018—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, February 9/1980
Delaware schedules farm
management course
FELTON, Del. - It takes
a lot more than a green
thumb to be a succesful
farmer these days.
Unless you can keep
production costs to a
minimum and sell what you
produce for a profit - or at
least break even - you’re not
going to be m business very
long. And this calls for
careful management.
Farmers interested in im
proving their skills in this
Jobs opened to rural elderly
HARRISBURG - The
Pennsylvania Department of
Aging and Green Thumb
Incorporated are
cooperating in a demon
stration project to provide
part-time employment
opportunities for five older
workers.
Individuals placed in the
Department of Aging will be
paid by Green Thumb In
corporated, and will be given
various jobs compatible with
their interests and previous
experience and training.
Each person will work 24
hours weekly.
Green Thumb In
corporated, a nationwide
program sponsored by the
National Farmers’ Umon,
usually provides public
service employment op
portunities to low income
elderly persons in rural
areas
Under the demonstation
project, the Green Thumb
employees mil receive on
the-job training to improve
their job skills.
In addition, the Depart
ment will, m cooperation
with the Civil Service
Commission, provide test
coaching sessions to assist
the workers to successfully
compete in the merit system
examination process. The
Department will also hold
several orientation meetings
to explain State operations
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FARM PAINTING
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PAINT
AERIAL LADDER
EQUIPMENT
• Modern and Efficient
Method
• Reasonable Prices
• Spray-On and Brush-In
Method
• Sandblasting If
Necessary
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PAINTING
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Box 350 A
Ronks, PA 17572
or call this number
717-687-7007
or 717-687-8262
INDUSTRIAL
COMMERCIAL
area can enroll in a five
week Farm Management
Short Course being offered
by the Delaware Extension
Service.
Classes will be held Mon
day nights from 7-10 p.m. at
the Lake Forest High School
in Felton on the following
dates: Febraury 18, 25;
MarchS, 10,17.
University of Delaware ex
tension farm management
and systems, merit system
policies and procedures.
“Green Thumb is exposed to bureaucratic and
especially pleased that the negaitve aspects of gover-
Department of Aging has nment. However, this is one
expressed its concern for instance when government
older citizens in this tangible has proven it can work for
way,” said Orville R. Car- the benefit of its citizens.”
“ENERGY-PAK”
★ *WHAT IS AN "ENERGY-PAK"
OXYGEN CONTROLLED
FEED STORAGE SYSTEM?
The "Energy-Pa k” "Oxygen Controlled" Storage
System includes a solid, steel reinforced concrete wall
with a tough epoxy coating on the inside wall and a cone
shaped concrete roof Alt access openings to the Silage
Storage area are round and f.tted with air-tight gaskets
These round openings are easily clamped tight These
features help to control and limit the amount of oxygen
that comes m contact with the feed
In operating an "Energy-Pak”, prime importance is
placed on closing the silo after each filling and feeding
operation Proper use of this system significantly
reduces the oxygen content in the silo and results in a
more ideal condition for maintaining the quality of the
feed put into it
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Detach and mail to:
WEAVER STAR SILO, CO.
RD4
Myerstown, PA 17067
ALLEGHENY STAR Jackson Center Pa 16133
412-662-2883
NORTHERN STAR Watsontown, Pa 17777
717-649-5151
WEAVER STAR Myerstown, Pa 17067
717-866-5708
I AM INTERESTED IN
STORAGE FOR
Corn silage
Haylage
High moisture corn
Manure
Gumte repairs
(High strength concrete
sprayed on surfaces)
□ Please have salesman call
Address
City
Coui
specialist Don Tilmon will
teach the course.
The first session
(February 18) will cover the
general economic situation
and the effect on farming of
such things as inflation, ex
ports, consumer preferences
and the relationship between
prices of agricultural inputs
and farm products.
Tilmon also will discuss
the effects of national
policies on agriculture and
ver. Regional
tative.
“Frequently,
sons feel they have been
IS OXYGEN
CONTROLLED
of PA.
FEED EASY
Silo unloaders
Conveyors
Feed-mixer wagon
Feed transit wagon
_Feeders
State Zip.
Phone
how political decisions alter
management down on the
farm.
Working from assigned
materials from the previous
week, the next session
(Febraury 25) will cover the
concept of the production
function and related cost
principles, using specific ex
amples from agriculture.
The March 3 session will
cover the principles that per
mit a farmer to maximize
his output from a given level
of inputs, or to minimize his
inputs for a given level of
output. Again, specific ex
amples will be used.
During the fourth session
(March 10), farmers will
learn a method for analyzing
the financial risks they face
when making different
management decisions.
At the final session (March
17), Tilmon will briefly
discuss ways to keep farm
records and then will talk
about how these records can
be used as a management
tool.
Represen-
older
per-
There will be a fee of $5 to
cover costs.
Individuals interested in
registering for the course
should contact Don Tilmon
at 302/738-2511
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