VOL. 32 No. 44
_ ™. e i° up,es named t 0 Cooperative leadership are Charles and Beckv
Castle; Bill and Linda Compton; Stan and Janice Burkholder; Gordon and
ole Hoover; Dan and and David and Barbara Kehr.
BY JACK J. KIRKLAND
Assistant Professor,
Ag Economics, PSU
Editor’s Note:
Jack J. Kirkland, Assistant
Professor of Ag Economics and
Rural Sociology, Penn State Uni
versity here discusses the dairy
outlook for the remainder of
1987 for the US, the Northwest
and Pennsylvania.
Kirkland looks at the number
of milk cows, milk production
and how they have been affected
by the Dairy Termination pro
gram and the impact of the
national dairy situation, as well
Pennfield & Weaver Issue Statement On
LANCASTER Victor F.
Weaver Inc. and Pennfield Corpo
ration, two of the county’s largest
poultry industries, initiated a joint
study with other related govern
ment agencies to investigate ideas
leading to efficient use of poultry
manure.
During the past year, the Kuljian
Company of Philadelphia, con
ducted a feasibility study propos
ing the use of poultry manure as a
fuel source for a cogeneration pro
ect. This study was underwritten
>y the Lancaster County Conser
vation District, the Governor’s
Energy Council, Pennfield Corpo
Shorthorn Wins
Supreme At Allentown
BY PAT PURCELL
ALLENTOWN (LEHIGH CO.)
-A Pinesedge Farm 10-year-old
hiking Shorthorn walked into the
'ow ring at the end of the two-day
H, Vo-Ag, and Open Dairy
hows to walk out of the show ring
Kirkland Gives 1987 Dairy Outlook
as the effects of local conditions,,
on milk prices received by Penn
sylvania dairy farmers. The
forecasts of the number of cows,
production per cow, and milk
production in the U.S. as well as
CCC purchases and the M-W
milk price are given, for 1987. In
addition, the number of cows,
production per cow and total
milk production for 1987 is given
for the Northeast as well as the
number of cows, production per
cow, total milk production, and
milk piices id Pennsylvania,
OUTLOOK FOR 1987
Number of Cows,
ration, and Victor F. Weaver Inc.
The Kuljian Company identi
fied cogeneration - the process of
burning the fuel, generating electri
city, and utilizing the waste heat,
oi steam - as a potential process
wh ch could provide beneficial
results.
The study evaluated five com
bustion methods. Of the five, the
fluidized bed gasification process
was identified as the best available
technology. This combustion pro
cess coupled with the appropriate
steam generation, electric power
generation, and emission control
equipment was the recommended
with the 135th Allentown Fair
1987 Supreme Champion Dairy
Cow banner as selected by Dairy
Judge Dick Packard, Holstein
breeder from the Pack-Herd farm
in Troy.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 5, 1987
Production per Cow, and
Milk Production
The DTP program will continue
to have a significant impact on the
number of cows and milk produc
tion throughout the last half of
1987. Although the incentive for
expansion is still favorable with
relatively high milk-feed ratios
that will continue throughout the
year, it has decreased from that in
the early 1980’5," The continued
sales of cows by farmers partici
pating in the DTP should continue
to more than offset any expansion.
As a result, the number of cows in
the U.S. should be from 3% to 4%
option.
The implementation of this
option, however, is not without
significant questions and potential
limitations. These include the
following:
• The economics of utilizing
poultry waste to develop energy is
not as productive as anticipated.
• Electric power produced by
the plant could be used by a partici
pating company or resold to a utili
ty company. However, any com
pany has limited use for such ener
gy sources, namely the amount
required by its processing facili
ties. More energy would be gener-
NOTICE
Because of the Labor Day holi
day the Lancaster Fanning office
will be closed on Monday, Sept 7.
Public sale and Mailbox Market
advertising deadlines will be Tues
day, Sept. 8 at 5 p.m.
Sec. B classified ad deadline
will be Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 5
p.m.
Sec. C classified ad deadline
will be Thursday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m.
