USA - USSR exchange planned for WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thirty young people engaged in agriculture from the United Staten and tho Union of Soviet Socialist Republics will participate next ns mer in tho drat international 4-H exchange program between the two nations. Tht exchange marks the first time that young people from both nations will be able to lire and work directly with farm families of each respective country. Announcement of the new program was made here today by officials of the National 4-H Foundation, the Embassy of the Soviet Union, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the In ternational Harvester Company, which has granted funds to help make this pioneering effort possible. Grant A. Shnun, executive Fulton Grange meets Fulton Grange 66 met in presented, and the meeting regular session on January will be held by lamp light if 26 with Master Thomas C. enough lamps are available. Galbreatfa presiding. Gyles Dressed in colonial attire. Brown was announced as Robert, Joanne and Ted Membership Committee Janney of Russellville chairman. Agriculture Grange, Chester County, will Committee members woe present a Bicentennial - appointed - as 'follows: musical number. Several . Richard Lefever - chairman, plays will be presented Donald Trimble and Arba under the direction of Mrs. —Henry. DorotbyStaUffer. Thepoblic Lecturer, Airs. Laura Is cordially invited to attend. McSparran presented a program on Pennsylvania Farm Show-“ Gleanings and Reflections.” Jesse Wood reported on the machinery exhibits; Arba Henry spoke on receiving the Keystone Degree, and Donald Trimble reported on animal exhibits and winners. The next meeting, February 9, will be Open House at Fulton Grange. Mayor Richard Scott of Lancaster is the guest speaker. An exhibit of kerosene lamps will be Houser receives training Thomas Houser, mechanic for L. H. Brubaker, Inc., Lancaster, recently returned from a week-long training program at the Sperry New Holland Service Training Center at New Holland, Pennsylvania. While at the center he attended sessions in the service and repair of a wide variety of modem farm machinery. Houser, who resides at 1542 Lampeter Road in Lampeter, has been em ployed by L. H. Brubaker for 7% years. He has a very extensive background in fanning and mechanics. GEHIMN BROS. Sales A Service 1 Mile North of Terre Hill, PA Phone 215 445 6272 Farming, Saturday. Fat. 7, 1976 director of the Foundation, said the exchange is designed to strengthen communication and un derstanding between the peoples of the two countries and to help meet world food needs through sharing of modern agricultural technology. The Soviet Union will host 15 specially selected young American men and women, in Jane, July and August of 1978. The program will in clude orientation in Moscow, four weeks at the Belorrnssia Agricultural Academy near Minsk, and six wed assignments in small groups to work and live on state and collective farms. During the final wed the group will travel to farms in western UJS.S.R. and return to Moscow for consultation. At the same time, IS Soviet men will be in the United States for a program that includes orientation at the National 4-H Center here, eight weeks for visits to selected states, Including academic seminars at the Land-Grant Universities and individual residency with farm families to share ideas and practical application of agricultural technology. A wed of travel and special studies will precede final consultation in Washington, D.C. The U.S. men ari women will have a 6.5. in agriculture, strong background in 4-H and in American political, economic and social situations, and ability to communicate effectively. A 14-week intensive Russian language and orientation course will be conducted immediately prior to departure. Assistance for international travel for the U.S. delegates is being provided through a grant from the UJS. Department of State Bureau of Education and Cultural 'Affairs. Soviet participants also will have degrees in agriculture, English language ability and com munication skills. Agreement- between the National 4-H Foundation and the Soviet Union was reached late in 1971 during a visit to tho United States by B. A. Honor, deputy minister of agricolturo, U.S.S.R. Funds for oxploring the possibilities of the exchange and negotiating the agreement were provided to the National 441 Foundation by the Chase Manhattan Bank. According to Dr. Ivan A. Gawa, agricultural coun selor Of the Soviet RmhaMy in Washington, cooperation between American and Soviet young people in the field of agriculture takes various forms, among which is the exchange of agricultural specialists between the U.SJS.R. Ministry of Agriculture and the National 4-H Foundation of America. This marks the first time that young specialists from both countries will be able to observe the practical ap plication of agricultural technology by living and working directly with farm families of cadi respective country. “This exchange, I hope, will provide our young people with the opportunity to study agricultural practices in'your country, sane of which they can apply in our conditions,” he said. “At file same time we in our country can share with 4-Hers the highly successful techniques we have developed and acquaint them with the management of large-scale collective farms.*' Enthusiastically endorsing the program. Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz said: “this type of exchange activity should do much in furthering our objectives to develop lasting cooperative arrangements with our counterparts in the agricultural sector of the Soviet Union. As a former 4* H member I am especially pleased that we are broadening opportunities to become more familiar not only with agricultural practices but with the people and cultures of our two great nations.” Speaking on behalf of International Harvester Company, Omer G. Voss, executive vice president said: “As a company historically conupitted to agriculture and to the FOR BEST QUALITY MILKING IPS BOU-MATIC Professional milking systems for the milking professional BOU-MATIC BULK MILK COOLERS Sizes front 450 -- 3000 Gal. 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On their return they will share their experiences and the people of both nations will be the benefidarieiL” The Soviet exchange represents im expansion of the International Four-H Youth Exchange programs conducted by the National 4- H Foundation since 1948 in behalf of the Cooperative Extension Service of the State Land-Grant Univer sities and the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture. Each year approximately 1,500 4-H members, and leaden, and young people from programs similar to 4-H in more than 35 countries participate in a variety of exchange and training programs. Model DKE • EQUIPMENT - Thankyou
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