0161 V.? 1299
VOL 36 NO. 23
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Efforts are being made by
three state senators to make things
easier for what is seen as the future
of Pennsylvania agriculture.
John and Cindy Batchelder stand with one of their star Jersey cows, 8-year-old My-
T-Fine MMC Grace, a 1988 Pennsylvania Farm Show grand champion. She classified
Excellent 93 as a 6-year-old, and when she was 7-years, 6-months started a lactation
that, after 354 days, produced 18,890 pounds of milk, with 920 pounds of fat and 757
pounds of protein.
Starpoint Farm: Young Rural
Professionals Get Back To The Farm
VERNON ACHENBACH, JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HENSEL (Lancaster
Co.) The Batchelders went
looking for the land of milk and
money.
They now live in southern Lan
caster County.
John and Cindy Batchelder and
their Jersey and Holstein herds
have recently relocated from Ches
ter County to Lancaster County.
And although it was a move of
only a few miles, they said it
TIMONIUM, Md. Maryland
Holstein breeders held their 21st
Spring Show here last week.
Judge for the 220-head show
was Gary Darling of Charlotte, Vt.
The O.C. Smith Family of Jef
ferson dominated the calf classes
and was junior champion and
reserve in the Junior Show, along
with winner of Junior Best 3
Females. Gay Ridge Holsteins,
with Kingstead, had the open
junior champion and reserve.
The cow class winners were
spread out. Matt lager was pleased
Four Sections
AG-2000: Agricultural Legislative Agenda Proposed
A multiple-proposal agenda
package called AG-2000 was reve
aled Tuesday during a press con
ference in the state capital held by
three stale Republican senators
known for their activity with agri
cultural issues Sen. Edward
appears to have taken them a long
way toward reaching their goal of
having a place of their own.
The young couple, both 30, are
former rural young professionals,
in that they worked for other peo
ple. Within the last several years,
however, they returned to the pro
fession of choice dairy
farming.
Southern Lancaster County may
not be an area with guaranteed pro
fits for dairying, but, according to
John, who is orginally from Ken
220 Head Compete At Md. Holstein Show
to be grand champion and best
bred & owned of the Junior Show,
while Gay Ridge, along with
Kingstead and George Debnam,
won the Open Show with a 4-yr.
old bred by Sam Davis. Reserve
was Clay Smith and David Ifert’s
aged cow, a “Phil” daughter. In
fact, all but one of O C S Dairy’s
show winners were either sired by
or out of one of his daughters.
The Smith Family of My Ladys
Manor Farm, Monkton, was both
premier breeder and premier exhi
bitor again this year.
The first 3 placings in each
class are as follows:
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 20, 1991
Helfrick, Sen. Noah Wenger, and
Sen. Roger Madigan.
The package of ideas and prop
osed programs to help farmers
wishing to make a transition to
alternative farming or nutrient
management carries a futuristic
tucky, there are very few places
he’s ever seen that have the dairy
support services available.
And the milk check, in the area
in which they now live, is general
ly a little higher than the rest of the
country.
The couple is well known in cer
tain circles. Perhaps they are more
recognizable by their herd name,
“Starpoint.”
The name should be familiar to
those who check Dairy Herd
(Turn to Pago At 8)
Inlermedlaia Calf (Junlera Only)- 29-1.
O C S Daliy Sammys Stacy, Crystal Smith
880, 2. Windy-Knoll-View DM Patti- et, Amy
lager; 3 Gay Ridge Astro Jet Susan, Robin
Cotter
Senior Calf- 53- 1. O C S Dairy Phil
Dednah, Crystal Smith- BBO*, 2 Derrwyn
Threat Lady- et, Derrwyn Holsteins, 3 Roc-
Hil-Val S-Wind Flame, Andrew & Voss
Summer Yearling- 20- 1 Harvue Phil
Sandy, O Clay Smith*, 2 Unicorn Blackstar
Hannah, Mark lager, 3 Md-Dun-Loafm Marx
Holly, Shannon Harrison- 2nd Jr, 4 Len-
Land-Acres Majesty Shan, Len-Land Acres
880
Junior Yearling* 13-1 Wlndsor-Manor Al
Mindy, Jason 4 Donna Myers- 880, 2.0 C S
Dairy Raz Carla, Crystal Smith *, 3 Terra-
View Astro Jet Shirl, Mark lager
Intermediate Yearling- 13-1 Gay Ridge
Marlin Pearl, Gay Ridge Holstems- 880, 2
O C S Dairy Count Cealee, Crystal Smith ",
3 Peace 4 Plenty Buck Kizzy, Wyatt Griffin-
500 Per Copy
name AG-2000: A Legislative
Agenda For Pa. Agriculture.
