VOL 38 NO. 17
Corn Growers Convene
In Western Pennsylvania
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
WEST MIDDLESEX (Mercer
Co.) —The annual com conference
sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Master Com Growers and Penn
State Cooperative Extension
attracted a large crowd of com
growers and agribusiness rep
resentatives this week. The meet
ing Tuesday featured the presenta
tion of club awards and a program
of grower information.
Mike Wagner, executive direc
tor, Ohio Com Growers, reported
Taking Care Of Environmental, Neighbor, Industry Concerns
Are Some Tasks Facing Chester Conservation Farmers
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANDENBERG (Chester Co.)
—Farmers could be underestimat
ing the importance of the
mushroom industry to Chester and
surrounding counties, and a New
Garden Township dairy farmer
wants to fix that.
C. Barclay Hoopes and family,
who operate High Point Acres,
contribute a diversity of resources
and talents to supporting that
industry. Many other farmers,
especially those who have horses
and those that sell hay, contribute
vital ingredients that go into mak
ing compost which powers the
mushroom industry.
That industry tanks number one
in the country. “One benefits the
other, and that’s the way we have
to work,’ ’ said Hoopes, noting that
mushrooms are the state’s “num
ber one cash crop.”
According to the 1991-1992
state statistical summary, the
Agaricus mushroom crop was val
ued at $246 million in the
1990-1991 season, and with all
varieties combined, production
stood at 351.2 million pounds.
Mushroom country
“We live in mushroom country
here, the greatest agricultural
enterprise in this county,” said
Barclay, who is president of the
Delaware-Chester Farmer’s Asso
ciation. the local operating atm of
the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Associ
ation. “I have a great tie to that
mushroom industry.’’
But increasingly that industry is
Lebanon 4-H Livestock Holds Banquet
PRESCOTT (Lebanon
Co.) The 91-member Lebanon
County 4-H Livestock Club held
its annual banquet Tuesday even
ing atthc Prescott Fire Hall in Pre
scott, and noted significant
achievements by youth involved in
each of the three major livestock
groups.
Following a meal and introduc-
Five Sections
on their use of a state checkoff for
funds to promote new non-feed
uses of com. The increased use of
ethanol in Ohio has been the result
of a public relations campaign with
legislators, car mechanics and the
general public. Packaging mater
ials that dissolve in water and a
new absorbant material made from
com for disposable baby diapers
also received wide attention from
the market.
The Ohio checkoff is one-half
cent per bushel, and officials of the
Pennsylvania association
under pressure. There arc develop
ments popping up all over the area,
many of which surround High
Point Acres.
There are environmental pres
sures, which farmers must, as good
live with. And, as
Hoopes was quick to remind Lan
caster Faming in a recent inter
view at his farm, as a member of
the conservation district since
1968, his fifth-generation farm has
been following and implementing
plans set up by the district since
they joined.
For his efforts. Hoopes was
recently honored with the Chester
County Conservation District’s
Fanner of the Year Award at the
Chester Crops Day. Ifaopcs and
his family—
and sons Jeff and Mark
210 acres and milk 8S Holsteins,
with 60 heifers. Herd average is
19,925 pounds.
Red Clay/White Clay
In 1990, Barclay and Diana
signed on as cooperators in the
conservation district’s Red Clay/
White Clay Demonstration Farm
Project. They received $27,000 in
cost-share money to build a dry
manure storage pad and storage
pond to help save the White Clay
and Red Clay tributaries. (The
White Clay Creek originates in
southeast Chester County and
eventually makes its way to the
Delaware River. It supports trout,
in addition to many more types of
fish species, woody plants and
wildflowers, and various animals
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tion of members, leaden and rec
ognition of the Friends of 4-H, a
presentation of awards was made
to those members whose animals
had won top places during the
club’s annual Winter Roundup,
held just weeks previous to the
slate Farm Show.
Also recognized were those who
had participated in the state and
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 6 1993
announced that they have voted to
contact Boyd Wolff, Pennsylvania
ag secretary, to implement a simi
lar program in Pennsylvania.
Jim Bower, Bower Trading,
Inc., West Lafayette, IN, reported
on ways to use the futures market
in marketing com. He showed his
torical graphs that prove farmers
sell most of their com at the lowest
price of the year. Bower helps his
clients reverse that trend by watch
ing what the large speculative
funds are doing and taking the
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For his efforts, C. Barclay Hoopes, right, and family was recently honored with the
Chester County Conservation District’s Farmer of the Year Award at the Chester
Crops Day. Hoopes and his family Including wife Diana, center, and sons Jeff, left
and Mark (not pictured)—farm 210 acres and milk 85 Holstelns, with 60 heifers. Photo
by Andy Andnwa
Maxima Sets World Record
USA KNAPTON
Production Records Specialist
Holstein Association of America
BRATTLEBORO, Vl. A
new world record for milk produc
tion has been set by Tullando Roy
alty Maxima, owned by Tullando
Farm Inc. in Orford, N.H.
regional contests and the results of
those contests.
In addition to awards, a presen
tation of saving bonds provided by
Agway of Lebanon Inc. was made
to youth who won top prizes at the
county fair for owning, breeding
and showing winning market hogs,
lambs and beef.
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Larry Moyer, Mertztown, right, receives award for top
corn production from Grant Troop, Pennsylvania Com
Growers president, at the corn grower’s conference this
week.
As a mature cow of five yean.
Maxima recently completed her
365-day record with 58,952
pounds of milk, 1,804 pounds of
fat and 1,680 pounds of protein.
She was milked three times per
day.
The Holstein Association ver
ification test program supports the
new record.
Maxima’s record surpasses the
world record held since 1975 by
Beecher Arlinda Ellen. Ellen pro
duced 55,661 pounds of milk and
1,572 pounds of fat milking twice
a day.
Maxima’s roots run parallel
with the history of Tullando Farm.
The George and Barbara Tullar
family began farming in Orford in
1956. In 1959, the Tullars decided
to start building a registered Hols-
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tein herd. They traded eight grade
cows (some were colored) for two
registered Holsteins.
The seventh dam of Maxima,
Upwey R A Keepsake Veronica
was one of these two original
foundation cows in the Tullars’
herd.
Maxima is backed by 12 gener
ations of Holstein Association
sponsored production records,
beginning in 1939. Production is
no stranger to this cow family.
While none of her ancestors have
by any means challenged Max
ima, they have all made respect
able records.
Maxima’s maternal sister, Tul
lando Joe Mogul just completed
her 6-11, 365-day record with
40,872 pounds of milk, 1,499
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$19.00 Par Year