MIDDLETOWN (Dauphin
Co.) The total value of all live
stock in Pennsylvania is on the
rise after a two-year decline and
Lancaster County is leading the
way.
The Pennsylvania State Data
Center at Penn Stale Harrisburg
reports the total value of livestock
in the Commonwealth, including
cattle, hogs and sheep was $1.38
billion at the end of 1996, an in
crease from $1.36 billion at the
end of the previous year.
Lancaster County continues to
be the center of farming activity in
the state, leading in the number of
MILWAUKEE, WIS. -
Cloning and other biotechnology
advances are tools farmers can
use to produce more uniform
and consistent food products.
That’s according to Dr. Denny
Funk, director of product devel
opment for ABS Global, Inc., a
provider of bovine reproductive
services and technologies.
Funk recently spoke at the
1997 National Agricultural
Bankers Conference in
Milwaukee.
“Biotechnology, and specifi
cally cloning, has the real poten
tial of helping producers
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NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES
SPECIAL HORSE AND
MULE SALE
January 23,1998
Sale time 10:00 A.M.
Tack Sale 9:00 A.M.
"Many Special Loads Will be Selling"
Consignors - Bob Steimer
Ward Wright
Shy Tipton
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Elam B. Stoltzfus
Jerome Wanner
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Our Next Sale will be Feb. 6,1998
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Total Value Of Pennsylvania’s Livestock
On The Rise After Two-Year Decline
cattle, milk cows, hog farms and
sheep.
‘The growing success of Lan
caster County farmers is due to the
vision of local farmers and their
long-term commitment to their
agricultural enterprises,” said Jim
Shirk, Agricultural Services man
ager for the Lancaster Chamber of
Commerce.
Statistics compiled by Data
Center show 33,000 Pennsylvania
farms reporting cattle inventory in
1996, a number unchanged for the
fourth consecutive year.
Cattle inventory in the Com
Cloning, Other Biotechnology
Applications To Benefit Agriculture
improve the efficiency and prof
itability of their operation while
enabling them to produce meat
and grain products that better
meet the demands of con
sumers,” said Funk. He was one
of four speakers on a panel that
discussed the current state of
biotechnology. Approximately
60 people attended the biotech
nology session.
Earlier this year, ABS Global
introduced to the world a
healthy bull calf named “Gene”
produced from its proprietary
cloning technology. Gene was
the world’s first cloned calf.
monwcalth totaled 1.7 S million on
Jan. 1. 1997. This was a 2.3 per
cent decrease Cram the previous
year’s tout of 1.79 million.
Among the states, Pennsylvania
tied Idaho for 17th in cattle inven
tory. Lancaster County was the
state leader with 241,000 head,
followed by Franklin with
103,000 and Bradford with
86,500.
Pennsylvania again ranked
fourth in milk cows at the start of
1997. Again, Lancaster County
had the most milk cows (96,000)
followed by Franklin County
(45,000) and Bradford County
According to Funk, Gene was
developed from a unique cloning
technique using stem cells, a
process different than what was
used to produce Dolly, the first
cloned sheep. “ABS’ cloning
technology duplicates adult ani
mals much more efficiently than
other techniques, “ said Funk.
“Our procedure also allows us to
make an infinite number of
copies of the animal.”
Funk and other panel mem
bers noted that biotechnology
advances will help “close the
loop,” leading to more vertical
integrated operations that could
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RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT
TUESDAY, JAN. 13,1998 - 10 A.M.
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6610 Hasbrook Rd. - Building #9
Philadelphia, PA
Meat Mixers & Grinders. Hobart Mixers. Hollymatic Grinders.
Fnalators. Rotissene Ovens, Toasters, Electronic Scales, Blodgett
Pizza Ovens, Butcher Boy Vertical Band Saws. Coffee Machines &
Dispensers, Meat Sheers, New Bread Sheers, Juice Machines, Portable
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Refrigeration Cases, Cleveland Convection Steamer, Rangers, SS
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Cabinets, 36 Pocket Divider, Sam Stakcer Sheer. SS Pans, Strainers,
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Bakery Racks. Bagel Former
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TERMS; CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS . 25%
DEPOSIT REQ. ($lOO.OO MIN) 10% BUVERS PREMIUM
RESTURANT EQUIPMENT
WEDNESDAY., JAN. 14,1998 - UA.M.
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19th & Spruce Street, Phila., PA.
Manitowoc Ice Cub Machine, 9 Freezers, 2 Refrigerators, 2
Fryers, Gnll Convection Oven, Microwave Ovens 2 Tbasters,
Dessert Display Case, Milk Dispenser, Stainless Steel Tables,
Pot Sink, 2 Milk Shake Machines, Omelette Stove, Sandwich
Unit w/Lid Tables Chairs, Pots, Pans, Silverware,
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(32,000). Pennsylvania cows pro
duced 16,522 pounds of milk per
cow for a total of 10,640 pounds.
This production, in 1996, was val
ued at more than $1,667 million.
There were 950,000 hogs and
pigs on Pennsylvania farms at the
end of 1996. Although the inven
tory decreased 50,000 from 1995
to 1996, the total value of Penn
sylvania’s hog and pig inventory
increased by $22,100,000 to
$93,000,000.
The state has witnessed a con
tinuing decline in the number of
hog and pig farms, with the most
benefit smaller operations.
Biotechnology will enable aver
age farmers to produce consis
tent products and products for
specific end uses that have often
in the past been associated with
large integrated operations.
Biotechnology may also make it
easier to bring value-added
products to market.
Funk also noted that consis
tent dairy and beef products
would help stabilize prices farm
ers receive for their products.
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LOCAL HERD SELLS
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES
January 21,1998
30 Cows and 27 Heifers All Registered
Herd Average 21,200 3.8 BF 3.2 P
Cows Are Milking 74 Lbs. Per Day Average
13 Milking 2 Yrs... Heifers are 24 Months Old
Down to 1 Month Old Calves
Top Sire Used in This Herd For Many Years
Herd has been Established Over 35 years...
Cattle are in top condition, and were classified
in Sept. 1997....Mi1k Weights, Milk Transfers,
Health Charts, and Catalogs Day of Sale...
See Next Weeks Ad For More Details...
Owner:
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3223 W. Newport Rd., Ronks, PA
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Lancaster Farming, Friday, January % INM4I
recent yearly decline of4oo farms
from 1995 to 1996. Currently, the
number of hog and pig operations
stands at 5,100 statewide, ranking
Pennsylvania 13th nationally.
Lancaster County had die most
hog farms (695) followed by York
(220) and Berks (205). Lancaster
County also had the largest pig
and hog inventory (315,000 head)
followed by Lebanon County
(73,000 bead) and York County
(68,000 head).
The sheep and lamb inventory,
as of Jan. 1,1997, totaled 94,000,
down 12 percent from 1996. Penn*
sylvania’s flocks included 81,000
breeding sheep and lambs and
13,000 market sheep and lambs.
The total value of this livestock
stood at $10.3 million at the end of
1996. It is estimated that 3,100
farms in Pennsylvania raised
sheep and lambs with almost 400
of them in Lancaster County.
Among the states. Pennsylvania
ranks 19th in sheep and lamb in
ventory, down from 17th in 1995.
Washington County had the
largest sheep and lamb inventory,
8,300 head, as of Jan. 1. 1997,
with Greene County second at
6,400 and Lancaster County third
with 4,700.
The state-sponsored Pennsylva
nia State Data Center is the Com
monwealth’s official source of
population and economic statistics
and services. It is based in Penn
State Harrisburg’s Institute of
State and Regional Affairs.