The three objectives of the pack
age are to address sustainable agri
culture, ground and surface water
protection, and farmland preserva
tion, while not negatively affecting
production fanners.
There are six proposed actions
or initiatives in the package that
the senators said should make it
possible to reach those three goals:
• Expand the scope of the Chesa-
PSU Advisory Council Topics:
Cows Of Color, Funding,
And New Building
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) —The recently announced
decision that colored breeds at
Penn State would be displaced in
favor of an expanded Holstein herd
received the major discussion at
the Penn State Advisory Council
meeting here Wednesday. But state
funding cuts and a tour of the new
ly completed Agricultural Science
and Industry building were also
included in the day’s activities.
“The Jersey people are very
offended because Penn State is
Chester-Delaware Farmers
Review Issues At Banquet
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
ATGLEN (Chester Co.) "If
your grandmother wanted to
bequeath the farm to you, you
couldn’t afford it, because to pay
for the real estate tax, you’d have
to sell the farm,” said Bob Lange,
a member of the board of directors
of the Chester-Delaware County
Farmers’ Association.
Lange, head of governmental
relations for the association, spoke
to about 150 members of the orga
nization at their annual spring ban-
quet last week. The organization is
an affiliate of the Pennsylvania
Farmer’s Association (PFA) and
American Farm Bureau
Federation.
Lange and other committee
members spoke about current
issues at the county, state, and fed-
2 Senior Yearling-12- 1 Lealand Ultimate
Faith, Gay Ridge & Kingstead: 2 Brook-
Lodge Calypso Gal, C Renn & Thomas G
Remsberg- 880, 3. Ladys-Manor Vanna
INDEX
Sec. A.... General News,
Sec. B... Women’s
News, Sales & Mail Box
Market.
Sec. C... Business News
& Classified 4-36.
Sec. Declassified 1-3.
See Story Index Page
A 3.
19.00 Per Year
peake Bay Protection Program to
the entire stale and boost its
funding.
• Create a Bureau of Sustainable
Agriculture within the Pennsylva
nia Department of Agriculture
(PDA).
• Encourage participation m
demonstration projects of sustain
able agriculture to see if they can
really work as opposed to relying
on academic research results.
(Turn to Page A3O)
going to discriminate against the
beautiful minority Jersey cow,”
said Sam Williams, elder states
man, Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle
Club. ‘This is like doing research
on peaches and then you only do it
on apples. Holsteins and Jerseys
are entirely different propositions.
“Another thing I don’t like,”
Williams said in his dry, humorous
sort of way. “Lancaster Farming
talks about ‘colored breeds.’
That’s an insult I don’t like the
term colored breeds. You should
call them cows of color. Or belter
yet, cows of vivid quality.
(Turn to Pago A 32)
eral levels that affect members of
the local PFA organization.
In particular, Lange spoke about
several bills, particularly the
Schulze Bill introduced in 1989.
He discussed the impending intro
duction of a new federal estate tax
bill for the family farm inheritance
that may soon go before the federal
House Ways and Means Commit
tee and the Senate. The bill would
require farms to have a conserva
tion easement placed on them to
make them exempt from the real
estate tax.
Farm can benefit
Every farm in the area can bene
fit from the laws if the bill is
passed, according to Lange. The
new bill will exempt farmers from
the estate tax so those who inherit
(Turn to Page A 25)
Dee- et, Harold Smith, 4 O C S Dairy Phil
Catalina, Crystal Smith *
Junior Champion- (Jr) O C S Dairy
Count Cecilee, Crystal Smith, (Open) Lea
land Ultimate Faith, Gay Ridge 4 Kmgstead
Reserve Junior Champion- (Jr) OC S
Dairy Phils Dednah, Crystal Smith, 2 (Open)
Gay Ridge Marlin Pearl, Gay Ridge
Holstems
Junior Bast 3 Females- 4- 1 Crystal A
Smith, 2 Windsor Manor, 3 Wayne & Cm
dee Savage
Dry 3 & 4 Yr. Old- 6- 1 Md Maple Dell
SWD Cnssy- et, Tanya lager *- TPW, 2
Hobble Hill Val Lizs First Gal, Amy Savage
2nd Jr - 880, 3 Peace & Plenty Starbuck
Marcella, Joe Schwarlzbeck & Family
Dry Aged Cow- 7-1 Savage-Leigh Rorae
Chnssy, Chip SavageßßO, 2 O C S Dairy
Phils Candy, Crystal Smith- 2nd Jr, 3 Del
Myr Valiant Maggie, Jason S Donna Myers
Jr. 2 Yr. Old- 3- 1 Derrwyn Inspiration
(Turn to Page A 26)