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VOL. 35 NO. 31
The barley harvest began late Tuesday afternoon under perfect weather conditions at the
Merle Groff farm located along Leaman Road between Lancaster and Strasburg. Groff
recalled that the 1988 small grain crop was the best ever. Last year, because of the excess
moisture, small grain yields were very poor. Therefore, farmers appreciate the excellent crop
this year.
In addition to the grain, straw is quite valuable. Local farmers have planted fewer acres of
small grains and recent prices for straw have soared to $lOO per ton at local hay and straw
auctions.
In the photo, Groff checks the first bin of barley being loaded onto the truck from the open
ing rounds of the field. Groff has as steer and poultry operation and does custom harvesting
for neighbors. Photo by EvtrtU Ntwtwangtr.
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
LEESPORT (Berks Co.) An
experimental newspaper recycling
program here not only solves a gar
bage problem, but also gives pris
on inmates a chance to prove
themselves.
Started at the end of January,
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Berks County Recycles Newsprint, Criminals
just how long the project remains
in existance depends on a number
of issues not yet decided, officials
said. But for now, the project
appears to more than pay for itself.
Clyde Myers, a dairy agent with
the Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion office in Berks County, said
the project is a joint effort between
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 16,1990
his office, the county prison war
den, farmers, county commission
ers and the state Department of
Environmental Resources (DER).
“Not only are we taking the
newspaper out of the landfill, but
we are providing an opportunity
for inmates,” he said.
In short, the Berks, County
Lancaster County Names
Manager Of Ag Services
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
QUARRYVILLE (Lancaster
Co.) —To help enhance agricul
ture’s economic position in the
community, the Lancaster Cham
ber of Commerce and Industry
announced early this week the
appointment of James E. (Jay)
Howes to the position of manager
Of agriculture services.
After discussions and a selec
tion process that took more than
two years, Howes will assume his
duties on Monday. The newly
created position is the Erst of its
kind in any chamber of commerce
and will be funded cooperatively
by more than 30 area businesses
and the county of Lancaster.
‘One Of A Kind Center’
For Animal Health
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
(This is the first of a series.)
KENNETT SQUARE (Chester
Co.) Over the intercom system
comes the voice of Michael Jack
son singing “Human Nature.’’
And the horses listen quietly in
their stalls.
The room is spacious, towering
about 60 feet It is painted a mel
low pink and blue, what psycholo
gists consider “soft’’ colors. It is
air conditioned and has a skidless
flowing to protect horses from
slipping.
Horses of various breeds recov
er in a few of the stalls, which are
Dairy Board Reorganizes
WASHINGTON D.C. The
National Dairy Promotion and
Research Board recently held a
rcorganizational meeting here..
Officers elected included chair
man, Lester M. Evans, Lebanon,
Mo.; vice chairman, Robert W.
Giacomini, Point Reyes Station,
Calif.; secretary, Sylvia Hemauer,
Plymouth Wise.; and treasurer,
Leo O’Brien Jr., South Burlington,
Vt
As chairman, Evans told the
board that the main focus of the
board’s efforts this year is to help
with cooperation of dairy promo
tion efforts.
“This year, I hope that we will
make a diligent effort to imple
ment the findings and plans of the
Newsprint Recycling Project con
sists of three or four activities:
loading and unloading, storing,
and shredding and baling
newsprint.
At length, the program revolves
around a 50-foot by 100-foot bam
owned by the county and about 90
percent funding from DER.
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An Elizabethtown resident,
Howes has been owner and chief
operations officer of Backus Asso
ciates, Inc., with sales of dairy
cattle and embryos nationally and
internationally through the man
agement of auctions. Prior to oper
ating Backus, Howe was a farmer
with a registered Holstein herd at
Warriors Mark. He has also served
as the director of promotions for
the Pennsylvania Holstein Associ
ation in State College and gra
duated from Cornell University
with a bachelor’s degree in agri
cultural economics.
The hiring of Howes as the first
“Lancaster County Secretary of
equipped with oxygen and vacuum
lines; a feed bin; and dividers. To
JtoD! the entire area sanitary, a spe-
CMMigh-pressure cleaning system
has been installed. A monorail
runs along the ceiling.
It sounds very much like what
you’d expect for a large animal
intensive care unit (ICU), com
plete with 24-hour nurses’ station
and that’s exactly what’s in
store for “patients” of the George
D. Widener Hospital For Large
Animals at the New Bolton Center.
School of Vet Medicine
New Bolton Center is funded
and operated by the University of
Pennsylvania School of Veterinary
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Strategic Marketing Alliance with
respect to industry-wide coopera
tion among the dairy promotion
groups.
‘To be successful, it will take all
of us working together,” he said.
In other business, a number of
committees were formed.
On the advertising committee
are Elwood Kirkpatrick, of Mis
souri, chairman; Thomas Snyder,
New York, vice chairman; Wil
liam Bugg, Oklahoma; Francis
Gregerson, Colorado; Sylvia
Hemauer, Wisconsin; Steve Hof
man, California; Buckey Jones,
Mississippi; Timothy O’Harrow,
Wisconsin; William Underwood,
New York.
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The bam, located adjacent to the
county prison and with good road
way access, houses all activities
involved in the recycling process.
About five inmates, paid $4 a
day, perform the work.
The inmates are not forced to do
the labor, rather the job is an
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$15.00 Par Year
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