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VOL. 37 NO. 6
Roy and Sue Crow and sons Karl, 10, Robbie, 9, and R.J., T, stand with
herd member of their top producing herd of registered Holsteins. The Crows me from,
Kennedyviile, Md., and Roy will beoneof three panel members to speak about top
ducing herds at the 1992 Penn-Jersey Dairy Expo. See story on page A 26.
Farmers Lax In Operation,
Maintenance Of Manure Structures
Last of a series
Editor’s note: Results of a
recent survey of farms, pub
lished as a report in October this
year, indicated that many farms
using manure storage facilities
had serious shortcomings in
safety, operation, and mainte
nance. In Part 1 of the series in
Lancaster Fanning last week, the
safety issues raised by the report
were discussed. This article
focuses on some of the operation
and maintenance problems and
ways in which farmers can seek
help to correct them.
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Holiday Deadlines
(For The Next Two Weeks)
The Lancaster Farming office
will be closed Wednesday,
December 25 in observance of
Christmas. Deadlines for the
December 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.
Four Sections
Word quickly spread that there
may exist some serious problems.
Several picket fences were fall
ing down. Some manure structures
were cracking and leaking. A few
manure ponds and lagoons were
overtopping, spilling contents
haphazardly into the environment
And some of those structures
Raise Worms For Better Crops
(Editor’s Note: Twists the first
in a two-part series covering the
18th Annual Mid-Atlantic Con
servation Tillage Conference.
This week’s article covers the
tillage-emphasis of the program,
while next week’s article high
lights a presentation on the bene-
The Lancaster Farming office
will be closed Wednesday, Janu
ary 1 in observance of New Year’s.
Deadlines for the January 4 issue
arc as follows.
• Mailbox Market Ads 5:00
p.m., Friday, Dec. 27.
• Public Sale Ads 9:00 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 30. r’
• Late News Noon, Thurs
day, Jan. 2.
• Classified Section C Ads
5:00 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31.
• All other Classified Ads
9:00 a.m.. Thursday. Jan. 2,
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 21, 1991
were too close to water sources for
comfort.
Concerns about these isolated
problems resulted in a year-long
project to study manure storage
facilities, their operation and
maintenance.
(Turn to Pago A 36)
fits of certain forages.)
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HAGERSTOWN, Md. The
course of crop raising has gone full
circle to the point where experts;
are now advising concentrating qti
raising earthworms in order to get
belter crops.
During the 18th Annual Mid-
Atlantic Conservation Tillage
Conference held Wednesday in
Hagerstown, Md., at the Ramada
Inn Convention Center, several
college researchers presented the
latest developments on conserva
tion tillage.
Theday-long seminar, complete
with' commercial exhibits display
ing .the latest no-till seeders to
seeds, focused on the theme of pre
paring for tomorrow’s demands
for raising crops.
According to the speakers,
(Turn to Pag* A 25)
State DHIA Rescinds Oct.
Centralization Deadline
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) —In a move to diffuse the
emotional pressure against centra
lization that has caused an uproar
across the state, the Pennsylvania
DHIA recinded its action to make
October 1,1992 the deadline for all
counties to comply.
The action taken Wednesday at a
special meeting of the state board
of directors annuls the motion
passed at their regular board meet
ing last October. At that time, the
board had voted to provide service
to direct members only after the
deadline. This position has now
been removed and the deadline is
only a goal. In addition, the provi
sion for individual dairymen in a
county to apply for direct member
ship in competition with the local
organization and the provision for
Tour Encounters Worsening
Conditions In Moscow
ROTHSVILLE (Lancaster Co.)
QjaJtMnadsky, JJecember 4.
six Lancaster area agribusiness
men boarded a plane at Kennedy
Airport bound for the new Soviet
commonwealth.
The trip, in response to an invi
tation from the Russian and Mos
cow governments, would cover a
lot of ground—l4,ooo miles and a
world of knowledge about the agri
cultural situation in that part of the
world.
The purpose of the tour was to
offer an exchange of agricultural
information between the U.S. and
the new Soviet commonwealth. In
Moscow, the group spent four days
meeting with government officials
of various levels of authority,
including the president of the Mos
cow region and his advisors.
Professor Leonid Rubin. Mos
cow University, was tour guide for
Our Staff Sends You Best Wishes
For The Blessings And Peace
Represented By The Christ Child.
60* Ptr Copy
individual supervisor employees in
a county to become direct employ
ees of the state has also been
removed.
Ogranization officials said the
move allows time for analyzation
of all the new factors that have
come to light in the process. Many
of these factors have to do with
who owns the records, who can and
who cannot certify records, who
gives the best service, and what are
the legal ramifications of agree
ments between stales and the
national DHIA.
The scene seems to have shifted
to the national board meeting in
January and the national conven
tion in March. Hope is that the
Christmas holidays will provide a
breather and solutions will be
forthcoming. But the saga
continues.
the group, which included Amos
Beiler, Lcola; James Garber,
Mount Joy; Don Hoover, Lititz;
Dale Rohrer, Lititz; John Wolge
muth. Mount Joy; and Harold Zim
merman, Ephrata.
The meeting was held in the
conference room of the former
(Turn to Pago A 29)
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.
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