Al4—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 5,1950 Gasohol (Continued from Page Al 3) staff of 50 technicians and contracted. He said this was managment personnel would just one of many options be required. open to farmers who want to But such a plant could make a gallon of alcohol for between 60 and 70 cents. And Loser added he felt an automobile could be made to run efficiently on a 20 per cent alcohol mixture without any major changes in compression or carburation. The money for a major undertaking such as Loser outlined is available, ac cording to Robert J. Gereg. Gereg represents the Chicago-based Transfirst Corporation which helps with financing of such projects. Gereg outlined several plans to provide financing for big gasohol plants. He said a group of 350 farmers m Indiana have formed a co-op. The farmers have a $2O million project to produce a gasohol plant. All aspects of the plant are Farm Calendar (Continued from A 10) Horticulture and Horse council meetings at 7:30 p.m. in the Extension Center. Dover Young Farmers dairy nutrition meeting, 7:30 p.m. in the Dover High School ag classroom. Adams County COWAMP Perry County COWAMP meeting m the American meeting in the New Legion Building, 7 p.m. Fireplace —INSERT Heavy plate steel con struction... Heavy-duty VI" and s/ie" mild steel plate throughout. Firebrick lining... Spin-draft control... See for yourself why, with scores of wood stoves - on the market these days, hundreds of thous ands of homeowners all over have chosen the Fisher. ★ ALL FISHER MODELS IN STOCK AT DISCOUNT PRICES •WE STOCK; Chimney Brushes, Ceiling Registers, Insulated Chimney and a wide variety of Woodburning Stoves. Bowman’s Stove Shop R.D. 3, Napierville Road Ephrata, PA 17522 Follow the signs from the Light at Hinkletown Mi' 717-733-4973 get into gasohol in a big way. He said the days of 80 or 90 percent financing for any project are long past. And many big lenders are cautious about getting into a yet-unproven field like gasohol which has no track record and unknown collateral value. Gereg said anyone an ticipating a large scale project would have to prove financial viability, show they can control the raw product needed to produce the gasohol, prove they have a market for their output, and demonstrate their technology and personnel is modem enough to be applied to today’s conditions. Myron Reaman en couraged farmers to ask USDA for Miscellaneous Publication 695, Industrial Alcohol. Bloomfield Fire Hall, 7 p.m. Thursday, January 10 The Southeast Pennsylvania Nursery meeting at the Westover Inn and Country Club, Jef fersonville. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. FISHER Easy to install Triple-sealed door.. lues., Wed, Sat. 9-5 Thurs, Fn. 9-9 Closed Monday It was printed in 1950 and no longer is available. But Beaman said he felt if USDA got enough requests for the bulletin that it might update and reprint it. The publication contained valuable information on gasohol production. Beaman, head of the National Gasohol Com mission in Nebraska, said the Pennsylvania turnout Thursday was the largest he had seen in any state. He said the National group was formed m January 1978. Since that time, he said, it grew to 375 people m 1979, and reached 8000 members by the first of 1980. He projected membership at 21,000 m 1981. The National Gasohol Commission is located at 521 South 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508. Reaman said the group was active in legislative and informational services for those interested in gasohol. “If I can keep Washington out of this for another six months we can have a good chance of getting this gasohol program off the ground,” he said. If the attendance at the meeting was any indication, the gasohol idea in Penn sylvania should fly. CH NB¥ HOLLAND GRINDER-MIXBt HEADQUARTERS Convenience You have complete control over the type of ration you desire! Disease prevention No worry about dis ease being brought to your farm by a custom operator or bulk feed delivery. I 2. Stop in and we'll show you why more farmers choose Sperry New Holland Grinder-Mixers ★ ALL SiZES OF GRINDER-MIXERS IN STOCK, OPTIONS AVAILABLE * ABC GROFF, INC. STORE HOURS Mon., lues., Wed. Thurs., Fri. Sat. Chairman of the State Gasohol Commission, announced the birth of the groui committed to renewable fuel sources. Biochemist E. Kendall Rye told the first meeting of the State Gasohol Com mission that ethanol production was possible “right at this moment". Why should you buy a grinder mixer? Sperry New Holland wants you to know. 7-5 7-9 7-4 110 S. Railroad Ave. New Holland, PA 17557 \ , < j 3. Good quality feed You have complete con trol over ingredient quality and quantity! 4. High return on investment Save money on labor, feed costs, and transportation charges. Save on supplements by buying in larger quantities. Since 1890 SPERSV«S“f\EW HOLLAI\D Parts 717-354-4191 Sales 717-354-4731 Service 717-354-8004
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