Extension Agent said he looked
forward to a stabilized dairy in
dustry that has become reasonably
healthy, “There is a market for
nulk,” Shirk said. “And
reasonably priced feeds should
help the net price. Forages may be
a bit short in Southern Lancaster
County,” Shirk said. “And with a
possible lowering of quality,
farmers should make adjustments
m their feed rations to compensate
for any lack of quality in forages.
As you put up your forages, that’s
the time to control quality,” Shirk
said. The county agent also noted
that Johnson grass was
overrunning many fields. And
farmers should be careful that
weed seeds did not come onto their
farm by custom operators or in
Four Sections
feed purchases.
Winners in the judging contest
were, men's division: H. Landis
Weaver, 98 points; David Kolb, 97
points; and Arland Keener, 96
points. The winners in the women’s
division were: Kim Stoud, 88
points, Carol Best, 84 points; and
Millie Groff, 81 points. The winners
in the youth division were: Denise
Best, 90 points; Fred Ranck, 85
points; and Sara Hess, 85 points.
Judge for the event was Bob
Knutsen, Rising Sun, Maryland.
Drought Hay Fund
Reaches $18,103
The 1986 Summer Drought
Hay Fund has received a total
of $18,103 to date. If you want to
contribute to this drought hay
fund, make your checks
payable to 1986 Summer
Drought Hay Fund. Then send
your check to Lancaster Farm
ing newspaper, 22 East Main
Street, P.O. Box 366, Lititz, PA
17543, attention Hay Fund or
attention Editor.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 30,1986
Lyng Names Espy, Cope
To Beef Promotion Board
BY JACK HUBLEY
While champions of red meat
may have differing opinions on
how to get the job done, most agree
that stepping up promotion efforts
is the key to rejuvenating the beef
market. But getting the story to the
public costs money.
Cattlemen will begin stoking the
kitty this fall when the sl-per-head
checkoff goes into effect, probably
some time in October, according to
USDA Livestock and Seed Division
spokesman David Hallett.
"Basically, every time an
animal is sold the seller pays one
dollar and the buyer has the
responsibility of getting that
money to the state beef council,”
says Ballet, pointing out that the
way the program is set up, one
animal may generate more than a
dollar because of multiple sales.
All state programs will be in
corporated into the national effort,
with state beef councils taking 50
cents of each dollar and the other
50 cents going to the national
board.
The checkoff will continue for 22
months, at which time a nation
wide referendum will be held to
assess producer acceptance of the
program. During this 22-month
Due to the Labor Day
Holiday, the office of the
Lancaster Farming will be
closed on Monday, Sept. 1.
Mailbox Market & Sales
Register deadlines have
been extended until
Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Have a nice holiday!
At the Lancaster County Holstein Field Day is (left to right) Jay Ranck, committee
chairman; Kim Stroud, women’s division winner; Denise Best, children's division win
ner; and Bob Knutsen, dairy judge.
trial period, cattlemen may apply
for a refund of their contributions,
but if the nation’s cattlemen vote in
favor of the checkoff, the program
becomes mandatory.
Robert Kindig (left) and his 9-year-old son Andy visit with
Congressman Robert Walker Wednesday during the
Congressman's farm tour.
Walker Visits Farmers
Congressman Robert Walker
held his annual tour of area farms
Wednesday to meet with farmers
in informal settings for “town
meeting” style discussions. “What
impacts on ag policy is not just
production farmers but the total
agribusiness community,” Walker
said. “I’m not sure it’s a cheap
food policy that motivates
$8.50 per Year
Funds accumulated through the
checkoff will be administered by a
113-member Beef Promotion and
Research Board, with represen
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government officials so much as
the power that comes to those
bureaucrats and committees that
run agriculture out of their hip
pockets. If we reduce farm
programs, you would have a
demolition of the amount of power
that occurs in their hands. My fear
is that there is momentum in
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