H • I Ster^|%arming ifl ill mil il VOL. 37 NO. 5 In the bam of the top herd for milk and protein In Lancaster County are Roger and son Darrel Mills. The excellent cow In the halter Is Spring Belle Straight Ace. Ace’s lat est record is 6y4m 365 d 37,761 m 3.5% 131 If 3.1% 1179 p. Her highest production day was 127 fcs. of mlk, but she milked over 100 tos. of milk for seven months.P/>oto by Evantt Nawawangar, Managing Editor. Spring Belle Has Top Herd, Lancaster Declines Centralization EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor SMOKETOWN (Lancaster Co.) —The Lancaster County chairman of the research commit tee for centralization of Pennsylva nia DHIA told the dairy fanners at the Red Rose DHIA annual meet ing here Tuesday that joining the state centralization process would not be in die best interest of the loc al members. Speaking to more than 500 Mifflin Extension Changes Name GAIL STROCK Mifflin Co. Correspondent LEWISTOWN (Mifflin Co.) Those attending the Mifflin Coun ty Cooperative Extension Associ ation’s annual meeting on Decem ber 9 at Hartman Center in Milroy undoubtedly joined their fore fathers in accepting change grace Manure Storage Study Finds Farmers Risk Safety First of two parts ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff LEBANON (Lebanon Co.) There are some things fanners just don’t want to talk about But some things you have to talk about. Because if you don’t, it can cost you even kill you. One of those things is your man ure storage system. A new report published by the USDA Soil Con servation Service (SCS) contains the result of a year-long study of 99 manure storage systems in Pennsylvania. The study, published in October this year, was the result of a two- PERIODICA! '.. DIVISION PENNSVLVANiA SI ATE UNIVERSITY W 209 PATTI 5 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY PARK PA USO? 130. Four Sections members at the dinner meeting, John Howard said the committee came to this conclusion after exten sive research into the matter. Howard gave a lengthy step-by step report on the process taken by the local committee and the events that transpired to bring the commit tee to this decision. As options with state were closed, information was sought from other service providers. As of the meeting, negotiations had been fully. Change became the thread that connected two unrelated events on the program that evening. One order of business was the need to revise the bylaws. Because extension is more than agriculture, members voted to change the old name, the Mifflin County Agricul year long program to examine manure structures. The manure storages under scrutiny included facilities such as manure pond, structure, and treatment lagoons. Existing facilities With aid of the conservation dis tricts in each of the counties across the state, the SCS study evaluated existing manure storage facilities. In the summer of 1990, 99 facili ties were studied, including those with and without the assistance of USDA/SCS. From a master list of 2,013 facil ities that the SCS was aware of throughout the state, and with the (Turn to Pag* A 34) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 14,1991 opened with Maryland and Raleigh, N.C. A late offer from state was also being considered. In a show of unity by the mem bership, a motion of support for the actions of the committee and the local board was passed by voice vote without audible dissent The Red Rose DHIA financial report was given to members, with total revenues at $1,158,847.65; a margin for the year of $3,438.19 (Turn to Pag* A 25) tural Extension Association, to the Mifflin County Cooperative Extension Association, indicating the common goal to improve the standard of living of all residents. The other program event con cerning change was the main point made by the guest speaker, Dr. Manfred Kroger, professor of food science at Penn State. In building up to his main point. Dr. Kroger stated that, in the (Turn to Pago A 22) Holiday Deadlines The Lancaster Fanning office will be closed Wednesday, December 25 in observance of Christmas. Deadlines for the November 28 issue are as follows. • Mailbox Market Ads 5:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 20. • Public Sale Ads 9:00 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23. • Late News Noon, Thurs day, Dec. 26. • Classified Section C Ads 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 24. • All other Classified Ads 9:00 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 26. NMPF Young Cooperators Meet EVA MARTIN Maryland Correspondent ORLANDO. Fla. The Young Cooperators of National Milk Producers Federation met in Orlando, Fla., for leadership ses sions, seminars, inspiration, to share views, leam and have fun, then to take the information back home and share with other co operative members-. Following an annual tradition, the young cooperators decorated their Christmas tree at the opening session. Each participant hung an ornament on the tree representing their farm or cooperative. As they hung their ornaments, each gave a brief introduction of their family, farm and co-op activities. David Simpson, minister of Oakdale Emory United Methodist Church in Obey, Md., highlighted Sunday night’s YC opening ses sion with reflections on the fam ous song, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Simpson said that it makes all the difference in the world how you see thmgs. Twenty years ago a person may have looked at the area of Disney World complex as being filled with shrub trees and swamp land. “But what did Walt Disney see?” he rhetorically asked the group. Simpson shared stories with the YC’s of his experiences growing up on his family’s dairy farm and Recently the Espenshade family received a Century Farm Award for their 140-acre Elizabethtown farm that has been In the family for 124 years. From left: Matt, Susan, Amy, Becky, and Harvey stand In front of the springhouse they are restoring. Read about the Espenshades on page A2B. Photo by Lou Amt Good. 60* Per Copy his work as a minister. He comple mented the YC’s for being selected to participate in the YC program. “You are the folks the dairy industry will be looking to for new direction and vitality,” Simpson said. “Take hold of a new vision for yourselves and your cooperative. We need visionaries, people to look beyond the present,” he said. “Now is the lime to begin march ing forward to live out your own dreams.” After the session, the young cooperators gathered for an old fashioned ice cream social. The enthusiasm, excitement and knowledge of young coopera tors mixed with experience and leadership causes Tom Camerlo, NMPF president, to see a good (Turn to Pag* A 32) INDEX Sec. A... Market Reports & General News. Sec. B... Women’s News, Public Sales & Mailbox Market. Sec. C... Business News & Classified 4-36. Sec. Declassified 1-3. See Story Index Page A 3. 19.00 Per Year
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