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
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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
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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,
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the rain noises became quiet.
“We came to the conclusion that
the whole tax scene points to the
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