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Berks County Commissioner Vernon Shaffer, left, and County Agent James Haideman were both busy Tuesday afternoon getting ready Berks Co, {Continued From Page 1J basement, which was designed for use as a government control center in emergency situations. As we descended into the building’s ROBERT GUTSHALL (717)933-4616 Lancaster Pipe & distributors Acorn unioaders bunk feeders tube feeders generators chute hoppers Self Unloading Silage Ci Cattle and hog feeders Automatic roller mills for a Wednesday open house in the newly built Berks County Agricultural Center. Part of the $1.5 million facility is seen behind the two men. Ag Center lower levels, Shaffer pointed to the ceiling, saying, “We’ve got special mats up there to absorb radiation. We’re also protected by layers of concrete and steel. Model 3013.27” impeller We can withstand prac tically anything but a direct hit from an H-bomb.” An entire life support system is incorporated in the basement, complete with bunkrooms, shower rooms, emergency food rations and a kitchen. Moving back upstairs, we viewed facilities for voting machine storage, bridge department work, a car penter shop, what seemed like an acre of records storage - enough, at least, for 80 million documents - and spacious offices for In termediate Unit No. 14, which oversees the operation of the County's school districts. There’s also a large auditorium, at the front of which is an elaborate test and demonstration kitchen. The Ag Center is situated on county property, across the road from Berks Heim, the county home. It sits, appropriately enough, amidst the four county farms, which have a total of 560 tillable acres. “We do have things here in addition to farm offices, but this is still basically a commitment to agriculture by the county commissioners and all the people in the county,” Shaffer said. Haldeman pointed out that all farm groups in the county would be invited to use the facility. And he added that the center would not only serve farmers better, it would 'give the extension staff more time to solve problems. “We won’t be spinning our wheels as much,” he said, “making arrangements for meeting places, or traveling to a lot of different places. We hope to have most of our events held right here. “The 4-H Clubs are going to build a center right in back of this building. They’ll have a show ring for horse shows and a couple of pole buildings. They’ll be holding a lot of their events right here, too.” Read Lancaster Farming For Full Market Reports GARBER OIL CO. Fuel Chief HEATING OIL a OIL MATING IQIIirMINT AIR CONDITIONING MOUNT JOY, PA Ph. (i,WOii2l lew Negley-Miller Silos silo blowers conveyors barn cleaners calf stalls free stalls cow mats barn fans Ritchie water fountains Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Nov. 2,1974 TRY A CLASSIFIED J AD Start ’em right finish right! Start ’em right. No matter what time of year, put cattle on a good feed with AUREO S 700* for 28 days. Maintain gains in the presence of* shipping fever! Finish right. After 28 days put all your cattle on a feed containing AUREOMYCIN to mar ket. AUREOMYCIN increases gains, improves feed efficiency, helps prevent liver abscesses, bacterial diarrhea and foot rot. This season use cattle feeds with AUREO S 700 and AUREOMYCIN. Tests show an average return of $6 to $8 for every dollar invested. •American Cyanamid Company s registered trademark for a premix of AURrOMYCIN® chlortetracyclme and SULMET® sulfamethazine Withdraw 7 days before slaughter Certify GEHMAN FEED GRUBB SUPPLY MILL CO. Denver, Pa. Elizabethtown, Pa. PENNFIELD FEEDS 711 Rohrerstown Road Lancaster, Pa. a 17