016192 12’ 9 14002 VOL 34 NO. S 2 Atlantic Dairy Cooperative Reports Record Margin LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) — Atlantic Dairy Coopera tive’s 1988-1989 fiscal year was the best financially to date, with a record $5.4 million net margin. That’s the report given by Dr. Paul E. Hand, general manager, at the cooperative’s 72nd annual meet ing here Thursday and Friday. More than 500 members attended the two-day event to learn how their cooperative fared in 1989. • “It was a very good year,” said and Brand* Thomas, racaiva tha 1989 Comparator award Irom Robart McSparran, iWWd P* Atlantic Dairy CoopSiMtive. Success With Poor Forages Demands Team Work BY PAT PURCELL NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster' Co.) If there was ever a time when farmers, veterinarians and feed salesmen have to work together the time is now, according to Glenn Shirk, Lancaster County Dairy Extension Agent. The grow Installed as the Lancaster County Farm Women Socie ty president today, Judy Qreenleaf Is the youngest and the first woiidng farm wife to hold office for the past several terms. Turn to page B 18 to read about Greenleaf’s plans as she heads the 33 societies with mors than 1 ,000 members in the county. Four Sections Hand. “Earnings from ADC and affiliates were higher than at any time on our history.” The $5.4 million net margin translates into member income of 16 cents per hundredweight. This is nearly double the amount achieved in the previous fiscal year. "Projections for next year are for more improvements,” Hand said. (Turn to Page A 24) ing conditions of 1989 has left dairy farmers short of quality for age and beset with ration balancing problems. Dairymen are already feeling the impact of wet growing condi tions, varying crop maturity, high weed population and crop diseases on their milk production. Com pounding the problem is the lack of not only good quality, but also the lack of any kind of hay. Shirk and Dr. Richard Adams of the Department of Dairy and Ani mal Science at Penn State Univer sity met with veterinarians and nutritionist/feed salesmen in New Holland Thursday evening to dis cuss the challenges they are cur rently facing. Poor forage quality will limit milk production this year, Adams told the group and there is little which can be done about that Those burners accustomed to gain ing their annual increase in pro (Turn to Pago A 22) Governor Casey Keynote Speaker At Grange Annual Meeting UNIONTOWN (Fayette Co.) The Honorable Robert P. Casey. Governor of the Common wealth. addressed an audience of over 500 Grange members and guests at the 117th All Grangers Banquet, Mount Summit Inn, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4,1980 50( Per Copy Photo by Lisa Risur. Fred Weaver has earned money during the past festsumnwrsas a professional beef cattle ftthtt Hem he works with asteer to train ns hanoiay WMNv- Turn to page A 36 Mr.the story. Swine Health Is Subject Of New Study ‘ HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) — The Animal Hcaklj Moni toring System (NAHMS) is ready to begin its first national survey. NAHMS was launched in 1983 by the Animal and Plant Health Inspcction'Servicc (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agri culture (USDA). The program was designed to measure the Chester-Delaware Farmers Association Plans Farm-City Tour BY LOU ANN GOOD NOTTINGHAM (Chester Co.) Farm tours aren’t just for city dwellers. Chester and Delaware County Farmers’ Association promises to educate and entetain even the most agriculturally oriented person during the Farm- City Tour of six agriculture businesses. Linda Hicks, chairperson for the - Tobacco Quality Mixed This Year BY USA RISSER EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) It won’t be long now before Lan caster County farmers pull their tobacco down from the rafters and ready it for sale. Buyers have been busy scouting the area and report that this year’s Union town. The Governor spoke about the role of agriculture in the state’s' budget This year, the Governor’s Office of Rural Affairs was deve loped. “This was one of the first (Turn to Pago ASS) occurence and costs of diseases and health conditions in various livestock types and began with pilot projects in seven states. The first national survey will focus on swine, specifically far rowing sows and preweaning pigs (from birth to weaning). NAHMS is now field testing its interview ing techniques and data collection November 11 tour, said that the annual event generates positive interaction between farm and city people. Last year, one participat ing farm had 800 visitors in six hours. This year promises to be as appealing to visitors as other years. The tour begins at 10 a.m. and lasts until 4 p.m. on November 11. Visitors can take the complete crop is generally mixed, more so than in previous years. “We’re see ing a lot of good tobacco,” said Claude Martin, president of Lan caster Leaf. “We’re also seeing moldy tips and shed bum. The tobacco’s also thinner in body, which results from too much rain.” Bob Anderson, Lancaster Coun ty Extension agent, concurs. “This was probably a fair to good year for anyone who planted on well drained soil,” he predicted. “Over all, yields will be better than nor mal if farmers planted tobacco in the right field.” Anderson estimated that acreage is up about 2,000 acres more than last year’s 8,730 acres... $12.50 Per Year forms in preparation for the year long survey to begin in early 1990. Information will he collected from approximately 1,400 swine opera tions for 18 states. The farms will be chosen by random sampling to represent the swine population nationwide. NAHMS will collect the infor (Turn to Page AST) lour or pick and choose one or more places. Listed in the-schedule are the following places. •The Hershey Dairy Farm owned and operated by Art, Joyce, Duane and Marilyn Hershey earned the 1989 Dairy of Distinc tion award. Seventy head of regis tered Holsteins produce seven gal lium to Pago ASS) “It looks like farmers made a big switch back to Pennsylvania type tobacco,” he added. About 75 per cent of this year’s crop is Pennsyl vania type with the remainder being Maryland tobacco. In past years, the breakdown was closer to 50-50. The increase in Pennsylvania type tobacco acreage is due to sev eral factors including an increased demand for it last year, less per ceived work in raising it, higher yields than southern tobacco, and the similar prices being paid for both last year. In 1988, buyers were paying ip to $1.50 per pound for both types . (Turn to Pago AS#)
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