118—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23,1978 Computers becoming a part of farm management COLUMBIA, Mo. - Those few farmers operating their own computers are just the beginning of a trend toward Grain reserve worries WASHINGTON, D.C. - The leader of the nation’s largest farm organization has personally urged the Secretary of Agriculture to take immediate, definite steps to deal with grain surpluses. Allan Grant, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, met here with Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland, recently. Grant called for a Sep tember announcement on provisions of a 1979 feed grains program, designed to produce a crop of 5.5 billion bushels. The Secretary is mandated to make an an nouncement before November 15. The 1978 crop is expected Long wins Ayrshire show YORK Howard Long of Thurmont, Md. exhibited the grand champion Ayrshire cow here last week during the York Fair. The Maryland exhibitor also had the reserve grand champion and nearly a dozen first place entries. The honor of junior champion exhibitor went to Mark Jenkins. Joey Welsh captured the reserve slot. Also showing a first place animal was Barry Lehman. TTENTION GRAIN FARMERS?)' Chesapeake & Delaware Grain Corporation computerized agriculture, says a University of Missouri-Columbia agricul tural economist. Grant to reach a record 6.8 billion bushels according to USDA crop forecast released last week. Grant told the Secretary that a 5.5 billion bushel crop, coupled with an estimated 1979 carryover of about 1.5 billion bushels, will be more than enough to meet domestic and export needs. To insure participation in the program, the Secretary was asked to announce per acre performance payments for set-aside acres. Grant supported efforts by the Secretary to maintain favorable farm prices, but said he is “gravely con cerned that the Secretary of Agriculture is but one voice raised among the many cheap food advocates in the Administration and Congress.” BEFORE Your business is cordially invited. Box 505, Mechanics Valley Road, off of Route 40 North East, Md. 20901 Phone 301-398-2111 “Computers are becoming more usable, practical and specialized and should play a major part in farm management of the future,” says Norlin Hein. UMC has launched a pilot project to show how portable computer terminals can be used by Extension specialists to help farmers make better decisions. The specialists and farmers use the terminals,- which look like portable typewriters with a telephone attached, to “talk” directly to com puters. UMC has already developed programs on investment analysis, four Champion goats named YORK Eighty-two dairy goats were entered into the York Fair’s goat show, held earlier this month. It was sanctioned by the American Dairy Goat Association, (ADGA) and judged by Teresa Wigle of Keymar, Md., who is officially licensed by the ADGA. Exhibitors who won champion distinction were Timothy Humnhreys of WEIGH JARS & GLASS PIPE REPAIRED AFTER BEFORE AFTER CUSTOM SCIENTIFIC GLASS, INC. 249 S. BRIDGE ST. ELKTON, MARYLAND 21921 (301 f 398-0505 year financial planning, feeder pig finishing budgets, profit comparisons among different crops, and least costhvgstock rations. Basically, it’s Extension specialists who are using the terminals, but there are a few farmers and agribusinessmen who have installed their own com puters and some who have terminals to tie into com puter programs like the University of Nebraska’s “AGNET,” Michigan State’s “Telplan,” the Virginia Polytechnic Institute’s Computerized Management Network (CMN). This summer, four UMC Millers, Md., with High View Heidi, an Alpine; Brandt A. Kampa, Fallstown, Md., with Abraxas Cdris Getta, a Nubian; Bernard R. Bosley, Glen Rock, Pa., with Collegheny Hills Marcie, a Toggenburg, and Chenango Hills Lisa, a Saanen; and Nancy Sentman, Fawn Grove, Pa., with Nevada Desert’s Champagne, a