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Vol. 44 No. 28
Flowers, meadows, and woodlands are springing forth with green and
colorful foliage as the dry, warm weather the last several weeks has
brought the vegetation into full bloom. Earlier April rains gave way to
below normal rainfall for the first half of May. This has allowed almost
every day this month to be excellent for fieldwork. The planting of corn,
oats, and potatoes has progressed rapidly. According to the Pennsylvania
Agricultural Statistics Service, soybeans also have been planted and
barley and wheat started to head. Rye was being harvested for silage and
House Ag-Committee
Amends Dairy
Compact Legislation
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The state House Agricul
ture and Rural Affairs Committee
on Tuesday approved an amended
version of Senate-approved Dairy
Compact legislation.
Because of the death of a mem
ber of the House of Representa
tives, the committee meta day ear
lier than scheduled to consider
Senateßill36S proposed legis
lation that would authorize Pen
nsylvania to join the Northeast
Interstate Dairy Compact, should
A vaquero (Spanish for cowboy) herds cattle at the Osor
no Livestock Auction in southern Chile. Participants of the
New Jersey Agricultural Leadership Development Program
recently loured Chile, an important exporter to the United
States, to learn about its agricultural production industry
and marketing aspects there. See story on page A 26.
Four Sections
the federal Legislature and Presi
dent Clinton reauthorize the Com
pact beyond its scheduled end
Sept 30.
Three amendments were added
in committee, and though a num
ber of members expressed concern
about the wisdom of creating an
expanded Compact, and including
Pennsylvania, the legislation was
approved by all with the exception
of one “no" vote by Rep. C. Alan
Egolf, R-86th District (Cumber
land, Franklin and Perry counties).
Technically, the bill was moved
(Turn to Pago A 25)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 15, 1999
Teachers who toured the Weaver bologna plant pose in front of the old cedar
smokehouses near Lebanon. From left, Scott Clay, Tulpehocken Junior High School;
Ron Haag, Tulpehocken Elementary School; Barb Livezey, Tulpehocken Junior High
School; Mary Baumert, St Ignatius; Joanna Fryer, St. Ignatius; Cindy Jarozenski, St.
Ignatius; and Gary Coller, Reading High School. Crouched in front is Dan Baum, plant
manager. See story page A 22. Photo by Andy Andrews
Mere ‘Science Fiction ’ Now,
New Poultry Vaccine Research Proceeds
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
MANHEIM (Lancaster Co.)
Call it “poultry science fiction,”
but scientists are working toward
several future possibilities for the
birds DNA vaccines that
“infect” the bird without fear of
developing clinical signs, boosting
the bird's own immune sys
tem .. . placing disease parame
ters right into the genes that can be
turned off and on at will. .. or
developing a viable vaccine for
Campylobacter, a poultry pathogen
that can cause life-threatening ill
ness in humans.
All these possibilities for future
hay, and pastures were in mostly good to excellent condition across the
region. One of the beauty spots in southern Lancaster County each year is
the expansive bank of mountain pink growing at the entrance of Lloyd
and Sue Miller's farm on Bell Road, south of Nine Points. For 30 years the
bank to their farm lane has heralded the approach of the new growing
season with a blast of color. To add to the scene last Sunday afternoon,
their daughter Theresa Winters brought her Paint horse named Flair into
the picture. Photo by Everett Newswanger, editor.
vaccines were discussed Monday
by Dr. John P. Donahoe, president
of Maine Biological Laboratories,
Watcrville, Maine.
Donahoe spoke to about 30
poultry producers and agri
industry representatives at the
Poultry Health and Management
Seminar at Kreider’s Restaurant
near Manhcim.
There are some downfalls to this
type of research, at least so far,
Donahoe indicated. First, in light
of food safety issues in the indus
try, developing vaccines for Cam
pylobacter and e. coli have been a
real challenge, he said. However,
early research does “not look good
$31.00 Per Year
on Campylobacter” he said.
“The vaccines arc not working,”
he told industry representatives at
the seminar. “We’re getting
nowhere.”
Other types of vaccine research,
such as for salmonella, have been
making excellent progress. One
vaccine on salmonella type D has
been working almost too good, he
said, with more research needed.
Work on developing vaccines and
treatments for e coll have been
improving.
But, for a variety of reasons,
work on Campylobacter has been
frustrating.
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