16 —Lancaster, Farming, Saturday, June 12. 1976 FFA Activities Week set UNIVERSITY PARK - State FFA Activities Week June 15 to 17 at Penn State University will include educational demonstrations and tours among this year’s features. The tours and demonstrations are set for the afternoon of June 16. Students and teachers of agriculture will examine agronomy research in progress at the Rock Springs Agricultural Research Center, eight miles west of the campus. Dairy and animal science tours on the Lindy Vicari (left), president of the Agricultural and Horticultural Assoc, of Berks County, and A. Wayne Readiniger, (right) vice president of the Assoc., and agricultural director of the Reading Fair stands beside the Exhibition hall nearly complete READING - A new 20 by 200 ft. exhibition hall for sheep and swine nears completion for this year’s Reading Fair scheduled to open on June 21. Approved this past winter by the Reading Fair Board, the new hall is designed to hold up to 300 animals, and is being built adjacent to the cattle hall. The addition brings the total bam area to 26,000 sq. ft., giving Reading the Chicago storage bins are the only bins that give you: SELECTION Choice of 11 different diameters with capacities from 1800 to 48,000 bushels. ALSO DISTRIBUTORS FOR BAZOOKA AUGERING SYSTEMS HERSHEY EQUIPMENT CO., INC. phone *£%&£% The System Company (717) 354-4576 campus will include the dairy, livestock, and horse barns - and the Meats Laboratory. Questions about careers and college programs in agriculture will be answered in room 301 of the Agricultural Administration Building. Opportunities for career and leadership development within the FFA will be discussed in room 105 of the Forum Building. A wildlife film and a discussion of careers in wildlife management will be presented by a represen- * * new sheep and swine exhibition hall Vvhich will be completed in time for this year's fair. It measures 20 x 200 fL and is designed to hold up to 300 animals. largest fairground cattle bam in the state. Agriculture Director A. Wayne Readinger calls the new structure “an asset to the agricultural aspect of this year’s Fair. The sheep and swine were formerly housed in a tent. This new building will make them more visible to the public.” He is confident that a large number of sheep and swine will be entered in this year’s UNIQUE ROOF DESIGN Chicago’s trend setting roofs serve as both a weather enclosure and support system. An increased number of deep, rib roof sheets and steep pitch give super strength. EXCLUSIVE DOOR DESIGN Only Chicago oilers a hot dip galvanized fully welded man size walk-in door with 5 hinged inner panels as standard on all bins. WALL STRENGTH Heavy gauge corrugated 40,000 psi minimum yield galvanized wall sheets double bolted with high strength heat treated bolts. Optimum corrugations per foot for added strength. tativp of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. An outdoor backpacking and climbing demonstration will be featured in front of the new intramural building on campus, opposite Shields Building. This eventwill be presented by members of the Appalachian Outdoor House. Annual competition in 19 FFA contests will be held the morning of June 16. In ad dition, three contests will take place the afternoon of June 15. The national contest in farm management, new competition, “very possibly enough to fill the new building;” All sheep and swine entries must be housed in their stalls by noon on Sunday, June 20, with the judging taking place for the swine at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 21. The sheep will be judged at 6 p.m. on the same day. For information call the' Reading Fairgrounds, (215) 929-9401. Crops meeting cancelled S V.J ‘ “ ■* LANDISVILLE Hail damage to spring oats, barley, and wheat has caused Penn State officials to cancel the twilight meeting on small grains research, originally, set for the evening of June’l7 at the Southeastern Field Research •Laboratory here. The tour of_ small grains plots was designed to interest seed growers, seed dealers, and farmers. Announcing the cancellation' were Dr.'Harold G. Marshall Penn State agronomist, and John O. Yocum, superintendent of the field research laboratory. They indicated spring oats plots were destroyed by a severe hail storm,that swept through the research farm on June 1. Barley was 80 per cent destroyed. Some plots of wheat were 45 to 50 per cent destroyed, with grain knocked out of the heads or with the heads brpken off. for 1977, will be discussed - including the training of teams for the coming year. Delegates and contestants will be welcomed to--the campus at a general session in, the University Auditorium the evening of June 15. The welcoming comments will be given by Dr. Gene M. Love, new head of the Department of Agricultural Education at Penn State, and James C. ATTENTION: For more production and better herd healtl Feed Dairy Special 30XX With production costs on the rise, it's more important than ever to keep your cows in top condition and milkingat full potential. By feeding Vigortone’s Dairy Special 30XX, you can do just that. This highly fortified pre-mix is special ly designed to make-up for basic nutrient shortages in silage rations. It provides ex tra levels of calcium, phosphorus and, vitamins A, D, and E that are so vital to proper ration performance. Programmed nutrition of this type en courages better milk production, good herd health and helps you get more value out of home-grown grains and roughages. 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