—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. October 19.1968
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John T. Smith
York County Agent To
Receive Service Award
John T. Smith, York County
agricultural agent, is among 111
agents in the United States who
received Distinguished Service
Awards this week at the annual
meeting of the National Associ
ation of County Agricultural
Agents in Louisville, Kentucky.
According to Harold E. Stew
art, Dauphin County agent, who
is this year’s state awards com
mittee chairman, Smith was
honored “for his outstanding
educational contributions to
Commonwealth agriculture ”
Smith, a member of The Penn
sylvania State University Co
operative Extension Service staff
for 21 years, was cited for his
outstanding programs in the
areas of youth work, agricultural
marketing, and community de
velopment.
Through his leadership, York
County 4-H Club enrollment has
more than doubled in the past
five years and a strong leader
ship program has been develop
ed. In January he received the
Keystone Future Faimers of
America Award for his service
to county youth programs.
Smith conducted extensive ag
ricultural improvement pro
grams which have significantly
increased crop and livestock
production in York County He
has been a leader in developing
basic natural resources which
are of benefit to both rural and
uiban people.
A promoter of agribusiness
programs, he works closely with
all commodity organizations in
improving marketing outlets
nlntn County one year before be
ing named to the Extemlon Sor
with emphasis on quality to pro- v)co ltn ff | n j u i y 1947. Before
duccr groups. being promoted to his present
In 1958 the award winner wat position, he served as an assist*
presented a certificate of merit ant county agent in Snyder,
at the Northeastern Weed Con- Erie, Warren, and Crawford
tiol Conference for the best counties.
county weed control program in
northeastern United States.
Active in community improve- soclatlons of CountV Agricultur
ment projects, he serves on the Agents, and Epsilon Sigit)a
board of directors of the York Phi. national honorary Extern
Area Chamber of Commerce, s * on fraternity. He currently
vice president of the York Chap- serves as president of the Penn
ter American Red Cross, and a sylvanla county agents organize
member of the advisory commit- M° n - _____
tee for the Area Technical High
School.
A native of Juniata County, When sudan grass or sorghum
Smith prepared for college at is frosted deadly acids are
Juniata Joint High School at formed, warns Dr. Samuel B.
Miffhntown and earned his bach- Guss, extension veterinarian at
elor of science degree from Penn State. Livestock producers
Penn State in 1942, majoring in should keep livestock away from
animal science. fields of frosted forage, because
Following service in the U.S. a few mouthfuls of it can kill
Navy during World War 11, he such animals. If poisoning oc
was an instructor in the veter- curs, early treatment is neces
ans’ agricultural program in Ju- sary.
WHY PAY MORE FOR LESS?
SILAGE ENRICHER
“ALGIT”
A PRODUCT OF THE SEA
Use '5 lbs. Algit to each ton of silage.
1. This prevents “Run Off”, (of juices)
2. Keep the silage fresh.
3. Eliminate that certain odor from silage.
4. Increase the nutritional value of silage.
5. Cattle prefer Algit treated silage.
6. The smell which your clothes get in
wintertime is eliminated.
Spread on top of load by hand before unloading.
For additional information contact:
ZOOK & RANCH, Inc.
GAP R. D. #l, PA. 17527
Telephone: 717 442-4171
Smith is a member of the
Pennsylvania and National As-
Guard Livestock
Fray Holsteins Hove cd annua! output of 8,818 lbs.
p. n j lirl | ftM (3,888 quart*) of milk and 818
production V*radlta j bl< of buUe rf«t by ths average
A report of milk production V*®* cow, nqtes the Na
.H.lncd by dahr cm In Srllly
the area hai been received from lU p C rvlied the sampling, weigh-
Holstein-Frieslan Association of ing and testing operations in co-
America. The actual food pro- operation with the Holstein As
duction output, under o(Tidal sociation through breed lm»
DHIR testing rules, by those lo- provement programs,
cal Registered Holstein* is: 1111
Fultonway Ivanhoc Monica, a Electric borrowers of the Ru
four-year-old, produced 23,010 ral Electrification Adminislra
lbs. of milk and 838 lbs. of but- tion serve thin rural areas, They
terfat in 305 days. Fultonway have on the average only 3.5
Crisscross Regina, a two-year- consumers per mile of line, col
old, had 15,820 lbs. of milk and lecting only $516 in revenue for
784 lbs. of butterfat in 305 days, operation of that mile of line.
Both are owned by J. Mowery class A and B utilities on the
Frey & Son, Lancaster. average serve 34 consumers per
These new production figures mile,
may be compared to the estimat- $7,820,
Jamesway Big Jim
LUIIM silage distributor
| HI liyi unloader for 24’ and 30*
I diameter silos converts
from filling to feeding
ril I (and vice versa) in sec
■ II I I|lll_ onds so you don’t inter
111 I 11 W l| rupt your feeding program
■ ■■■■■■ at filling time.
niffe Automatic raising im
111 proves distribution and
111 compaction, eliminates
| human error.
You get more silage
PPPAIII A into your silo than with
■I nn 11 Ini any other distribution
I rriJlll II system for lowest storage
■ cost per ton.
Gravity-flow design
■ ■ 11reduces horsepower re
111 I' I quirements, cuts down on
I wear so Big Jim lasts
longer.
(and vice versa) You set your choice of
bottom conveyor either
... double chain or jumbo
I Al auger type.
I nl Come in today for com-
plete details
ONE MINUTE
JM. E. SNAVELY
445 South Cedar St., Lltitz, Pa. 17548
Ph. 626-8144
collecting revenues of