VOL. 33 No. 3
Irwin Named 1987 Agricultural Communicator
LANCASTER, Pa.—Lancaster
County Extension director Jay W.
Irwin is the recipient of Atlantic
Dairy Cooperative’s 1987 Agri
cultural Communicator Award.
Irwin was recognized for his
“exemplary services to the dairy
cooperative community” at Atlan
tic’s 70th annual meeting. Presi
dent Robert B. McSparran made
the presentation during the Young
Cooperator program Nov. 20.
The award recognizes individu
als who have excelled in their role
as both communicator and educa
tor, reaching cooperative mem
bers, consumers, legislators.
PFA Presents Awards, Sets Policy
Recommendations At Annual Meeting
BY USA RISSER
HERSHEY—It may be hard for
farmers to view encroaching deve
lopment as anything other than
menacing, yet dial’s exactly what
Malhem Mellott, president of Mell
Laboratory, asked of seminar
attendees on Monday.
Mellott spoke on agricultural
synergism at the 37th Annual PFA
meeting, which ran Monday
through Wednesday at Hershey
Lodge and Convention Center.
According to Mellott, the grow
ing population should be regarded
as a resource. They provide a
market for products and arc a good
source of energy or rather their
burnable waste is.
Penn DelVs ‘Glenna’ Named Grand Champion
At NAILE National Guernsey Show
Penn Deli Vesuvius Glenna, of Penn Dell Farms at Willow Street, was named the
grand champion of the National Guernsey Show. Glenna topped over 400 competitors
In the show held as part of the North American International Livestock Exposition held
In Louisville, KY this week.
Jay Irwin
“Bumables, such as glass, plas-
tics, and metals, could be hauled
from New York City, Baltimore,
and Washington D.C. to Pennsyl
vania for anergy,” he said. “The
York County Annual
DHIA Banquet
YORK Several hundred
York County farmers and their
families gathered Wednesday
night at the county’s annual DHIA
banquet.
John Brackett, Penn State eco
nomist, was the qvening’s featured
speaker. He predicted that by
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 21, 1987
youth, young farmers, industry
employees and land-grant
institutions.
Irwin has a long history of
cooperative involvement Follow
ing his graduation Grom Penn State
University in 1949, he joined the
management team of the Pennsyl
vania Farm Bureau Cooperative,
which later merged with the
Grange League Federation and
Eastern States to form Agway Inc.
In 1967, Irwin renewed his ties
with Penn State as an employee of
the Cooperative Extension Service
in Lancaster County. For the past
six years, he has served as the
bumables would be used to pro-
duce steam.”
This steam could supply the
energy needs for other businesses.
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1995, there will be 40 percent few
er farms. The continuing surplus of
milk, the changing lifestyle of our
urban population, and the advent
of growth hormones that increase
production are several of the things
on which he based his prediction.
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county extension director.
Irwin, who describes himself as
an educator, is well-known among
cooperative circles for his dedica
tion to farm youth. He is the found
er of the Pennsylvania Association
of Farmer Cooperatives Summer
Youth Institute, which began 26
years ago.
Irwin has participated in each
Summer Institute since the prog
ram’s inception. PAFC has recog
nized his work with the following
awards: Master Educator Award,
1971; Service to Youth Award,
1981; and 25 Years of Service
Award, 1985.
These Meadowbrook Farms’ turkeys will provide Thanks
giving dinners for about 5,000 York residents.
According to the owner Skip Fritz, per capita consumption
of turkey has doubled In the past few years.
To learn more about turkey growing, read page 810.
BY PAT PURCELL
LAMPETER Thanks to the
Winners of Willow Street the Lan
caster County Breeders Associa
tion had much to celebrate at their
annual gathering in Lampeter
Tuesday evening.
Penn Dell Vesuvius Glenna was
named ihe grand champion female
at the National Guernsey Show
held at the North American Inter
national Livestock Exposition in
Louisville, Kentucky this week.
Glenna topped more than 400
competitors which exemplified the
best of the Guernsey breed on the
Holiday Deadlines
The office of Lancaster
Farming will be closed on
Thursday, Nov. 26 in obser
vance of Thanksgiving. Dead
lines for the November 28 issue
are as follows;
Mailbox Market Ads - noon
Monday.
Public Sale Ads - 5 p.m.
Four Sections
Other awards to his credit
include the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Distinguished
Service Award, 1985, and the
National Association of County
Agricultural Agents Distinguished
Service Award, 1987.
In addidon to co-op acdvities,
Irwin is a member of the Lancaster
County Chamber of Commerce,
the state and nadonal County Agri
cultural Agents Associations, the
Lancaster County Rotary Club and
the Lancaster County Poultry
Board of Directors.
He and his wife, Betty, reside in
Lancaster.
North American continent.
Raymond, Louise and their son,
Peter, exhibited Glenna into the
grand champion ring in September
at the Guernsey Show held in con
junction with Pennsylvania All-
American. They were hoping
Glenna would earn a placing at the
national show. The grand champ
ion honors were a pleasant
surprise.
Raymond told the Lancaster
County breeders that he was proud
to be able to represent them all at
NAILE. Wilmer said he felt that
Monday.
General News - noon
Wednesday.
Classified Section B Ads - 5
p.m. Tuesday.
All other classified Ads - 9
a.m. Wednesday.
Late-breaking news - 8 a.m.
Friday.
$8.50 Per Year
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