Sixty Mothers And Their Kids Thrive On Fisher Farm BY LOU ANN GOOD MANHElM—Everyday Jacob and Jane Fisher go to their Man heim bam and call, “Here, girls. Come here, girls.” When they call, sixty mothers and their kids come running. Jacob and Jane hug and pat their charges while they murmur sweet nothings to them. It’s milking time and nothing gives the Fishers more delight than their fun-loving goats. Forget the tales about obnoxious goats, for the Fishers are deter mined to change that image to what they believe the true image of a goat should be. “They’re not stinky,” Fisher maintains, “if you take proper care of them.” Not only that, but the Fishers insist that goats are lovable pets that are easier to care for and manage than cows. The Fishers ought to know. They’ve been in the goat business for 33 years. “Good years,” they affirm. “The value that we and our children got out of them (goats) can’t be put into dollars and cents,” Fisher said. “Goat milk is easily digestible,” Fisher explained. “Many people Furadan Costs Less Than Other Insecticides According To Study PHILADELPHIA The good news for farmers is that prices of insecticides are generally lower than they were a year or two ago. The even betteyiews is: the price of Furadan® Insecticide- Nematicide is lower than any of the insecticide included in the recent USDA survey of retail prices for pesticides. “The price decline,” says FMC product manager Bill Hymans, “was a result of our decision last year to help our customers out by lowering the retail prices of Fura Big Ford Muscle 95-170 H.P. Famous Ford Industrial Tractor Loader Backhoe 48-100 H.P. LANCASTER FORD TRACTOR, Your Lancaster County Reliables 1655 Rohrerstown Rd., Lancaster, PA, Flory Mill Exit off Rt. 283 (717) 569-7063 who are allergic to cow milk can drink goat milk with no ill effects.” Fisher supports this scientific fact with stories of families who switched to goat milk and got healthier and slept better. Faithful clientel make weekly treks to the Fisher’s farm to stock up on goat milk. What the Fishers do not sell locally, they sell to the Goat Works in New Jersey. Fisher said there is a big demand for goat milk in larger cities since more people from other countries and ethical groups live there. Those groups are often raised on goat meat and milk and prefer the specialty items such as fudge and cheese that is made from goat milk. While traveling through cities, the Fishers have spotted the milk for $lO a gallon. The Fishers sell theirs for $3 a gallon. Over the years, Fisher has main tained his fulltime job while Jane takes care of most of the milking. Jane explained, “We got into goats when the children were small because I wanted something to work at while at home.” For 15 years the Fishers have been 4-H leaders and their farm is dan. We said then that one of our goals was to help our customers minimize input costs without sac rificing performance. And as this survey proves, that’s exactly what we’ve done.” The USDA report was based on a survey of farm supply dealers. It was conducted by the Depart ment’s agricultural statistics ser vice, and compared prices in October 1987 to thoser of a year earlier. “Growers who price out Fura dan with their dealers may find that and NEW^LLiiD What could be better? Sr r Ford New Hollond equipment at the lowest possible interest rate -0% APR for 12 months. 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Enter Veal Recipe Contest Plans for the Beef Industry Council/Veal Committee of the Meat Board and American Veal Association’s Second Favorite Veal Recipe Contest recently were finalized. The huge success of the first contest last year prompted the decision to repeat the contest and to gather together more creative ideas for using veal. The prizes include a Grand Prize the news is even better in 1988,” Hymans says. “Due to a number of competitive forces in the marketp lace, in many areas the price of Furadan is expected to be even lower than it was last year. “With these back-to-back price declines and the ‘Great ’BB Fura dan Guarantee’ program,” Hymans continues, “Furadan is clearly the best choice for the grower who is looking for a profit able soil insecticide.” Jacob Shirk holds his favorite goat who was narrv the woman from whom he bought her. of $l,OOO plus an opportunity for the winner and an escort to be the guests of the American Veal Asso ciation at the Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, June 22, 1988. Second prize is $5OO and third prize is $3OO. Food editors, farm broadcasters, supermarket consumer affairs directors and cooking school pro fessionals will be informed during the months of February and March. The entry deadline is April 1, 1988. The rules for the contest follow. Additional information can be obtained by writing to the contest address. 1. Submit an original recipe for any dish using at least one pound of veal, not in combination with any other meat, on an 8/4 xl 1 inch piece of paper. One recipe per sheet, either typed or printed. Enter Stocky Ford Diesels 13-38 H.P. 32-85 H.P. mb»| INC. Contest Rules often, but only one entry may qual ify as a winner. 2. Include name, address and telephone number. Entrants must be 18 years old by April 1, 1988. 3. Members of the American Veal Association Board of Direc tors or AVA staff, and members of their immediate family, are ineligi ble to win prizes 4. Entries must be postmarked by midnight, April 1, 1988. Send to; Favorite Veal Recipe Contest, Box 733, Des Moines, lowa 50303. 5. Judging will be based on orig inality, ease of preparation, appearance and taste. If duplicate recipes are received, the one with the earlier postmark will be judged. 6. Winners will be notified by mail no later than June 1, 1988. Recipes become the property of the American Veal Association. 7. Prizes include; Grand Prize - $1,000.00 plus a trip for the winner and an escort to the American Veal Association Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio on June 22,1988; second prize - $500.00; third prize - $300.00. Any applicable taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
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