EPHRATA (Lancaster) In
just nine more days, on March 20,
spring will be here. As everyone
celebrates the advent of another
growing season. President George
Bush, Congress, and Pennsylvania
Governor Robert Casey are
encouraging Americans to salute
agriculture.
March 20, National Agriculture
Day, is the kick-off to a week-long
national celebration of the fanning
industry and related agri
businesses.
In his proclamation Casey
writes, “Agriculture remains the
Commonwealth’s number-one
industry. Across Pennsylvania, the
family farm continues to be at the
core of our economic and social
heritage... Our farmers continue to
make Pennsylvania a Common
wealth that works.”,
Pennsylvanians can take pride
in the efforts of turners within
their state. Pennsylvania is among
the top five states in production of
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Americans To Celebrate Agriculture On March 20
many agricultural products. Listed
below are some of Pennsylvania’s
agricultural accomplishments.
•Lancaster County is the num
ber one agricultural county east of
the Mississippi, ranking 11th
nationally. Chester County ranks
46th nationally in farm production.
•Pennsylvania ranks number
one in production of mushrooms,
potato chips, pretzels, and milk
chocolate; second in production of
ice cream and total frozen dairy
products; third in production of
milk sherbet, veal, eggs, and com
for silage; fourth in production of
laying chickens, peaches, whole
sale floriculture crops, Italian
cheese, grapes, and ice milk; and
fifth in cut flowers, apples, butter,
milk cow, milk production, export
of dairy products, creamed cottage
cheese, and fresh tomatoes.
•The average value per acre of
Pennsylvania farmland, with
buildings included, was $1,819 as
of February 1,1988, eighth highest
in the country. families annually produce $3.2 bil- civilian per capita consumption of
•Farms create employment for lion in crops and livestock, thereby major food commodities in 1986
nearly 20 percent of Pennsylvani- stimulating $35 billion in related was 140.3 pounds of meat; 14.7
a’s 5.4 million workforce. The per- economic activity (based on 1987 pounds of fish; 103.8 pounds of
centage includes producers, grow- data). poultry and eggs; 272.3 pounds of
ers and processors, as well as those "Poultry farmers produced 4.85 dairy products; 156 pounds of
providing the machinery, supplies, billion eggs valued at $173.9 mil- fresh and processed fruits; 157.9
and services essential to farm Ikm/and commercial turkey grow- pounds of vegetables; 155.5
production. ers raised 8 million birds in 1987. pounds of grains; and 127.9
•Pennsylvania’s 56,500 farm A national fact: The national pounds of fats and oils.
Atlantic District 26 Locals To Meet
SOUTHAMPTON (Bucks) During the meeting, Quality Chambcrsburg; Mabel and Ray-
The Chambcrsburg and Mercers- Milk Awards will be presented to mond Brickcr, Chambcrsburg;
burg Locals of Atlantic Dairy Raymond E. and Leah F. Rodes, Martin, Elva and Myron Burkhol-
Cooperativc District 26 will hold Waynesboro, and Richard E. and der. Pleasant Hall; Wayne and
their annual dinner meeting March Helen Hoffeditz, Mercersburg. Carolyn Martin. Shippensburg;
10 at 7 p.m. at the Kauffman’s Both members qualified for Allan- " Michael I. and V. Myers Metcalfe,
Runtan Building. tic’s quality premium for all 12 Mercersburg; and Fred and Lois
Robert B. McSpanan, a Peach months during the 1987-1988 fis- Meyers, Leon and i>»ng Meyers
Bottom dairy farmer and president cal year. Chambeisburg; 50 years -- Char
of Atlantic, will be the guest Membership awards will also les W. and Edna M. Knoll,
speaker. McSpanan will report on be presented to the following; 25 Chambeisburg.
cooperative business and dairy years ~ Antrim Spring Farms,
issues. Harold, Rodney and Roger Crider,