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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1973
Page
1
USDA Crop Reporting Board data as of October 1 forecasts record or near record production across crops. Corn 5,763 million bushels. sorghum 999 million. feed grains 211 million tons. soybeans 1,588 million bushels. oilseeds 55.1 million tons. all wheat 1,727 million. food grains 57.3 million tons. tobacco 1,770 million pounds. fall potatoes 252.7 million cwt.
Lebanon DHIA members can find the September dairy herd report on page 16 of Lancaster Farming. The feature is hoped to appear monthly.
Farm Calendar lists events for Monday October 29 including a Shaver Poultry Seminar at the Ramada Inn in Lancaster from 9 30 am to 3 pm and a York Area Farm City tour of Lancaster County at 1 pm. Tuesday October 30 features a Chester County Extension Workshop at 9 30 am focusing on a Men s Knit Jacket in Malvern and a 7 30 pm PA Organic Farmer Consumer Organization meeting at the Farm and Home Center with NEPPCO Convention and Ex continued on page 36.
The Pennsylvania Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on SB 130 to replace the current milk marketing law. Proponents say price controls burden consumers with higher regional prices while advocates for lifting controls warn of chaos and dealer bankruptcies. Peter H. Sandfort of Louden Hill Farms cites his six farms and 35 stores and 350 farmers as sources.
The Pennsylvania Grange held its annual convention this week in Reading. A full report will appear in next week's LAN CASTER FARMING.
Local FFA members attending the national convention in Kansas City, Missouri earned top honors. Thomas W. Aaron of Drumore and Dale Bollinger of Quarryville received American Farmer degrees, the highest FFA honor, during Thursday ceremonies.
Lancaster County farmer Clyde Martin attaches a ceiling mounted TV setup to monitor a sick Holstein in the calving stall. The study led by Garden Spot High School teacher Donald Robinson tests closed circuit TV for dairy farm use including calf care heat detection and calving monitoring.
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