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cial dairyman are not needed by
the breed organization, he and
many others became concerned
that what they wanted out of the
organization was going to be
overlooked.
“That’s one thing that is impor
tant We better be concerned about
commercial dairyman. That’s the
whole backbone of the industry.
We can’t be like the railroads.
They thought they were in the rail
road business and forgot they were
in the transportation business. We
in the are in the dairy industry, not
just in the Holstein business.
“If a commercial dairyman
decides he has better genetics than
we can offer, then he isn’t going to
use the organization. We need to
be sure that everything we do in
this whole organization is profit
able. Otherwise, we become an
elitist organization and I don’t
think that’s the direction we need
to go.
“We’re also concerned about
seemingly going back in time to
the way they used to evaluate our
cattle,” Howard said, talking about
some of die opinions that reverting
SHIPPENSBURG COMMUNITY FAIR
THE 1992 ENTERTAINMENT FAIR PROGRAM
(JULY 19 THROUGH JULY 25)
Shlppenaburg Band Concert - Stag# - 7:OO<P.M.
Community Vaapars • Staga • 7:30 P.M.
MONDAY. JULY 20
Miss Shippensburg Community Fslr Contest On Stage - 7:30 P.M,
Barnyard Olympics - Tractor Pull Pad 8:00 P.M.
TUESDAY. JULY 21
Horse Pull Contest - 6:00 P.M.
Baked Good Auction - 6:30 P.M.
Sh-Boom - 7:30 P.M. and 0:30 P.M.
Both Shows 1 Admission $5.00 (12 years and older)
WEDNESDAY. JULY 22
Annual Craft Show - 9:00 A.M.
Kiddles Day - 10:30 to 4:30 (Special Rids Prices)
T.G. Shsppsrd - 7:30 P.M. and 9:30 P.M.
Two Shows One $5.00 Admission (12 yssrs end over)
Ysrd Sols and Flea Market - 8:00 A.M.
Radio Controlled Modal Airplane Display - 9 A.M. Till Dusk
THE HUBCAPS - Stage. 7:30 P.M. and 9:30 P.M.
Two Shows One $5.00 Admission (12 years and over)
FRIDAY. JULY 24
Tractor Pull - Gro-Mar Ring - 7:00 P.M.
Shippsn Squares - Stage - 7:30 P.M.
(Free Stage Admission)
Draft Horse Obstacle - 0:00 A.M.
Five Mila Run - 9:00 A.M.
Kiddles Day -11:00 To 4:00 (Special Rida Prices)
Draft Horse Show • 1:00 P.M.
Horse Show - 4:00 P.M.
WSHP Country Music Countdown 7:30 P.M.
(Free Stage Admission)
Summer Sale On ~ ~
Truckload Of
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LEWISBURG (Union Co.)
A common misconception among
the public is that farmers overuse
pesticides and fertilizers and that
this has contaminated
groundwater.
Four years ago, EPA conducted
a comprehensive research project
to explore what was contaminat
ing well water in the United
States. The EPA study found that
pesticides and nitrates do not pose
a significant threat to drinking
water in the US.
The research indicated that
when and if it occurs, it is limited
and site specific and not easily
predictable by a variable such as
soil type or crop.
This research protect is com
monly referred to as the National
Pesticide Survey. It was con
ducted in two phases.
Phase 1 was completed in
Also, as far as some of the hard
issues, such as the financial prob
lems facing.national Dairy Herd
Improvement Association and its
connection to the breed organiza
tions and the artificial insemina
tion business, Howard said the sol
utions are within the people, not
one sector.
“I think we need to work
together as much as possible. 1
think we need to get together,
rather than squabble over who
Some Surprising Results
Of Well Water Survey
November 1990 and set out to
describe the status of well water
nationwide by analyzing 1,350
wells. These samples were tested
for 126 pesticides, their bypro
ducts, and nitrates.
Phase 2 of the project was com
pleted in January 1992 and was
designed to explain why pesti
cides and nitrates showed up in the
wells where they did. What caused
it? Was it unavoidable environ
mental factor or human error?
The EPA survey found that pes
ticides and nitrates do not pose a
significant threat to drinking water
wells in the U.S. .
The 1990 report stated, “the
vast majority of drinking wells in
this country do not have levels of
pesticides or nitrates that pose a
risk to public health. Where pesti
cides were detected, they were
usually found at low levels
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LANCASTER
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pays. We should worry more about
the services, because, basically, it
all comes out of the dairyman’s
pocket anyway.
“We have to make sure that we
as dairymen are doing things to
make them (cows and services)
profitable. Certainly there are
things of value that we do that
don’t help every dairyman. And
they are important,” he said, refer-
below levels of health concern.”
In fact, no community wells in
the survey and only 0.6 percent of
rural wells had pesticide levels
above the lifetime health advisory
level set by EPA. In addition, 1.2
percent of community wells and
2.4 percent of private wells had
nitrate levels that exceeded 10
ppm. level fra* infants and young
stock.
According to the Phase 2 report
released iq January 1992, more
than 1,000 statistical tests were
run by computer to attempt to
Juniata Conservation Day Set
MCALLISTERVILLE (Juniata
Co.) —A conservation tillage field
day is scheduled here on Thursday,
August 13. Starting times are as
follows: At 10 a.m. the meeting
will begin at the Landis Service
Station on West Main Street At 11
a.m. the group will go to the neigh
borine farm of Wilbur and Doug
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ring to support of breed shows,
which help promote and eventual
ly market the breed.
Howard said that as director,
members should not hesitate to
telephone him or correspond.
“I’m as plose as their phone, if
they want to express their opinion.
A director needs to be aware of the
members’ views. It can’t go one
way.”
relate positive nitrate and pesti
cide levels to other factors. The
report concluded that the second
phase could not find a strong rela
tionship between factors that
could contribute to groundwater
contamination. In fact, the study
notes many “inconsistencies.”
Agriculture gets good marks on
this report card. It doesn’t elimi
nate the need to be careful. In
addition, it does not address sur
face water concerns which are the
local concerns in many communi
ties regarding water quality.
Brubaker’s Double B Grain Farm.
An impressive list of speakers
and demonstrations have been
planned. The day is sponsored by
the Juniata County Conservation
District and the Juniata Valley
Crop Management Association.
All are welcome to attend.
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