Co. agent worked: with farmers
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periences in Australia,
Freund stated that that
country is “more akin” to
the United States. He
thought of Australia as
highly mechanical, with
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“The climate there is
mostly very arid,” he
commented, “with very few
places as fertile as south
central Pa.”
Livestock in Australia
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Producers can
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depends mainly on pasture
and grazing for its food,
according to Freund. “There
is no lot feeding or intensive
farming,” he explained.
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just don’t justify the
methods.”
Improved pastures are
seen, though, he added, with
alfalfa, clover, and rye grass
mixtures being the common
type.
Sheep are a more im
portant agricultural product
than cattle in Australia,
Freund noted. In the past,
Australia has had as many
sheep as the U.S. had people,
with the number of sheep
being close to 200 million.
Population of Australia is
about the same as that for
the state of Pa. - around 14.6
million. But Australia is the
size of the United States.
And it’s a sad fact, Freund
stated, that as in this
country, some of Australia’s
best farmland is going under
concrete.
Some things that Pa.
farmers might learn from
the Australians are the more
efficient use of poorer
classes of land, Freund
thought. Such items as
pasturing, grazing
electric energy costs For some, the
teed savings are substantial.
Two new types of Diamond chain
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flat chain and the link chain in
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balanced ration to the birds. Trough
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billing-out
management, and crop
rotation are wed managed in
Australia. Because of the
extremely high cost of
fertilizer in Australia,
farmers use a legume
program to add nutrients to
their soil.
Very few places in
Australia ever have snow,
Freund remembered. And
Summer is the drought time,
when there might be feed
shortages. Of course, in
Australia, the seasons are
reversed, too, with Summer
in December and tem
peratures around 100°F. on
Christmas. Winter comes in
July.
One aspect of Pa. farming
that impressed Freund was
the efficient use of fodder
products for livestock. He
also liked the high intensity
dairy farming that he found
m the area. He stated that
there is an extremely high
level of production on farms
and that he noted the high
capital investment required
to be in farming today.
His mam responsibilities hr
Cumberland County deal
with farm management and
livestock programs, both
with adults and youth. He
feels that there is a great
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thinks that more individuals
should become more in
volved in farm
management. He, himself,
would like to become more
mvolved, but added with a
smile, that it is a slow
process.
He lives in Carlisle with
his wife and son, Ernest, who
Playground being built
YORK - Members of the
Thomasville 4-H Club are
creating a playground for
the York County 4-H Center.
Tom Welsh, a teen leader for
the club, is heading the
committee.
The play area will be
located to the rear of the
main building. Items to be
mcluded are; swings, a see
saw, an obstacle course, and
a sand box. It should be
completed by the June 17 4-H
Chicken Bar-B-Que.
Members of the club at
tended the Paradise Holtz
schwamm United Church of
Christ on Sunday morning in
observance of Rural Life
Sunday. Joanne Haskins and
Jon han Myers par
ticipated in the service.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1978
will be five years old in
August. When he has time he
likes to work with
photography, or do wood
working, or even restore
antique cars. But as he
stated, he has lots of hobbies,
little tune.
He plans to stay in the
Cumberland County area for
the forseeable future.
Julie Kline, Ten and
Michelle Lehigh, Joanne
Haskins and Mike Welsh
were county finalists in the
recent poster contest. Their
posters will go to state
competition at Penn State.
Small animals and pets
are needed for the Petting
Zoo to be held at the Indian
Rock Elementary School on
May 13. Interested persons
should bring their animals to
the zoo by 11 a.m. on the 13.
Gabi Wolhrab, a German
Exchange student,
presented slides and in
formation on her home,
school, and city to the club.
The next meeting will be
on May 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the
4-H Center.
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