VOL. 32 No. 33 Betrothed Couples Target Of Dairy Promotion BY BONNIE HELLUM BRECHBILL Franklin County Correspondent CHAMBERSBURG - Engaged couples who apply for a marriage license in Franklin County will be getting something extra along with their license. The Franklin County Dairy Promotion Committee has put together a gift pack of dairy related items which is being landed out by Franklin County Court personnel. “As June is Dairy Month and also our busiest time for marriage licenses, the promotion is ex tremely timely,” said Clerk of Courts Robert J. Woods of the first tune project. The gift pack consists of a litter bag filled with dairy recipes, a key chain with the slogan “Milk It’s Fitness You Can Drink”, exercise booklet, cholesterol counter, calorie chart, and a coupon for a free pound of butter. According to Jane Upperman, Dairy Promotion Committee member, the recipe brochures were chosen for their ap iropriateness to a newly-married :ouple. Those included are; Cooking for Two”, and “Make it 'ast in a Microwave”. Upperman (Turn to Page A3l) Farming Is Still Nation’s Most Hazardous Occupation BY JACK HUBLEY Everyone wants to be number me. Unless, of course, that honor efers to the occupation with the ughest accident rate. In that case, 10 profession is eager to challenge arming's position at the head of he list. One group that’s working to elinquish top honors is the (ational Institute for Farm Safety, i group of American and Canadian arm safety professionals ledicated to whittling away at Dairy Of Distinction Farms yarned At Banquet In District 10 POTTSTOWN A recognition Imner for the farm families who lave been named for the Dairy of distinction awards in District 10 *as held at Sunny Brook iestaurant here Thursday vening. The list of the winners »ho received a certificate and a arge farm sign are at follows: david and Phoebe Bitler, Vista Srande Farm, Fleetwood; Cyrus md Salhe Bomberger, Meadow Because of the holiday the Lancaster Farming office will be closed on Friday, July 3 Public sale ad vertising deadline will be Monday, June 29 at 5 p m. The harvesting of barley got underway in full swing this week. As shown at the Allen Mellinger farm, 127 Herr Road. Dennis Groff from Strasburg is operating the combine. By the time Lancaster Farming Editor Everett Newswanger caught up with this combine late Wednesday afternoon, the farming’s casualty list. About 80 NIFS representatives from across the nation and Canada met at Lancaster’s Treadway Resort Inn this week to discuss ways to make farming a safer occupation. “The preliminary data suggest that we will again be the most hazardous occupation this year (1986),” says Dennis Murphy. Penn State’s Extension safety specialist, who coordinated the 6- day meeting. Murphy noted that, while the Wood Farm, Lebanon; Paul and Verna Christman, Hamburg; Donald and Sherry Hoffer, Lebanon; Kirby and Sheryl Horst, Lynncrest Holsteins, Newrnan stown; Clarence and Nancy Kulp, Clar-Nann Farm, Mohrsville; James and Cora Lindquist, Willow Ridge Farm, Buckingham; Wilmer and Robert Richard, Boyertown; Rothrock Golden Early Deadline Sec B classified ad deadline will be Tuesday, June 30 at 5 p m Sec C classified ad deadline will be Wed nesday, July 1 at9a.m Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 20,1987 (Turn to Page A3B) The Harvest Season In Full Swing mining and construction industries have improved their safety record considerably in recent years, farming’s accident rate has im proved only slightly. Murphy at tributed the situation to the fact Small Grains Featured At SE Research Farm Field Day BY JACK HUBLEY LANDISVILLE New winter barley varieties, winter wheat nitrogen requirements and small grains as forages were some of the highlights of a field day held at Penn State’s Southeastern Field Research Laboratory in Lan disville on Wednesday. Small grain breeder Dr. Marvin Risius lucked off the tour of test plots with the introduction of two new winter barley varieties on test at the facility Released jointly by Penn State and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, a new variety called Pennco outyielded other varieties in cluding Maury, Pennrad and Barsoy, and showed good resistance to net blotch, leaf rust and powder> mildew, according to Risius A high yielding variety from Virginia, Wy.vir showed good resistance to powdery milde v and scald. This barley was four days earlier than Maury but not as winter hardy. Maury seed is currently available, while Pennco should be available in the fall of Four Sections stage was set for another beautiful Lancaster County harvest scene. Groff said their combine had just started a few days ago but the grain was flowing to indicate a good barley crop this year. that agriculture has no legislation or organized labor faction to delineate and enforce safety procedures. “The people them selves (farmers) want to be left alone/’ he said. “They accept it.” 1988. “Both have performed very well in this part of the state,” Risius summed up. John Yocum, senior research associate at Penn State's Southeastern Field Research Lab, examines one of the new winter barley varieties on test at the facility near Landisville. $8.50 Per Year Tractor overturns are still the number-one cause of fatalities and serious injuries, Murphy said, followed by PTO entrapment and other equipment-related injuries. 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