16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 2, 1964 Dr. Bender Honored At T estimonial Di J Richaid Bender, well known Lititz veterinauan, was feted at a testimonial dinner, Fnday night, at the Landis Val ley Motel. Fifty local and state repre sentatives of the Pennsylvania Poultiy Fedeiation weie on hand to honoi Di Bender for his pioneering woik in poultry health Di P. H head of the Buieau of Animal Industiy Labcn atones, Hamsbuig, stat ed that Di Bendei pioneered in the disease eiadication work in poultiy flocks in the early twenties In those eail) days accord ing to Di Seitz it was not un common to have 50% icactors to the pulloium blood test wheieas this past yeai in Pa all flocks tested were 100% c'ean Di Bendei played an im poi tant lole in this economic piogiess of the Poultiy Indus tiy E J Lawless Ji chief of the Poultij Division, Buieau of Maikets, Hbg , Pa lauded Dr Bendei for his seivice to the Poultiy Industiy The Bendei s have been piac ticing vetennaiy medicine fiom then office in Lititz for almost a centuiy J R is the third geneiation practicing veterm aiy medicine and his son John is now the fourth generation. The dinner was attended by Di Bender’s immediate family including Mis Bendei, sons, Di John and Robert, and daughteis. Mis Mai ion Kutz and Mis Ruth Todd. Conservation Service Adds Civil Engineer Berton E Davis 111, a native of Scianton, has begun work as civil engineer with the Lan castei office of the Soil Con servation Service. 'fib ' * BERTON E. DAVIS 111 Befoie coming to the Lancas tei office, Davis was employed at the Leespoit, Beiks County office since his giaduation in 1963 Tiom the Pennsylvania State Univeisity Da\is, whose father is an aiea engmeei with the US Depailment of Aguculture’s Soil Conseivation Seivice, came to the county on Apnl 13 He is single and will live in Lan caster He will work wtih Larry Coison, acting Woik Unit Con sole atiomst, and Abner House knecht. Conservation Techm- PRESENTING A BOOK TO Dr. J. Richard Bender. Lititz Veterinarian, is Ralph Minnick, left, of Bridgeton, NJ. The book, a history of the county printed in 1869, was presented to Dr Bender at a testimonial dinner last week. D. E. Horn & Co., “Homco Feeds” The feature at right is reprinted from Eastern Feed Merchant Maga zine, August, 1959, with slight modi fications to bring it up to the pre sent, 1964. 3 As the article points out, DAN VAN PELT is a consultant for our com pany and is 100% responsible for the development of the Hornco Uni- Pel Dairy Program. Dan feels the Uni-Pel program is the finest dairy program he has ever developed. Uni- Pel stands for universal pellet pro gram and includes pelleted Dairy- Feed from the Calf Ration to the Dry Cow. Feel free to call our com pany for Mr. Van Pelt’s services at any time. Inc. York, Pa. May 1, 1964 'Ralph Minnick, former Breed- Arrangements for the dinner er-Selector for the Dept, of Ag- were made by Nathan Jl srtlll riculture and now Geneticist and Reid Kinzer, Lancaster C« for Garrison Poultry Farms, leghorn breeders. Bridgeton, N. J, presented on Toastmaster of the eveninr behalf of the group a History was Homer J. Bicksler, General Book of 'Lancaster County Mgr., Montgomery-Bucks Farn printed in 1869. Bureau, Souderton, Pa. New Holland Sales Stables, Inc. Sole Schedule Monday: Horse Sale 10:00 A.M, Tack Sale to Follow Horse Sale Hog Sale 11:00 A.M. Beef Cattle 1:00 P.M, Sale Order Bulls, Steers, Cows, Calves Wednesday; Sale of Dairy Cattle 12:30 P.M, Thursday: Sale of Beef Cattle 12:30 P.M. Sale Order Bulls, Steers, Cows, Calves JOHN H. GINGRICH, Mgr. Ph. New Holland 354-2194 New Holland, P*. A Great DAIRYMAN and FCCDMAN ALTHOUGH HE retired several years ago as manager of the dairy feed division, of one of the National Feed Co, D. H (Dan) Van Pelt, of Kmderhook, N. Y., still closely observes the pulse of the dairy and feed businesses as consultant for D. E Horn & Co., York, Pa. IN MY 37 YEARS of work with people engaged in the feed business, Van Pelt is one of the very few who possess a gifted knowledge of dairying and salesmanship. Over a span of 45 years of service with fouf nationally known feed manu facturers, he built an envi able record of sales upon a background of ingenious work with dairy cattle. D. H. VAN PELT Hilltop Farm, Spartanburg, S. C, IN 1914, WITH characteristic foresight, and visioning a great future for the livestock feed business, Van Pelt made the quite natural transition to that field. ,In the years that fol lowed, many well-known feed manufacturers benefited from his services. IN HIS SERVICE to dairymen via the feed supply route, Van Pelt pioneered a number of new approaches for feeding dairy cattle, among them being formulation of the first prefreshen ing feed, the first special feed for dairy sires, the first rah program combining a complete milk, pellet and gram ration, a new concept for dairy feed of coarse or open-type texHire flakes and pellets and his latest method complete pelleted rations. He applied nature’s way to drying up cows, formu lated and developed a natural purge program, and originated the Van Pelt method of appraising milk production ability hy physical characteristics of the animal. Many top dairy bree production records resulted from his feeding program. DEALERS AND FEEDERS always had a warm welcome f° r Van Pelt. They liked his congenial disposition and g°° humor, his enthusiasm and his willingness to help solve feed' mg problems. He personified service and sales to a degree seldom found among feedmen. As long as he lives, he’ll l° ve to talk about cows and methods for feeding them. He is tally a great dairyman and a great feedman —A. W. C. A NATIVE OF Audubon, la, Van Pelt secured his advanc ed education at lowa State College, and moved into dairy farm management. Within the period of 1906-14, he served as manager of the dairy department of the Hartman Stock Farm, Colum bus, 0., the Van Camp Con densery, Perry, la., and the
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