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32—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 8, 1973
Dr.
Dr. R. William Hepler,
associate professor of plant
breeding at The Pennsylvania
State University, has been ap
pointed Head of the Department
FARMERS
WANT TO BUY SOYBEANS
and
WILL SELL EXTRUDED
SOYBEAN MEAL
Approx. 38% Protein - 18% Fat
This kind of Extruded Meal is used by Allen Reanck,
who has the world’s record butterfat cow, which
produced 36,969 lbs. milk and 1,913 lbs. butterfat in a
359-day lactation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL
Ralph Garber 717-367-4695
Melvin Shenk, 717-6534158
CHARLES H. WILSON
HERD DISPERSAL
at New Holland Sales Stables, Inc.
New Holland, Penna.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12,1973
1:00 P.M. SHARP
80 HEAD
Idx DAIRY COWS
45 Registered and 35 Grade
This is a sample of what you will see sell in this great
herd - Kmgstead Ivanhoe, Apollo Ivanhoe; Bootmaker,
Golden Topper, Archie AB Seaman; Lad; Happy
Raven; Peters Farm Marksman Ivanhoe; Howacres
Reflection Model; Master Bond; Donauger True Type
Model, Astronaut: and many other real top bloodlines.
Sample of DHIA Records:
Holly 19,320 Milk, 661 Fat ;
Archie 17,370 Milk, 645 Fat;
Seaman 17,730 Milk, 678 Fat;
Johanna 18,810 Milk, 728 Fat;
No. 48 16,940 Milk, 565 Fat;
No. 110 16,870 Milk, 623 Fat.
Rolling Herd average over 14,000 Milk, 568 Fat.
Dairymen - This is one of the great opportunities you
may ever have to buy fine Registered Holstein Dairy
Cattle. A young herd that will please the most par
ticular buyer. Many years of top breeding. 30 Day TB
and Blood Test. Pregnancy examined.
CONSIGNED BY FITE BROS.
Quarryville, Pa.
Glenn 717-786-2750
Gerald 717-548-2543
Hepler Heads PSU Horticulture
of Horticulture and Professor of
Plant Breeding, effective
December 1.
He has been serving as acting
department head since the death
Keystone
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SALES AND SERVICE
AMOS E. LAPP
Queen Road, Intercourse, Pa.
RDI, Box 247, Gordonviile, Pa. 17529
of Dr. Darrell E. Walker in July.
In announcing the appointment
Dr. James M. Beattie, Dean of
the Penn State College of
Agriculture, said Dr. Hepler will
be in charge of Research,
Resident Education; and Ex
tension programs within the
Department of Horticulture.
A native of Durham, N- H., Dr.
Hepler was appointed to the Penn
State College of Agriculture
faculty in January 1970. He
earned a bachelor of science
degree from the University of
New Hampshire, master of
science degree from Penn State,
and the doctor of philosophy
degree from the University of
Illinois, all with a major in
horticulture.
Since 1954 and until assuming
his Penn State position, he was
owner of the Hepler Seed Co.;
research associate and assistant
professor of vegetable crops at
the University of Illinois; plant
breeder for the California
Packing Corporation; and
manager of research and foun
dation seeds for FMC Cor
poration, San Juan Bautista,
Calif.
Dr. Hepler, during the past
three years, has carried out
numerous research and teaching
assignments related to plant
breeding and vegetable crops
production. He taught three
undergraduate and six graduate
courses. He also served as ad
visor to the juniors and seniors
specializing in vegetable crops
production and plant breeding
and students in general hor
ticulture. Presently he is ad
vising four candidates for ad
vanced degrees.
The new department head’s
current research centers on the
genetics and breeding of
tomatoes for processing and
fresh market, mechanization of
the production of tomatoes for
processing, vegetable variety
trials, and genetic studies of
cucumbers.
Dr. Hepler has conducted
extensive research work with the
Commonwealth’s vegetable
growers and processors. His
studies involve the development
of integrated optimum cultural
practices from pre-planting
through harvest, including direct
seeding, transplanting, maturity
determination, variety
evaluation, new product de
velopment, and the economics of
harvesting.
He has served as a member of
the Horticulture Curriculum
Committee, Agricultural
Progress Days Steering Com
mittee, Committee on
Procedures for Evaluation and
Control of Students, chairman of
the College of Agriculture
Committee on an Initial Course in
Genetics, and chairman of the
1973 Pennsylvania Vegetable
Conference.
