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—Unc««tof Farming, Saturday, March ». 1975
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A tour of 4-H’crs from the Philip
pines visited the packing tables at
Pennfield's Cloisterdale egg plant
near Ephrata on Tuesday. The youths
were on a farm operation tour which
is part of a two-year program of
leadership training and work ex
perience.
4-H’ers
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Pederson pointed out that
this was the first Philippine
group to come to the U.S.,
and that another group was
getting ready to come over in
the spring. The Filipinos will
be placed with host families
m a four-state area which
includes Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland. All the trainees
are carefully selected,
between 18 and 30 years of
age, at least high school
graduates, and all have
LOCAL AGRI-KING SERVICEMAN
SATISFIED CUSTOMER
Due to moving out of state, this AGRI-KING fed herd will be dispersed on
Tuesday, March 11 at 11 A.M.
HOLSTEIN HERD 49 cows and heifers in milk. A good number fresh or
close Some due each month, 10 due July and August
Herd owned by Robert Bates, RRI, Dillsburg, Pa. Farm located in York
Co., about 7 miles south of Dillsburg, Pa , or 7 miles north of East Berlin, Pa
on Route 194, then West 1 mile on Kimmel Road.
This herd was started on the AGRI-KING feeding program m December
1973. In November 1973 their roiling herd average was 12,900 lbs milk
and 490 lbs. fat. As of February 1975 their rolling herd average was 14,440
lbs. milk and 550 lbs. fat
Mr Bates Says . “I feel I’m producing each 100 lbs. milk cheaper than
ever before And even with the increase in production, my problems have
not increased I’m really sold on the AGRI-KING feeding program and will
continue to use it in Tennessee.”
Southeastern Penna.
George F Delong
Regional Manager
P 0 Box 683 Lititz Pa 17543
Call Collect 717 626 0115
definite plans for pursuing
careers in agriculture.
While they were in Lan
caster County, the young
farmers toured Pennfield
Corp.’s Cloisterdale egg
operation near Ephrata, the
Pennfield feed plant, the
Triple-G dairy farm in
Denver, Victor Weaver’s and
Sperry New Holland in New
Holland, Hershey Chocolate
and the Pennsylvania Farm
Museum.'
All the trainees are getting
on-the-job training in either
vegetable, swine or poultry
production. In addition to the
National 4-H Foundation, the
program is conducted under
/&
!, KEY TO PROFIT
, AGRI KING, fe.
PERSONALIZED FEEDING PROGIAMS .
REGRETS LOSING
the auspices of the U.S.
Department of Labor, state
employment, services,
cooperative extension, and
the U.S. Departments of
State and Agriculture.
While they're on their host
farms, Pederson said, the
trainees are paid a
prevailing wage which is
established for the program
by the Labor Department.
Trainees presently start at
$2BO per month, are raised to
$2BO after three months and
go to $3lO for the final 14
months of the 20-month work
program. Of that amoung,
Pederson said SSS goes
directly to the trainee, and
the rest is paid to the 4-H
Foundation to defray costs of
the program. He said these
funds make the program
completely self-supporting.
In addition to the work
experience, the trainees
spend several weeks in
training before they depart
for the U.S. For the first 20
months of their stay here,
the trainees are with their
host farms. Pederson noted
that the Foundation looks for
progressive fanners who are
able to help the trainees
learn about their areas of
specialization.
After their work ex
perience, the youths spend
three months in a college
level course concentrating
on the production areas
they’ll specialize in when
they return home.
Pederson said that he’s
been very gratified with the
response of Southeastern
Pennsylvania fanners to the
program. He added that if
any farmers are interested
in the program, they can
contact him by writing to
National 4-H Foundation,
7100 Connecticut Avenue,
Washington, D.C. 20015.
FIATDN.U.
South Central Penna
James L. Yoder
Regional Manager
R R 1 Box 81
Chambersburg Pa 17201
Call Collect 717 264 9321
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