VOL. 32 No. 12 Dr. Larry Specht, Penn State University, receives a portrait that’s to be hung in Sire Power's board room. The presentation was part of the "Service to Al Award for 1986" presented by Lloyd Ebersole, assistant manager for the breeding stud co-op at the annual meeting in Harrisburg this week. Farmers Seek Vandalism Legislation BYJOYCE BUPP York County Correspondent SHREWSBURY - Pour-wheel d'ives “spinning donuts” in fall wheal fields angered some 80 local farmers enough to hold a sort of protest meeting last November, New Tobacco Market Starts A new tobacco market feature begins this week and will run through the local tobacco marketing season. This feature will reflect the prices paid at the four tobacco auctions currently operating in Lancaster County and will be supplied by the Keystone Tobacco Marketing Group. Look each week for this new feature in Lancaster Farming’s market pages. Exhibitors Roundup $148,000 From Sale Of Farm Show Herd BY JACKHUBLEY Harrisburg During his tenure as Secretary of Agriculture, Richard Grubb was one of the state’s most visible advocates of Pennsylvania-grown commodities And during his final days as ag secretary last week, Grubb found Once again Danny George (left) showed his support for youth livestock programs by offering the top bid of 57.75 a pound for Mike Messick's (at halter) grand champion steer. Outgoing Secretary of Agriculture Richard Grubb congratulated both buyer and seller. One result of that gathering was a call for legislative attention to the problem of property vandalism by motor nahleie. In a follow-up session last week W IflfrlSltffewsbury Township of fices, farmers returned for an update from Rep. A. Carville Foster on a legislative amendment to be introduced to deal with vandalism by vehicle. Foster’s proposed amendment to the Motor Vehicle Code would make willful driving on private property, without owner’s consent, and causing damage to land and crops, a third-degree misdemeanor. Under the legislative proposal, punishment could include a $l,OOO fine and/or imprisonment of up to one year, suspension of operating license for 60 days, and restitution made to persons incurring himself literally pushing pork at the Farm Show’s Sale of Cham pions on Jan. 23. The sale ring in Farm Show’s Small Arena took on a new look this year, With all three grand champions of the junior beef, swine and lamb shows being on Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 24,1987 financial losses as a result of the violation. In addition, law officials could unpound a vehicle used to commit such a violation, pending final disposition of the violation charge. Exception to the law would be considered in the event of cir cumstances constituting an emergency. Foster plans to introduce vehicular vandalism legislation in (Turn to Page A 32) Alfalfa Program Rescheduled STATE COLLEGE - The Pennsylvania Alfalfa Growers Program, originally scheduled for yesterday, Jan. 23, has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions. The program will be held Feb. 9, at the State College Elks Club in display at once Mike Messick’s champion steer occupied center stage, with Karen Becker’s top hog and Jeff Strausbaugh’s champion This year s Farm Show Sale of Champions took on a new look, with the grand cham pion steer, hog and lamb on display at the same time in the Small Arena. Dr. Specht Receives Sire Power AI Award BY EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor HARRISBURG WEST - A leading genetic improvement specialist from Penn State University was honored this week at the Sire Power annual meeting here Tuesday. Dr. Larry Specht received the distinguished “Ser vice To AI Award for 1986”. Dr. Specht’s more than 30 years of service to the Pennsylvania ar tificial insemination industry included the ground work for young sire sampling programs. He encouraged directors of the AI studs to move in that direction even before the value of such programs was recognized. Now these programs have been implemented to the point where the genetic base for all AI studs in f Pennsylvania depend greatly oi) the young sire sampling programs. At Sire Power this young, sam pling program has been raised to 90 young bulls for each of the next tw'^.'r" T>' Specht also provided leoUeiship for the dairy cow sire identification program for DHIA testing. At a result, Pennsylvania ranks high for cows in the testing program to be identified by sire. In 1958 Specht started the Penn State Herd Mate Sire Summary that was continued until USDA began publishing the herd mate sire Boalsburg. The doors open at 10 a.m., with the awards portion of the program, honoring the state's top growers, getting underway at 11 a m. For more information contact Penn State University’s Agronomy Extension at 814-865-2543 lamb enclosed in elevated pens, stage right and stage left, respectively. When it was time for Becker’s Four Sections summaries about 1965. This in formation was used by the AI studs in Pennsylvania for promoting (Turn to Page A 32) RCMA Meetings An RCMA meeting for Chester County dairymen is scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Upper Octarora Presbyterian Church along Route 10 midway between Parksburg and Route 30. Harold Ely, chairman of the organization, is scheduled to be present to outline the program and answer questions. Independent producers and independent milk handlers are especially urged to attend. The meeting is sponsored by the Chester County Extension Service, an affirmative action equal op portunity educational institution. RCMA is in the process of ob taining the support of individual dairymen to begin over-order i pricing of milk All the major milk cooperatives and farm organizations have already given support to RCMA. Rescheduled BLUE BALL - The RCMA meeting which was postponed on Thursday, Jan. 22, has been rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 29. The meeting will take place at the Blue Ball Elementary School, Blue Ball, at 7:30 p.m. Harold Ely, former Susquehanna County dairymen and regional coordinator for RCMA, will be the featured speaker Any dairymen interested in learning more about the RCMA program are invited to attend hog to descend from his soap box to kick off the sale, though, even the Secretary’s political muscle (Turn to PageA24) $8.50 Per Year
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