A32-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26, 1991 30 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK -John Kitch, Reinholds Rl, dis- nsylvania Poultry Federation, trict forester, was promoted in -An Elizabethtown R 3 resident grade by the Pennsylvania Depart- has been appointed to the Pennsyl ment of Forests and Waters vania State University Extension Tuesday. Service Staff as an assistant county The promotion was one of 25 in agent, it was announced this week, the stale’s 20 forest districts, Sec- Gerald H. Hess, who graduates retary Maurice Goddard from PSU today, will serve in announced. The program of prom- Northampton County beginning otion and transfers throughout the Feb. 1, according to Extension Ser state is planned to assist small vice Director, Dr. H. R. Albrecht, woodlot owners to grow trees as a Hess will be associated with crop, Goddard said. County Agent Samuel D. Lewis in The program is aimed at the Eastern office, increasing limber sales from stale Hess, the son of Mr. and Mrs. forests by 50 per cent. Paul Hess, is a graduate of Eli- Thcre were two million acres in zabclhtown- High School. He state owned forests and 1960 sales majored in animal husbandry at were nearly $700,000. PSU. -Roy B. Herr, Pennsylvania -Henry S. Mellott formerly of Poultry man of the Year in 1959, Breczcwood, Bedford County, was honored by The Lancaster began work this week with the County Poultry Association Mon- Lancaster County Soil Conserva day night. tion District. Herr was one of the founders of Mellott recently released from the association and served as presi- service in the army, reported for dent for 12 years. He was vice work on Monday. He will assist president during the first year of the office as a soil conservationist operation and moved to the top on farms requesting such service, spot when the organization elected His duties will include farm plan officers for the second year. He has ning for soil and water also served as president of Pen- conservation. Pseudorabies Program (Continued from Page A 1) • Vaccination costs will be borne by the producer. • The department will, subject to available funding, pay the herd veterinarian at the state’s fee base rate for obtaining blood samples for pseudorabies tests required by the approved plan. • The department will provide coordination with state and federal PRV regulations, will make appli cation for available funds, and will encourage private veterinary prac titioners to provide advice and assistance to swine producers par ticipating in the program. • A technical advisory commit tee will be established by the Pennsylvania Swine Producers Pseudorabies Eradication Com mittee to oversee the program, you’re Invited ,i,.m ▲ \ H“ hl Ephwf 272 W 272 Akron Vw NC+ Days I Bonanza l\t; Pick Your Day \S Tues., Jan 29 - Bonanza Steak House At Ephrata or Wed., Jan. 30 - Midway Diner - Berks County, 501 North to 78 East, exit 5 or 419 North to 78 West, Exit 6 9:00 AM Registration, coffee, doughnuts Meeting starts at 9:30 Sharp Free Lunch At Noon | Topics - Update pesticide license Joe Reed - From B.A.S.F. Chemical Company Rod Dodds - On Corn, Alfalfa, Sorghum, Soybean Varieties, NC+ hay and silage inoculants from Biotal Meeting Adjourns at 2:30 P.M. Elvin M. Hursh John Auker Melvin M. Martin 310 Wood Corner Rd. RD 1 Box 295 429 E-28 Division Highway Utltz, PA 17543 Myerstown, PA Utltt, PA 717-733-3538 717-933-5224 717-626-7138 Clarence B. Mull Leon B. Wessner RD 6 Box 835 RD 1 Box 352 Lebanon, PA Kulziown, PA 717-865-2037 215-285-6246 Ron Dodds - District Sales Manager RD 3 Box 180, Mifflintown. PA 17059-9577 make recommendations for prog ram adjustment as necessary, and make regular progress reports. • The Department will assign a Bureau of Animal Industry veter inarian to coordinate the bureau and industry area vaccination program activities and will keep all necessary records to meet fed eral and national eradication plan requirements. • The department will seek ways and means to facilitate marketing of PRV-quarantined swine to maximize market value and to assure biosecurity neces sary to minimize the spread of PRV. Pseudorabies is a herpes virus disease primarily affecting swine It can be transmitted to almost all other warmblooded animals except man. Farm Sells For Half Million BROWNSTOWN (Lancaster Co.) —A 40 acre limestone farm nestled beside the developing out skirts of Brownstown in the heart of Lancaster County, sold for $12,550 per acre on Monday. The total price was $502,000. Zoned agricultural, the farm owned by Leroy Z. Zimmerman Milk’s got morel - LOOKING FOR EXTRA < f V I CASH FLOW FOR YOUR iuL ..-BU FAMILY FARM? EXCELLENT CONTRACTS AVAILABLE FOR HOGS & POULTRY ★ A STEADY MONTHLY ★ A GUARANTEED INCOME LONG TERM CONTRACT Check Our Prices On Quality Buildings And Equipment! had a frame house, large bank bam with feed lot, liquid manure stor age and a bunk feeder for 100 head of steers. Other buildings include a new 50’ x 64’ insulated machine shop, two stave silos, grain bins and a com bam. The farm features sewer connections up to the farm, but developers were out out of the bidding because of (he ag zoning. But a number of farmers were in (he bidding and David M. Zimmer man was the succcesful bidder. More than 400 neighbors and buyers braved the cold and crowded into the shop for the sale. Paul E. Martin Auction Service conducted the sale.
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