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VOL 37 NO. 47
Astro Kat Reigns
Supreme Second Year
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The two-farm syndicate of
Gay Ridge Farm and Kingstead
Farms in Ijamsville, Md„ are pro
ving almost unstoppable at Pen
nsylvania and Maryland Holstein
shows.
For four years straight they have
shown the supreme champion ani
mal of the All American Dairy
Show.
For the second year in a row,
entries from the two-farm syndi
cate have not only topped the Hols
tein contests, but came out as
supreme cow among all breeds
Northeast Poultry Show Panel
Highlights Salmonella Vaccine
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Rodent control must be the
number one priority for poultry
producers, even if a tried-and-true
vaccination program is employed,
if Salmonella entcrilidis (SE) is to
be controlled in flocks.
Thai’s the message producers
heard on a panel highlighting the
benefits of SE vaccinations at the
Northeast Poultry Show on
Thursday.
The poultry show included
information on the latest research
findings regarding vaccination of
flocks.
Dr. Sherrill Davison, University
Dr. Spock Says He Has Been Misquoted In Milk Controversy
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
EPHRATA (Lancaster
Co.) —The opponents of animal
agriculture were at work again this
week as the national news media
picked up on the report of a group
of physicians who say that milk
■nay not be good for children.
Child care expert Dr. Benjamin
Spock, who long advocated drink
ing cow’s milk, joined several
other doctors in questioning its
Vice President Dan Quayle Answers Farm Questions
The United States Vice President Dan Quayle answers
questions at a news conference with editors and reporters
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shown in both the All American
Dairy Show and the Maryland
State Fair.
Late last week, C Rossland
Astro Kat, a 7-year-old Astro Jet
daughter mutually owned by Gay
Ridge Farm and Kingstead Farms,
returned to repeat last year’s per
formance of being named grand
champion All American Holstein.
The cow tall, long, with wide
rear and ribs, muscular but not
bulky, sharp featured, with strong
legs and feet, long thin neck not
only captured the Holstein show,
but also took the title of supreme
cow of all dairy breeds, also a
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of Pennsylvania, discussed
research findings using two types
of vaccines on eight flocks. In the
study, the types used were auto
genous (using SE obtained from
the farm and incorporated into a
vaccine, administered to the flock
by skin injection) and federally
licensed SE vaccine.
According to Davison, there
were two reactions from the injec
tions in most cases, none, and in
‘minor cases, examples of severe
muscle necrosis. The eight layer
flocks included seven multiage
farms and one single-age farm.
In all cases, rodents (mice) were
tested for SE, and in nearly all, the
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nutritional value and the possible
harm it can cause some children.
“ Parents have been doing their
duty as they were taught by medi
cine and dietetics and forcing milk
on their children,” Spock is quoted
in the national press. “We have to
get parents over that.”
Spock appeared at a Boston
news conference early this week as
a spokesman for the Physicians
Committee for Responsible Medi
cine, a nonprofit association that
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 3, 1992
From the left, owners of the supreme are Mary Louise Wilcom and behind her Doug
King, Pa. Secretary of Agriculture Boyd Wolff presents the banner while Chris Hill
holds the halter and Crystal Schweighofer, state dairy princess, helps with the
presentation.
Grumbine Named To Livestock Hall
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Each year the Pennsylvania
Livestock Association presents its
highest honor, the Livestock “Hall
of Fame” award, to a deserving
individual. The individual is cho
sen for his contribution to the
industry, his contribution to the
association, and his involvement
in the community.
The 1992 recipient is Dennis
Grumbine from Lebanon County.
poses as a medical authority,
though by its own admision only
10% of its members are bona-fide
physicians. This association, along
with other agendas, promotes alter
natives to animal research.
Appearing with Dr. Spock was
Dr. Frank A. Oski, director of
pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, and Dr. Neal Barnard,
president of the Physicians Com
mittee. Oski wrote a book against
milk about IS years ago, and Bar-
from five selected Pennsylvania weekly newspapers. Photos by
Everett Nswawangsr, managing editor.
His association with the livestock
industry began at an early age with
both 4-H and FFA involvement.
Raised on an Eastern Lebanon
County farm, his projects included
cash grain, livestock, and contract
vegetables. From 1965-1966 he
served as Pennsylvania state presi
dent of the Future Farmers of
America.
One of Dennis’ ambitions as a
youth was to become involved in
nard, the Physicans Committee
founder, is also the scientific advi
sor to People for the Ethical Treat
ment of Animals (PETA) and an
organization known as the Animal
Liberation Front (ALF).
In a news conference in Balti
more on Monday Oski said that
milk’s reputation as a calcium-rich
food that will help children grow
big and strong is largely unde
served. Other foods, such as kale,
broccoli or fish, provide more cal
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the farm machinery business. He
started working for Elmer E.
Plasterer, the John Deere dealer in
Lebanon County in 1965 and pur
chased the dealership in 1983.
Along with his involvement in the
John Deere business, he maintains
a continuous pure bred Berkshire
swine herd operation, having sold
hogs all over the country.
His involvement in the agricul
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cium without the fat in milk, he
said.
“There is nothing unique about
milk, regarding its nutritional ben
efits, that should make you want to
drink it,” Oski said. “There’s no
reason for us to spend lots of
money to give milk to kids when it
doesn’t do them any good.”
Later in the week. The American
Dairy Association and Dairy
Council, based in Syracuse, NY;
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
HARRIS BURG (Dauphin
Co.) —With the world hunger situ
ation, we should be encouraging
(agricultural) production, said
Dan Quayle, vice president of the
United States. The vice president’s
comments were part of a small
news conference with reporters
and editors from five selected Pen
nsylvania weekly newspapers in
the Harrisburg Hilton last Saturday
at noon.
“You can’t just outlaw pesti
cides and insecticides,” Quayle
said. “You must make them more
environmentally safe. If you listen
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Managing Editor