« HARRISBURG - Penn-
Ivania Secretary of
agriculture Penrose
Hallowell Tuesday announed
that the Bureau of Standard
Weights and Measures has
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Moisture
begun its annual inspection
of grain moisture meters
Moisture meters are used
by mills to test the amount of
moisture contained in a
farmer’s load of grain
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717-356-2323
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can save farmers and
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‘An error of one percent
moisture can result in a loss
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gram industry
Hallowell said that bureau
inspectors will concentrate
their efforts on com
mercially operated devices,
but added, “As a service to
our grain farmers, we will
also test non-commercial or
on-farm meters on request
He said that all 600 moisture
meters in the com
monwealth should be tested
by September 1980
Farmers with non
commercial meters can
have them tested by con
tacting the Bureau of
Standard Weights and
Measures at 717/787-9089, or
at the seven regional offices
of the Agriculture Depart
ment
Fourteen model so of
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entry deadline is August 15
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Limousin Show will be held
here at the Highland County
Fair, on September 6 at 6
p.m
A total of $l2OO m
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Females will be divided
into purebred and per
centage divisions Sep
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approved for commercial
use by the Bureau The
meters are verified with
known samples of grains
precisely examined for
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The deadline for entries is
August 15. And, the entry fee
is $lO per head.
Anyone seeking additional
information or wishing to
enter the show should write
to: Jim Fawley, Secretary-
Treasurer Eastern Limousin
Breeders Association, 3540
Anderson Road, Lynchburg,
OH 45142.