New Holland 4-H’ers honored at banquet BY DEBRA STRICKLER Holland beef and swine club honored the efforts of area 4- BTRD-IN-HAND New leaders and fair directors H’ers at an awards banquet TOO’TEHEABD THE TALK. There’s a better way to dry grain. It’s called CHILLCURING ” because it means CURING without heat. Here’s what the talk is all about. THE GRAIN Every kernel of gram is alive when it comes out of the field. It is a seed, able to grow because it has the ability to take on moisture Likewise, it can be kept in a state of preservation by removing the moisture already in it But by heating the gram to dry it, the seed life is destroyed By removing heat and moisture from the gram, it oecomes dormant and stays alive Then it can ripen to full weight, losing onty water while keeping valuable protein, starches and sugar THE SYSTEM It’s simple Gram goes from the field right to the bin With the unique AIRFRAME “ and AIRFLOOR “ the gram rests on a solid bed that allows maximum ventilation Clean dry air is the best curing medium for the gram GRAINLAMPS " provide electric sunshine cleaning and drying the air beneath the floor, before it passes through the grain Fansfoice air under the floor Rising through the gram, this dry outside air carries away moisture and heat At the peak of the bin a jumbo 40” turbine, the WHIRLCOOLER “, puts nature to work for you Wind and rising air keeps it turning, venting the system naturally A special HARVESTAT Control System monitors the curing process A simple setting controls the GRAINLAMPS “ to make use of free, natural air. on November 16, The annual banquet was held at the Bird-m-Hand Restaurant. Harold Musselman, a club leader, hosted the evening. Lester Weaver, a beef club leader, and Max Smith presented three checks to each of the 30 New Holland Beef Club members. These monetary awards included the fair prize money, and a gift from the New Holland Farmers’ Bank and the Blue Ball Bank. In his first year as a 4-H member, Fred Weaver, had exhibited the grand champion steer at the New Holland Fair. The New Holland fair board presented Hubert Kranich, left, of Peoples Restaurant, paid a record $5.30 per pound for Fred Weaver’s grand champion steer at the New Holland Fair. The fair directors awarded Fred with a trophy at a recent awards banquet. Paul Houck, right, is president of the board of directors. Advanced Ag Products RD 2 Box 174 Elverson, Pa. 195 215-286-9118 THE FACTS 1. You can’t beat Nature HARVESTALL GRAIN CHILLCURING ” uses the same elements that ripen and oreserve grain if left to itself free flowing air and infra red rays (sunshine) 2. “ has been tried and proven in 17 states on over 3000 farms The research is in CHILLCURING' WORKS 1 3. CHILLCURING™ system uses only the electricity to power fans and lights, using about iv 2 «W hrs per bushel Compare that cost to other systems that use increasingly expensive fuels to get disappointing results 4. The gram goes from the field to the bin and stays there till yc u need it Save time and money at harvest with the one step HARVESTALL CHILLCURING" and storage system 5. If you're in the market for gram storage, you owe it to yourself to look further ,nto HARVESTALL GRAIN CHILLCURING “ Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 24,1979 Weaver with the champion trophy. Hubert Kranich, representing People’s Restaurant had purchased the 1250 pound champion for a record breaking $5.30 per pound. Kranich was also recognized for his support of the New Holland livestock sale. The reserve champion steer was shown by Kathy Martin. She also received the monetar awards and a trophy. During the -veiling, Kathy reminded other 4-H’ers of the need to set goals and work toward those goals. In her first year of competition, she had been at the bottom of f+A her class. Since that time Kathy has worked hard to achieve reserve champion honors. For Kathy, 4-H has en couraged the development of personal discipline. A 4-H’er needs to give time to their projects, especially livestock projects. In appreciation of his support of the New Holland livestock sale, Kathy recognized Paul Smucker, the purchaser of her reserve champion. Smucker had also pur chased her brothers champion a few years ago. This year he paid $4.30 per (turn to Page 132) 119
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