MT. PISGAH STATE PARK (Bradford Co.) — Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture, Boyd Wolff, came to Bradford County last Wednesday after his tour of Potter County farms on Tuesday. This visit was in conjunction with Governor Casey’s “Capitol For A Day Program.” Secretary Wolff’s visit included a luncheon with loc al farmers, a dinner with state employees, and an open meeting where the public could voice any concerns, such as health services, education, etc. Secretary Wolff started out with a visit to the Bradford County June Milk Up 3 Percent HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Milk production in the state during June totaled 836 million pounds, 3 percent above the same month last year, according to the Pennsylvania Agricultural Statis tics Service (PASS). The number of milk cows in the state averaged 680,000 head, 3,000 more than May but 10,000 fewer than June 1989, PASS re ported. Production per cow averaged 1,230 pounds in June, 80 pounds less than May but up SO pounds from June of last year. Grain and other concentrates fed to milk cows in the state on Ju ly 1 averaged 14.9 pounds per cow per day, down 0.7 pound from a year earlier. The value of grain aSo"''”* STIHL 2 MODELS - SR32O And SR4OO (Most Powerful) Now With Extra Heavy Duty Air Cleaner For Cleaning Chicken Houses, Barns, And Extremely Dirty Conditions Optional Accessories: • Vacuum Attachment • ULV Rotary Nozzle Kit • Booster Pump Agitator Boyd Wolff Visits Bradford and Potter Wool Pool at Bruce Breese’s farm in Ulster, then to Brian & Eugene Harris’ Jersey Farm. Next stop was at Ben Jackson’s Holstein dairy near Mt. Pisgah State Park. Lunch was in the park. The lunch eon was sponsored by AGWAY, Dairylea, Eastern Milk Producers, and the local veal producers. The afternoon stops included Cum mings Lumber & Veneer in Troy, for a look at our logging industry and the Calkin’s Veal Bam in East Troy. Despite perfect haying weather, about 80 farmers gathered to hear Production and other concentrates averaged $9.25 per hundredweight, 10 cents less than a year ago. In the 21 states surveyed, milk production during June 1990 was 10.7 billion pounds, 3 percent more than a year earlier. The num ber of milk cows averaged 8.51 million head, slightly higher than a year earlier, while production per cow, at 1,254 pounds, was 40 pounds above June of last year. Grain and other concentrates fed to milk cows nationwide on July 1 averaged 17.3 pounds per cow per day, 0.2 pound more than on July 1,1989. The value of grain and other concentrates averaged $B.ll per hundredweight, 11 cents less than a year earlier. MISTBLOWERS Milford Kinsman, president of the Bradford-Sullivan Farmer’s Asso ciation, introduce the secretary. Wolff stressed three things: Agri cultural Land Preservation, Ani mal Health Concerns, and Promo tion of Farm Products. In his opening, he mentioned that his first visit to Bradford County was in 1956 to secure ads for the Hols tein Convention and has always been impressed with the challenge of farming in this part of the Com monwealth compared with other parts. “The first legislation Gov. Casey signed was a bill to put con trol of marketing in the hands of the producers. Now com growers want to use this legislation to promote bio-degradable pro ducts,” Wolff said. “Market pro motion activity involves every thing from cherries, green beans, to applesauce. “An outbreak of salmonella in New York State caused much con cern. This outbreak was traced to Pennsylvania-produced eggs. In tracking down the problem we found the eggs were not refriger ated before cooking, cooked at the correct temperature, nor served at the recommended temperature. The perception of a Pennsylvania egg problem is hard to correct “We are working on changing the consumer’s perception of food. Safety of food may not be a great concern in the eyes of the consumer, but a TV star can do a lot of damage to the consumer’s perception of food safety in one TV spot announcement. “When the current food safety laws were passed, we could test in parts per thousand. Now we can test in parts per billion and trillion. Most municipal tap waters have more contaminants than our food supply,” Wolff said. The secretary mentioned the animal health programs involve many research and diagnostic activities. One example is the work on a vaccine-laced animal bait that could be fed, in the wild, to a target group of animals, such as raccoons. 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