A34-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 5, 1998
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rural land and you think you are not
affected, yet whenever someone
builds or puts a trailer on the bot
tom land, you are affected by
environmental pressure.
“I don’t believe you ever have
seen a parking lot plowed up for
farming again. It is always a one
way street,” Davidson said. “We
are going in the right direction. The
price of milk is up and milk pro
duction has only increased margi
nally. It has not kept up with
demand. Peopld have discovered
that substitutes are not better for
you. The butter is better than the
substitutes. Now they tell me after
my heart attack.
“We are seeing the free market
working to drive the price of milk
up. Now we see people say we
don’t need the Dairy Compact But
the Compact not only helps dairy
men, it helps even out the price for
consumers too, so you don’t have
the wild roller coaster sweeps in
price. So, it is even more apparent
that we need the Dairy Compact”
In the awards program Richard
Coyne was the recipient of the
1998 Person of Distinction award
for the Dairy of Distinction prog
ram. In presenting the award Wil
liam Underwood, chairman of the
New York State program, said that
in this the 14th year of a program
that was expected to last 10 years,
the program continues to grow.
Interest from farmers across the
state bring in new applications
every year and has made the prog
ram a continuing success.
Coyne was a member of the
board of directors from the begin
ning. He lives on the family farm in
Avon, New York, and farms with
his brother Jerry, two sons Shawn
and Greg, and nephew Malachy.
They farm 1700 acres, 1300 own
ed. He started with 25 cows and
through the 4-H program got inter
ested in purebred cattle. They own
700 milk cows, mostly purebred
Holsteins.
Organization Provides
Grower Interest Form
MOUNT JOY (Lancaster Co.) Organization, a sign-up form is
-For growers who arc interested reproduced here,
in becoming part of the Pennsylva- Note the deadhne for srgn-up is
nia Tobacco Grower Marketing Sept.
12th Annual Middle Creek
Wildfowl Show Set
KLEINFELTERSVILLE
(Lebanon Co.) On the 12th and
13th of September, the 12th An
nual Middle Creek Wildfowl
Show will take place.
It will be held at the Pennsylva
nia Game Commission Middle
Creek Wildlife Management Area
Visitor’s Center in Kleinfelters
ville.
Bigger than ever this year, more
than 100 exhibitors are to display
and offer for sale hand-carved de
corative and working decoys,
shorebird carvings, original flat
art and related collectibles. Con
tests, demonstrations, and silent
auctions will fill the two-day
agenda.
The show will run from 9 a.m.
to S p.m. both days. Decorative
and Gunning Decoy contests will
Milk Promotion, Awards, Receive Top Billing
At New York State Fair Dairy Day
Judge Ken Empey has his work cut out in the large clas
ses. Here the 4 year-old class has 20 entries. A large crowd
has gathered to watch this very strong Holstein show. Elm
view Farm, Millerton, N.Y., had both the grand and the
reserve grand champion of the show.
He has been president of the
New York State Holstein Associa
tion and served on the board of
directors of the National Holstein
Association.
The cheese and butter awards,
the Lafargeville branch of Crowley
Foods, took the grand champion
award.
In the milk processor awards,
went to Crowley Foods, Albany
and Wendt’s Dairy, Niagara Falls.
In the 300 head Holstein Show
with classes of 20 or more entries
was staged in the Coliseum during
Dairy Day at the Fair.
be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. The
three categories for gunning de
coys this year will be: Species of
Makers Choice; Geese and Confi
dence Birds; and Shorebird Gun
ning Rigs.
Water dog retrieving demon
strations will be featured on Satur
day at 10 a.m. and noon, and Sun
day at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Young
and old alike always enjoy this
event, presented by the Susque
hanna Hunting Retriever Club.
Just follow a map to Kleinfelters
ville (off Rt SOI) and from there,
follow the signs for Middle Creek.
Most proceeds go to the Wild
lands Trust Fund.
For the last three years, the
Wildlands Trust Fund helped
Middle Creek purchase an addi
tional 2,000 acres of land.
When Judge Ken Empey had
made the final selections, C Wood
field Inspiration Lou, the beautiful
aged cow entered in the 125,0001 b.
milk class by Elmvue Farm, Mil
lerton, N.Y. was named grand
champion. Elmvue’s C Desailes
Counsel Alexine entered in the 6y
and over class was named reserve
grand champion.
Other features included a very
large butter sculpture, the milk bar
with the 25 cent cup of milk,
cheese making demonstrations, a
cheese auction, and a celebrity
milk shake making contest
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ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER;
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ORGANIZATION TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MARKETING THEIR TOBACCO?
YES ; NO
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GROWER ORGANIZATION TO MARKET YOUR 1998 AND / OR FUTURE CROPS?
YES ; NO
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5. YOUR INDIVIDUAL TOBACCO PRODUCTION INFORMATION:
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TYPE
At the awards ceremony for the Dairy Day program at the
New York State Fair. From left, Donald Davidsen, New York
agriculture & markets commissioner; Julie Kelsey, New
York dairy princess; William Underwood, president, Dairy
of Distinction program; and Richard Coyne, person of dis
tinction for the Dairy of Distinction Program.
TOBACCO GROWER MARKETING ORGANIZATION
Mill By
SepL 20 To:
FIRST
CONTACTPERSON
Pa. Tobacco Grower
Marketlnf Organization
ATTN: Jane Balmtr
2843 Mount Pleasant Rd.
Mount Joy, PA 17552