VOL 33 NO. 49 Ag Funding Increases With Passage Of State Budget HARRISBURG Pennsylva nia Secretary of Agriculture Boyd E. Wolff today hailed passage to Governor Robert P. Casey’s budget supplement. “This additional funding puts agriculture in Pennsylvania on a fast track,” said Wolff. “These sig nificant increases in Department funding will breathe new life into efforts for research, animal health and product promotion. “After years of declining sup port for agriculture in Pennsylva nia,” added Wolff, “the increase is particularly gratifying because it funds programs that will do the most good for our producers and processors.” Stale Senator Edward Helfrick (R-27), who is the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said the agriculture community suffered greatly under the Gover Fink Named'Livestock Man Of Year The 1988 Livestock Man Of The Year is James Fink, Boll* Ing Springs, (left). Peter Krall made the presentation at the Pennsylvania Livestock Association’s annual meeting. Illinois Breeder Shows Top KILE Barrow HARRISBURG After two days of driving barrows at the 32nd annual Keystone International Livestock Exposition, hog produc ers from the junior and open shows j'athcred to hear the judge’s choice lor supreme champion harrow. Malt Parsons declared LaVcmc Weller’s heavyweight crossbred swine the two shows’ overall champion. Coming in a close second was the 243-pound Hampshire exhi bited by Franklin Feeser of Taney •own, Md. In the junior show, a brother and sister took the top two spots. Scott Hazelett of State College drove the Four Sections nor’s budget cuts. “Fortunately, the Republican legislators worked to restore funding for several important programs and nego tiated $8.5 million more for agri culture than the Governor had PSU Dairy Science Club Plans Another Classic Sale STATE COLLEGE—Put together about 80 head of regis tered Holsteins that have records on the dams up to over 30,000 lbs. of milk and classified excellent and you have another Nittany Lion Fall Classic. The Dairy Science Club here at Penn State has been looking all over Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Delaware for consignments to champion, while his sister Kristen showed the reserve champion barrow. A partial list of the barrow plac ings follows. JUNIOR Lightweight 1 Kristen Hazlett, PA, 2 G Banker! PA,3 Shelby Heagy, PA Madiumwalght 1 Scott Hazlett, PA. 2 Kristen Hazelett PA, 3 Gus Parlett, PA Heavyweight 1 Brian McAllister, PA, 2 Eric Sheiss, PA. 3 Gregory Soper, MD Champion Scott Hazlett, PA Raaarva Champion Knsten Hazlett, PA . CROSSBREDS & PUREBREOS Lightweight 1 . Henry Holloway, MO; 2 Cedar Meadow Lancaster Farming. Saturday, October is, 1988 approved,” Helfrick said. Those programs include; * A $1,500,000 increase for agriculture research; * Restoration of $150,000 for (Turn to Pago A3B) their sth annual learning project. “We have the most consign ments ever,” said Donald Welk, selection committee chairman. “The sale has made a name for itself as being successful. It’s known all over the eastern United States. In addition, farmers were willing to consign because many will be short on feed this fall.” (Turn to Pago A 27) BY EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor HARRISBURG—An associate of the livestock industry, well known as a master educator, was named the 1988 Livestock Man of the Year, at the Pennsylvania Livestock Association annual meeting here last Friday evening. James Fink, Boiling Springs, retired state Vo-Ag supervisor and National FFA board member received the award for his years of dedicated service to the livestock industry. While Fink served 12 years on the association’s board of direc tors, he may be best known for his work in creating county-wide, student-owned Hampshire hog shows and sales in Indiana, Lawrence and Butler counties. Fink started a chain club in each county so that the best gilt in the litter was given to the next student to start his project Fink also wrote the education plan and got the Philadelphia (Turn to Pag* AST) Swine, PA, 3 L. Weller & Sons, IL Madlumwalghl 1 Jane Muncaster, VA, 2 Lawrence Byrd, VA, 3 Lawrence Byrd, VA Heavyweight 1 L Weller & Sons, IL, 2 Franklin Feeser, MD, 3 John Williams, OH Champion L Weller & Sons IL Rasarva Champion Franklin Feeser, MD DUROC Lightweight 1 Lightweight 1 L Weller & Sons, IL, 2 Larry Anold. PA 3 Penn State University Mediumwalght 1 David Holloway, PA, 2 Rodger Banker!, PA, 3 David Holloway, PA Heavyweight 1 Jim Parlett & Sons, PA, 2 Jim Parlett & Sons. PA, 3 L Weller & Sons, IL (Turn to Pag* A 26) 50c Per Copy Tawnya Wolfhope, Schellesburg (Bedford), the Polled Hereford Queen with MRF Miss Awesome lead off extensive coverage of the Keystone International Livestock Exposi tion In Harrisburg. You’ll find many winners listed through out this issue. In addition, coverage will continue next week. Farmers Support Revised Sample Manure Ordinance BY PAT PURCELL CONESTOGA (Lancaster) The Lancaster County Farmers Association voted 16-8 to pass a resolution to support the latest draft of the sample manure ordi nance. This draft is the result of several joint meetings between members of LCFA and members of the Lancaster County Conserva tion District, the originators of the Scott Hazelett, State College, shows the grand champion junior barrow at KIL£. ordinance. This resolution aroused some debate among members at the county farmers association annual meeting held Tuesday evening at the Conestoga Fire Hall. Several members were con cerned that showing any support for the ordinance would only open the door to more government con (Turn to Page A 29)
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