016 12V9 ufrs*. _ _ PLRIOU fCAL'J DIVISION HI PENNSYLVANIA VTATE UNIVFR'iIIY I 1 ~T ~ ~ w:'o‘.' PA lIQ LtPRAKV 11 mh ■ ’ UNI VERS IIY RAIoH I-’A IRCO V laMfesaßi^gflrawg VOL. 37 No. 39 Harpster BuildsfState’s Largest Automated Dairy Facility Taking time from giving some of his cows their first experience in a double-40 milk ing parlor, R. Wayne Harpster talks to his daughter Christina. The Evergreen Farms’ huge dairy facility is the largest commercial dairy herd in the state. State Pseudorabies Recommendations HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) An evening meeting of swine industry representatives and state Department of Agriculture offi cials was held July 29, at the state agriculture building. The meeting resulted in eight recommendations for the control of pseudorabies, a viral disease occurring primarily in swine. The recommendations are: 1. Emphasis should be placed on the proper identification of blood samples taken at the slaugh ter house for pseudorabies surveil lance testing. Coordination of blood samples with back lags is frequently not as accurate as it should be, thereby minimizing the Chester Holstein Picnic Set OXFORD (Chester Co.)—The Chester County Holstein Picnic is scheduled Thursday, August 13, at the Dunwood Farm of Alvin Stolt zfus. The farm is located along Route 896, one and one-half miles north of Russelville. Starting lime is 10 a.m. The Dunwood herd average is over 24,000 m; 950 f; 3.3%p with a BAA 106. Half the herd is classi fied Excellent or Very Good and many in the herd are from the Dun Hog Producers To Elect Delegates KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.) —Notice is hereby given that the election of pork producer dele gate candidates for the 1993 National Pork Producers Delegate Body will take place at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 20, 1992, in conjunction with a board of direc tors meeting of the PA Pork Pro ducers Council at the Region VI office of the Pennsylvania Depart ment of Agriculture in Summer dale, PA. All Pennsylvania Pork- Four Sections effectiveness of tracebacks. 2. Movement of quarantined pigs to non-infected areas should be restricted and limited to coun ties free of pseudorabies. 3. Biosecurity and sanitation of buying stations, slaughter houses and swine conveyances associated with these facilities should be strengthened. 4. Because Pennsylvania is a major player in regional and national marketing of swine, efforts to eradicate pseudorabies from Pennsylvania should be coordinated with neighboring and all other northeastern states. 5. Vaccination of farms border ing infooted herds is essential to wood Golden and Cola families. Speaker for the picnic is Dave Rama, Delhi, New York. Rama is a Holstein merchandiser and reader of pedigrees. His subject will be “Breeding To Merchandise.” A pork roast dinner is planned: adults, $4.00; children, ages 4-12, $2.00; and children under 4 are free. Call Ken Unble now for reservations. Phone: (215) 593-2274. Producers are invited to attend. Any producer who is a resident of the state and has paid all assess ments due under the national checkoff may be considered a del egate candidate and participate in voting. Nominations will be taken from the floor at the time of elec tion. For more information contact the PA Pork Producers Council, 1631 Grim Road, Kutztown, PA 19530. Phone (215) 285-6519. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8, 1992 prevent the spread of pseudora bies. 6. A successful program must have four key components, as follows: • Herd management plans for all infected herds. • A successful testing program. (Turn to Page A 22) From sunup to sundown brothers Gene, right, and Jim Schopf are either picking produce from 40 acres to stock four of their produce stands or caponizing chickens. “We might be young, but we got lots of experience,” said Gene, who estimates that he has caponized 50,000 chickens. Schopf Brothers: Entrepreneurs LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff SILVER SPRING (Lancaster Co.) Gene Schopf started his first business when he was only a senior in high school. Eight years later, he has several thriving businesses, which include owning a farm, a custom caponizing busi ness, and a produce business estab VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff SEVEN STARS (Huntingdon Co.) —R. Wayne Harpster squinted as he assessed the scene. He was standing in the middle of one of two new freestall dairy cattle bams, each 888 feet long. They are designed to house the stale’s largest commercial milking dairy herd under one roof more than 1,500 milking cows. The area is large enough to Ag Progress Issue Coming The time for the annual Ag Progress Days in Rockspr ing is here again. Show time is Tuesday, August 18 to Thursday, August 20. Next week’s issue will feature full preparation coverage with maps, lists of exhibitors and a program guide to help you find your way at Penn State's research farm. In addition, numerous articles will give background on the many subjects covered at this machinery demonstra tion and educational attraction. And advertisers will have messages about their products that will be on display. Youth Grant Awards Listed HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The funding of 45 grants under the Agriculture and Rural Youth Organization Grant Program was announced this week. According to State Agriculture Secretary Boyd Wolff, the grants were avail able to organizations such as 4-H and FFA. “We were pleased at the ovcr- lished at four different Lancaster County locations. “My brother Jim is my side kick,” Gene said. The two brothers share more than almost identical appearances. They are both extremely energetic and enthusias tic about their work. “We work hard, but it’s enjoy able,” Gene said of their 18-hour 60S Per Copy house a respectable livestock auction. From where Harpster stood, the lofty, insulated and vented roof stretched out in opposite directions and seemed to disappear on both horizons. The distance is beyond the nor mal ability of the human eye to make clear distinctions, especially with the sunlight coming in from all sides and softly diffusing into (Turn to Page A2O) whelming response to this pro gram,” Wolff said. “We received many more good applications than we could fund.” The organizations were able to apply for direct grants of up to $2,500 and matching grants of up to $15,000. Direct grants will be used to fund educational projects, (Turn to Page A 25) days that sometimes extend to mid night. ‘The harder you work, the belter quality you get, and the more things you sell. You can’t run a part-way business and be successful.” Ihe brothers, who grew up on their father’s (Ed Schopf) farm in Mountville, learned to caponize chickens at an early ace. The boys (Turn to Pag* A2B) $19.00 Per Year
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