C34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 1, 1980 Potato growers co-op HARRISBURG - The Agriculture -- We’re Pennsylvania Co-operative Growing Better’ logo on Potato Growers, Inc. will be their bags to promote the using the new “Penn- sa^e home grown state sylvania Agriculture products,” said State We're Growing Better” logo Agriculture Secretary to promote Pennsylvania Penrose Hallowell. potatoes to consumers. “Pennsylvania’s “I am excited. at the prospect of potato growers using the ‘Pennsylvania DHIA certificates presented Certificates of Merit for top Dairy Herd Improvement Association averages were presented to 16 Lancaster County dairymen on Feb. 21 at the annual District 4 meeting for Atlantic Breeders Cooperative members. Among the group, from the left, were Mervin Sauder, Norman Hershey, Nels')” Weaver, Earl Landis, Naaman Stoftzfus, Adam and Jerene Zimmerman. Othe. _ included Harold B. Good, Emanuel L. King, Earl R. Hursh, David L. Landis, J. Wilmer Conrad, Nathan E. Stoltzfus, Abraham Shelly Jr., Hiram S. Aungst, Christian Zook and Robert and Jean Book. THANK YOU APPROXIMATELY 350 CUSTOMERS ATTENDED OUR 1980 OPEN HOUSE MAKING IT THE MOST ENJOYABLE & SUCCESSFUL EVER. Raymond Good Galen Hoover Stanley Saylor J Wilbur Brubaker Kenneth Noll Woodrow Reitz Richard Kauffman Richard Moore Vernon Yoder Lester B Horst Martin Thomas Vincent Richardson TRACTOR BACKING Don Mowrer - 487 ft 6 in PENNIES-1109 CORN-1537 COTTER PINS - 734 Jane Burkholder 1111 Jane Burkholder 1502 David Zimmerman 733 Dennis L Stoner 1111 ★ OPEN HOUSE OVER - WE MISS YOU! We Want You Back to Attend Our PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TRACTOR SAFETY CLINIC MARCH 11, 1980 7:‘00 to 9:00 P.M. Speakers: Mr. Harold Bedsaul - Service Rep. Fo. Mo. Co. Mr. Don Feather-Training Inst. Fo, Mo. Co. ★ REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED AT CLOSE OF CLINIC ★ m LANCASTER FORD TRACTOR, INC. fSSB The Friendly Store Where You Get More 1655 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, PA Flory Mill Exit off Rt. 283 Ph: 717-569-7063 r growers have come under increasing marketing pressures in the last few DOOR PRIZES Dave Stoner Aaron Beiler Glen Thomas Don Rutt Clarence Eckman Dan Mitchell Willis Martin James Nolt Joseph P Bonnam Harry Shank Ralph Todd Mervin Horst Jay Bleacher Leroy Welk GUESSING GAMES years. The new bags will mark the beginning of renewed interest in the marketing of Pennsylvania potatoes to Pennsylvania consumers.” The eight largest potato producing counties in Pennsylvania - Cambria, Erie, Lancaster, Lehigh, Potter, Schuylkill, Somerset potato Neal Martin 42 Sec ag logo • • joins and York - have all lost potato producing acreage in the last ten years. “Potato production in Lancaster and York Counties provides 5.1 million dollars to the local economy,” said C. Eugene' Wingert, Regional Director for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. “By buying Pennsylvania potatoes we will be keeping valuable farmland in production and providing the local economy with much needed Pennsylvania dollars. We will also be assuring consumers of econmical food, high in nutritional value, despite transportation problems caused by the current energy shortage.” Pennsylvania is the largest potato chip processing state m the nation. In the future Penn sylvania consumers will also be able to easily spot and buy Pennsylvania’s potato chips marked with the new logo. Last week Governor Dick Thornburgh declared February as “Potato Lovers’ Month.” F. Horst & R. Kreider Seminar Purpose To give basic, practical training in the design, construction and operation of small alcohol plants Date- Monday, March 17,1980 Place: Richland Banquet Hall, Richland, PA Experience- We have spent considerable time and money in the design, building, and test ing of farm size, ethanol fuel producing equipment Through this effort, we have gained valuable practical experience in the field Course Description' This basic course will give those attending a practical understanding of alcohol production The fee for this seminar will include the essential test equipment enzymes and yeast needed to produce alcohol A light lunch will also be provided TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Registration 1 00 p m Introduction 120 Licenses Permits Enzymes used to con vert starch to sugar S Testing Procedures Break Building of gram bins, augers, cookers, and enzyme tanks Questions S Answers Lunch 8 00-9 00 a m 830 900 9 30 10 15 10 30 11 3012 00 12 00 Equipment Handout will include; Alcometer with Test Jar 3 Scale Hydrometer (0-200 Proof) Ph Paper Dairy Floating Thermometer Hydrolyzing Enzyme Starch Conversion Kit Yeast Saccharifying Enzyme Fee: $lOO.OO Per Person, includes 1 set of Test Equipment. $160.00 For Two (2) Persons, includes only 1 set of Test Equipment. Fee for registration must be received by March 10,1980. Class size will be limited; the seminar for February 1,1980 was filled A confirmation, along with directions, will be mailed on March 11,1980, or check will be returned ( I I wish to attend your seminar To attend, till out the J Enclosed you will find a check of following form and mail | person(s) attending, form and tee to I The person(s) attending are Renewable Energy System .. po Bo* U 34 | Name _ Lebanon, PA 17042 | address (717)949-3077 | THE SECOND SEMINAR "GASOHOL FOR THE FARM" j Phone (. 1 40 2 30 2 45 3 15 340 4 20 4 30 Fermentation & Testing Building of Fermenta tion Equipment Distillation & Testing Procedures Break Heat Efficiencies Uses Questions & Answers Break Tour of Famous Alcohol Plant (Date) for Zip code.
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