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his chickens on the open-range or
m a chicken yard. That was the
most profitable and healthy way to
raise good chickens and produce
eggs. It is impossible to do it htat
way now thanks to the hawks,
owls, foxes and other predators
that quickly kill off the chickens.
The wildlife lovers, bird watchers,
U.S. Wildlife Service and the
Game Commission know this, but
they don’t give a hoot about it.
They protect the hawks, owls and
predators with heavy fines and
penalties. And they have been told
of these severe damages and said,
“Don’t you touch the owls or
hawks or foxes.”
A chicken yard has to be fenced
m tight top and bottom so none of
those predators can get in. If a
chicken gels out, it is a goner to
them. Hawks, owls and foxes ate
up our chickens.
As of now there is hardly no
game or pheasants where they
were by the hundreds, thanks to the
hawks, owls and foxes.
On “Wall Street crash day” I
saw two hawks fighting in the sky
and a half hour later I saw where
one of them ate the other. Meat
must be scarce! The hawks are kill
ing our guineas as I saw it happen.
With all these harsh facts, that is
why the chickens must be handled
the way they are handled now. The
predators prevent any other way
and quickly eat up the profit. Coy-
Plant DK572&DK636, And
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DK 572 and DK Mb have been hied
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DK 572 delivers outstanding \ leld
potential It dries down fast, shells
out easilv, and has good gram qual
ity with very high test weight
DK 636 is a tull-season hybrid
Bigger Payloads. That’s How We’re Earning Our Way On More Of Your Acres.
otes eat up 15 to 25 percent of the
lamb crop but those unconcerned
yahoo pressure groups don’t care.
They don’t elect our law makers,
but they coerce and tamper with
our law makers so that it is a mis
managed mess as of now. Those
pressure groups have got to go and
be abolished and the skies cleaned
of these predators, likewise the
foxes. They’ve done too much
damage to the farmers and nation’s
bread basket. It must be decided —
who shall eat, the people or the
predators!
Paul Holowka
York
Editor,
The Schuylkill County Fair
Association members would like
to thank everyone who helped
make the fair a reality and a suc
cess. The fair has come a long way
because the people of Schuylkill
County worked hard to sec their
dream become a reality.
The road ahead is a long one.
The fair association is in the pro
cess of finalizing the deal for the
purchase of about 70 acres of land
known as Happy Holiday Park
East of Summit Station. The cost
for the land and the improvements
already on the site will be over
$200,000. Also, before the 1988
county fair can be held at this site,
additional improvements will have
to be made at an estimated cost of
DEKALB-PFIZER
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$lOO,OOO. Since the fair associa
tion docs not own the present fair
site near the Schuylkill Campus,
the site cannot be sold to help pay
for a new fairgrounds. Therefore,
the fair association needs the help
of all Schuylkill Countians to show
their support once again.
If you think back to the ‘B7 fair,
a number of market animals were
purchased by area businesses.
These 4-H and FFA animals were
donated back to the fair. The mark
et animals were then
packaged and frozen. This meat is
one part of a major fundraising
effort to aid in purchasing a new
fairground site. To participate in
this fundraising effort, all you have
to do is send a $5 check payable to
the “Schuylkill County Fair Asso
ciation”and then mail your contri
bution to the fair association at PO
Box 445, Schuylkill Haven. You
may be eligible to receive some of
this meal for your freezer and at the
same lime you’ll be helping to
make the ‘BB fair the best yet. To
insure your eligibility, mail your
contribution before November
10th.
Thanks again to everyone for
your support!
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uitli super ioi yields It otters excellent
suiik and nun sueugui, plant health and
drought tolerance
Ask vour DEKALB-PFIZER seed
dealer about DK 572 and DK
636 He can help you bring
home bigger payloads at
harvest time
Ray Gaston-
President
The Schuylkill County
Fair Association
Members
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ncr. $60.00 will go to the top
production winner. Animals
born between September 1,
1986-August3l,l9B7 arc elig
ible. More information can be
obtained by writing the Mary
land Holstein Association.
