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Penn Del Fayette Gall topped the 11th annual Blue Halter Calf and Bred Heifer sale
at $12,200. At left, are consignors Raymond and Louise Witmer of Willow Street. Bud
Hamilton of Liseter Farm, Newtown Square, purchased the two-year-old for JohnDuP
ont, owner of Liseter Farm.
PFA Pushes For Deposit On Cans, Bottles
ANDY ANDREWS i
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Farmers are tired of pick
ing up trash in their fields hot
“Agriculture has been taking It on the chin as far as the
bottle and can issue is concerned,” said Keith W. Eckel,
president of the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association (PFA).
Eckel spoke to more than 600 farm leaders and legislators
on Monday night about the need for bottle and can recycling
legislation, Senate Bill 1360.
Pennsylvania Poultry Industry
Prepares For Banquet
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Tom Brass, 111, president of
Round Hill Foods, Inc., and Don
Horn, president of Pennfield Cor
poration, report that plans are com
pleted for the largest poultry ban
quet in the Northeast. Brass and
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Gail Tops Blue Halter Sale At $12,200
ties and cans—that can disrupt or
destxoy4heir equipment and create
hazards to fanning.
“Agriculture has been taking it
on the chin as far as the bottle and
Horn are serving as co-chairmen of
the banquet this year. Close to
2,000 poultry industry people and
their suppliers are expected to
gather on May 3,1990, at the Her
shey Convention Center for the
gala event. The banquet co
chairmen report that careful plan
ning has always been the key to the
success of this annual fund raising
banquet.
Some 50 salespeople and their
spouses actually test the meal and
review the entertainment six
months prior to the night of the
banquet. If all is not right - changes
are made. Guests who purchase
entire tables receive maps of the
table location in advance and are
also assisted by table signs dis
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Lancaster Fuming. Saturday, April 7,1980
can issue is concerned,” said
Keith W. Eckel, president of the
Pennsylvania Farmers’ Associa
tion (PFA), at a banquet Monday
night.
The banquet capped off a day in
which members of PFA met with
county legislators to address vital
farm issues. Eckel spoke to more
than 600 farm leaders and legisla
tors about the need for bottle and
can recycling legislation, Senate
Bill 1360.
PFA is urging the passage of the
bill, which would place the bottle
deposit issue before the voters in a
nonbinding statewide referendum.
Outcome of vote
The outcome of the vote would
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Beef Expo: Good News For Producers
BY JUDY PATTON
Centre Co. Correspondent
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Two highlights of the first
Pennsylvania Beef Expo in State
College March 28-April 1 were
the Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s As
sociation (PCA) Banquet and the
Performance Tested Bull Sale.
Dr. Helen Wise, department
chief of programs in the Pennsyl
vania governor’s office, spoke at
the 16th annual PCA Banquet
March 29 at the Penn State Days
Inn.
Citing a 15 percent growth in
Pennsylvania cattle production in
the last three years, Wise listed
three initiatives in state agriculture
programs she believes will help
continue the growth trend:
• The Animal Health Commis
sion, which will identify health
problems, oversee research money
allocation and facility renovation,
and revamp testing and vaccina
tion programs.
• Improvement of ag product
processing and marketing as pan
of the state’s economic develop
ment program.
BY BONNIE BRECHBILL
Franklin Co. Correspondent
CHAMBERSBURG (Franklin
Co.) A powerful Dutch Mill
Telestars Fayette daughter topped
the 11th annual Blue Halter Calf
and Bred Heifer Sale at the Penn
sylvania Guernsey Breeders’ As
sociation’s Convention.
Penn Del Fayette Gail, a tall
two-year-old, brought $12,200 to
consignors Raymond F. and
Louise A, Wilmer of Penn Del
Farm, Willow Street
Jersey Cattle Club
Urges Pricing Change
VERNON ACHENBACH, JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
SAYRE (Bradford Co.)
Component milk pricing is at the
heart of two resolutions approved
Friday by the board of directors of
the Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle
Club during its annual meeting
here.
Additionally, the organization
awarded its first scholarship and
Ayrshire Breeders
See Bright Future
GAIL STROCK
Mifflin Co. Correspondent
LEWISTOWN (Mifflin Co.)
The first Pennsylvania Ayrshire
Convention was held March 30-31
at the Holiday Inn in Lewistown.
On Friday night, events began
with a banquet followed by the
crowning of the Pennsylvania
Ayrshire Princess. Heather Becker
from Narvon Valley Farms was
voted to represent Pennsylvania
Ayrshire Breeders as their dairy
• Awarding grants under the
Farmland Preservation Act.
Other issues involving the state
government important to farmers,
said Wise, are having clean water
for livestock and guaranteeing
food safety for consumers.
John Zimmerman, Marysville,
presented the Cattleman of the
Year Awards. Glenn Eberly,
BlmmsnWf family of the Year Award was presented to the
Slough family at the Beef Expo. Left to right, Brenda, Jay,
Wayne, Joyce, and Ray (Wayne Jr. not present).
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‘This was the highest price in at
least 20 years,” said auctioneer
John Merryman of Sparks,
Maryland.
Gail is backed by two genera
tions of excellent dams, a 90 point
dam and a 90 point granddam. She
was purchased by Bud Hamilton
for John DuPont of Liseter Farm,
Newtown Square.
The highest-selling calf was
Walnut Lane Frank, a nine
month-old Spring Walk B T Frank
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presented a number of production
and activity awards. The group
also re-elected its officers to
another one-year term.
About 130 members attended
the meeting, out of the 183 paid
members in Pennsylvania.
According to David Norman,
secretary-treasurer, the Jersey
Cattle Club passed resolutions in
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princess. Amy Wolfgang from
Bechtelsville will serve as alter
nate.
Mr. Richard Witter, president
of Taurus Service Inc., spoke to
the 87 attending Ayrshire breeders
of the positive things happening in
the Ayrshire business.
He emphasized the good gene
tics of the breed, pointing out that
“when you look at the average of
all Ayrshire bulls, all active bulls,
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Bellcfonte, won the Commercial
Cattleman of the Year title. Eberly
is the current PC A president and is
an active sales manager and auc
tioneer in the central Pennsylvania
area. He also received the Top
Hand Award for the second conse
cutive year for recruiting the most
new members, 14, to PCA.
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$12.50 Par Year