Shirk
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Deppen also thanked Bair
for the seven years he work
ed with the Extension ser
vice and for his contributions
to the dairy industry in the
county.
In reference to the budget
problems, Extension Home
Economist Doris Thomas in
her report noted that while
Pennsylvania is fourth in the
nation in the amount of
money received from the
federal government, it ranks
fiftieth as far as money com
ing from state and county
governments.
The family living staff of
the Extension service con
tinued to provide programs
offering basic homemaking
Agway Insurance announces
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providing
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The skyrocketing cost of medical care Is a bitter piii
to swallow.
Make sure you and your family have protection against
a potential financial disaster due to accident or illness by
investigating Agway’s new health/life insurance plan. It
provides a $ 1 milliorf maximum benefit intended to keep
pace with inflation. This plan is designed exclusively for
agricultural people and their families who are not eligible
for Medicare. It includes co-insurance and a deductible to
help limit the cost to participants.
Here are some features you should examine:
■ Coverage for second opinion on surgery paid at 100%
■ Automatic inflation adjustment for the expense of
semiprivate hospital room
■ Full coverage up to $ 100 for minor accidents
■ 100% of covered expenses above the “stop loss”
■ Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment
benefits, double for farm-related accidental death
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skills. In the Expanded Food
and . Nutrition Education
Program, which Thomas
noted is the largest federally
funded nutrition program in
the country, nearly 3,000
families have been served in
the eight years the program
has been in existence in this
county. Currently the 11
member EFNEP staff is
reaching 289 urban families
and 254 county families and
are working in every school
district in the country. There
are also over 1,000 young
people enrolled in the youth
program.
County Extension Director
M.M. Smith described many
of the programs carried out
by the agricultural staff. He
said the trend is to hold more
multi-county events to be
more efficient. He said there
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The cost of this group health-insurance plan reflects
the economics of mass purchasing. There are approximately
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are also increased number of
workshops and seminars
which offer in-depth train
ing.
He discussed the problem
of foreign investors, which
he called a “national con
cern.” In a study done in
Pennsylvania over an 18-
month period, there were no
foreign investors in Lan
caster County farmland, on
ly “lookers.” In Penn
sylvania, however, there
were 1,121 acres sold, and in
the nation there are 735,000
acres sold to foreign in
vestors.
The study revealed,
moreover, that m the 1&-
month period 104,640 acres of
farm land were sold, and 51
per cent of the land went to
people who did not wish to
keep it in agriculture.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10,1979
Noting that dairying con
tinues to be the county’s
largest agricultural in
dustry, Smith welcomed the
announcement of Shirk’s
move on behalf of the coun
ty’s dairymen. Poultry is the
second largest industry,
“and growing.”
Smith said the role of Ex
tension is education to in
form people to be able to set
their own priorities and to
change attitudes to get them
to work together.
In an election of directors,
three incumbents were re
elected. Donald L. Hershey,
Manheim R 6; Jay H. Staiif-
(agway)
Fruit growers to meet
Lunch will served in the
cafeteria at the cost of $3.25
per person. All growers are
urged to participate in this
meeting to vote on the
proposed by-laws of the
organization and to elect
officers.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -
Mrs. Lois Gross of Indiana
was elected recently as
Chairman of the Women’s
Committee of the American
Farm Bureau Federation.
Mrs. Gross has served as
chairman of the Indiana
Women’s Department since
1957. The Grosses live on a
cattle and grain farm near
Churubusco, Ind.
fer, Lancaster R 2 and Larry
R. Weaver, New Holland HI,
were re-elected to a three
year term. Mrs. Donald
Herr, Quarryville R 2, and
Jere Skiles, Narvon R 2, were
also elected to serve on the
Board.
Smith narrated a slide
presentation of the 1978
Master Farmer award win
ners, Abram and John
Barley, showing their dairy
operation at Star Rods
Farms, Conestoga.
Sheila Druck, Quarryvillc,
entertained with vocal selec
tions. Donald L. Hershey,
president of the Board serv
ed, as toastmaster.
PEACH GLEN - The
Adams County annual
fruitgrowers’ meeting will
be held on February 17, at
the Knouse Fodds cafeteria,
Peach Glen. Starting time of
the conference is 9 a.m.
Among the topics that will
be discussed during the day
will be pruning/thinning for
profit; collar- rot and the
causes; knowing your ap
ples; labor-supply, in-,
spections and compliance;
and how to harvest the crop
to minimize losses.
Gross named
chairman
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