Dr. Hepler is a member of the
Review Committee for Hor
ticulture Courses and
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Curriculums, Review Committee
for Horticulture Department
Research, Pennsylvania
Agricultural Experiment Station
Seed Committee, and NE-9
Regional Plant Introduction
Committee.
He is author or co-author of 28
papers and research articles
dealing with vegetable crop
management and genetics.
Dr. Hepler holds membership
in numerous professional
organizations and societies in
cluding the American Society for
Horticultural Science, American
Association for the Advancement
of Science, Tomato Genetics
Cooperative, Tomato Breeders
PUBLIC SALE
SATURDAY, KtEMBER 22,1973
FARM MACHINERY TRUCK GRAIN
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Located on the farm at RDS, Lebanon, Penna. Turn
south off Rt. 322 onto Rt. 241 at the Texaco station east
of Fontana and proceed to first hard road left and the
first lane to the left. Farm is behind the stone quarry.
Rt. 241 south is appx. 4 miles west of Rt. 72.
JOHN DEERE 4020 DIESEL
with appx. 600 .hrs., wide front end, dual remote,
front weights, roll guard canopy, powershift, in A-l ,
condition. „
JOHN DEERE 1520 GAS with 48 LOADER
with appx. 800 hrs., rear wheel weights and will be
offered separate and as a complete unit. JD 1240 4 row
plateless planter, JD KBA 28 disc harrow, JD 24T PTO
baler with No. 2 bale ejector and dual wheels, Gehl 600
harvester with 2 row narrow row corn head used 2
years, 2 Gehl forage wagons with triple beaters and
high sides, Grove forage wagon with triple beaters and
roof, Massey Harris 92 self-propelled combine with 12'
gram head, Owatonna 9’ mower conditioner, 28’ bale ,
elevator, corn drag, New Idea 40’ elevator, Helix
grinder mixer, N 1 195 bu. manure spreader, IH 155
manure spreader used 2 yrs., 185 bu. Hawk,Built right
hand tank spreader used 2 yrs., Fox PTO hopper
blower, 50’ blower pipe, Brillion 10’ culti-mulcher, N 1
rotabar rake, 10’ Nl fertilizer spreader, Farmhand
wheel rake, Oliver 3 bottom 18" auto, reset plow used
one season, Oliver No. 5 1 row corn picker, Case 3 pt.
cultivator, Pittsburgh cultivator, Nl crimper, McCurdy
bin wagon on 7 ton Zimmerman running gear, Century
3 pt. field cultivator, dump trailer with hyd. and sides,
snow bucket for Sauder loader, 18’ wagon with hay
sides, JD running gear with 7' x 16’ sides, Else running
gear with 8’ x 18’ sides, Else running gear with 8' x 18'
flat bed, green chop wagon, Midwest plow harrow, 2
wheel trailer, and Case rotary jnower.
1969 DODGE V-8 318 CAMPER SPECfAL
1 OWNER with cattle racks
600 bu. soybeans, 1400 bu. shelled corn
1500 bale hay, 1500 bale straw
Toxo-wick cattle oiler, 1000 pound platform scale,
tobacco planter, 8000 tobacco lathe, 2 tobacco presses,
1000 gal. molasses tank, Lincoln 180 Amp. welder, 2 air
compressers, 2 - 12 hole hog feeders, 105,000 BTU
port, heater, 8’ x 8’ shed on-skids, 5 express wagons,
antique seed cleaner, chain saw, chains, forks, shovels,
tools, iron kettle, milk cans, 25 pcs. 2x6x16 (new), 11
pcs. 2x8x16,18 sheets of % plywood, and many other
farm related items too numerous to be mentioned.
Kallamazoo kitchen range, wardrobes, Fngidaire and
GE refrigerators, metal hutch, crib, square table, buffet,
chest of drawers, Maytag washer and misc. items.
Sale order: Household goods, small farm items,
gram, farm machinery
Note: Here is an outstanding opportunity to pur
chase a fine line of good used farm machinery so plan to
attend this sale. -
Harry H. Bachman - Auctioneer
Lunch available
Round Table, Bean Improvement
Cooperative, Pickling Cucumber
Improvement Committee, Phi
Kappa Phi, Alpha Zetz, Gamma
Sigma Delta, and Phi Epsilon
Phi. He is also advisor to the
Penn State chapter of Alpha
Gamma Rho, national
agricultural fraternity. The 1973
Hort Show was dedicated to the
new department head.
He is married to the former
Emily K. Watson of Clearfield, a
1957 Penn State graduate in home
economics. They are parents of
two children: Karen, 13, and
Erik, 8,
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10:00 A.M.
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VERA H. ZIMMERMAN
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