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''•S chosen OS vocational agriculture in- team and attended the
iTLfI/lyl «/ 'KSWWM/XsJ structor Ronald Sollen- National Convention in 1974.
berger, Cowney has been an Currently Clowney is a
■y* • V ri . J • yj active FFA member right member of the Junior
fc £}fTlli~kn /Y f \|/l F* /I rlfWW* m&W* from his freshman year Holstein Association and the
JL wUM w\J/w Kjw\J/M JLv Ivv f w JL \J/m f I |/t/1 when he served as Gettysburg Young Farmers
Greenhand Chaplain. In Club. He is a member of the
WASHINGTON, D.C. - tgomery, Minnesota, November 7to 10. At that contract Robert and his 1 973 " 74 he was a P 4er Barlow Volunteer Fire
Four Future Farmers of member of the Montgomery time, one will be named Star r ather have a5O ner cent Reporter and in 1974-75 he Company and serves as an
America have been named FFA 'Chapter; Marlin W. Farmer of America and will partnership in all parts of was Cl ia Pj' er Secretary. He usher in the St. Francis
by the National Officers and Trissel, 21, Mooreland, receive an additional $5OO. A flj e operation except the was on ™ e aairy Xavier Church.
Board of Directors of the Oklahoma, member of the committee of judges in- i an( j. xhe agreement set the
FFA to receive the FFA’s Mooreland FFA Chapter, eluding leaders in business, cost for Robert’s share of the ■■■!■■ 1 UfTM
Regional Star American and Robert T. Clowney, 21, agriculture and education cattle and set forth a rental HUtJ ■ fll
Farmer Award for 1978. The Gettysburg, R 9, Penn- will meet in Kansas City on agreement for the cropland.
award is generally sylvania, member of the November 9to select the The agreement also
recognized as the highest Battlefield FFA Chapter. Star Farmer of America. provided that Robert would RUMENSIN for in pasture cattle by Lilly and
honor presented to youth Selection of the Star a picturesque dairy farm have major responsibility PASTURE University scientists in the
seeking to become American Farmers is based in the gently rolling hills of for herd management and INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - South, Midwest, and
established in farming. on achievement in southeastern Pennsylvania milking. Rumensin, the additive that Southwest.
They are Alton Troy agriculture and leadership is the home of 21 year old Using lessons learned in improves feed efficiency 10 Research indicates that
Wilson, 20, Mt. Hermon, in FFA activities. The four Robert Clowney. vocational agriculture and per cent in feedlot cattle, has the optimum rate of
Louisiana, member of the Regional Star Farmers were From a modest beginning his experience on the farm been approved by the Food Rumensin on pasture or
Mt. Hermon FFA Chapter; selected from among the 807 Clowney developed his dairy Clowney is well on his way to and Drug Administration range is 200 mgs. per head
Maynard Augst, 21, Mon- members who have been farming enterprise becoming firmly established (FDA) for increased rate of daily. In 24 experiments,
recommended_ by their throughout his years in the in dairy fanning. Through a weight gain in cattle on cattle fed 200 mgs. gained an
respective State FFA high school vocational selective breeding program pasture. It can now be fed to average of 1.43 pounds per
Garber OU Co Associations to receive the agriculture program, and by carefully selecting stocker, feeder, and day versus 1.23 pounds per
♦ _ " American Farmer Degree, Starting with two heifers, a herd replacements with slaughter cattle weighing day for those not receiving
the FFA’s highest national cow and eight acres of com, more dairy character, over 400 pounds. the additive. This 0.2 of a
ITT Y April degree. Clowney expanded his own Clowney has achieved a Cattle fed the recom- pound extra gain represents
[I t AMuUJ As Star American Far- herd to 15 cows, 25 acres of 14,500 pound herd average in mended 200 mgs. of an average 16.3 per cent
mers for their respective com and 10 acres of hay. his 93 cow herd. Butterfat Rumensin per head daily in faster rate of gain.
r_ . _ regions, each will receive a After graduation from high production stands at 3.9 per research trials gained an
•"UEI ChiEf cash award of $5OO from the school, Clowney and his cen t - 566 (DHIA). Com average of 16 per cent faster, On energy-poor pasture,
L HEA National FFA Foundation, father decided a partnership yields have been averaging according to the cattle eat until they re full
t oil heating equipment Inc., at the National C„.i- operation would be most ioo bushels per acre and he manufacturer, Elanco but stlU B®t enougn
AIR CONDITIONING vention of the Future Far- beneficial and an agreement has harvested five tons of Products Company, a' energy- With Rumensm,
MOUNT JOY, PA mers of America to be held was drawn up. Under the alfalfa hay per acre. division of Eli Lilly and animals still eat until they re
Ph 653-1821 in Kansas City, Missouri, terms of the partnership Afpnrdine to his Company, headquartered but w ™ the e ™" a
here. The cost of Rumensin energy, they gam faster. The
is only about a penny a day result is more beef per acre,
w per animal, the Company the Company claims.
’ says Since Rumensin is not a
Th e active ingredient in hormone, it can be fed right
- ■ Rumensin, monensin a P to marketing. No with
m vmM mw sodium, was discovered in drawal is required.
ttliyMr WfLmJLi mJmJL the Lilly Research Rumensin will be
Laboratories. Considerable available in supplements at
research has been conducted most feed companies.
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