American-Style Agriculture w time Those who farm are classified in one of three categories; -very small, middle or full time. The very small farms consist of five acres or less and carry the label of holiday farms, Krag ex plained. The owner of a mtddle size farm, farms between five and 50 acres and is known as a part time farmer. He normally works at a job away from the farm. A full time farmer works over 50 acres and owns the green card. Krag estimated that many of the 22-year-olds on the tour would own a farm in five to six years after initially working for another farmer. Approximately one-third of the students who will graduate from The second stop on the students’ tour was Leroy Esben shade’s poultry farm. Students were able to watch the egg packing machine which Esbenshade uses. JUNE DAIRY MONTH SPECIAL 20% m Fearlng |nsect|c|de Faca Fliaa - Known Carriara of Pink -aya *"V 2? * i .<* - n> k i % r . ' Ms Key-Aid Distributors 225 Wood Corner Rd., UHfct* PA 17543 Can Us Toff Free 1-800*453-9243 In PA Call 1 : 800-253-9243 the farm management program have a farm background, he noted. He estimated that 15 percent of the graduating class were females and some would also farm full time. Students who originally grew up on a farm, do not have an ad vantage in obtaining a farm. They must pay the fair market price or slightly under the market price; they cannot inherit the family farm, noted Jens Stisen, a teacher at the college. If someone does inherit the farm, the government a value on the farm and then presents the new owner with a gift tax on the farm’s value, he commented. Education in the socialist state is tree. However, students living on the college campus must pay for b««:L ’ 'M INSECTIDE EAR TAGS (12 Per Pack) Reg. Price $13.95 Order $20.00 Or More And We Pay The Freight their living expenses, Krag said. These campus fees are less than the student would pay living on his own in town. Students may also elect to continue their education in agriculture and become a con sultant, Stisen noted. Danish Agriculture, " Turmoil and Change Krag noted the school is looking to adjust its curriculum to meet the changing face of Danish agriculture. The trend in Denmark is away from very small family farms and towards large farms. The problem with larger farms, he observed, was obtaining quality workers for every facet of the operation. Presently agriculture in Den mark is in turmoil, Krag com mented. Denmark is a member of the European Economic Com munity which fixes prices on a farmer’s production. Recently, these prices have been dropping. A second concern for Danish farmers are new laws regarding manure storage and new taxes on fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. These laws and taxes are the direct result of the elec tions being staged in Denmark The politicians have tagged far mers as the sole cause of the country’s pollution problem, Krag noted The elections will be completed in December New laws require farmers to have facilities to store manure for six months Krag described the current upheaval as "a storm in a water glass” which farmers must find a way of dealing with. A direct result of Denmark’s membership in the EEC has been HAVE NO RESISTANCE TO ECKEM THE FIY KILLER A C \ DECKEM Nv " INSECTICIDE EAR TAGS (24 Per Pack) Reg. Price $16.65 $13.30 I m KXTKAOHoiHAar ny kuiek __ - . m ~cn„,jjL - INSECTICELL (replacement cell for the Duo Deckem or use with the fearing I D Tags I Reg. Price $13.00 §^slo.4o ma Jw* the disappearance of the poultry industry, Stisen explained. The Danish farmers are not permitted to compete with their EEC trading partners. Therefore they produce only enough eggs and poultry for their fellow countryman’s use. Stisen explained that farmers comprise only 5 percent of Den mark’s population of 5 million people. All of the Danes are competing for a portion of the country’s 16,598 square miles. Because of the space con strictions, the type of agriculture is high density. Stisen noted there are few beef farms because of the space requirements. Soil types in Denmark range from sandy to very good, he added. In Lancaster County, the Danish students visited David Landis’ dairy farm. The Lancaster family farm boasts a rolling herd average of 17,500 milk and 650 fat on 90 Holsteins At this farm, the students Lebanon County Holstein Club Releases Schedule SCHAEFFEKSTOWN - The I ,ebanon County Holstein Club will hold its annual field day Thursday Aug 13, at 7 p rn at the Ken Mase Farm on Route 322 neai Fontana Thomas Boyer, Sunnybend Farm, will be the speaker and judge for the evening On Thursday, Aug. 27, at 7 pm., the juniors will conduct a mock sale at the Lebanon Fairgrounds. 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They noted that in Denmark many dairymen are using the wider inflation. One student eager to study American dairy sires, gratefully and readily accepted a bull book. The students listened attentively to Landis and quickly explored the farm to learn about dairy farming in Lancaster County. Following the Landis farm, the group learned how Leroy Esbenshade, Manheim, raises his 90,000 laying hens. They viewed his egg packing operation with wide eyed interest. The group also traveled to Ford- Sperry’s New Holland plant, Weaver’s poultry processing plant, and an Amish dairy and tobacco farm. 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