ASO-Uncnter Farming, Saturday, October 8, 1994
LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
IMLER (Bedford Co.) Sam
Hayes, 22 years a state represen
tative, from Huntingdon, spoke
on his recent trip to Poland at the
fall meeting of the Bedford Coun
ty Farmers’ Association.
“Poland,” Hayes said, “is fur
ther ahead in farming than other
countries that were behind the
Iron Curtain
“And, the reason is because
many of the Polish people were
able to hold on to their land and
farm it themselves.”
The results brought about a
stark contrast between the indi
vidually owned land and the Pol
ish state farms.
Hayes asked if anyone in the
room farmed as much as 800
acres. Getting several hands, he
then asked how many people
worked that land.
“Five,” was the answer, with
others in a similar status being in
agreement.
Seminar
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Those who wish to learn
more about exporting Pennsylva
nia agricultural and food products
should attend a special seminar
being offered by the state Depart
ment of Agriculture on Oct. 12 at
the Harrisburg Area Community
College.
The focus of the seminar, “Pen
nsylvania. USA Travels Into
Trade,” is to help those wishing to
learn more about exporting agri
cultural and processed agricultural
products. It is not intended for
equipment manufacturers nor non
agricultural interests.
The seminar is being sponsored
by the PDA Domestic and Interna
tional Trade Division, in conjunc
tion with the Eastern United States
Agriculture and Food Export
Council (EUSAFEC),
It is to be held from 8:30 a.m. to
3 p.m., in the Wildwood Confer
ence Center of HACC, located in
Harrisburg, near the state PDA
building. Registration is S2S,
which includes a lunch. To register
call Peter Witmer at the PDA
Domestic and International Trade
Division at (717) 783-3181.
Get Involved, Bedford Farmers Told
“In Poland,” Hayes said, “An
800 acre state farm had 700
employees. Is it any wonder there
was little unemployment behind
the Iron Curtain?”
Polish farms today average 8.8
acres in size and technology is
about 1935-40, by American
comparison.
Hayes introduced two Polish
exchange students presently stay
ing with his own family who arc
in America studying Agriculture.
“It will not take Poland long to
catch up with our standards,”
Hayes feels. “The Polish people
have a very strong religious and
spiritual strength. They are will
ing to learn and to work hard.”
Noting the importance of
keeping on top of government
regulations in regards to farming,
Hayes quoted a Polish friend who
said, “It is much easier to loose
your freedom than it is to gain it
back.”
Naomi Sollenberger, local rep
resentative to the Ag in the Class
room project, reported on the
excellence of this program. “We
need more ag related subjects
taught in the schools,” she said. “1
am going to share all of the infor
mation and materials I got with
other teachers.”
Harold Shaulis Jr., Farm
Bureau, District Director, report
ed “Dairy prices are about as high
as they are going to get so we
must have better management
practices.”
Resolutions recently drafted at
the state Farmers’ Association
meeting were discussed and
voted upon under the direction of
Vice President Fred Claycomb.
All were accepted with the excep
tion of having R.D. addresses
remain the same when 911
becomes operational. Those in
attendance felt this would be a
detriment to the emergency teams
needing more precise directions
on locations.
• State regulations easily accept
ed included exemption for casual
labor be set at $l,OOO under Work
men’s Compensation Law.
• Bicycle riders should be
required to wear reflective cloth
ing or lighted indicator for dawn
or dusk riding.
• County Farm Bureaus should
give their approval to personnel
making decisions on deprivation
permits in their individual coun
(Conllnuod from Pago A2B)
and the Chamber of Commerce,
Cited’for serving as Farm Vis
itation Day hosts were Richard
and Gail Dennis, Hidden Lane
Farm, Spring Grove R 5; Michael
Rishel, American Seed Co. and
Carleton Snack Foods, Spring
Grove R 3; Charles Brown, Glat
felter Tree Farms, Spring Grove;
Rodger and Betty Laughman,
Laughman Sawmill and Moun
tain Mulch, Spring Grove R 3;
David and Norma Lucabaugh,
Sunnyside L. Farm, Spring Grove
R 2; James and Sandra Bailey,
Spring Grove R 2; and Edwin and
Carolyn Calhoun, Glen Rock R 2.
