Hlnnrflstpr Farming. Saturday. May 12. 1973 Hendrik Wentink (right) assistant to the president, Pennfield Corporation, Lancaster, and president of the Northeastern Poultry Producers Council (NEPPCO), discussed poultry industry problems with Congressman Gus Yatron at a reception held recently in the Nation’s Capitol. The reception was hosted by Senator Hugh Scott and sponsored by four poultry trade groups including NEPPCO. Dairy Organizations Expected To Form Into One Board The Executive Committee of United Dairy Industry Association, at a meeting on April 18, reached agreement on a recommended general plan for reorganization of the four national dairy promotion organizations in line with the one board, one management concept which was approved in principle by the UDIA Board of Directors at the last Annual Meeting in February The organizations, in addition to UDIA, are American Dairy Association, National Dairy Council and Dairy Research Inc _ Operating and organizational details will be developed as soon as possible, according to Glenn Lake, UDIA President He noted that the complete plan will be presented for consideration of the Boards of the four organizations at their meetings May 14 and 15 at the Arlington Park Towers, Arlington Heights, Illinois This The satisfaction that conies tram doing a gnodjnb of farming It’s a great feeling to know that you are the master of your farmlands . . . that when you treat your soil right, it will treat you right. Liming is one of the most impor tant factors in keeping your soil in the highest produc tive range. By raising the pH from a level below 6.0 to 6.5 or higher, you can expect to harvest .8 more tons of alfalfa per acre, with similar increases for all other forage and cash crops. '' will be the principal business to be considered at these meetings The concept of a single board and a single management grew out of a study made for UDIA by the Booz, Allen & Hamilton management consulting firm. After approving the concept in principle, the UDIA Board in structed the Executive Com mittee to draw up plans for im plementation for consideration by the Board at the May meeting. The meetings will get un derway at 8 00 a m on Monday' May 14, with a breakfast and meeting of the UDIA Executive Committee. This will be followed by a UDIA Board luncheon and meeting beginning at 12 noon The remainder of Monday and all of Tuesday morning has been set aside for meetings of the Boards and Executive Committees of ADA, NDC and DRINC. Another UDIA Board luncheon and meeting will be held on Tuesday Dr. Jones To Dr. Hobart W. Jones, professor of animal science at .-Purdue University and a national authority on swine building and management research, will be featured speaker at a Swine Field Day to be held June 22 at The Pennsylvania State University. The program will get underway at the University’s Swine Research Center at 10 a.m. The afternoon program is scheduled in the Meats Laboratory. Dr Joi who will discuss breeding d management, is responsib.. for all swine operations at Purdue, including the swine nutrition and breeding units He also served as co-chairman of the interdepartmental research group responsible for planning and conducting the swine housing research, which represented one of the first major thrusts by any university in the United States. He has served on numerous national swine com mittees and judged all major swine shows in the country. “Those attending the field day will take part in an educational program on boar selection and visual evaluation starting at 10. a.m.,” said Grant W. Sherritt, Penn State associate professor of animal science. Following this program, a number of exhibits will'feature boar identification, signs for fences, a swine ventilation system mode), Ossabaw pig versus modern pig, and manure handling systems. Faculty and staff members manning these exhibits are Vernon E. Hazlett, Dwight E. Youkin, Roy J. 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Kimble, director of the Center; and a Pennsylvania Pork Council report by Mark Nestleroth, president. The talk by Dr. Jones is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. in the Meats Laboratory. This new Superchopper is a smooth operating unit that will get your job done, hour after hour and day after day. See Uni-Forage Harvester— the Superchopper at OYH. BUCK, INC. Ephrata, R,D. 2 N. G. HERSHE Y & SON ' Manheim ■ ■ •
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