VOL. 33 No. 47
Kimberly Bonzo, Rochester, representing Beaver'
Lawrence Counties was named the new 1988 State Dairy
Princess. (See story page 812 & 13)
PA Pork All-Agnerican Couple
Editor’s Note: October is
National Pork Month. “Lancas
ter Farming” salutes pork pro
ducers and join them in promot
ing pork—the other white meat.
For the next several weeks,
check page B 6 for favorite pork
recipes from our readers. Below
is an article about Stephen Burk
holder, named PA Pork All-
American by the National Pork
Producers Council.
BY LOU ANN GOOD
ALBURTIS (Lehigh) Like
many other pork producers, Ste
phen and Darlene Burkholder,
Alburtis, are proud of their product
and adament promoters of it.
‘There’s a lot more involved in
raising hogs than many people
realize,” said Darlene who grew up
on a Lebanon County dairy farm.
“If you want to market a good hog,
you must put a lot into raising a
lean hog.”
Manure Management Called People Problem
BY
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
GRANTVILLE (Dauphin)
The Director of Environmental
Resources in the State Bureau of
Soil and Water Conservation told
poultrymen here Wednesday that
manure disposal is a great concern
in Pennsylvania. On the subject of
controlling environmental pollu
tion, Paul Swartz told the Pennsyl
Chester-Delaware Farmers Call For Johnson Grass Controls
BY PAT PURCELL
ATGLEN (Chester) Fanners
from Chester and Delaware coun
ties packed the Octorara High
School cafeteria for their annual
fall banquet Thursday evening.
Richard Breckbill, vice-president,
conducted the evening meeting in
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isn’t kidding. Pork has
long way since the days of
feeding a hog anything and every
thing in order to fatten him. Today,
pork boasts 50% more leancss than
25 years ago and it is much lower
in both cholesterol and fat.
The Burkholder’s commitment
to making pork better has earned
Stephen the title “1988 PA Pork
All-American.”
According to the National Pork
Council, Burkholder earned his
title through hard work and dedica
tion. “Pork All-Americans are
quality people who successfully
blend sound management, capable
leadership and continued civic
commitment into lives that truly
merit recognition. They are inno
vators, hard workers, motivators
and leaders.”
The winners have been nomi
nated by their peers to be recog
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vania Poultry Conference that in
Pennsylvania manure discharged
into waterways is considered sew
age. “While most farmers do not
discharge manure into streams,
this does not relieve them from
legal and moral responsibilites for
sound' manure management,”
Swartz said. “Farmers do not have
the right to pollute ground or sur
face water in the Commonwealth.”
In Lancaster County, of 539
the absence of Elmer Mast,
President.
Members approved most of the
resolutions brought before them at
the meeting. After some discus
sion the resolution was passed con
cerning the elimination of Johnson
grass. It was recommended and
Lancaster fiftmlng, Saturday, October 1, 1988
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The
Pork Referendum passed -- three
to one. Stephen Burkholder,
Alburtis (Lehigh), just back from
the National Pork Producers 1988
Legislative Seminar, said the
national leaders were pleased, but
had hoped more producers would
vote.
The final count nationwide was
34,836 and 10,117 no, for 77.5
percent on 44,953 total votes.
Delaware was the only state that
did not pass with only 48 percent
yes votes.
In Pennsylvania, the count was
523 yes to 167 no, for 76 percent.
Maryland passed with 87 percent.
Terra-View Rotate Princess opened the 25th All-American Holstein Sale with a bid
of $51,000. A crowded ringside in the small arena at the farm show building helped
make the event a success.
$51,000 Bid Opens All-American Sale
HARRISBURG Terra-View
Rotate Princess, the Very Good 86
pt. three-year-old Rotate daughter
with multiple AI and purchase
contracts, opened the 25th
Anniversary All-American Hols
tein Sale here in grand style with a
bid of $51,000. The Princess Syn
dicate from Pennsylvania Furnace
purchased Princess, who was con
wells sampled by DER, one-third
of these wells exceeded the Envir
onmental Protection Agency’s
safe drinking water standards for
nitrates. Therefore, the govern
ment agency stopped issuing sew
age permits for on-lot systems and
for land applications of sewage
sludge in this area. And home buil
ders are not happy. They are ask
ing “if we can’t get sewage per
mits, why are farmers allowed to
approved :
that all government agencies
assume the responsibility of the
control and ultimate elimination of
Johnson grass by:
—their spraying and then levy
ing a fine of $lO an acre on any
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Pork Referendum Passed
New Jersey 90 percent, Virginia
82 percent, West Virginia 86 per
cent, New York 86 percent, and
Ohio 79 percent
Nearly 300 pork producers
attended the national seminar that
included visits to Congressmen.
Special interests included: the
export program, PRV research.
Farmer Cooperatives Respond
BY JOYCE BUPP &
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
HARRISBURG Agriculture
cooperatives must respond to the
forces of change buffeting the agri-
signed by Steve Hoover and Tom
Henderson, Martinsburg. The styl
ish heifer has a two-year-old
record of 23.474 M 888 F 3.4%
788 P. Princess is out of a Bell
daughter with over 24,000 pounds
of milk and 1,050 pounds of fat
and completes the sixth generation
of Very Good or Excellent cows.
The second cow in the ring was
continue to spread manure?”
Pennsylvania is serious about
NOTICE
Effective Monday, Oct. 3, 1988
Lancaster Farming’s Personnel &
Office will be located at 1 East Main
St.. Ephrata. Pa. (Ephrata Review
Newspaper Building). Telephone
numbers at our new address are
the same as before 717-626-1164.
717-394-3047 and a new number
717-733-6397.
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invoicing back to producers, and
taxes and depreciation. Pennsylva
nia pork producers attending the
national seminar with Burkholder
and his wife Darlene, included
John Henkle, Strasburg; Herbert
Shirk, Kutztown; Dave Rcincckcr,
York Springs; Samuel Elkin,
Marion Center; and Eugene Wing
ert and his wife Betty, St. Thomas.
cultural industry, and cannot rest
on past accomplishments.
That was die challenge held
before cooperative directors,
administrators _and educators
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Paclamar Marietta Bows, con
signed by Singing Brook Farms,
Imler. This Very Good three-year
old, purchased by Frank Putman
from New York State for $12,100,
has four Excellent dams on the
lower side of her pedigree and is a
potential fifth generation Excel
lent. Complete milk records on the
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enforcement of pollution laws.
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