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Ayrshire
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and bulls bom in the last eight
years, your breed is actually rank
ed number two for predicted trans
mitting abilities for pounds, or
protein dollars.”
Witter encouraged breeders to
gel more involved in sampling
bulls in order to be able to select
from the best.
Witter, according to a Cornell
publication, said “the Ayrshire
cows are better as far as longevity,
they live longer, produce longer,
than all the other breeds,” and this
y
Pennsylvania Ayrshire Dairy Princess at the first Pennsylvani
a Ayrshire Convention. Alternate Amy Wolfgang (left) Is from
Bechtelsville.
Farm Forum
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zation that strives to develop
young men and women into
spokespersons for a new and vi
brant segment of our economy. It
is the hope of the Penn Manor
FFA that the governor and his ad
visors will reconsider their deci
sion to eliminate the funds allocat
ed for the FFA and reinstate the
needed funds so that the valued
programs can continue to provide
the needed resources that will en
able young people to continue
their development in the areas
covered by progressive FFA pro
grams.
Brian Sensenich
Manor Chapter
FFA President
Editor
On Gov. Casey’s return trip to
Harrisburg from the Lancaster
“Capitol for a Day” extravaganza,
he and his entourage stopped by
the Earl Landis Farm to tour Mr.
and Mrs. Landis’ historic farm
house and fine dairy operation.
And, although I congratulate
the Landis’ on receiving some of
the respect and recognition they
deserve, I question the governor’s
motives. Could it be that 1990 is a
gubernatorial election year, and he
is trying to whitewash his past
neglect of the farming commun
ity?-
Throughout the governor’s
“State of the Commonwealth”
address, not once did he mention
this state’s leading industry. In his
1990-91 budget proposal, he cut
the funding level for agricultural
related programs for the fourth
year in a row. In past budgets, it
was always up to the Republician
members of the General Assembly
to reinstate the necessary funding
to keep Pennsylvania’s farming
programs up to standard.
As an example, in a year where
Gov. Casey has declared a belt
tightening of state funded pro
grams, he has insisted on cutting
Breeders
translates into more dollars.
In -Ontario, Canada, Witter
states, milk will soon be bought
on protein, indicating a trend in
which Ayrs hires are in a good
position. Witter states that “if it
ever comes to the fact that
you’re paid for volume of milk
and protein premium alone, the
Ayrshire cow . . . could be prob
ably the most profitable or next to
the most profitable breed.”
Following Witter’s speech, two
inductions were made into the
Hall of Fame. The Pennsylvania
Ayrshire Hall of Fame commem-
the entire $33,000 appropriation
for the FFA Foundation. This line
item is a mere drop in the $l2 bil
lion plus General Fund budget
bucket
Other budgetary scars for agri
culture include:
—a $90,000 cut for agricultural
marketing programs in the Agri
culture Department, at a time
when we are trying to establish a
global market,
a $40,000 cut from the state
appropriation for the Milk Mark
eting Board, which may result in
an increase in the various license
fees,
the elimination of a
$lOO,OOO allocation for mush
room promotion,
the elimination of a
$lOO,OOO allotment for the apple
marketing program, which is
necessary to counteract the Alar
scare,
no new funding for the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania New Bol
ton’s animal diagnostic center
programs, and
no increase of much needed
funds for technical and field staff
positions for local conservation
districts.
Another sign of the governor’s
contempt for the ag community is
his allowing the state Agriculture
Land Preservation Board to slip
into non-existence. Without the
governor urging Agriculture Sec
retary Boyd Wolff to establish
permanent guidelines for the pro
gram, the board has lost its author
ization to award funds to farmers
who are agreeing to sell their land
development rights to the state.
We must send Gov. Casey a
clear message. Public relations
and photo opportunities are
important, but enough is enough.
It is time to put your money where
your mouth is and start funding
agriculture programs as needed.
Rep. John E. Barley
Member, House Agriculture
Committee
100th Legislative District
Ralph Shank, Hager
stown, Md., runs unop
posed for president of the
National Ayrshire Associa
tion. The National Conven
tion will be 1 held April 11-14
In the Indianapolis.
orates “those who are no longer
with us, those who in the past have
made great contributions, not only
to Pennsylvania Ayrshires, but to
Ayrshires across the country as
well.”
First initiate was Percival Ro
berts Jr., owner of Penn Hurst
Farms until 1938, when the herd
was dispersed. Also inducted was
Cuthbert Nairn of Blackwood
Farm in Douglasville. A plaque
will be kept in the Dairy Science
Building at Penn State.
At 9 p.m. the Pennsylvania
Spring Calf and Heifer Sale took
place. This sale of 31 animals
benefitted the Pennsylvania Ayr
shire Youth Fund.
Saturday’s events began with a
youth breakfast and program, and
a fitting and showing demonstra
tion.
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Association’s annual meeting be-
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treasurer duties before handing those responsibilities over to
Earl E. Keefer, from Mlllersburg.
gan at 10 a.m. with John Reed
Rodgers presiding.
Transfer of duties highlighted
this meeting with Dwight Hunter
stepping in for Paul Kemerer as
vice president, and Earl E. Keefer
accepting secretary-treasurer re
sponsibilities from Milt Brubaker.
In sharing reflections, Milt Bru
baker spoke of his 55 years with
Ayrshires, nine years as secretary
treasurer, and 11 years of running
Ayrshire sales for Pennsylvania
organizations. Brubaker express
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“younger fellows” in the organiza
tion and is ready to “sit back a lit
tle and cheer the younger folks
on.”
Elected as directors during the
meeting were Dwight R. Hunter,
Curt Sweinhart, Dale Mulfair,
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Dairy Show Committee.
Rodgers noted that Ralphs
Shank from Hagerstown, Mary
land, will be running
for president of the National Ayr-'
shire Association next week in In
dianapolis.
Members were reminded that
Harold Kulp serves on the Ag Ad
visory Council at Penn State.
Other items of business includ
ed the Young Sire Program, the
National Ayrshire Scholarship
Program, the Ayrshire Sale
Sweepstakes, and the 1992 Penn
sylvania Ayrshire Futurity.
The National Ayrshire meeting
will be held April 11-14, Pennsyl
vania Ayrshire Field Day is July
14 at the Ronald Martin farm in
Mill Hall, and the Pennsylvania
Elite Ayrshire Sale will be held on
Tuesday, September 25 during the
All American Show.
The convention concluded
Saturday afternoon with the 1990
Pennsylvania Junior Ayrshire
Show.
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