Vol. 40 No. 38 JOANNE E. MORVAY Maryland Franklin, Adams Correspondent MERCERSBURG (Franklin Co.) —Mother Nature has played the cruelest trick on some farmers in the Mercersburg area this Senlorand grand champion attht York Holstein show was the senlorthree-year-old exhibited by the Dale Doll family. Reserve Champion honors went to Joshua Hushon’s four-year-old. Gathered with the champion are, from left, judge James Burdette, Patty Hushon, Dana Doll, Angela Mummert, York County dairy princess, and Tom Boyer, trophy sponsor. EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor MOUNTVILLE (Lancaster Co.) A cloud burst of rain tor rents pounded loud noise on the tin roof of the large bank bam on the farm of Robert Noll Monday even ing. Inside, On the double bam floor, semi-circles of freshly baled straw provided an arena around a speaker’s stand and microphone. Cob webs and old bale topes, hang ing from the rafters glistened in the light rays projecting downward from the hastily erected flood lights hung from the purline. PDA Announces Animal Import Restrictions HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) —Agriculture Secretary Charles C. Brosius on Thursday announced a quarantine, effective immediately, on hoofed animals entering Pennsylvania from states where vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed during 1995. Vesicular stomatitis is a viral disease that causes blister-like lesions around the mouth, nostrils and feet of the animals that result Dairy Of Distinction Farms The annual special section of the Dairy of Distinction farm winners is pan of this issue. Look for the farm photos, features, a proclamation from Governor Tom Ridge, and messages from advertisers. 60t Per Copy Nature Gives And Nature Takes Away summer. She spent weeks nurturing their fruit trees and grain to bumper crop levels, only to snatch every thing away in a spate of recent storms. The thunder and hail storms have left some local dairy farmers Manor Farmers Meet To Assess Reassesment “The steers down in the lower stables will make some rambling noises, but bear with it,” Phil Shert zer, master of ceremonies, said. “This is a farm, and this is a bam.” The 100 Manor area farmers had gathered to discuss local real estate taxes and the disquieting results from the county reassessment program that is just now being reported. Back in June, 12 to IS local farmers had met in Shertzer’s farm shop with the county commis sioners to discuss the high assess ments and why these farmers thought they were out of line. As a in painful ulcers. Humans exposed to the virus may experience flu like symptoms but rarely suffer serious disease. “Other states are experiencing problems with vesicular stomatitis this year,” Brosius said. “We want to prevent the disease from affect ing livestock production in Pennsylvania.” The quarantine prohibits (Turn to Pago A 27) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 29, 1995 wondering how they’ll feed their cows next winter. The com stalks broke off about two feet above the ground—too low to save the ear. Many area fruit growers are scrambling to land cannery con tracts for their damaged peaches and apples—fruit that would’ve result of the earlier meeting, the fanners had been promised that discrepancies in the Manor district would be reviewed. And from that After three days of competing at State 4-H Achievement Days, these 4-H’ers took first-place awards. Kneeling in front, from left, are Jifnmy Mullen and Chris Reeder. Second row, from left, is Kandy Mullen, Gerald Boyd, and Ken Cramer. Back row, from left, Lisa Reiff, Regina Landis, Derek Stoner, Dale Livingood, and Mike Hartman. Turn to page A 23 for the story and photos by Lou Ann Good. Five Sections commanded top price in their retail markets before the storms hit Franklin County CFSA execu tive director Thomas Kerr said there is not rhyme or reason to the destruction. Fields that have been wiped nearly bare of com stand next to fields where the crop was not even touched. Orchards scarred by hail that riddled the skin of peaches and apples lay just down the road from orchards where the fruit remains perfect specimens. Donald Stuff, a local agronom ist said two weeks after the last big Doll Family Sweeps York Holstein Show JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent YORK (York Co.) On her first-ever trip around the show ring, Dar-Dale Vanguard Val top ped the senior three-year-old class at the York County Holstein Show, then bested that win by ing senior and grand champion honors. The Relay Arise SWD Van guard-ET daughter was also nam ed best bred and owned of the an nual York Holstein competition. meeting additional local, county, and state elected officials were invited to meet with this larger group of farmers that assembled as $25.00 Per Year storm, grain fanners are still find ing large areas of down com that can’t be seen from roadways. “In 35 years, I’ve never seen a storm do this kind of damage,” Stuff said. When Bob and Kathy Hartung went to bed on July IS, their com stood tall in the fields surrounding Rohart Farms. “It looked like a 150-bushel crop—and a chance to get out of the hole finally after the drought two years ago,” Kathy Hartung said. Shortly after midnight, the cou (Turn to Pago Al 9) Held at the York Fairgrounds, the show was officiated by Franklin County Holstein breeder James Burdette. Following a first-lactation fin ish with 20,000 milk, Val freshen ed in March and scored VG-86 classification. Her sweep of the show, along with se vferm other high-placing entries, combined to earn both the premier breeder and exhibitor banners for the Dale and Darla Doll family, (Turn to Pagt A2l) the rain noises became quiet. “We came to the conclusion that the whole tax scene points to the (Turn to Pago A3l)
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