—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9. 1977
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$304,430 earmarked for ag research
HA I.’KIM UKG
Vgnculture Secretary Kent
shelhamer recently an
nounced the approval of
twelve continuing
agricultural research
projects for a total of
$304,430. Approval came
from the nine-member
Agriculture Research
Committee chaired by
Shelhamer, with funding
from a $400,000 allocation
from harness and horse
racing revenues.
Seven of the projects are
being done by Pennsylvania
State University, four by the
University of Pennsylvania
and one is a joint effort
between Edinboro State
College, the Opportunities
Industrialization Center,
Inc. of Philadelphia.
Shelhamer said the
Agriculture Research
Committee’s review
mechanism, established in
1973, worked smoothly in the
process of determining the
progress achieved in each
project area.
The Agriculture Secretary
also said that new project
proposals amounting to over
$700,000 were discussed. New
Young Farmers
discuss
LEBANON, Pa.—Ernest
R. Bredefeld, sales
representative from
Chevron Chemical Com
pany, was guest speaker for
the monthly meeting of the
Northern Lebanon Young
Farmers Association at
Norlebco High School,
recently.
Bredefeld spoke on no-till
HELPFUL TIP
ON FOOD
By Sara Eason
Consumer Service Manager
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Processed meats are so con
venient they save you time
’or things you want to do,
nd so tasty your family will
hink you spent hours in the
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Franks, Canadian style
iacon and most hams are fill
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If you are serving ham,
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Mustard-glazed Grilled Ham
Placed smoked ham slices,
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I-or Mustard Glaze —ln a
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HAPPY HOME
projects totaling ,u-,t .vei
-‘i > 000 will be appio\ kJ at i
meeting of the bpseaufi
( omimttee toward the end of
April unless further funds
become available,
Shelhamer declared
The continuing projects,
approved by a majority vole
of the nine members, are -
Sewage Sludge, as it affects
crop production and mineral
elements in the food chain.
Penn State, $50,500. Maize
Germ Plasm, for use in
hybrids grown from seed by
Pennsylvania farmers, Penn
State, $2,419. Reef Forage
Practices, Penn State,
$8,412. - Wheat Streak
Mosaic, control for yield and
quality loss in wheat, Penn
State, - Mushroom Spoilage,
to .study the influence of
cultural practices and
processing parpameters on
spoilage of canned
mushrooms, Penn State,
$25,000. - Corn Stalk Rot,
aimed at controlling the
disease, Penn State, $23,863.
Horse Respiratory
Disease, University of
Pennsylvania, $20,959.
Chronic Diarrhea, to control
the condition in horses,
University of Pennsylvania,
no-till
farming. He explained how
to adjust the equipment and
the necessary chemical and
management needs for a
profitable crop.
Richard Neff, a no-till
consultant, was present to
share his experiences with
growing no-till com.
The group volunteered to
help Arthur Kunkle, a fellow
member, who was recently
hospitalized.
July 10 was announced as
the date for the local Young
Farmer Summer picnic of
Lions Park, Fredericksburg.
It was reported that State
College will be the site of the
Pennsylvania Young
Fanner picnic on July 8 and
9.
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