N.E. Sheep Producers Vote Yes DENVER, Colo. Sheep pro ducers across the Northeast are speaking up in favor of an upcom ing industry referendum. Growers in that region are voicing support for the continuation of producer education and the promotion of lamb and wool through checkoff dollars. The referendum will ask sheep producers if they want to continue the national promotion programs, which are funded through a deduction from wool incentive payments. The program has been voted on and renewed nine times. President and Director of New York State’s Empire Sheep Pro ducers Association John Bloomer, said, “I think sheep producers across the country are on the verge of being able to witness dramatic changes in the national lamb marketing structure. Adequate funding of the national organiza tion is critical in reaching these goals and, for this reason, passage of the referendum is imperative.” Pennsylvania sheep producer Janet Mawhinney is also backing the referendum. She said, “Let’s continue the trend of increasing lamb consumption. Support the Five gxxl reasons to deworm. your wholeherdwith Rumatel. /\ No milk residues. JLtlvomec* may only legal ly be administered to males and pre-breeding weight 1 heifers, while Rumatel may be Jf ‘ safely fed to lactating cows at 4k|v any time without risking milk residues. 1 W Rumatel is extremely # f y 9 palatable Unlike other .iilife in-feed dewormers, Rumatel doesn’t make animals back off feed. 1 Worms are a whole • herd problem. They threaten the health and pro ductivity of your young stock and milking herd alike 2Rumatel makes • whole-herd deworming easy. You can effectively deworm calves, heifers, dry cows, lactating cows and bulls in one simple treatment (Baymix* requires six). 3 No milk discard. TBZ* • forces you to dump eight milkings ($2,200 worth in a 100-cow herd averaging 50 lbs. of milk per cow per and at a milk price of SU/cwt.) With Rumatel you don’t waste a drop. Animal Health . __ i. .mi m Inc uadraiaik fot thlibcfldtwk Ivonecii the Merck tnd Co Inc tndemtfk for lv«nn«ctin 0,«»5E UndS.** "«*™” American Sheep Industry Associ ation and vote yes on the referendum.” The wool incentive program currently deducts six cents per pound from wool incentive pay ments. Producers receive wool incentive payments, based on tar iffs for imported wool, every year according to the amount of wool they produce. In the referendum proposal, deductions for the 1991 marketing year could be up to seven cents per pound of wool. Sheep industry leaders could opt to increase deductions by one cent per year to a maximum increase of 11 cents deducted per pound of wool through the next four years. They could also choose to maintain the seven cent deduction level. Phil Hobbie, a Hartland, Vt., grower, explains why he thinks deduction monies are important to Northeastern states. He said, “Pro ducers in small farm-flock states, such as Vermont, use the SID program quite extensively. SID provides current information and new technologies first and that’s a plus for sheep producers.” if** *r. (Continued from Pago A 1) fast,” said Gardner, a dairy farmer himself. He said that Eastern, a Syracuse-based co-op with 3,100 member-farms in nine states, was pushing for legislative relief. Gardner said he welcomed the action that several Northeast states have taken to raise the price for farmers through mandated cash premiums milk handlers and deal ers must pay, but added that action on the federal level would have more far-reaching impact. Because the floor price for raw milk is set by the government, Gardner said he was looking for Congressional action to raise that minimum price, or support price, for fanners. Having a more stable price, he said, would help do three things; (1) prevent wide swings in retail price and product availabili ty; (2) keep more farmers in busi ness, and (3) bolster the wounded rural economy. The Walkers said they believed one other thing needed to be emphasized: No matter what price the fanner receives, it’s important There’s just no good reason to settle for incomplete or incon venient deworming. Ask your feed supplier for Rumatel today. Stops Worms, Not Milk, In One Day. Rumatel © Copyright 1991 Pfizer Inc Farmer Of Year to give the consumer a quality product. “Quality starts here on the farm,” said Shelley. Chuck noted the cash bonuses that the co-op pays for quality “is an incentive”, but that’s not the reason we do it." Said Shelley. “We’d do it anyways.” Even though they may get exceptional results, they do not regard their efforts as extra ordinary. “We just keep things clean,” Shelley said. Said Chuck: “Keeping the cows clean and keeping the equipment clean.” Added Shelley: “I’m not stingy with soap.” The Walkers have been mem bers of the cooperative the entire 17 years that they have been mar ried, and Chuck was a member for several years before that. Also helping on the farm are son Chad, 15, and daughter Sarah, 13. Sarah recently won recogni tion herself at the New York State Fair, taking first place in 4H and Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 21, 1991-A37 OS 1991 I BARN PAINTING S Aim For The Best - < In Coating Film Thickness I To do It right uh the flneet kind of bristle brush ■ evening out the costing Into s film thickness thst I does not peel In normal moisture stress (found on most barn siding from outside and inside by livestock or stored animal feed.) j i. PREPARATION. Peeling old coatings (improperly brushed) needs to be removed The best method is simply water blasting or power washing! High ' volume of water - medium pressure is best! Done * professionally or do it yourself, especially on the I easy to reach areas. This is resurfacing! l ! 1 2. BEST NEW START ON RESURFACED WOOD I SIDING After spraying on this kind of bam paint or I stain, take time to pay attention to brush out in all I directions to create a film thickness that will pre | vent future peeling & resurfacing costs & effort 1 This film will let excess moisture breathe through I it Depending on the amount of weather wear it ■ can be recoated lightly in 10-15 years Southern • exposures usually wear faster. I For more Information call f mnL, 215-445-6186 or writ# V ) PHARES s. hurst sim. I 233 E. Maple Grove Rd. Narvon, PA 17555 BRUNING PAINT ■ sth in the open division with the sole Jersey cow in the Walker herd. Besides the Walkers, who will receive dual honors as Farmers of the Year and top quality producers in New York, Easton will recog nize top producers in Vermont and Pennsylvania, as well as seven others, to round out a top ten list. For the fourth consecutive year, Bruce E. Bartley Jr. of Cogan Sta tion, Pa. takes honors as the top quality producer in Pennsylvania. Daniel N. Pest of Richmond, Vt. is the top quality producer in Vermont. The other top ten quality far mers are: * John & Gail Bunting, Tread well, N.Y., the 1990 Farmers of the Year. * Aaron and Anna Mary Lapp, Loganton, Pa. * Phillip Reinhardt, Middle town, N.Y. * Marianne and Charles Rogers, Cogan Station, Pa. * Vollmans Dairy Farm, Trout Run, Pa. * Frank E. Welcher, Newark, N.Y. * Jeffrey and Karen Zuck, Myerstown, Pa. The quality honorees were cho sen after lab tests over a 12-month period showed that they had the best quality milk in the nine-state area in which the co-op operates.
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