Mertz
appointed
NEW HOLLAND, PA -
Terry N. Mertz, R 1 Gor
donviUe, has been named to
PRUNES AND PLUMS
All prunes are plums but
not all plums can become
prunes Only plums with a
sugar content high enough
so they can be dried without
fermenting become prunes
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the position of Fried Chicken
Department Supervisor in
the Prepared Foods Division
of Victor F. Weaver, Inc.,
New Holland.
Since joining Weaver in
1972, Mertz has held the
position of group leader in
the Weaver Fresh
Processing Division.
In his new position as fried
chicken supervisor, he will
be responsible for one of
Weaver’s four fried chicken
operations.
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Agway
names
manager
Barry Wanbaugh
Barry Wanbaugh, 182 W.
Main St., Windsor, has been
named a district sales
manager for Agway In
surance Co., it was an-
Bird guide
A bird-bander’s guide for
the northeastern United
States is the latest
publication of Merrill Wood,
author of the popular manual
“Birds of Pennsylvania.”
The bird-bander’s guide, like
Wood’s other item, is
published by the College of
Agriculture at The Penn
sylvania State University.
The guide, he says, is a
technical set of keys
describing birds commonly
banded in the northeastern
states. Species included are
the perchingbirds and a few
other species commonly
handled by bird banders.
The guidebook is spiral
bound and contains 181
pages. Mr. Wood retired last
year as zoologist at The
Pennsylvania State
nounced today by Jack Eno,
director of sales.
A graduate of York J.
College in business ad
ministration, Wanbaugh was
employed as an assistant
district sales manager with
Agway before being named
manager. He joined the
company in 1973 as an in
surance field counselor.
He and his wife Nancy
Jane have two children,
Jennette Ann and Benjamin.
Wanbaugh’s territory
includes eastern and central
Pennsylvania.
Agway Inc. is a farm
supply and food marketing
business owned by 117,000
members and serves the 11
northeastern states. Agway
Insurance Co., a wholly
owned subsidiary, offers a
full line of property,
casualty, health-accident
and life insurance to
members and the general
public.
published
University.
The full title is “A Bird-
Bander’s Guide to Deter
mination of Age and Sex of
Selected Species.” It is
considered useful not only
for bird binders but also for
other research workers
needing to know the age and
sex.of live birds of the
Northeastern United States.
Copies may beobtained for
$3.00 plus 18 cents Penn
sylvania sales tax, prepaid,
by writing to Bird-Bander’s
Guide, Box 6000, University
Park, PA 16802.
Omitted are all of the
“water birds,” most of the
hawks, all of the large and
heavy-bodied game birds,
most of the shorebirds, and
most owls.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 12.1975
U.S. Cows Tops in
Yearly Milk Yields
Americans can be proud of
their cows. Of all the milk
cattle in the world’s major
dairy-producing countries,
U.S. cows are the most
productive. They churn out
an average of slightly over
10,000 pounds of milk each
per year, according to 1973
statistics.
Only the cows of Japan’s
rather small dairy industry
yielded more close to 12,000
pounds.
No other country broke the
10,000 pound mark in 1973,
though the Netherlands
came within a couple of
hundred. Scandinavian cows
followed close behind in the
world rankings, with Nor
way, Denmark, and Sweden
all around the 9,000 pounds
level
New Zealand may boast of
the largest herds in the world
- averaging 105 head per
farm versus 30 for U.S. - but
its cow rank low on the milk
scale. Their average yield
was a bit over 6,200 pounds.
Among the major producers,
only Australian cows were
tapped for less: an average
of 5,900 pounds.
Yield per cow have proven
to be closely related to the
amount of concentrates the
animals are fed. The
American and Dutch cows
are fed the most. The
average U.S. dairy cow
consumes over 4,000 pounds
per year, and in Holland
about 2,300.
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