Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, September 28, 1968, Image 24

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    —Lancaster Farming. Saturday, September 28.1968
24
• Pa. Poultry
(Continued from Page 17)
& Co., Inc., York, and vice pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Poul
try Federation, served as chair
man of the Planning and Pro
gram Committee to formulate a
now course for the Federation.
Other members of the commit
tee arc George M. Anthony, vet
eran leghorn breeder, Strauss
town, Dr. Kenneth Goodwin,
Head, Poultry Science Dept..,
Pennsylvania State University,
George L. Hauer, general man
ager, C. F. Manneck, Inc., Poul
try Processors, Fredericksburg,
and Hendrik Wentink, General
Manager, Marketing & Faun
Operations, of Miller & Bushong,
Inc., Rohrorstown. All five mem
bers have been very active in
the affairs of the poultry indus
try for many years.
The committee feels that
there is a vital need for coordin
ating the efforts of the industry
through one central office and
hopes that the Federation office
can serve as a "Clearing House
and Service Center" for the en
tire industry.
Mr. Bicksler comes to the
new position with a good knowl
edge of the industry and func
tions of the Federation office. He
i*- a native of the Pennsylvania
“cut up" poultry capitol, Fred-
cricksburg; has a degree In poul- A Half-Million Tons
try from Pennsylvania State . . . kA . . .
University. He has served on the Liming Materials
Federation'board and served on Sold In Pennsylvania
many committees. Probably the
outstanding committee function Almost a half-million tons of
was co-chalring a committee that liming materials were sold in
raised “better than -540,000 from Pennsylvania during the first
the industry to initiate a poul- six months of 1968, according to
try research center at Pennsyl- State Department of Agri
vania State University. He has culture - .
served the Federation as secre- Tonnage
tary and as president during the
50’s. law of 1929. He has also served
Recently he has served on a on Pennsylvania Dept, of Ag-
Task Force Committee appoint- riculture Egg Advisory Counpil.
ed by Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Bicksler is the father of
Leland H. Bull, to draft a new five, three of whom are Penn
cooperative law. This new law State graduates and two in high,
was passed by" the legislature school. His family will be mov
and signed by Governor Shafer mg to Palmyra, Penna. in the
and replaces the Cooperative near future.
compiled
figures
a blend of proteins,
special levels of vita
mins, minerals plus
20,000 U.S.P. Units
Vitamin A (as palmi
tate) •
- . PRODUCTS OF
HONEGGER RESEARCH
S. H. Hiestand
from affidavits received from
manufacturers bv the Depart
ment’s Feed and Fertilizer Divi.
•ion Indicate that farmers pur
chased 466,458 tons of pulvenz
ed agricultural limestone; 12..
287 tons hydrated lime; 5,754
tons burned lime and 3,650 tons
miscellaneous materials (slag,
gypsum, marl and oyster shell)!
The Pennsylvania Lime Law
requires that manufacturers of
fering. liming materials for sale
in the Commonwealth for agri
cultural use must register with
the State Department of Agri
culture. This assures proper
labeling and that the product
meets requirements as to
Weight and contents.
You ’ may be eager to learn
about the excitable coat design
er who got all worked up in
his wrap.
• MORE MILK
• IMPROVED HERD
HEALTH
.. .ALL AT A
GREATER
PROFIT
Dairymen logically
PROVED
MILK POPPER
(SUPPLEMENT, 32%)
BRINGS OUT FULL
PRODUCTION
CAPACITY
OF THEIR COWS
SAFELY
& Company
Main St., Salunga, Pa.
717-898-2248
- Your Big H Man
serves .you better.