Transferring Farms
Discussed At
LONDON, Ohio Two sup
porters of agriculture and the
Farm Science Review will be in
ducted into the Farm Science Re
view Hall of Fame. Harold Bau
man and Ed Johnson ate to be
honored for their dedication to the
success of the Review and agricul
ture.
Harold Bauman, assistant dean
of fiscal affairs for the College of
Food, Agricultural, and Environ
mental Sciences until 1988, pro
vided guidance for the Review
from 1966 until his retirement. He
even “sat his butt in the tractor
scat to help out," said Craig Fend
rick, FSR manager.
Bauman said he has seen the
Review change over the years, and
said it has gone beyond chopping
rows and toting bales. "The Farm
Science Review is a well-run af
fair, Bauman said. "You have to
feel proud about them, they make
their own way. If they want to
spend a buck, they have to make a
buck.”
Ed Johnson's work with the
Agri Broadcasting Network
(ABN) has earned him national re
cognition. He has been broadcast
ing from the Farm Science Re
view for 30 years, and has “quali
fied as the greatest promoter of the
Farm Science Review, and is the
Review’s number one fan,” ac
cording to Fendrick. “With his
promotion of the Review, Ed has
opened to us an avenue we never
thought possible.”
As president of ABN, Johnson
hosts a syndicated radio program,
produces a television show, “Agri
Country," and publishes “Ohio’s
Country Journal,” a monthly agri-
Pennsylvania Receives $1.4 Million
For Farmland Preservation
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Pennsylvania will receive $1.4
million to purchase development
rights and preserve over 3,300
acres of valuable and vulnerable
farmland in IS counties through
the USD A Natural Resource;
Conservation Service (NRCS)
Farmland Protection Program, ac
cording to Janet Ocrtly, NRCS
state conservationist.
Funds will be awarded to the
Pennsylvania Department of Agri
culture three county agricultural
land preservation boards, and one
township, as a result of previously
submitted proposals.
Federal monies are to be com
bined with $4.4 million in state
and local funds through existing
protection programs to acquire
conservation casements to limit
the use of prime farmland.
“It is important to protect Penn
sylvania’s prime farmland, her
scenic beauty and her open
space,” said Oertly. “We arc
proud to promote a program
which does that and supports a far
Lycoming County Fair Reports Livestock Show Results
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The grand champion steer was
purchased by Brooks Lumber,
Ralston, for $2.10 per pound.
Reserve grand champion was
shown by Nicole Greider, Linden,
with her 1010# Maine-X-Bred
steer. The reserve grand champion
was purchased by Boss’s Steak &
Sea House, Williamsport, for
$1.90 per pound. There were 21
market animals in the show.
Senior champion showman
honors went to Steve Smith with
junior champion showman honors
to Melana Lovell, Linden.
Ohio Review
cultural magazine.
In all his years of broadcasting,
Johnson has never missed a day of
the Review. “It (the Review) is the
showcase of Ohio’s agriculture. It
allows farmers to sec the latest re
search, technology and farm ma
chinery all in one location."
Bauman and Johnson have been
top supporters of the Review;
whether it’s sitting in the seat dur
ing the planting of the plots or pro
moting it for 30 years on the radio.
For their important contributions
to making the Farm Science Re
view what it is today. Bauman and
Johnson will join the ranks of past
inductees: Jim Caldwell, Naurine
McCormick, Francille Firebaugb,
Robert Miller, Jim Utzinger, Da
vid R. Miskcll, Robert L. Eby,
C.L. “Lcp” Lephart, Dorothy R.
Friday, Paul C. Leidheiser, Tho
mas M. Stockdale, Ted L. Jones,
William L. George, Earl W. Mc-
Munn, Roland L. keeper, James
W. Yingling, William B. Zipf,
Wilbur A Gould, Shirley A.
Brooks-Jones, Marion E. Grimes,
Molly Caren Fisher, Novice G.
Fawcett, Dale T. Friday, Roy M.
Kottman and Thomas F. Wonder
ling.
The Farm Science Review is
sponsored by Ohio State’s College
of Food, Agricultural, and En
vironmental Sciences and takes
place Sept 22-24 at the Molly
Caren Agricultural Center near
London, Ohio. Tickets are $4 in
advance and $6 at the gate and can
be purchased from agribusinesses
and county ofGces of OSU Exten
sion. Children 12 and younger are
admitted free. Hours are 8 a.m. to
S p.m.. Sept 22-23 and 8 a.m. to 4
p.m.. Sept 24.
mers way of life,” she added.
“Much of America’s farmland
is near major cities,” said U.S. Se
cretaiy of Agriculture Dan Glick
man. “And as our cities continue
to grow into neighboring rural
areas, our farms are in danger of
becoming subdivisions and shop
ping malls. We can’t sit back and
take our best farms and the
food they supply for our families
for granted."
The Farmland Protection Pro
gram was established by the 1996
Farm Bill and designed to protect
the Nation’s best farmland. USDA
provides up to 50 percent of the
cost of purchasing the easements,
while landowners agree not to de
velop their land for nonagricultur
al purposes.
The program was funded for six
years with $35 million. All of
those funds have now been obli
gated. Pennsylvania received a to
tal of $3.27 million or approxi
mately 10 percent of the total pro
gram funds.
The county swine show was
held July 21.
