—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Sept. 28, 1974
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Dr. Almquist
Receives Award
Dr. John 0. Almquist of
The Pennsylvania State
University won national
honors this summer as
recipient of the Animal
Physiology and En
docrinology Award of the
American Society of Animal
Science. The award is Dr.
Almquist’s third major
citation for outstanding
achievements since 1959. He
received $l,OOO and a plaque.
The Penn State scientist is
internationally known for his
work in artificial breeding
and reproductive physiology
of dairy and beef cattle. He
has been in charge of the
Dairy Breeding Research
Center at University Park
since the Center was
opened in 1949. He was ap
pointed to the College of
Agriculture faculty in 1944
to develop a new program of
research and teaching in
animal reproduction.
Dr. Almquist was the first
to demonstrate the value of
adding penicillin and
streptomycin to diluted bull
semen to control bacterial
growth and to increase
fertility. As a result, an
tibiotics are used universally
by the artificial breeding
industry. A substantial -
increase in breeding ef
ficiency has been realized in
the United States as well as
abroad.
He also pioneered the use
of milk in semen diluters to
extend the fertile life of bull
spermatozoa. Later he used
glycerol with milk in
developing an improved
semen diluent to retain high
fertility over a longer period
Pa. Layers
Production
Pennsylvania layers
produced 288 million eggs
during August according to
the Crop Reporting Service.
Hus is approximately the
same as both last month and
a year ago.
The August average of 14.3
million layers is unchaged
from the previous month, but
4 percent below August 1973.
Egg production per 100
layers during August totaled
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of time than previously
possible. For the latter
development he received the
Glycerine Producers’
Association Research Award
in 1959.
Dr. Almquist’s research
was the first to show that
sexual preparation of bulls
by false mounting
significantly increases the
number of sperm which can
be collected from dairy and
beef bulls for use in artificial
insemination.
In 1963 the American
Dairy Science Association
presented Dr. Almquist with
the Borden Research Award
in Dairy Production. The
award cited him for studies
in the physiology of
reproduction. He was
honored for significant
contributions to the rapid
and successful advancement
of artificial insemination and
the resulting improvement
of dairy cattle.
International recognition
for achievements was ac
corded Dr. Almquist in 1972.
This time he was presented
the research award of the
Italian Society for Progress
in Animal Reproduction
during ceremonies at the
Italian Society for Progress
in Reproduction
during ceremonies at the
Italian Embassy in
Washington, D. C. The Penn
State animal scientist has
described his studies of
sexual behavior and semen
production of bulls-at three
international Congresses on
Animal Reproduction since
1956.
2,012 eggs - down slightly
from the previous month but
4 percent above a year
earlier.
Nationally, the 5,386
million eggs produced
during August was down 1
percent from a year earlier.
Layers on hand during
August averaged 275 million,
4 percent below a year
earlier. The average rate of
lay during the month was up
2.5 percent from a year
earlier.
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USDA Outlook
Conference Set
“U.S. Agriculture in the
World Economy,” will be
the theme of the annual
National Agricultural
Outlook Conference to be
held in Washington on
December 2-5, Secretary of
Agriculture Earl L. Butz
announced recently.
“Both the theme and the
timing of the conference are
especially significant this
year,” Secretary Butz said.
“We’ll be able to evaluate
the impact of the World Food
Conference in Rome in early
November and project the
outcome of overseas food
demand for our products in
New Posts
At Sperry
Two new managerial posts
have been created in the
Purchasing Division of
Sperry New Holland, in New
Holland, Pa.
Phil M. Buzard and
Kenneth L. Leaman, both of
Lancaster, have both been
named to positions of pur
chasing manager with dif
ferent areas of ac
countability. The an
nouncement was made
recently by Fred R,
Bahrenburg, director.
Buzard, previously pur
chasing administrator, now
has accountability for the
procurement of materials
and services for the general
offices, international plants,
Service Parts, and whole
goods.
Leaman, formerly buyer
supervisor, is responsible for
purchasing materials and
services for the New Holland
plant manufacturing
program.
Buzard joined the com
pany in 1953 as a purchasing
expeditor. A native of St.
Joseph, Missouri, he
graduated with a B.S. degree
in industrial economics from
Purdue University.
Leaman came to Sperry
New Holland in 1959 as a
purchasing expeditor. He is
a native of Lancaster and a
graduate of Elizabethtown
College with a degree in
business administration.
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the year ahead. In addition,
we’ll relate this to the
outlook for our domestic
farm economy as we con
tinue to push for maximum
output in 1975.
“Furthermore, by having
the meetings in December,
we’ll get our best available
uiformation into the hands of
the outlook participants who
can relay it to American
farmers in time for making
their production and
marketing decisions for
1975,” Secretary Butz said.
“Such information is more
crucial to the farmer now
than in past years,” he
added. “There is no land
being set aside. So the far
mer will decide for himself
what and how much to plant,
based on his markets, the
relative profitability of
crops, and the availability
and cost of production
resources.”
The Outlook Conference
will be held primarily in
Jefferson Auditorium, South
Building, U.S. Department
of Agriculture in
Washington. It will bring
together economists and
Extension specialists from
government, business and
the universities.
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