—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4,1978
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Dwight Houser
LAMPETER - Dwight
Houser of Lampeter has
been nominated to receive
the American Farmer
Degree, highest degree
presented by the National
FFA Organization. The
Lancaster County youth was
nominated for the degree by
the Pennsylvania FFA
Association. The nomination
was approved at a recent
meeting of the National FFA
Board of Directors in
Alexandria, Va. One of 807
FFA members nominated
Trash sold for cash
PHILADELPHIA - In
November, Pennsylvania
residents can save energy,
earn extra cash to help cover
Fall and Winter heating
costs and clean up the en
vironment by recycling
aluminum. The Reynolds
Aluminum Recycling
Company pays 17 cents per
pound for all-aluminum
beverage cans and other
clean household aluminum
at its recycling points in
Pennsylvania.
“Recycling aluminum
saves 95 per cent of the
energy required to produce
it from virgin materials,”
notes E.J. Kelly, district
manager of the Reynolds
Aluminum Recycling
Company. “Energy savings
of both electricity required
to produce aluminum and
fossil fuels needed to
generate the electricity for
the aluminum reduction
process are. accomplished by
recycling.”
Reynolds Aluminum
Recycling Company pays 17
per pound for all-aluminum
for the American Farmer
Degree Dwight will receive
the degree in a special
ceremony on Thursday,
November 9, pending a final
vote of approval of 122
student delegates
representing over half a
million FFA members.
Travel awards will be
presented to American
Farmer Degree recipients to
offset their travel expenses
to the National FFA Con
vention in Kansas City. The
cash awards are sponsored
beverage cans and other
clean household aluminum
such as pie plates, foil,
frozen food and dinner trays
and dip, pudding and meat
containers. Certain other
items, including aluminum
siding, gutters, storm door
and window frames, and
lawn furniture tubing are
also worth 17 cents per
pound. This aluminum must
be free of all foreign
materials, cut to lengths not
exceeding three feet and
should not be mixed with
cans.
Additional information is
available by calling toll free
1-800-243-6000.
earns American
Dwight Houser
DANIEL’S
ENGINE CONTROL
Diesel Engine
Repair & Rebuilding
Specializing in GM
& Detroit Diesels
ENGINES FOR SALE
320 Waukesha gas, fan to
fly wheel
383 cu in Chrysler,
power unit w/clutch
471 Detroit Power unit
w/clutch
RD3 Ephrata, PA 17522
Pfr 717-733-3890
through the National FFA
Foundation by JI Case Co. of
Racine, Wisconsin; Pioneer
Hi-Bred International, Inc,
of Des Moines, Iowa; The
Federal Land Bank Systems
of the United States; Amoco
Oil Co., of Chicago, Illinois,
and The Chevrolet Motor
Division, General Motors
Corporation, of Detroit,
Michigan At the convention
each American Farmer
Degree recipient will be
prrrz
1 Manure Handlers
The old strongarm method of Manure Handling
gives way to new muscle from PATZ namely
the Slurry Manure Pump and compressed-air
Liquid Manure Mover These modern methods
of manure movement provide simplicity
rugged construction operational ease
dependability, plus convenience
Slurry Manure Pump
Slurry or free flowing manure is pumped from a 180
gallon hopper under ground through I<> in PVC pipe to
the manure holding area (If bedding is used only fine
cut is recommended) Stroke is adjustable and driven by
tough roller chain dnvefreduction unit Plunger slee\e
and one-way valves all can be removed lor servicing
Liquid Manure Mover
Big 1700 (US) gallon below-ground pressure vessel
collects slurry that is moved simply and easily by as little
as 10-12 lbs of air pressure through 12 m PVC pipe to
manure storage area Simplicity in design turning
swing away hatch cove' one-way valve at bottom and
flapper valve at the discharge end are the only
moving parts
get the pOTZ facts first
MARYLAND DEALERS
EASTON. MD
WALTER J HARMSEN FINDER SERVICE CO TRI-COUNTY
301-822-3085 301-348-5263 FARM AUTOMATION
301-775-7365
,ERSTOWN. MD
TRI-STATE WERTZ GARAGE, INC
FARM AUTOMATION 301-374-2672
301-790-3698
Farmer
presented a gold key and
certificate by the National
FFA Organization.
The American Farmer
Degree is much sought after
because it is presented to
approximately one member
in 700 of the 507,108 member
organization. It is presented
only by the National FFA
Organization to members
who have demonstrated
exceptional agricultural and
leadership achievements.
Simple,
Easy and
Conveniently
Out-of-the Way!
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KENNEDYVILLE. MD
LINEBORO. MD
Degree
The son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Wilbur Houser, Lampeter,
Dwight currently has swine
breeding and feeder pig
production units in
operation. He earned the
American Farmer Degree
on the basis of his farming
program, leadership, ac
tivities, and community
involvement. His instructor
at Lampeter-Strasburg High
School was Gerald Phillips
of Willow Street.
DISTRICT MANAGER
GEORGE HEATH
472 Woodcrest Dr
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
717-737-9400
CONTACT
YOUR LOCAL
DEALER
ALEXANDRIA
MAX ISENBERG
717-669-4027
BALLY,
LONGACRE
ELECTRIC
215-845-2261
BELLEFONTE
LUCAS BARN
EQUIPMENT
814-383-2806
BELLEVILLE
MACLAY & SON
717-935-2101
CAMP HILL
LLOYD SULTZBAUGH
717-737-4554
CHAMBERSBURG
VALLEY FARM
AUTOMATION
717-264-3814
HAMBURG
SHARTLESVILLE
FARM SERVICE
215-488-1025
KIRKWOOD
LANOIS&
ESBENSHADE
717-786-4158
LEBANON
MARVIN J HORST
DAIRY EQUIPMENT
717-272-0871
McALISTERVILLE
SANER FARM
SYSTEMS
717-463-2606
MILLERSBURG
LANDIS
LABOR SAVERS
717-692-4647
MILTON
LANDIS FARMSTEAD
AUTOMATION
717-437-2375
PIPERSVILLE
MOYER
FARM SERVICE
717-766-8675
TERRE HILL
TERRE HILL
SILO CO INC
215-445-6736
WILLIAMSBURG
LONGENECKERS, INC
814-793-3731
NEW WINDSOR. MD
STREET. MD
WALTER WEBSTER
301-452-8521