PSU offering at-home education UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State University has year-round educational programs available to people even though they can’t seem to get away from home much. Three such correspondence courses of possible interest to readers of Lancaster Fanning are; ELECTRICAL TIPS Do you know the seven signs of an electrical crisis that may be brewing in your home? If fuses blow, lights dim when an appliance is used, or if a TV shrinks or jumps when an appliance is turned on you may have a crisis. To solve it, directions are given in a handy reference guide from Penn ATTENTION: Cattlemen For better daily gains at lower costs Feed Bovotone 21 Higher feed costs and unstable market prices make it more important than ever for cattlemen to keep the cost of gain down. One sure way is to feed your own alfalfa hayiage and Bovotone 21 from Vigortone. Bovotone 21, in addition to delivering proper levels of important major minerals, trace elements and vitamins, contains abundant phosphorus to balance off the high calcium content of legume roughages. Seldom will you need to feed any sup plemental protein with a corn, hayiage and Bovotone 21 program. Your cattle will do better, and your out-of-pocket costs will be cut dramatically. Bovotone 110 and 111 Vigortone has two new pre-mixes for VIGORTONE 50 warehouses—over 4500 servicemen ODCmMfI 3 manufacturing plants rKE IIIAE9 LEON B. HERSHEY Box 166 Paradise, PA 717 442-4807 RON L HERSHEY R 2 Gap. PA 717 442 8573 JASON E. MILLER R 4 Lancaster PA 717-393-7244 WM.J. YODER Rl, Conestoga, PA 717 872-8047 H. MELVIN CHARLES R 1 Washington Boro PA 717 684-5783 PETE CALDWELL R 1 Windsor. PA 717-246-1046 WAYNE STRADLING York PA 717-741 1334 LYNN HARRIS Stillwater PA 717-925 6576 RALPH E.BRUNGART Loganton PA 717 725 2355 COVE DEHYDRATING RDI Martinsburg PA 814-793 2118 State on Electrical Tips for Everyone. The course also details how to install your own light fixtures, outlets and swit ches and methods to use for testing fuses, circuits, cords and appliances. Both outside and inside wiring are discussed in this 10-lesson course, with drawings and pictures used to illustrate the subject matter. To order copies of the course, write to ELEC TRICITY, Box 5000, University Park, Pa. 16802. Make your check or money order for $5.50 payable to Penn State. feedlot cattle, Bovotone 110 and 111. Both contain high levels of major minerals, trace elements and vitamins as well as non-protein nitrogen (NPN). They are particularly suited for grain and grain silage rations needing supplemental protein. Bovotone 111 also contains MG A*, which produces a quieter bunch of heifers and promotes better daily gains. See your Vigortone Serviceman now If you’re concerned about feeding costs, too, give your Vigortone serviceman a call. He has many up-to-date feeding pro grams that will help you save money. You’ll soon see why more cattlemen are feeding Vigortone especially now. • Registered trade mark of the Upjohn Company for oielcdgestrol acetate JOHN MICHENER Kelton, PA Day-215 869 9595 PHILIP A. HAYES Oxford RD2 215-932-8736 CHRISTIAN L. STOLTZFUS R 2 Box 409 Elverson PA 215 286 5995 CHESTER SOLTYS, JR. Spring City, PA 215 948 3647 WILLIAM BISSINGER RlZionsville PA 215 679 2380 JAMES STUTZMAN SONS R3Kutztown PA 215 683 7198 ELWIN REAM Hughesville PA 717-584 4085 v \Ar- harmony -J TUN THE FEED LOT I / PESTCONTROL If you have silverfish in your attic, ants on your kitchen counter, or fleas on your dog, a correspondence course from Penn State tells you how to get rid of these and other household pests. Household insecticides are listed and safe ways to use them are given to rid a home of all invaders - springtails, roaches, termites, cereal pests, spiders and mice - and those occasional pests in between. Lessons on insects present brief descriptions of the pest (s), the damage they do, and methods for their control. How to deal with spiders, rats, mice, bats and other SHERWOOD A. WITHER Box 138 Berrysburg PA 717-362 8823 PAUL L. KREIDER R 2 Palmyra, PA 717-964 3791 WILMERJ. WEAVER Rl Fredericksburg, PA 717-865 6710 MARLIN GEESAMAN R 2 New Port PA 717-582-4598 RUSSELL FRY Duncannon PA EDMOND H.SHIMP, JR, Woodstown NJ 609-769 3481 LEON M. TICE R 2 Elmer NJ 609 358 2622 