LaMancha. The Chesapeake and Delaware Grain Corporation, a grain business owned and operated by a group of farmers, is now receiving gram Chesapeake and Delaware Gram Corporation’s facilities include a 700,000 bushel house, a 10,000 bushel receiving elevator, a 60 foot truck lift, a 60 foot scale, a 3000 bushel per hour dryer, and wet storage capacity of 52,000 bushels Extension specialists and about 10 Missouri farmers were using computer ter minals and AGNET to determine their irrigation schedules. “These farmers and specialists m the Chillicothe, Columbia, Mexico and Warrenton areas plug temperature and moisture data into the terminals and get a print-out telling when and if they should turn on their irrigation systems,” says Hein. With companies now producing mini or micro computers about the size of a portable typewriter, Hein sees more versatile com puters for agricultural uses. “An important use of computers will be for in 60th ANNUAL EPHRATA FAIR SEPT. 26-27-28-29-30 All Agriculture Activities and Exhibits including farm machinery, livestock, and crops will be in “Tent City" at the Ephrata Community Park ★ FARM EQUIPMENT EXHIBITORS ★ Penn-Jersey Harvestore Systems, Box 91, New Holland, Pa. 17557, Phone 354-4051 A.B.C. Groff, Inc., 110 S Railroad Ave , New Holland, Pa 17557, Phone 354-4191 Roy H. Buch, Inc., R-2, Ephrata, Pa. 17522, Phone 859-2441 Heritage International, Inc., 1054 S. State St. Ephrata, Pa. 17522, Phone 733-2285 Stauffer Diesel, Inc., 312 West Mam St., New Holland, Pa. 17557, Phone 354-4181. Wes Stauffer Small Engines, R-3, Pleasant Valley Rd, Ephrata, Pa 17522, Phone 733-9174 Lancaster Ford Tractor, Inc., 1655 Rohrerstown Rd, Lancaster, Pa 17601, Phone 569-7063 Ag-Tech Industries, 325 West Mam St, New Holland, Pa. 17557, Phone 354-8721 Show-Ease Stall Co., 573 Willow Rd , Lancaster, Pa. 17601, Phone 299-2536 Holiinger's Power Equipment, 1755 West Mam St., Ephrata, Pa 17522, Phone 733-4151 Levi High, Representative, O's Gold Seed Corn, Soil Conditioner, & Agn-Spon, .R-l Schoeneck Rd , Ephrata, Pa 17522, Phone 733-7213 FARM CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday, September 26 Machinery Exhibits Open (Ephrata Com Park) Barbecued Pork Chop Dinner (YF Refresh St)_ Adult Tractor Driving Contest (LBD) Jr Market Hog Judging (ÜBD) Crop Exhibits Received (Gram Tent) Pig Chase (ÜBD) Wednesday, September 27 Poultry Judging (Playhouse Basement) Cloister FFA Tractor Driving Contest (LBD) Jr Market Lambs Judging (ÜBD) Street Fair Parade Thursday, September 28 Jr Market Hog Sale (ÜBD) Pork Cook out Contest Garden Tractor Pulling Contest (LBD) FFA & 4-H Baby Beef Judging (ÜBD) Friday, September 29 Area FFA Tractor Driving Contest (LBD) Carcass Lamb Auction (ÜBD) Cow Milking Contest (ÜBD) Junior Dairy Cattle Judging (ÜBD) Saturday, September 30 Exhibits Close (Ephrata Community Park) Visit the FFA and EAYFA Refreshment & Food Stands Crop, livestock, and farm machinery on display all day, with special emphasis 4-9 00 PM at the Ephrata Community Park This schedule applies ONLY to the “Tent City” por tion of the Ephrata Fair ÜBD- Upper Bali Diamond at Eph Com Park LBD - Lower Ball Diamond at Eph. Com Park formation retrieval,” he says. “In the future, farmers will use terminals to get pesticide recommendations, pricing information, weather forecasts, etc. “But they will also be used for farm management analysis. For example, farmers can simply ask a computer to help them determine which crop to plant, what to feed, and whether or not an in vestment will likely be profitable. “Computers would have a terrific advantage over printed publications, because such things as pesticide recommendations could be kept much more up to date.” <- 4 30 PM 5-800 PM 500 PM 5:30 PM 5-8.00 PM 8.00 PM 10 00 AM 1 OOPM 4 30 PM 7 00 PM 600 PM 6 00 PM 7 00 PM 7 30 PM 1 30 PM 6-30 PM 700 PM 7 30 PM Noon
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