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land to public hunting and
agree to allow the commission to
publicize the location of the
property.
Godshall said he had not been
tracking the number of statewide
requests to have land designated
as hot spots. But in Ligonier, act
ing Game Commission informa
tion education supervisor Matt
Hough said as of the first of
October, about 60 requests have
been received from farmers in the
southwest region of the state.
According to Godshall, the
state’s whitetail population is
about 1.5 million, and in SO of the
state’s 67 counties, the deer popu
lation exceeds the Game Commis
sion’s goals in amounts ranging
from 5 percent to 185 percent
“Deer are very prolific,” God
shall said. “They have a reproduc
tion rate of 40 to 50 percent each
year.”
Mature does give birth each
year, and have twins about 80 per
cent of the time. Triplets are
almost as common as single
births, he added.
The state’s deer population has
grown significantly because of
nearly 10 years of mild winters
and because many antlcrless
licenses have remained unsold in
recent seasons. Lower deer mor-
PHA Jr Nominations,
1993 Futurity
Deadlines Near
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Nominations are being
accepted for the 1993 Keystone
Holstein Futurity for 3-year-olds,
according to officials with the Pen
nsylvania Holstein Association
(PHA).
The Keystone Hosltein 3-year
old Futurity is a project of PHA to
stimulate interest in breeding and
developing outstanding registered
Holsteins for both structure type
and production of milk and milk
components.
The 1993 futurity offers a guar
anteed purse of $5OO to the winner.
In order to be eligible, three pay
ments are required for each animal
that competes. There is no limit on
the number of heifer calves nomi
nated by a breeder.
The rules and the conditions of
the futurity are set by PHA.
• ELIBILITY: Any registered
Holstein female bom in Pennsyl
vania between Sept. 1, 1989 and
August 30, 1990.
• FEES: First payment of $3 is due
Dec. 1; second payment of $ll is
due Sept. 30,1991; third and final
payment of $2O is due Sept. 30,
1992.
• PURSE: All futurity monies
shall be used only for futurity pur
poses. The purse in this event will
be divided with 50 percent or at
least $5OO being awarded to the
first place animal. The remainder
is to be divided among the other
participants with percentages var
ying according to the number of
exhibitors.
• REFUNDS: All nomination fees
are committed to the purse. No
refunds will be made whether an
animal competes or eligibility is
SSKAS HtMTH ncr
Deer Issue At Forefront
tality rates are also the result of
hunters spending less time in the
field than they used to, and
because more land is closed to
public hunting.
In an update on national legisla
tive issues, Ted Kuchuck, the U.S.
Congressional spokesman for the
4th District, briefed the farmers on
recent efforts to apply capital tax
gains provisions to agriculture.
“A lot of farmers wind up at
retirement time finding they don’t
have as much income as they
counted on,” Kuchuck said. He
said that many farmers need desp
erately to save tax dollars on land,
timber, breeding stock, and
machinery depreciation.
Senate Bill 2744 would aid far
mers by providing capital gains
tax provisions for capital assets
held more than one year, he said.
Under the proposed legislation,
such assets would be taxed at a
lower rate, perhaps 15 percent
instead of 28 percent
“Many fanners sell their land to
finance retirement and have to
pay 28 percent right off the top,”
Kuchuck said.
In an update on House Resolu
tion 4640, the Comprehensive
American Wetlands Act of 1990,
Kuchuck said farmers would ben
efit from proposals to completely
exempt any prior converted wet-
discontinued.
• MAINTAINING ELIGIBILI
TY: Eligibility after an animal has
been nominated is maintained by
making subsequent payments on
due dates as specified. Owner will
be notified when payment is due.
Failure to make the next payment
cancels eligibility.
• SALE OF ELIGIBLE ANI
MALS: any animal sold after
being nominated initially will
remain eligible, and the new owner
will be responsible for maintaining
subsequent payments.
The PHA will not be responsible
for any accident or injury in con
nection with the show.
Entry forms are available from
the PHA at 839 Benner Pike, State
College, 16801.
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) November 1 is the dead
line for all Pennsylvania Junior
Holstein members to apply for the
1990 Junior All-Pennsylvania
recognition.
Those eligible are junior mem
bers who successfully showed at a
district, regional or state show.
To apply, fill out the application
and include a picture of your ani
mal, along with a complete show
record of your animal’s placings. A
panel of judges will evaluate each
class and name a recipient of an
All-Pa. junior member, a reserve
placing and an honorable mention
recipient.
For more information, contact
the Pennsylvania Holstein Associ
ation at 839 Benner Pike, State
College, 16801 or call
(814) - 234 - 0364.
lands from any permit or mitiga
tion process.
Under the legislation, the Soil
Conservation Service would have
to notify farmers of the existence
of any wetlands on their property,
and the Department of the Interior
would be able to buy wetlands
from willing sellers, thereby giv
ing the government the responsi
bility of caring for the wetlands
and saving the fanner from having
to pay taxes on the unusable land.
A minimum size of one acre
would be required to designate a
wetland, and the responsibility of
designating wetlands would be
shifted to the SCS, he said.
Although U.S. Rep. Joseph
Roller's 4th District is primarily
an urban and industrial area,
Kuchuck said the congressman is
behind the farmers on four out of
six national legislative issues now
being debated.
Stan Fabin, of Indiana, was rec
ognized for his eight years of ser
vice to the association, including
his past four years as president.
Fabin and David Bork, Homer
City, are leaving the board of
directors. Elected to fill their posts
were Marion Center-area farmers
Wayne Black and Dan Griffith.
Dan George, Homer City, was re
elected to another three-year term
on the board.
PHA Jr. All-Pennsylvania Awards
Application Form
CLASSES RECOGNIZED:
Junior Heifer Calf
Intermediate Heifer Calf
Senior Heifer Calf
Summer Yearling Heifer
Junior Yearling Heifer
Intermediate Yearling Heifer
Senior Yearling Heifer
Junior 2-Year-Old
Senior 2-Year-Old
3- Cow
4- Cow
5- Cow
100,0001 b Cow
Aged Cow
NAME OF ANIMAL
REG. #
DATE BIRTH
SIRE
REG. #
DAM
REG. #
NAME OF EXHIBITOR
ADDRESS
NAME OF BREEDER.
ADDRESS
DATE OF PURi
NAME OF RECORDED OWNER
AGE OF EXHIBITOR
NAME OF JUNIOR ORGANIZATION (CIRCLE ONE) 4-H FFA PJHA
Provide a complete show record for the year. Include all results regardless of placing.
Also, if available, provide production records for animals in older classes.
I certify this entry to be complete and accurate
(Signature of applicant)
Send applications to Pennsylvania Holstein Association, 839 Benner Pike, State Col
lege, Pa. 16801.
Of Meeting
More than 100 people attended the 32nd annual meeting
of the Indiana County Farmers Association In Brush Valley
on Sept. 26. Ed Nehrig of Homer City, left, received a letter of
commendation from the American Farm Bureau for recruit
ing five new members into the local organization last year.
Casey Neese, the 12-year-old son of William and Charleen
Neese of Penn Run, was congratulated on winning the
statewide tractor safety poster contest for students in his
age group sponsored by the PFA’s Women’s Committee.
Third from left is outgoing ICFA president Stan Fablr, India
na, and at right Is ICFA secretary Helen McMlllen, Marlon
Center.
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CLASS DESIRED FOR COMPETITION
Picture MUST accompany entry
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