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fgris in the clothing construction 'group, of the Penn
Willqw' Community 4-H- Club are shown early this week ’
wit&tMdarge:quilt, club members just completed aftet
■ brfphjch^l-r^---'ll.' - ?{' - H ” 1 ' ’'''“V
r ; the original patches'
in 196? and each' year members have carried on the pro
ject. n> f . -
Tfee project -was-rushed to completion .early this
week.te.aelp meet the needs of a Conestoga RDI family,
3-Pay Milk
School Set
A three-day Milking School
will be held at Pennsylvania
State' ‘University, University
Park Campus, December 8, 9
and 10. Members of the Exten
sion staff and faculty of the
College ©£ Agriculture will in
struct ia a wide variety of sub
jects which are aimed at im
proving the techniques and
skills cf milkers.
The - subjects that will be
taught during the three-day
i school are;
• Tuesday, December B—. The
Dairy Industry Toddy; The De
■ velopment of the Mammary
- Gland; How the Milking Ma
-1 chine .Works; Cow Handling
Psychology.
Wednesday, December 9
Anatomy of the Udder; Air
Flow and Vacuum, Hormonal
Control of Lactation; Milking
Labor Studies; Hormonal Con
trol of Let Down; Milking Rou
tines; Mastitis The Disease
Thursday. December 10
Milking Systems; Maintenance
■of Equipment; Cleaning Princi
ples; and Summary and Ques
tions.
Most of the classes will be
held m Borland Laboratory
’ Registration fee for the course
is ten dollars. For further in
formation. contact the Agricul
tural Conference Coordinator,
! 410 J. 0. Keller Building, Penn
sylvania. State University, Uni
versity Park, Pa.> 16802; phone
814-865-8547. - ’- ‘
Lancaster Man Gets Award
James B Steie, 121 W. Rose
ville Road, Lancaster, market
research engineer for the New
Holland Division of Speiry
Rand, Inc, has been named re
cipient of the 1970 Pennsylvania
Giassland Council Award for
“his outstanding contributions
to the state’s grassland agricul
ture ”
Stere was presented the Coun
cil’s annual award during the
11th Forage Conference held
November 23-24 at Pennsylvania
State University.
James B. Stere, center, market re
search engineer for thlN'lew Holland Divi
sion of Sperry Rand, Inc., receives Penn
sylvania Grassland Council Award from
Dr. John B. Washko, professor of agrono
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December-5,1970
Mr. and Mrs. William Horn, who lost everything in a
house fire about a month ago. ”, '
Shown,putting the finishing touches-on the quilt this
week,,at, J the:horneiph'Mrs.;Jean,-Breneiseh, Conestoga
;' RDl{ cluborgknizatiqnleadenorHome Economics, are
' 'the fdjlo'wing Penn Willow ClubmerribhFs.'left to “fight r.
Sue Martin;' Betsy’‘Miely, Linda' Heister,,*l)ebby_ Le-
Fever, Elizabeth Lovett, Linda Nauman, and Donna'
Lovett. Mrs. Clay Eshlenian, Pequea RDI, is organiza
tional leader. Club members consider the work a com
munity project.
An international leader in the
aieas of hay and crop drying,
the award winner has been m
strumental in designing many
.new engineering practices adopt
ed by Commonwealth farmers
Active as a supporter of
Pennsylvania Giassland Council
activities since its oiganization,
Stere has seived as a director
and on various committees. He
also has been a professional
counselor to Penn State agncul
lural engineeis and agronomists
in hay diymg methods and pio
ceduies.
A native of Fleming, Centre
of science degree m agncultuial
engineering from Penn State and
bachelor of science degree in en
gineeimg from Camegie-Mellon
Umveisity
Stere joined the New Holland
Division in 1955 .as product
manager for crop dryers and as
sumed his present position sev
eral years latei.
my at Penn State University and presi
dent of the Pennsylvania Grassland Coun
cil. At right is Dr. John E. Baylor, 'Penn
State Extension agronomist.
52.00 Per Year
Corn Meeting
Slated Dec. 16
A county-wide meeting to
provide the latest informa
tion on the 1'971 corn crop
outlook, with special empha
sis on the leaf-blight situa
tion, will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday. December 16 at
the Farm and Home Center.
Among the topics to be
considered will be studies of
yield performance by the
various hybrids and the hy
brid cultural practices which
can be used to help control
the blight situation in 1971,
according to Arnold Lueck,
associate county agricultural
agent
Seed practices and seed
supply, as it relates to the
1971 crop, will also be dis
cussed, Lueck said.
The corn root worm which
was a major pest in Laneas-‘
ter County in 1970, also wiU
be covered.
The Lancaster County
meeting is one of a series
being held throughout Soufhr
eastern Pennsylvania to as
sist- farmers in evmuaJihg
their hybrids, Lueck said. _
Although the 1971 corn
crop situation is highly un
certain because of the pos
sibility of blight damage*
progress is reported being
made by the seed companies
toward development of resis
tant seed. The 1970 corn crop
in Lancaster County is re
ported one of the best ever
by most Lancaster County
farmers, local extension
agents report.
Farm Calendar
Sunday, December 6
American Farm Bureau Fedeefr
tion Annual Meeting, Hon*
ton, Texas, December 6-li.
National Young Farmer la.
stitute, Wichita, Kansas,
December 6-9
Monday, December 7
7:30 pm —Agway Tobacco Mai*
keting Organization, New
Holland Fire Hall.
1970 Farm Income Tax and SO I
cial Security Short Course,
Penn State University
Campus, State College, De<
cembei 7-11
Tuesday, December 8
1 pm —Lancastei County 4>H
Beef Roundup, Lancaster
Stock Yards. I
Ipm —Toys Foi Christmas Pre»
giam Faim and Home Ceo*
tei
730 pm. Feeding Course,
Ephiata Young Farmers,
rational Aguculture Depart*
ment
7 45 p m —Quality Milk Control
Garden Spot Young Farm*
ers, Vocational Agriculture
Department
Bpm —Lancaster County Farm*
ers’ Association, Farm and
Home Center.
Three Day Milking School, Pena*
State University Campus*
December 8-10
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