5 ftn» ’ *" * »»(*»»»•*« »«**»»»*»«*»***3 -DIGIT 16802 847 H 3 17712 030 062896 BIRIALS RECORDS , ~ PATTE LIBRARY 11—, 7 y PI NN STATE UNIVERSITY I I | ~ V 01.47 No. 23 A young farmer directs a six-horse team near the corner of Farmersville Road and Gtoffdale Church Road near Leola Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures were in the 60s, suitable for working the ground and getting it warm for planting. According to the Penn sylvania Agricultural Statistics Service, for the week ending March 31, there were 2.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Soil moisture was rated 6 percent very short, 22 percent short-, 49 percent adequate, and 23 percent surplus. Farm activities included spring plowing, planting oats, fixing fences, etc. Some areas around the commonwealth re ceived generous amounts of rain but not enough to cover the drought conditions from last year. Spring plowing was 26 percent complete, 19 percent ahead of the previous year and 18 percent ahead of the 5-year average. Ten percent of the oat acreage has been planted, 6 percent more than the 5-year average. Corn and soybean planting have not started at this time. Wheat, barley, and rye were starting to green up. Photo by Andy Andrews, edito~ Lancaster Farming’s annual booklet, A Reference Guide To Animal Health and Housing, is included this issue. The booklet includes articles on heat stress abatement in the summer months, hoof trimming guidelines, a look into a special-design milking parlor, heifer contracting, and a lambing story. www.lancasterfarming.com Four Sections New Bolton Center Dedicates Aquaculture Lab MICHELLE KUNJAPPU Lancaster Farming Staff KENNETT SQUARE (Ches ter Co.) Approximately 100 legislators, faculty, staff, and board of overseers of New Bolton Center, along with aqua culture industry representatives gathered to dedicate the Fair child Aquaculture Laboratory at New Bolton Center, Kennett Square, Wednesday afternoon. Christine Connelly, chair, board of overseers, said that the building dedication was exciting because “it brings together ev erybody who was instrumental in the project.” Connelly thanked the leader- Let’s ‘Spring Ahead’ With the arrival of spring conies Daylight Saving Time, providing additional hours of daylight for farmers. It’s time to “spring ahead” to Daylight Saving Time, which begins tomorrow. We “spring ahead” one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, April 7. So turn your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed tonight. Remember, animal feeding and milking schedules need to be adjusted accbrd ingly. Saturday, April 6, 2002 Farm Bureau To Meet With Legislators HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) An estimated 400 farm ers from across the state will travel to Harrisburg Monday, April 8, to meet with lawmakers on issues important to Pennsyl vania agriculture. The farmers are members of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) participating in the or ganization’s annual Harrisburg Legislative Conference. PFB is a voluntary organization repre senting more than 28,000 farm and rural families in 54 local units. NFU President To Visit Jefferson County DWE LEFEVEK Lancaster Farming Stuff BROOKVILLE (Jefferson Co.) Leland Swenson, to;mer president of the National Farm ers Union (NFU), will speak at a banquet hosted by a local branch ot the union here April 9. Swcnson served 14 years as NFL president, recently turning the post over to Dave Fredenck son ot Minnesota. Rita Shaffer of the Jefferson/ Clearfield/Clarion chapter of the Pennsylvania Farmers Union said that Swenson will likely talk about the importance of emerging farm policy to area farmers. ship and “enthusiastic” donor Robert Fairchild, who is an avid fisherman. “I hope God blesses you, that you catch the big one this season,” she said. According to Alan Kelly, dean of the school of veterinary medi cine, the lab is also the result of the work of Leon Weiss, profes Holstein Spring Show A Success Winning lineup at the 49th Pennsylvania Holstein Asso ciation Spring Show, from left, LeAnn Witmer, Cumberland County dairy princess; Sara Jennings, Pennsylvania alter nate dairy princess; Dusty Schirm, for H. Edwin Thomp son, reserve grand champion; Scott Walton, grand champion; Michael Stiles, judge; and Becky Mowrer, Pennsylvania dairy princess. See story page A 29. Photo by Dave Lefever $34.00 Per Year In addition to meeting with legislators, the farmers will be attending an Agriculture Unity Rally co-sponsored by the Penn sylvania State Grange and PennAg Industries Association in the Capitol Rotunda at 3 p.m. The conference concludes with a banquet at 6:30 p.m. to which legislators are invited at the Harrisburg Hilton and Towers. Guy Donaldson, PFB president, will speak at the banquet. Issues the Farfh Bureau mem bers will be discussing with their (Turn to Page A 25) The Farm Bill is being negoti ated by a joint House and Senate conference committee in Wash ington, with a final version ex pected sometime this month. A main goal of the local Farmer’s Union is to inform both farmers and consumers about agricultural issues, ac cording to Shaffer. “We’re trying to make people aware of what’s going on in the Farm Bill,” she said. Shaffer and husband, Wayne, milk about 60 Holsteins and Jer seys near Brookville. Their two grown children, Kelly and Jed, (Turn to Page A 27) sor and laboratory head ot the new facility. Weiss helped to ad vance “the belief that fish farm ing is important and that fish are veterinary animals,” he said. Weiss has also played a critical role in forming the school’s internationally-recognized (Turn to Page A 26) 75c Per Copy
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