’ ' i ' J> * T ' Vol. 41 NO. 20 Maiyland and Virginia’s Young Cooperator winners are seated, J. Richard and Naomi Speer. Outstanding Young Cooperators. Standing from left, Thomas and Jen nifer Lawrence, Ist runner-up; Steven and Marion Jones. 3rd, and Myron and Teresa Pomraning, 2nd. Lessons, Last Lifetimes At Garber Conservation Farm ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff MOUNT JOY (Lancaster Co.) Keep off the waterways Don't knock down the (Ops of the ter races Never disk harrow across the terrace edges. Jay Garber, son of Clarence Garber, remembers those instruc tions from his father. Jay passed the same instructions to his three sons and all employees at Spring Lawn Farm in Pequea Township. And Jay said it now feels good to hear his sons telling their A tradition of passing along tha themes of soil conservation helped garner the Gar ber family, Including the families of David A. and Joe C. Garber, the cherished 1996 Lancaster County Outstanding Cooperator Award Thursday night at the annual Lan caster County Conservation District banquet at the Country Table Restaurant. From left, Yvonne and Joe Garber, Dave and Shirley Garber, and Lois and Jay Garber. 604 For Copy Pennmarva Names Outstanding Young Cooperators employees the same thing. it's that tradition of passing along the very themes of soil con servation that helped gamer the Garber family, including the fami lies of David A. and Joe C. Garber, the cherished 1996 Lancaster County Outstanding Cooperator Award Thursday night at the Lan caster County Conservation Dis trict annual banquet at the Country Table Restaurant. Spring Lawn Farm includes 200 acres (128 owned, 72 rented) with 150 cows and 130 heifers. Joe Gar- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 23, 1996 ber is in charge of the dairy herd, and Dave concentrates on the crops and fieldwork. According to slide narrator Ger ald Heistand, assistant Chesapeake Bay administrator for the district. Spring Lawn Farm has the distinc tion of having some of the “oldest terraces in Lancaster County. “In 1939, Clarence Garber was the second farmer m the area to put terraces on the land. They were put in with a pull-type grader.” More than 200 tons of flintstone were (Turn to Page A 32) EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor WILLOW STREET (Lancaster Co.) The annual Pennmarva Young Cooperator contest was held this week with 21 young farm couples from Pennsylvania, Mary land, and Virginia competing to represent their dairy cooperatives at future national and regional meetings and being honored for their leadership skills and know ledge of cooperatives. Pennmarva is the joint organiza tion of Atlantic Dairy Cooperative. Southampton and Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Coopera tive Reston, Virginia. At the convention, the young cooperators were involved in an interview process, and they attended seminars related to mak- Centre County dairy farmer Paul Hartle, owner of Mammoth-Spring Farm, stands with his 13-year-old Audrey cow, classified 2EX-90, the oldest of three of a five generation Excellent cow family that he showed to visiting Holstein breeders from Chester County. See story on page A 24. Completed Farm Bill Expected Next Week VERNON ACHENBACH, JR. Lancaster Farming Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. A conference committee of the U.S. Legislature on Thursday approved a 1996 Farm Bill Conference Report which means that a com plete Farm Bill is expected to be presented to President Clinton for signature this coming week. Fbur Sections ing quality milk. In addition, dis cussion groups covered topics on how to use milk futures from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and how to relate to the task of public relations and marketing for the dairy industry. ‘That Milk Thing,” MAMMA’S Disney-like character that entices children in the Philadelphia school system to drink milk, dropped in for the cooperator’s breakfast Wednesday morning. At the awards luncheon the fol lowing couples were named as the honorees. For Atlantic Dairy, Kenneth and Denise Sanner, Kutztown. were named Outstanding Young Cooperators. And for Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers, J (Turn to Page A 37) According to a news release from U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar, who chaired the conference committee, the farm legislation “gives farmers freedom to plant for the market and ends Depression-era production controls.” Whenever the Senate and House approve almost identical pieces of (Turn to Pag# A 22) $25.00 Par Year
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