Couples Named To
Cooperative Leadership
DANVILLE (Luzerne Co.) —
Five Pennsylvania couples were
named to leadership positions for
the 1988 PAFC Young Coopera
tive Leaders Conference at the
14th annual conference held here
recently.
Dan and Laureen Naylor, Fac
toryville, were selected from the
pool of four 1987 region leaders to
serve as conference hosts and chair
for the 1988 conference, spon
sored by the Pennsylvania Associ
ation of Farmer Cooperatives.
PAFC Region Leaders for 1988
include the following: Northern
Region, Charles and Becky Castle,
sponsored by Eastern Milk Pro
ducers Cooperative; South Central
Region, Stan and Janice Burkhol
der, Chambersburg, sponsored by
York Farm Credit; Southeast Reg
ion, Gordon and Carole Hoover,
Gap, sponsored by Atlantic Dairy
Cooperative; and Western Region,
Bill and Linda Compton, Clarks-
lower than 1986 levels. The num
ber of cows m the Northeast is
expected to be from 1 % to 2% low
er than in 1986. Pennsylvania cow
numbers are expected to decline
from 0.5% to 1% m 1987.
Production per cow is expected
to continue increasing throughout
1987. U.S. average milk produc
tion per cow in 1987 is expected to
average from 1.5% to 2.0% higher
than 1986 levels. The average pro
duction per cow for the Northeast
is expected to average from 1 % to
1.5% higher than in 1986. Average
production per cow in Pennsylva-
Poultry Manure
ated then needed by either Penn
field or Weaver.
• A source for disposal of the
ash from the combustion process
needs to be obtained.
• The concern by the participat
ing companies for unproven tech
nology and the risk in successfully
operating such a significant sized
investment.
In evaluating these and many
other questions, the management
of the Pennfield Corporation and
Victor F. Weaver Inc. are disap
pointed in the final results of the
project which do not appear feasi-
Both companies will continue
to seek other alternatives which
Keystone International
Livestock Expo Opens
The 31st Keystone International
Livestock Exposition (KILE) will
open its doors to the nation’s top
livestock breeders and exhibitors
October 1-5 at the Farm'Show
Complex in Harrisburg. KILE is
Four Sections
burg, sponsored by Coba-Select
Sires.
In addition, David and Barbara
Kehr, Littlestown, are the Young
Cooperative Leaders representa
tives on the 1987-88 PAFC Board
of Directors. They served as 1987
Conference hosts.
The annual conference focuses
on agricultural cooperatives and
today’s economic climate as well
as how cooperatives function. It is
the only one of several educational
efforts sponsored by the trade
association. The 1988 Conference
will be held in conjunction with the
National Institute on Cooperative
Education in Rochester, NY, July
26-29.
The Pennsylvania Association
of Farmer Cooperatives is a trade
association representing about 40
agricultural and rural cooperatives
that contribute more than $3 bil
lion to the economy of the Com
monwealth each year.
nia for 1987 should range from
1.5% to 2.5% higher than in 1986.
The continued increase in pro
duction per cow will offset part of
the effects of the decline in cows
numbers in 1987. Total milk pro
duction in the U.S. in 1987 is
expected to be between 141 to 143
billion pounds. The total milk pro
duction in the Northeast in 1987
will probably be from 1% to 3%
lower than in 1986. Pennsylvania
milk production will not be greatly
affected by the DTP and should be
from 1% to 2% higher than in
15&S.
would provide balanced solutions
loathe overall concerns.
Thcr Kuljian feasibility study
has resulted in better understand
ing of a potential technological
solution to the management of
livestock waste. Weaver and Penn
field’s involvement in this study
demonstrates their concern for
environmentally sound methods to
utilize this waste. We will continue
our commitment to seek ways to
diminish the stress the overabun
dance of manure places on our
county’s farmland, and hope that
other segments of the agriculture
industry will join us in these
efforts.
the official showcase for Pennsyl
vania’s $l.l billion livestock
industry.
Exhibitors from 25 states will
compete for nearly $95,000 in pre
f Turn to P-n.
$8.50 Per Year
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