WKmmr ~k c^SSVMy■TjljSifti*' Ij n {|| VOL. 36 No. 16 While Husband At War, Wife Takes Charge Of Farm GAY N. BROWNLEE Somerset Co. Correspondent MEYERSDALE (Somerset Co.) —Sue Voughthas been solely responsible for herself and three children since her husband, Robert Vought, an EOl United Slates Naval reservist, was called to active duty last November. He is currently stationed in Guam where he loaded ammunition for the war in the Persian Gulf. “It means a lot to have the child ren,” said Sue, of daughter Sonya, 16; and sons Joshua, 14; and Caleb, 10. Two years ago the Voughts began dairy farming while Bo.b continued his job as an equipment operator at the Somerset State Hospital. Prior to that. Sue had never milked a cow. Once she mastered the technique, the milk- Mid-Atlantic Alfalfa Yield Meetings Set For March In Maryland COLLEGE PARK. Md. Mid-Atlantic growers could more than double their alfalfa yields with improved management prac tices, declares Lester R. Vough, forage crops specialist for the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Maryland System. To back up his statement. Dr. Vough notes that alfalfa variety yield plots at the Clarksville facili ty of the Central Maryland Research and Education Center have ranged from 7to 11 tons per acre over the past five years. This compares with a statewide aver age yield of three to four tons per acre. Farm youth, Keith Schlegel, was named All-American in soccer and his jersey was retired at Fleetwood Area High School. The photo includes parents Ken and Sharon Schlegel. Five Sections ing primarily became her responsi bility while Bob fed the animals. The dairy is located at Bob’s homeplace, which is located a few miles from the Vought’s current home. Most of the Vought’s 22-head dairy herd consists of Ayrshire cattle. Sue said that while she was somewhat stunned when Bob was called into active duty, she is grate ful for all he had taught her about home and farm management. “He always made sure I under stood both the feeding end and the milking end,” she said, “and all there is to know about the business and managing finances.” Despite her competent ability to manage the farm, Sue said, “It’s lonely. But I’m so thankful I have the children and the church.” (Turn to Pago A 35) To share some of the methods used at the research center, the Extension Service and the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council are sponsoring a series of three alfalfa management work shops across Maryland’s northern (Turn to Page ASS) Pseudorabies Status Meeting Set EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) — An educational and informative meeting aimed at updating swine producers on the current pseudo rabies status in Pennsylvania is scheduled for Monday, March 11, 1991 at 7:30 p.m. in the Berg strasse Elementary School (at the Farm Youth Soccer Star Drinks Milk Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 2, 1991 Sitting at the kitchen table, the Vought family wait for dad and husband Robert to come home from war to take over the farm. They are, left to right, Caleb, Sonya, Sue and Joshua. Ethanol Will Triple In Production ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff CAMP HILL (Cumberland Co.) Ethanol will nearly triple in production in the next four years, said Bob Dinneen, legisla tive director of the Renewable Fuels Association, on Thursday at the Pennsylvania Corn Route 322 exit of Route 222 across from the church), Robert Fahnestock, Lancaster County swine producer and pseudorabies virus (PRV) coordi nator, will address the current pseudorabies situation in northern (Turn to Page A 29) 50t Per Copy Conference. Farmers who wish to turn their com production to ethanol, a gas additive derived from com, may benefit. One bushel of com equals about 2.5 gallons of ethanol (40 percent of a bushel converts to one gallon of ethanol). “Auto manufacturers and con sumers are becoming much more acceptive of ethanol blends,” said Dinneen. About 120 million gal lons of ethanal were sold in 1990 up 40 million from 1989. And because com manufactur ers have yet to profit from an exist ing market surrounding Philadel phia (which does not yet meet the federal standards and must begin CONNIE LEINBACH Berks Co. Correspondent FLEETWOOD (Berks Co.) Keith Schlegel would agree that lifting bales of hay on his family’s dairy farm helped shape him into a high school soccer star. The Fleetwood Area High School senior was named first team All-American player in Farmer USD A Participation Aided For Desert Storm HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Farmers and others engaged in agriculture operations across Pennsylvania have been called to duty as part of Operation Desert Storm. With several US Department of Agriculture program participation deadlines approaching, regula tions to assist such producers have been issued. The new provisions will waive the normal agent or designee authorization documents which are unique to USDA prog rams executed by the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS). ‘This will allow a spouse to take necessary actions to keep the farm operation involved with $15.00 Per Year to decrease carbon monoxide and other emissions through the use of an ethanol or other fuel additives), the Pennsylvania market has a “brighter future,” said Dinnccn. Alternative fuels The ethanol spokesperson said that 50 percent of all of the oil con sumed in the U.S. last year was imported, and Congress has elected to pursue alternative fuels. Congress has passed legislation which will allow small producers of ethanol (5-10 million gallons) a 10 cent per gallon income tax credit. Dinnccn expects an “cxplo (Turn to Page A 33) December by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. And on Monday, his jersey No. 5 was retired at the high school. Keith, 18, is the seventh player in Fleetwood soccer history to be so honored. What’s special about Keith’s accomplishment is that he became a top scorer on the team (Turn to Page A 26) ASCS programs in conservation and wheat and feed grain prog rams without interruption,” said Don Unangst, ASCS State Execu tive Director. “Many farms depend on partici- pation in these programs to pre serve the environment and main tain the stability of farming opera tions,” continued Unangsl. “At this critical time, we are doing what we can to case the worry of these families and to allow as much continuity of planning as possible for farm operations,” Unangsl concluded. Details on current conservation and wheal and feed grain signups requirements can be dbtained at any one of the sixty (60) county ASCS offices.
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