PERIODICALS DIVISION &?&iwtWßsnv ’ iiwiiiccpnv PARK F'A 1 600.-_ !■>.>■- M A V UNIVERSITY LIbfVTiLC « 1I—. .. m, — rTVSk-M a&VßCvr' r ; = " • • ' I H n ■ i w ■ u T : 7i Tm [ll!*‘ ‘ —^rJJK VOL 33 No. 27 When you find condominiums stacked behind a beautiful farmstead, and the dairy cows out front grazing on the unfinished four-lane roadbed called the goat path In Lancytay^unty, you stop to thlrtk, "Can the peaceful rural life on the femWlwwTp*TO**m i»itfivsaarfve7 w Suivive the tidal wave of greenbacks thtfijll higher and higher until farm after farm succumbs and drowns In another wave of housing developments, shopping centers, industrial paths* and super highway right-of-ways. Oh, it was quiet and peaceful enough on Thursday morning when Lan caster Farming Editor Everett Newswanger st&ppechrtong Widow Road, pomted the-eamera south and filled the 70-230 mm telephoto lens with this scene. The sun was shining and the invigorating cool morning with clear blue sky gave no hint of the destruction of any pastoral scene. But almost everyone knows farmers who have already refused monet- Sulfamethazine Residues In Milk: An Emerging Problem BY KARL BERGER Special Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC The ■nation’s pork producers aren’t the ;on!y ones with a sulfamethazine residue problem. Dairy industry also have become con cerned about farmers’ use of this Lancaster County’s Unofficial Tally For Referendum Is Close BY LISA RISSER LANCASTER By, a slim margin, Lancaster County voters casting a “no” ballot outnumbered “yes” voters on passing the beef referendum in an unofficial poll taken by “Lancaster Farming”. Out of the more than 350 farmers who cast their vote on Tuesday, ! ‘LF” talked to 112 of which 60 said they voted no and 52 reported Voting yes. Of those voters polled, most were beef producers with slightly nore voting no. The official results of the eferendum vote will be released day 24 after tallying voles from •round the nation. The voting got off to a busy start a Lancaster with 95 voters in the irst hour, many of these were famish and old order Mcnnonite prmers. A slow, but steady stream P farmers trickled in throughout phe day with a van of FFA students arriving during the lunch hour. More than 9.75 hallnu U/Pl7> Four Sections common drug in the wake of a recent Food and Drug Administra tion study that found traces of sul famethazine which is suspected of being a carcinogen in the nation’s milk supply. The National Milk Producers Federation, a trade group repre- mailcd in, however only 213 could be counted as the others either had no signature, came in late, or both. Signatures were needed on the bal lot envelope so that the farmer’s (Tum to Pago At 9) County Ag Land Preservation Director Resigns LANCASTER Alan R. Mus selman, (he nationally-known director of the Lancaster County Agriculture Preserve Board, res igned early this week after two bf the three county commissioners here questioned a stipend he received from the Friends of Ag Land Preservation. The money was given to Musselman for extra work done above and beyond his work for the County Preserve Board. The resignation came after Commissioners Robert Brenemaq (Turn to Pag* A3O) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 14, 1988 senting most of the nation’s milk cooperatives, has responded to the study, which was reported in a number of newspapers, with a recommendation that dairymen not use any medicine containing sulfamethazine until more is known about the problem. The The Joe Hess Jr. family, from left,, wife Linda, children Laura, 3; Katie, 6; Htff, and Aaron, 11. Another daughter Haathar <*> him u “~ ary offers that make your head swim. Refused because their great grandfathers worked a lifetime to gay off thg original farm debt, and some died before they saw their dreamf£|Pia|tVllMH because with one stroke of a pen that early toil for the ffiitfly couldlae wiped away without a trace under the blade of a bulldoier. Of course, in more objective moments, you can’t blame farm families who cash in on the bonanza development pressures haveplaced on the land. Bums youputyeur camera back in the eaee, you can’t help feel a nostalglthurt -ptTeep wish to again be pafNff atlme when growth in the gprdensoot of til wojiui b|6lglW|lWiWSf with tall corn, green alfalfa, and prize livestock, iwher fnin gulcklybuUt houses appearing on divided lots. federation also suggested that member cooperatives that sell sup plies to farmers suspend sales of the drug. And it has begun work with a number of industry and gov ernment groups to develop guide lines and tests for safe use. Several local organizations, 500 Per Copy such as Atlantic Dairy Coopera tive, are passing on the federa tion’s recommendations to their members. Cooperative Extension Service veterinarians in Maryland and Pennsylvania say a temporary suspension makes a lot of sense. (Turn to Pago A 22) Family Enthusiastic About Dairy Farming BY 808 WILLIAMS RCMA Writer MOUNT JOY (Lancaster) Lancaster County farmer Joseph Hess Sr. made a good living with hogs, steers, tobacco and tomatoes for 30 years before he put together his first dairy herd in 1973. Joseph Hess Jr. bought his first cow at the age of 20. Today Joe Sr. and Joe Jr., and one full-time hired man, milk 140 cows and ship 2.3 million pounds of milk annually to Johanna Farms of Flemington, N.J. That’s 770,000 pounds shipped per man and 16,400 pounds per cow. Not bad for a couple of newcomers. Producing milk is a demanding business for these Pennsylvanians. But it is the marketing of their milk that has caused the heartburn, and the reason why they are so enthu siastic about the Regional Cooperative Marketing Agency. “It’s a good conccpL..it*s neces- $lO.OO Per Year
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