831 P 3 *** 036034 053199 PERIODICALS DIVISION 048 PENN STATE UNIVERSITY WZO9 PATTE LIBRARY UNIV PARK PA 16802 Vol. 44 No. 32 All of the Rothenberger exfcti ded family enjoy working with the public it’* what their farm is all about. MerrymeacL which includes a farm market and a retail flower «S Maynard, Betty Jean, Mark, Jewel, Scott, Mary, Carol, Linda, and Donna. At far right is Steve Quigley, farm general manager. See story page A 22. Photo by Andy Andrews Growers Learn Importance Of Proper Conditions For Thinning, Protecting Trees From Deer Damage, At Orchard Tour ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff BOYERTOWN (Berks Co.) Thinning and protecting apple trees from the ravages of disease amt deer, ensuring good fruit dur- Sam and Bev Minor combine dairy industry leadership with running a restaurant, store and catering business on their Washington County dairy term. On page 82, read S£k MteoS. thelrtemlly. and longw.ll mining that threaten, to destroy their 200-year-old farmhouse and bam. Photo by Lou Am Good. Four Sections ing a season full of unknowns, pre sents great challenges to orchard managers. About 85 growers and agri industry representatives found exactly how to use thinners proper Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 12, 1999 ly and took home insight into pro tecting trees from deer and insect damage recently during the Penn State-sponsored Southeast Pen nsylvania Fruit Growers Twilight Tour at Kcim Orchards in Boyertown. For thinners to work on apple trees, you need “a lot of real cloudy weather,” said Dr. George Greene, Pom State Fruit Research and Extension Center, Biglerville. “You need cloudy weather three days in a row, and warm nights Day Brothers First Sibling DJM Finalists VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff SHIPPENSBURG (Cumber land Co.) For the first time in the history of the Holstein USA breed organization, a pair of brothers arc national finalists com peting for the title of distinguished junior member. David and Matthew Day, sons of Curtis and Ann Day erf Tri-Day Holstcins in rural Shippensburg, ate both in the tunning for the honor, with the winner to be announced at the Holstein USA convention, June 19-22, in Boise Idaho. Both youth are to be flown to the Boise convention courtesy of the (Turn to Pag* A2S) $31.00 Per Year Pa. House Approves N.E. Dairy Compact Legislation 183-18 VERNON ACHENBACH JR- Lancastcr Fanning Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The state House of Rep resentatives on Wednesday approved, 183-18, an amended version of proposed legislation that would authorize Pennsylvania to join the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, should the U.S. Congress reauthorize the Compact and the addition of Mid-Atlantic states. The House action on Senate Bill 365 (S.B. 365) came quickly this week ft followed on the heels of a press release made June 4 by Gov. Tom Ridge that staled his support of the state Legislature’s efforts to enable Pennsylvania to join the Compact, with conditions. Up until the Friday news release, the Ridge Administration had not been politically involved. The renditions were not made specific, but according to various sources close to the issue, they then trees can be more easy to thin. Some will drop without thinner at all." In a demonstration area, Greene said a commercial variety of thin ner W as demonstrated on several rows of 12-year-old Law Romo apple trees. Spray was applied mostly on May 21 this year at dif ferent rates. Five different treat ments were applied, compared to one (heck. At 10 parts per million (ppm). Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown contains one of the country’s last “institution’’ orchards. John Andrews, left, and Tad Kuntz, orchard supervisor, outside the farm mark et The orchard is profiled in this issue’s Grower A Marketer pages starting on Cl. Photo by Andy Andrew » 600 Per Copy dealt with deciding who should represent Pennsylvania to the Compact Commission. On Thursday Tom Charles, a spokesperson in Gov. Ridge’s press office, said, “The Ridge Administration continues to work with House and Senate leaders on the specific wording for Pennsyl vania to join the Compact. We re hopeful the General Assembly will send a satisfactory bill to the gov ernor shortly.” Charles said he could not say what specific measures were being sought by the Administration and Gov. Ridge. Despite the House approval, and SB. 365 apparently on track to being approved, there are House and Senate agricultural leaders who continue to hold “serious" reservations about the wisdom of pursuing Compact control of the dairy industry. The main theme of concern is that small-herd, family run dairy (Turn to Page A 36) the thinner didn’t take enough apples off, leaving some viable fruit in clusters. In areas where a higher dose, 15 ppm, there were “plenty of clusters here too many," Greene said. At the low rate of 5 ppm, there was “still not enough thinning,** said Greene. In another sampling at 10ppm,“Istill see some clusters with three or mote,” -he told the tour group. Using thinner can be both a sci- (Turn to Page A3l)
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