Honored for their roles as
hosts for the annual Farm-City
Tour were Scott Kurtzman, P.H.
Glatfelter Company, Spring
Everyone in the Northeast is concerned with handling, storage, odors, environmental
restrictions and the use of livestock manure on farmland. With 500 head and 733 acres at
Agway Farm Research Center, we share that concern.
So, please join us October 12 & 13 when New York State’s first poly-lined earthen banked,
one million gallon manure storage is put in place. And learn how manure will be pumped
over a half mile through a 6” PVC pipe with a 3 H.R pump.
See the following equipment and activities in use:
Manure Handlin
• alley scraper
• liquid solids separator
• manure solids composting
• biogas digester
• bedding with composted solids
• facilities design for increasing herd size
Global Positioning S
Refreshments and lunch will be served
• Located on Route 80, five miles est of 1-81,
Exit 14 at Tully, NY (town of Fab ius)
Questions? Call 315-449-6201 for details
Families Honored In York County
• Prescription nutrient management planning
• Detailed field maps using satellite technology
• Environmentally sound practices
• Crop management record keeping services
ties.
Norman Sollenberger, chair
man of the Governmental Rela
tions Committee, said, “No
longer should weather and ani
mals be our number one concern.
But rather, what is going on in
Washington and Harrisburg.
There are many special interest
groups that want to dictate how
we should farm; through environ
mental laws, regulations, wetland
laws, farm subsidy laws, animal
rights laws, water use laws, and
tax reforms.”
Sollenberger said Bedford
County is fortunate to have repre
sentatives such as Rep. Dick
Hess, Rep. Jerry Stern, and Sen.
Robert Jubelirer who work hard
Grove; Gary Dean for Ralston
Purina Company, Camp Hill;
Robert Berkheimer, Berkheimer
Dairy Farm, Mechanicsburg; and
Terry Laird, Warrington Hunt
Club, Rossville.
In the annual Ag Day exchange,
representatives of the Chamber of
Commerce and York County
farmers pair up to host each other
at their respective jobs for a day.
Ag Day exchangees recognized
for their 1992 participation were
Keith Bashore and Chris Reilly,
York County Chamber of Com
merce and Jim Bailey, Bailey’s
Egg Production; Bob Gingerich
and Ellen O’Conner, who
exchanged with crops and live
stock producer David Sprenkte
III; Jonathan Holmes, C. S.
Davidson, Inc., and his exchange
• 500 head, in a practical farm setting
• TMR computerized feed cart
• Feeding without excess nutrient losses
• One time a day feeding
GPS) and Edge Plant Nutrition
>stem
to protect the farmer. “But they
need help,” he warned. “Get
involved, write your representa
tives, keep yourself updated on
new laws and regulations and
speak up for agriculture!”
Ken Mowry, president of the
Bedford County organization
congratulated the group on hav
ing a total of more than 485 mem
bers. He also reported that total
farm income in Bedford County
amounted to fifty-nine million,
three thousand, three hundred and
thirty-seven dollars in 1993.
The meeting was held at the
Imler Fire Hall. Numerous door
prizes collected by Gerald
Mowry were awarded at the con
clusion of the meeting.
partner Jeff Hcindel, Heindel
Dairy Farm; Art St. Onge, St.
Onge Company and Dick Naylor,
Naylor Wine Cellars, Inc.; John
Staub, Crowley Frozen Desserts
and Jack DeHoff, DeHoff Dairy
Farm; Craig Reimers, Harley
Davidson, Inc., and Stanley Brown,
Brown’s Orchards.
Featured speaker was Pennsyl
vania Secretary of Agriculture
Boyd Wolff. Secretary Wolff
highlighted key programs of the
Agriculture Department, includ
ing farmland preservation accom
plishments, plans for the con
struction of a new animal health
diagnostic lab in Harrisburg and
intensified measures to track and
control avian flu after a recent
limited outbreak of the poultry
disease.
Feedin
• 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. each day
• Tours will run continuously