WALTER L PLATTS Bridgeton NJ 609 451 1739 ROMAN YODER RlGrantsville MD 301 895 5302 W FRANKLIN MOORE, JR. RDI Box 104 Centerville Md 301 758 1625 JOEABBATE Box 268 W Hartly Del 302 492 3819 small animals is also discussed. To obtain your copy of this course, write Household Pests, Box 5000, University Park, Pa. 16802. Make your check or money order for $3.00 payable to Penn State. EASIER SEWING If you’ve wondered how to duplicate ruffled ribbing on knit tops, to make alterations in patterns, and how to do bound buttonholes, exposed zippers and other “extras,” send for Penn State’s correspondence course on Sewing with Knits. This four-lesson course gives detailed directions on the “basics” - patterns, type of knits, and fabncs; plus directions on sewing tops and bottoms that fit. To obtain your copy of this handy reference manual, write KNITS, Box 5000, University Park, Pa. 16802. Make your check or money order for $2.50 payable to Penn State. Correspondence courses give “at-home” students a chance to increase their knowledge of many subjects at a reasonable cost. Penn State offers 112 courses of study on a variety of sub jects. Courses were first offered by the university in 1892; more than 250,000 people have participated in the program. Students either use the course as a reference manual or for noncredit certification. Typical of some of the home-study courses are Microbiology, Metric System, Rose Gardening, Developing your Leadership Potential, Physical Fitness and Ways With Windows. All courses are listed in a Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 24,1976 — Safety first with chemicals SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - What do you do if there’s an accident with a garden or agricultural chemical? In many cases, help is just a telephone call away. To assist in such emergencies the chemical industry operates a central emergency office known as CHEMTREC. The office is manned around the clock to provide help to the general public, fire departmens, law enforcement, and other public agencies. Its toll-free number is (800) 424-9300. In addition to CHEMTREC many chemical suppliers also provide emergency services of their own. For example, Chevron Chemical Company displays on its product labels and literature the chemical emergency number for a chemical emergency involving a Chevron product. This Society 3 Society of Farm Women 3 will hold a family picnic, August 11, at the Lancaster County Park at 6 p.m. Each member is to bring a hot and cold covered dish, also a place setting and beverage for each family member. Mrs. Robert Bomberger free catalog available by writing; Correspondence Courses, The Pennsylvania State University, 307 Agricultural Adminstration Building, University Park, Pa. 16802. (HAHN'S mm Use in any stable or animal pen that has a tendency to become slippery when wet • Cow Stables and Runways • Hog Pens • Sheep Stables • Dog and Cat Kennels • Chicken Houses • Other damp areas See your local dealer MARTIN'S LIMESTONE INC. ; i li number - (415 ) 233-3737 - may be called collect day or night. The Chevron emergency telephone number, and the CHEMTREC emergency number, also are given on the reverse side of business cards carried by Chevron employees. Jot the emergency numbers down where they will be readily available in case of need. Chevron offers a handy poster, ideal for placing on the wall near your graden or agricultural chemical storage area, which lists the emergency numbers. Write: Employee Relations - Safety, Chevron Chemical Company, P.O. Box 3744, San Francisco, Calif. 94119 or contact your local Ortho sales representative. Ask for Chemical Emergency Poster. will head the Ways and Means Committee and Mrs. Raymond Denlinger will serve as chair person for the program committee. The next meeting will be held September 10, at East Towne Mall. Mrs. Samuel Good will be the hostess and Mrs. Gordon Reitzel will serve as co-hostess. A white elephant sale will be featured starting at 7:30 p.m. READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS mfjwr “A Quality Paint For Every Purpose" • Entine Sales & Service • Lawn Mower Sharpenini- Hydraulic Units. JOHN Z. UM Centerville Road RDI, Gordonville, Pa. 17529 59
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