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Youths Become Wise Consumers Thru 4-H
“Consumers consider a
number of factors before
deciding to purchase an
item,” observes Lois Howard,
program associate for the
National 4-H Service Commit
tee. “Cost, service, quality,
operation are just some of the
aspects consumers must keep
in mind when considering a
purchase. There’s much infor
The John Deere 300 Husker features a unique air system which helps provide
greater husking capacity and fast, clean harvest. Two air blasts —a 3,000-
cubic-foot-per-minute airstream through the first elevator and a 3,000-cfm
blast above the husking bed—remove some husks, loosen others, and blow
trash away from the husking bed. With trash blown away and husks already
loosened, the husking rolls can perform at peak efficiency, removing the few
husks which remain attached to the ears. This is the reason a John Deere 300
Husker can pick and husk up to three narrow rows at high speed.
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mation that consumers must
sort out in arriving at a
proper decision.”
‘‘lt can get very confusing,
at times,” says Miss Howard,
“but that’s one of the very
good reasons for a consumer
education program among
4-H members across the coun
try. Young people are con
sumers in their own right and
ADAMSTOWN EQUIPMENT
INC.
Mohnton, RD2, Pa 19540
(near Adamstown)
Phone (215) 484-4391
*93-3906
284-4141
Unique air system provides
greater husking capacity
with a John Deere
300 Husker ftin
they exert considerable influ
ence on the buying decisions
of their families,” she
explained
To help 4-H’ers use infor
mation wisely in making their
buying decisions, the Cooper
ative Extension Service,
National 4-H Service Commit
tee and Montgomery Ward
are cooperating in a national
4-H consumer education
program effort
4-H’ers involved in the
program learn how to dig
through the maze of informa
tion and to select and buy
needed goods and services.
Making decisions on the
type of goods to buy, learn
ing to spend money wisely
and how to use credit sensi
bly are major concerns of the
program. Understanding war
rantees, guarantees and con
tracts also are important con
cepts 4-H’ers learn in the
program, adds Miss Howard.
Charleen Kruse, of Revillo,
S.D., has become a very
choosy consumer because of
her work m the 4-H consumer
education program. She now
examines the labels on
virtually every garment, or
can of food, or other con
sumer item that she’ll pick up
m a store. Says Miss Kruse,
“The labels give me the
greatest clue”.
The results of her educa
tional efforts in the program
and other 4-H accomphsh-
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A. B. C. GROFF, INC.
\c« Holland
M. S. YEARSLEY & SONS
West Chester
Measurement of Hay Value Needed
By Both Producers
One of the major hay
marketing problems facing
Pennsylvania farmers and
buyers today is the determination
of a price based on a realistic
measurement of feeding value
instead of by the fine art of
bartering.
Dr. John E. Baylor, Extension
agronomist at The Pennsylvania
State University, made this
statement August 20 at the 78th
convention of the National Hay
Association in Troy, Michigan.
“Hay marketing in the United
States today is big business,” Dr.
Baylor said. “Eighteen of the
major hay-producing states in
1970 sold 19V 2 million tons and
this amount, valued at today’s
onces, would be worth $1.5
billion.”
He pointed out that in those
states where more than 40 per
cent of the hay grown is sold,
ments earned Miss Kruse a
$7OO scholarship as a 1972
national winner in the 4-H
consumer education program
Montgomery Ward, donor
of scholarships and other
awards in the program, pro
vides up to four medals of
honor in each county and an
expense-paid trip to National
4-H Congress in Chicago,
Nov. 25-29, to one winner
from each state.
At the national 4-H event
the company awards six $7OO
scholarships to national win
ners selected by the Coop
erative Extension Service.
In addition to its support
of 4-H through scholarships
and other awards, Mont
gomery Ward, a strong sup
porter of 4-H for 51 years,
also aids the 4-H consumer
education program through
technical assistance and coop
eration of company and store
management personnel.
For further information
on the 4-H consumer educa
tion program, contact the
county extension office.
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BRANDT'S FARM
SUPPLY INC.
154-4191
69u-2990
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B/OGER MUR Cf/ECRSf
RDI, Lititz, Pa
Ph. 717-626-6198
601 East High St
Elizabethtown. Pa
Ph: 717-.J67-1221
GLENN E. HURST
RD2 East Earl. Pa
and Buyers
such as Arizona, California, New
Mexico, and Washington, a
chemical analysis to determine
the value of the hay is used
Visual estimation is the primary
method used by most other
states.
“A chemical test developed for
use by the trade in Pennsylvania
must provide a reliable measure
of the nutritive value of the hay
and, at the same time, be ac
cepted and relatively inex
pensive,” he said.
Dr. Baylor emphasized that at
today’s hay prices, a buyer needs
to know exactly what he’s getting
for his money.
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Ph. 733-1206
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Frank Snyder
Akron
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Quarryville
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Lancaster
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Lebanon
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Centerport, Pa
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2 W StateSt
Quarryville, Pa
Ph 717-78(i-72>5
859-2688
548-2116
393-3906
867-3741