Membership Education Services Committee Boosts March's The membership education ser vices committee of the Pennsyl vania Poultry Federation doesn't get Involved in many news-mak ing activities, but it is vital to Uie operational success of the organization, according to Homer Bicksler, executive secretaiy On July 8, Bicksler, who is chairman of the membership ed ucation sei vices committee, con sulted with Di Robert Gentiy, poultry icsearch pathologist at Penn State and, following a senes of meetings, the Depait tnent of Agriculture gave per mission to a private film to man ufacture March's vaccine The Vaccine is expected to be avail- Chailes Phillips, pheasant „ Th p t f[h p ouUlv ln . able to the entire industry within Producer, and seveil awards to , hL ‘ ‘ Secntms " T \ Pennsylvania sometime late this Who have demonstiated “ ' ~ ' ce ®,.® den . ’ d a* year. success in the poultry and egg . r’A, , P k W “ n business toi of Checkerboard Fai ms Diu- Marek’s has been a souice of sion, Ralston Puuna, and “Legis senous losses in the poultry in- Fred Slezak, New Alexandria, lation and Regulatoiy Develop clustry in Pennsylvania When was elected piesident foi the ment Affecting the Poultiy la the disease is succesfully stop- coming yeai In accepting the dustiy,” Dr Jerome B Seibeit ped, the operating costs of the position, Slezak praised the work assistant to the undeisecietaiy, individual producer are expected of his predecessor, Donald E USDA to be reduced, helping make the Horn, and stated. “It is the first thp TTedpratinn’s meeting entire industry more competitive time the Fedeiation has success- on tulke In Maich . speake.l With other food products fully united the various phases wele L Pottei staff The committee was responsible the pou . ltly and I nlem b ei 0 f ypi, Va, discussion for the annual membership meet- hope to con inue it 0 j - turkey feed formulation, and iag and seminar at Hershey June Various speakers at the June Dr William Chandler Tene 24. This annual meeting included meeting discussed both cuirent Haute, Ind , discussion ot tuikey election of officers and presenta- problems and opportunities and diseases Herbert Jordan, poultry specialist. former resident of Lancaster County Mrs. Penn State University, presents the Fed- Rentschler participates in the ceremony eration’s “Good Egg” award, a new award at the Federation’s annual meeting this to recognize service to youth, to Wayne B Summer. Rentschler, a Berks County native and Members of the “Broiler Housing” Floyd Hicks, poultry extension service, panel at the Federation’s annual meeting Penn State Unu ersity, and Dr. Carey this Summer are, left to right: Harry Quarels, Indian River Poultry Farm, Lan- Hess, J, C. Suavely, Inc., Lancaster; Dr. caster. Vaccine, Has Annual Meeting tion of awauls for outstanding the piobable s.luation dining the service to the poultry and egg in- 197fl's Speakers included “Poul dustry in Pennsylvania tiy Housing in the Seventies," The Federation’s award and David Spiague, ag enginm, recognitions this year included Ithaca, NY, "Housing Laycis," “Allied Industrynian of the Herbeit Joidan, poultiy cxlen- Yeai." George L Hauer, past sion specialist Penn Slate Uni piesident of the Lebanon Valley veisity. Di Glenn 0 Bicssler, Poultry Association and vice president of C F Manbcck Co “Good Egg," a new award to recognize the public servant who has decided to woik with poultry youth in the face of many othei options, Wayne B Rentschlei, Beiks County native and foimei lesident of Lancastei County for 10 years. “Poultiyman of the dcpaiimcnt of poultiy science. Penn State Umveisity, and Glenn Heir, Cloisteulale Faims, Eph tata, "Housing Bioileis," Di Flovd Hicks poultiv extension specialist, Penn Stale Univeisitv, Di Carey Quaiels. Indian Rivei Poultiy Faim, Lancastei, and Hany Hess, JC Suavely, Inc, Lancastei Lancaster Farming, Saturday. November 7, 1070 - T. E. Moncnef (right) presents the -‘Allied Industry man of the Year" award to George L Hauer, past president of the Lebanon Valley Poultry Association and \ ice presi dent of C. F. Manbeck Co. Mrs. Hauer participates in the ceremony this Summer. The membeiship education sei vices committee also is lespon sible for the Fedeiation’s annual diiectory This publication hsts the various poultiy and egg 01- gamzations and their member ships It’s a handy telephone and addiess guide, a who’s who in the Pennsylvania poultry and egg mdustiy. William Myer (left) presents the Fedeiation’s “Poul tryman of the Year” award to Charles R Phillips, Pillow, while Mrs. Phillips looks on. Research Committee Supports New Waste Disposal System The leseaich committee of the eiation m a 30 000 layei house Pennsylvania Poultiy Fedeiation at Cloisteidale Faims, Ephiata. encomages and promotes re search and development of new Biesslei has also developed a pioducts and pi ocediues of bene- s - vstem t 0 fuithei reduce the fit to the states poultry and egg mois t lue content to about the 10 industry Per cen t l £Ve l and plans are The reseal ch committee’s ef- undeiway lo develop thls 10 per me icseaicn comniin.ee s ei cent molstlue pioduct lnto a forts his year have gone largely saleable feitlluei The pldns m . mto the niajoi pioblem aiea of clude deve i o p m enl ot a maiket waste disposal loi the pLO duct The Fedeiation gave $l,OOO to the poultiy depaitment ot Penn Some industry officials hope State Univeisitv tofuithei study that eventually this new by-pro the development of bettei meth- duct of the poultiy mdustiy will ods of manure disposal at least pay foi the cost of This Penn State leseaich under m anuie removal and hopefully the direction of G 0 Biessler Provide an important new source already has made majoi progress P lQ fits The effort nr the fu toward development of an eco- tine be to develop markets nominal means of converting tor the products and devise poultry manure into a saleable means of obtaining the product product. This automated system, thorn a Ini’ge number of poultry v/hrch provides for daily manure an d egg producers so that the removal, removes moisture to a P'Oduct will be available in 30 per cent level and eliminates Quantity. «,J the offensive odor of the manure. 1S Relieved that if manure. This is accomplished by use of , , , . fans for drying and a pulley stir- m the past has been pa ring and removal system (Lan- manly a costly waste product, caster Farming carried pictures can be converted into a profitable and detailed stories September and saleable product, it will be 12). a maior breakthrough for the Such a system is in actual op- industry, * 3 i trn \fj/ A Isj ll The membeis of this commit tee with Bickslei weie Geoige Anthony. Sltausstown, Eugene Schlosnagle, Cat lisle, Kenneth Goodwin, poultry science, Penn State Univeisity, Vernon Non is. Valencia, and Edwaid Wilson, Emmaus 25 1
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