VOL. 36 NO. 46 A bH teary-eyed but elated, newly crowned Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Robin Marie Wilbur waves to the audience at the Penn Harris Inn and Convention Center. Wilbur is the 35th Pennsylvania Dairy Princess chosen to represent the state’s number one agricultural Industry. Poultry, Egg Producers Should Consider Growing European Community, Too Business Must Play Smarter, Work Harder In New Soviet Market ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) There’s unbridled economic opportunity for all business, including the poultry and egg businesses, in the changing Euro pean and Soviet economies. That’s the distinct message taken home Wednesday to those who attended the Northeast Poul try and Egg Trade Show and Con ference at mid-week. Disaster Assistance A Mixed Bag KARL BERGER Special Correspondent WASHINGTON D.C.—There may not be a whole lot of govem- INDEX Sec. A... Market Reports & General News. Sec. 8... Women’s News, Public Sales & Mailbox Market. Sec. C.. Business News & Classified 4-36. See. D... Classified 1-3. See Story Index Page A 3. Four Sections Photo by Lou Ann Good But while the Soviet Union con tinues its political disintegration from communism, so to does its economy, which could provide some tough going for American business. “The country is really being created afresh,” said John Dancy, NBC News Senate correspondent, who spoke about his recent trip with U.S.Secretary of State James Baker to the Soviet Union to about 12S people attending the morning ment help out there for farmers hard hit by this year’s selective drought, but much of what there is will be available to area livestock growers, particularly dairymen, according to area Extension agents, farm economists and others. As in past drought years, the most widely used assistance prog ram is expected to be one in which farmers receive cash payments for a portion of their extra feed costs in the coming winter. Other assistance measures such as low-interest loans from the Farmers Home Administration (Turn to Pag* A3l) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 28, 1991 Bradford County Princess To Represent Pennsylvania’s Dairy Industry LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Fanning Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Poise, knowledge of the dairy industry, and speaking ability characterized the 37 county dairy princesses that vied for the state title on September 21. These qualities also were evi dent 35 years ago, when the Pen nsylvania Dairy Princess Program held its first contest in 1956 when Susan Coskery Taylor was crowned the Pennsylvania Milk Maid Queen. As a sparkling tribute to the Pen nsylvania Dairy Princess Program, the annual coronation of the state dairy princess was highlighted by the 35th anniversary celebration at the Penn Harris Inn and Conven tion Center in Camp Hill. Many former dairy princesses partici pated in the evening’s festivities. Record Entries In Junior Dairy Show VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin C 6.) Heavy participation marked the 36th Pennsylvania Junior Dairy Show Monday at the state Faim Show complex. Accenting to officials, there were one thousand animals entered a record number session. Baker met with several key rep resentatives of the various states now forming in the union. Baker also took a 3,000-mile trek from the European Soviet Union deep into the heart of Kazakhstan. There, Baker met with leaders who are trying to cement a deal with Chevron Oil to help the Soviets use the vast oil resources near the Cas pian Sea. “But the people who are there The Northeast Egg and Poultry Trade Show welcomed visitors during the after noons on Wednesday and Thursday. After two days ot judging, the Bradford County Princess was selected from 37 contestants who promote the dairy industry in their respective counties. Newly crowned Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Robin Marie Wil bur describes herself as “a good old country girl who wants to make milk the patriotic drink.” The 17-year-old princess will be assisted in promotional duties by Tanya Martin representing Bucks and Montgomery Counties who was named first alternate, and by Onalee Smith from Mercer Coun ty, the second alternate. In addition to the three chosen to represent the state, the four other finalists included Billie Jo Hoover, Huntingdon County; Karen Lentz, Lebanon County: Vicki Stahl, Somerset County; and Penny Jor dan, York County. although only 880 actually para ded through the show ring. For the youth whose eligible to participate, the competition is the culmination of months and even years of working with dairy cattle. The show is designed to recognize the efforts of the state’s dairy youth through the quality of the female dairy cattle they show, care and who are trying to do this, by and large, simply to not know how to do it,” said Dancy. “The things that we all take for granted about the American system and the American way of doing business that all of you know from your own professional experience just the simple idea that one goes to a bank and borrows money to finance next year’s crop, or new development, or expansion of your business, that you can go to a bank 60$ Per Copy The seven finalists announced during banquet ceremonies were then required to answer an impro motu question that reveals poise and ability under pressure. The question: What advice would you give parents to help them raise teenagers? Robin answered, I think they should spend more time with their children. For me growing up on the farm, my parents were always there forme. My dad was always in the bam when I came home from school. Many times nowadays parents are off to work and.no one is home when the kids get there. I was one of the lucky ones, as are many of the ones here, for I live on a farm and my parents are always there for me.” (Turn to Page B 2) fa and in many cases breed. Sponsored, organized and run by the Pennsylvania State Univer sity Extension Service, the show and those leading up to it is for 4-H or FFA dairy members whose dairy cattle earned blue ribbons through local and district competi tions, advancing them and their and borrow more, that’s unheard of in the Soviet Union. That sys tem simply does not exist.” Dancy said the many years of putting up with the Soviet system kept them from understanding the complexities of capitalism. The country never experienced an Industrial Revolution as the United Slates and Great Britain did the Soviets went right from a feudal state to communism. 19.00 Per Year (Turn to Pago A 22) (Turn to Page A 29)
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