The type judge was Frank Fees
er, Taneytown, Md. and show
manship and fitting judge was
Darlene Livingston, Seven Val
ley.
Grand champion market hog
was shown by Scott Moore, Jersey
Shore, with his 254-pound gilt
The grand champion was pur
chased by Hillers Fuel, Jersey
Shore, for $4.10 per pound.
The reserve grand champion
market hog was shown by Steve
Smith, Williamsport, with his
Two First-Timers At Bedford Fair Sale
LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
BEDFORD (Bedford Co.) It
was the year for firsts at the Bed
ford County Fair Junior Livestock
sale.
Wanting to be represented, the
dairy industry put together a mar
ket basket full of cheeses, butter.
coupons for ice cream, a dairy in
dustry T-shirt, snack crackers, and
numerous other donated items.
They never expected the closing
bid of $1,725 paid by Bedford
County emergency room doctor,
Mark Finder.
Parading their wares in a
100-pound basket, a representa
tive of the dairy committee and
dairy maid, Cindy Mearkle, as
well as Jan Snider and his supreme
champion Guernsey cow were on
hand for the auction.
With a plea to the audience.
Commissioner Dick Rice noted
that 26S farms in Bedford County
maintain 119,000 dairy animals
valued at $43.8 million. The cows
generate more than $37 million in
dairy goods annually.
Bidding started at less than
$lOO and quickly rose to the
Tioga Presents First Beef
Premier Breeder, Exhibitor Honors
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WHITNEYVILLE (Tioga Co.) In a growing Tioga County Fair Beef Show, premier
breeder and premier exhibitor banners were offered for the first time. Here Jim Briggs
presents the premier breeder award to Laura and 'Leland Rouse of Little Marsh and the
premier exhibitor banner to Debby Briggs, Westfield. Eighteen head of breeding ani
mals were combined with the market steers to make up the open and youth beef show.
270-pound gilt. The reserve grand and showmanship judge was Lee
champion was purchased by Wagner, Easton.
Boss’s Steak & Sea House. Wil- A total of 62 market lambs were
liamsport for $2.55 per pound. shown in three weight divisions.
Senior champion showman Five breeds were represented in
honors went to Darryl Lovell, Co- the breeding show with 38 head
gan Station, and junior champion > shown
showman honors was won by
Lindsay Gzinski, Muncy.
A total of 80 market hogs were
shown in the gilt and the barrow
show
The county lamb youth show
was held on July 18.
The type judge was Marlin
Stroh, Lafayette Hill. The fitting
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 'l9, 1998-D5
$l,OOO mark with William Camp
bell attempting to outbid the phy
sician.
At one point, auction helper,
Scott Myers, got down in the saw
dust on his knees, pleading with
Finder to keep bidding. Myers
even offered to “take off my shirt,
if necessary.”
After a tremendous round of
grateful applause. Finder took the
mike. “I was a city boy," he said.
“I never appreciated how hard
farmers work until I came to Bed
ford County. I attend this sale
every year and buy to repay my
appreciation.”
Finder purchased a number of
lambs, hogs, and hog lots. He has
the meat processed and gives
much of it as Christmas gifts. He
intends to share his dairy basket
with his co-workers.
Also new this year was a meat
goat auction. Melilssa Shastay
could not stop smiling as her
grand champion 65-pound goat
brought $l7 a pound. It was pur
chased by Bedford Valley Petro
leum represented by Linda Red
man, who gave the animal back to
Melissa.
Reserve champion owned by
Grand champion market lamb
was shown by Melana Lovell,
Linden, with her 120-pound cross
bred wether.
Reserve grand champion was
shown by Janice Bower, Cogan
Station, with her 129-pound Suf
folk crossbred wether.
Molly Blackburn was bought by
Travis Group Farm Machinery for
$6 a pound.
The remaining 11 goats went as
follows: Brittany Pepple’s sold to
Bedford Hotel Tavern for $l.lO a
pound; Andy Corle’s was bought
by Roy Kegg for $l.lO per pound;
Zachaiy Corlc’s for $l.lO per
pound by Dr. Finder; Josh Pow
ell’s, $ 1.05 per pound by Joe Spik
cr, Tanner Waltemire’s, $3.20 per
pound to his grandmother Myers
vicw Farm; Jonathon T. May, to
T.P. Goats for $2.90 a pound; Eli
Blackburn to Elizabeth and Tho
mas Coyle of Johnstown for $2.40
a pound; Spring Trim sold her
goat at $1.70 per pound to Bill
Jordan; Jefferson Powell’s, $1.30
per pound to Bedford Agway;
Christina Winesickle’s, $1.40 per
pound to Straightway Decks own
ed by Joe Spiker; Cody Waltc
mire’s sold for $4.20 per pound to
Mycrsvicw, again for his grand
mother, Ada Myers.
The auctioneer told the buyers
goat meat is very strong on the
East Coast and it was a good time
to get in on the ground floor.
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In the lightweight division,
Christopher Knipe, Cogan Sta
tion, showed the champion, and
Amanda Koons, Muncy, had the
reserve champion.
In the middleweight division,
Alaine Bower, Cogan Station,
showed the champion, and Me
lana Lovell, Linden, had the re
serve champion.
In the heavyweight division,
Melana Lovell, Linden, showed
the champion and Janice Bower,
Cogan Station had the reserve
champion.