f PMMB To Consider Lower Premium (Continued from Page A 1) The PMMB responded by sched uling a hearing to receive testi mony and exhibits on the matter. The hearing is set for July 30. According to Fink, the PAMD asked that the premium decrease to no more than $1.25 per hun dredweight in order to help maintain a reasonable price paid to dairy farmers. “We realize that prices are low right now,” he said. “We want to try to help (producers) as much as we can without putting our selves at a competitive disadvan tage.” Lancaster Farming’s annual Dairy of Distinction section is July 27. The issue is scheduled to include feature farm reports on more than two dozen Dairy of Distinction award winners. Watch for it! ...4 i . -V ’V'.».V Fink said the PAMD is gather ing evidence to present at the hearing, including over-order premium rates paid in neighbor ing states. Buyers in states in cluding Ohio and New Jersey pay over-order premiums of less than $1 per hundredweight, Fink noted. Persons wishing to present evi dence at the hearing must notify the board on or before July 24 at 4 p.m. The July 30 hearing is sched uled for 1 p.m. in Room 202 of the Agriculture Building, 2301 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg. Dairy At of Distinction Old Time Farm Days Today, Tomorrow FAIR HILL, Md. The Cecil County Fair and the Cecil Coun ty Farm Museum will be hosting the sixth annual Old Time Farm Days at the fairground, Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21. The fairground is located in northern Cecil County just east of the Fair Hill intersection of MD Routes 273 and 213. The festivities will actually begin on Friday evening July 19 at 7:30 p.m. with the classic trac tor pull (for tractors built be tween 1960 and 1972). An added feature this year, will be a Gar den Tractor Pull. It, too, will begin at 7:30 on Friday evening. Antique tractor pulls (for trac tors built prior to 1960) are scheduled on Saturday, July 20, beginning at 11 a.m. and continu ing throughout the day and eve ning. All of the tractor pulls will take place in the main arena and will have two sleds running simulta neously. At 7 p.m. on Saturday, there will be a parade of antique farm tractors and equipment at the tractor pull. This will be followed by a fireworks display (weather permitting). Featured, on both days will be antique tractors, cars and statio nary engines as well as steam and horse drawn equipment and demonstrations. Sunday’s activi Maryland Angus Breeders Set Field Day WEST FRIENDSHIP, Md. Lunch will be served at 1 Maryland Angus cattle p.m. and cattle will be on dis breeders will hold their 2002 play throughout the day. Field Day at Dawn Acres in Please R.S.V.P. to Jim Mox- West Friendship, Md. on July , ey 13155 Rt 144 West Friendship, Md. 21794. Phone The James Moxley Family number fa (410) 45*9.4463. E . will host the event. Come and .. dd : moxlevi&d@ enjoy some good fellowship, . good food and some educa- aolxom tional and entertaining cattle Dawn Acres is located off talk. 1-70, on the south side of Md. Registration begins at 11 a.m. followed by an ultra sound and carcass program presented by Jim Pritchard. ACCUZ The ‘Z’ with Accu-rate Advantages! • Available In 52” or 60” models • 23 HP Kawasaki engine • Adjustable steering control levers www.landpride.com * Large capacity fuel tank • Choice of seats Deerfield Ag & Turf Center, Inc. RR 2 Box 212 Watsontown, PA 17777 570-538-3557 Detlan Equipment, Inc. 141 East Mam St Silverdale, PA 18962 215-257-5177 Thomas L. Dunlap Rt 220, Mam St Exit Jersey Shore, PA 17740 570-398-1391 Eckroth Bros Farm Equip. Rd 2, Box 24A New Ringgold, PA 17960 570-943-2131 Eckroth Equipment Co 4910 Kernsville Rd Orefield, PA 18069 610-366-2095 ~ W - - - T Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 20, 2002-A23 ties will include slow tractor races, tractor barrel rolling and other events and demonstrations. Plenty of food will be available both days. Contact Don Moore at (410) 620-0275 or Jerry England at (410) 658-3348 or (410) 658-2121 for additional information. The Cecil County Fair runs from Friday, July 19 through Saturday, July 27. Rt. 144 just west of West Friendship (Md. Rt. 32), across from the Howard County Fairgrounds. tit Pennsylvania Hines Equipment RT 220, Belwood, PA 814-742-8171 Keller Brothers R 7 Box 405 Lebanon, PA 17042 717-949-6501 and 1950 Fruitville Pike Lancaster, PA 17601 717-569-2500 Lehigh Ag Equipment, Inc. 6670 Ruppsville Rd , Allentown, PA 18106 610-398-2553 800-779-3616 M.S. Yearsley & Sons West Chester, PA 610-696-2990 Warren County Pikeville Service Center Equipment Inc. 228 Route 94, RD 2, Oysterdale Road Blairtown NJ ?{£&!<§£ 906-362-6916 Stoltzfus Farm Service Cochranville, PA 610-593-2407 Stouffer Bros Inc. 1066 Lincoln Way West Chambersburg, PA 17201 717-263-8424 Valley AgTurf 817 Tobias Hoad Halifax, PA 17032 717-362-3132 Rodio Tractor Sales North White Horse Pike Hammonton, N J 08037 609-561-0141