BY SALLY BAIR
Staff Correspondent
LANCASTER - Manuel
Valadao speaks English
slowly and with hesitation,
but his enthusiasm for
learning about Lancaster
County agriculture makes
Figuring Fleet Costs^Remember.
Propane is better.
Maintenance? Clean-burning LP-gas eliminates carbon build-up and engine
sludge that causes poor performance and result in costly downtime for re
pairs and overhauls
Parts costs? Fewer tune-ups, fewer oil changes, no fuel pump
mean money in your pocket
Cost per gallon? Figure it out in your own area Most often, LP-gas wins
over gasoline hands down
Fuel availability? Many types of fleet vehicles qualify as priority users of
LP-gas Check your situation with your local dealer
When a gasoline engine needs replacement an LP gas powered engine still has a long way
to go nearly twice as long That s like getting two engines for the price of one
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Group from the Azores lands
up for any lack of fluency in
the language. Manuel is the
equivalent of an agricultural
extension agent in the
Islands of the Azores and is
spending three weeks here
with a colleague, Mario
Sousa, studying the
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depth.
In the Azores, a group of
nine islands located about
two hours by air from
Lisbon, Portugal in the
Atlantic Ocean, the
cooperative extension
( Propane)
Better energy A better future
Efficient Abundant Economical
these
From left Manuel Valadao and Mario Sousa are welcomed to Atlantic Breeders
Cooperative by Edwin Sauder. The two men are from the Azore Islands and are
visiting the County to learn more about agri-business and the cooperative ex
tension service.
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The technical aspects of using artificial insemination is of interest to these
visitors from the Azore Islands. From left, Manuel Valadao and Mario Sousa look
over a chart with Edwin Sauder.
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program is just one year old,
Manuel explains. They are
striving to understand the
concepts of the program in
this country, and Manuel
says, “There are a lot of
interesting things we can
learn here - little things that
can be important for us to
take back.”
While he apologizes for his
halting English, it is evident
that both the young men are
observant travelers who are
eager for knowledge.
The men are in the county
through a program coor
dinated by Robert Herr,
chairman of the agriculture
department in the Eastern
Lancaster County School
District. Herr first became
involved with the Azores
when he traveled there on
his sabbatical leave two
years ago through a
program sponsored jointly
by the University of Rhode
Island and the United States
Agency for International
Development. The
University of Rhode Island is
coordinating the visit of 10
Azorean county agents to
this country on a learning
visit.
Herr explained that the
University of the Azores
offers excellent technical
training, but the purpose of
.he tup to Lancaster County
is to learn methods of
working with the farmers.
Herr said, “The people need
help and they want it ”
Manuel states, “Our ex
tension service is very young
- only one year old. We came
to the United States to see a
lot of interesting things and
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