Berks County Poultry Association revives its own history to build a more secure future By LAUREL SCHAEFFER an old tradition from the Staff Correspondent past, the Berks County SHmjNGTON - Reviving Poultry Association held a FfIUORITE FAVORITE FLOOR FEEDING SYSTEMS OUR ENGINEERED FEATURES: Designed for single and multiple circuits. Hi-Torq speed reducer with three year warranty. Fiat feeding chain speeds up to 60 feet-per minute. Positive feed return to feed hopper. Adjustable, positive-lock hopper feed gate. Several feed saving trough designs. Anti-roost grill for feed troughs. Mini 1-and 2-line hoppers for suspended feed ing systems. Standard 1-, 2-, and 4-line hoppers, with ad justable legs. “2JI FAVORITE... ■lp AN EXPERIENCED COMPANY JM J WITH QUALITY PRODUCTS. chicken barbeque for their annual meeting, October Ist. To highlight the special occasion, guest of honor, Lowell Blass of Hubbard Farms, Walpole, N.H. presented a brief history dating back to September 22, 1951, when the organization held it’s first oarbeque. Blass, acting as Berks County Extension agent at the time, was instrumental in reinstituting the poultry association, and along with thre other poultrymen of the county played an important role in getting chicken barbeqeuing started in Pennsylvania. He also reminded the area poultrymen of the im portance of their product, as well as all other agricultural products in the country’s balance of payment on the world trade market, “especially with the high (Turn to Page 114) LIFESTYLE SYSTEMS LOCALLY MANUFACTURED BY EXPERIENCED PEOPLE 1 *1 . ysm r ■ ■ B Berks County Poultry Association president Mark Yorgey, left, presented awards to Sol Shearer, Rudy Von Dohren and Lowell Blass for their early in volvement in chicken barbecueing. FAVORITE (YIFGJMC. Meui Holland, Pa. 17557 USfl POULTRY EQUIPMENT Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7,1978 3-DECK LAYER CAGE SYSTEM OUR ENGINEERED FEATURES: • Double galvanized back-bottom-egg tray • Cages with angled fronts • Cage doors either on top or in front • Bottom partition wire is welded to precise slope of cage bottom • Flat chain and trough feeding • Feeding speeds up to 60 feet per minute • Hi-Torq speed reducer with three year warranty • Adjustable positive-lock hopper feed gate • Positive feed return to feed hopper • Rugged feed chain corner assemblies • Unique feed manifold • Simplified egg collectors • Flexible egg collector cups • 12” wide egg collector cross-belt • Cross-belt runs under egg collectors AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR sole: equipment SUPPLY COMPANY MANHEIM. PENNSYLVANIA (717) 665-4201 113