Sunday, November 1
National Conservation Meeting,
Kansas City, Oct. 1-3.
Monday, November 2
Berks County Farm-City Banquet,
6 p.m., Sheraton Berkshire
Octorara Young Farmers Associa
tion Dinner Meeting, 6:45 p.m.
at West Fallowficki Christian
School
Adams County Baby Beef Club
Meeting, 7 p.m., York Springs
Tuesday, No\ ember 3
Franklin County Farmland Forum,
7:30 p.m. First Lutheran
Church, Chambcrsburg.
Kent County, Md., DHIA Meet
ing, 7:30 p.m., Kent County
Extension Office
Election Day: Vole “yes” for
farmland
Wednesday, November 4
Lancaster County Conservation
District Meeting, 7:30 p.m..
Farm and Home Center
Washington/Grccnc County Hols-
tcin Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Rama
da Inn, Washington
Thursday, November 5
Bradford County Extension Meet
ing, 7:45 p.m., Towanda Elks
Club
Friends of Ag Land Preservation, 7
p.m.. Good ’N Plenty Restaur
ant, Smokclown
Lancaster County Holstein Asso
ciation Meeting, 6:45 p.m.,
Willow Valley Family Resort
Friday, November 6
Dairy Reproductive School, 9
a.m., Sun Area Tech School,
New' Berlin, PA
Farm City Banquet, 7 p.m.. First
UCC Church, Schuylkill Haven
Wayne County Holstein Club
Annual Meeting, 8 p.m., Bel
mont Comers Fire Hall, Pleas
ant Mount
Saturday, November 7
North America International
Livestock Expo, through
November 20. Louisville,
Kentucky.
Nittany Lion Fall Classic, 11 a.m„
Ag Arena at Penn State Univ.
Bucks County Holstein Meeting,
6:30 p.m., St. Matthews
Church, Keller
Monday, November 9
Pennsylvania Farmers Union Con
vention Dinner, 6 p.m., Shera-
ton, West Middlesex
Wayne County DHI Meeting, 7:45
p.m., Slonchcngc Restaurant,
Sleelyville
Tuesday, November 10
Cumberland County 4-H Beef &
Lamb Round-Up, 9 a.m., Carli-
sle Livestock Market
Pennsylvania Brown Swiss Asso
ciation Annual Meeting, 11:15
a.m., Carlisle
Dairy Nutrition School, Manhcim/
Mt. Joy area, sponsored by Lan
caster County Extension Scr-
vice; class continues November
24 and December 8
Lackawanna County Extension/
Farm-City Annual Meeting,
7:30 p.m.. Best Western,
Scranton
Wednesday, November 11
Dairy Nutrition School, 9 a.m.,
Berks County Ag Center,
Lcesport
Thursday, November 12
Cumberland County DHIA Ban
quet, 6:30 p.m., South
Middleton
Pennsylvania Egg Marketing
Association, 7 p.m., Oldc H ick-
ory Inn, Lancaster
Center County Holstein Meeting,
7 p.m., Logan Grange Hall,
Pleasant Gap
Franklin County DHIA Banquet, 7
p.m.
Chester County DHIA Banquet, 7
p.m.
Columbia County Cooperative
Extension Meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
Bloomsburg
Friday, November 13
Lancaster County 4-H Beef Show,
New Holland Sales Stable
Agronomy Service School at
Dubois McKean County Exten-
sion office
Berks County Holstein Meeting, 7
p.m., Fleetwood Grange Hall
Warren County Holstein Meeting,
8 p.m., Landers Fire Hall
Saturday, November 14
New York Cattlemen’s Graded
Feeder Sale, noon.
Canandaigna
Clarion County Holstein Meeting,
7 p.m., Clarion Clipper
Franklin County 4-H Baby Beef