A34—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 4,1981
Fire causes
$lOO,OOO damage
New SCS Conservationist named for Western Md.
MIDDLETOWN, Md - G Paul
Edwards has been appointed U S
Soil Conservation Service area
conservationist for the II counties
west of the Chesapeake Bay,
Gerald R Calhoun, state con
servationist, announced Tuesday
Edwards will be responsible for
administrative and technical
supervision of SCS field offices and
for coordinating USDA programs
relating to the wise use of soil,
water and related natural
resources He will be stationed at
Broiler placements
drop one percent
HARRISBURG Placements ot
broiler chicks in the Com
monwealth during the week ending
March 21 were 2, 376,000, according
to the Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service
The placements were one per
cent below the corresponding week
a year ago but two percent above
the previous week Average
placements during the past nine
weeks were three percent below a
year earlier.
INIROOUCFOOT OFFER To MIRVMEN
IN UWMSIER COUNTY Mm
15%
DISCOUNT
ON
DE LAVAL
PIPELINES
OR MILKERS
24 HOUR SERVICE
J.M. HORST
SERVICE CO.
Box 231. Quentin, PA
PH; 717-274-1242
Your Complete Systems Dealer
the area office located in
Frederick
Formerly area conservationist
tor Southern Maryland and the
Eastern Shore, Edwards began his
career with the agency in 195 b as
an engineering technician at
Hagerstown, Md He served in
various positions throughout the
state including in Montgomery,
Cecil, Wicomico and Frederick
counties
A native of Charlie, Tex , Ed
wards graduated from Texas Tech
Placements in the 21 key poultry
producing states were 86,1611,000,
one percent above the pievious
week and four percent above the
same week a year earlier Average
placements in the 21 key states
during the past nine weeks were
two percent above a year ago
Broiler-fryers slaughtered in
Pennsylvania under federal in
spection during the week ending
March 11 totaled 1,918,000, with an
average liveweight ot 3 93 pounds
Neighbors and friends rallied to help Elam
Petersheim, Belmont Road, Intercourse, after
a fire caused $lOO,OOO in damage to his large
barn and killed a number of animals. Although
in 1951 with a degree in agronomy. Conservation Society ot Ainenca award
He is active in church and civic in 1979, he leceived the USDAs Edwaids lesides in Middletown,
orgamzatons including the prestigious superior service awaid Md , with his wite Penney They
Raritan, Little League and Soil and SCSA s outstanding service have toui childi en
ovei .remen from local companies battled
the Monday night fire, Petersheim’s neighbor
to the north slept through the entire com
motion.
Patz
★ Bam Gleaners, Manure Pumps,
Manure Stackers, Silo Unloaders,
Bunk Feeders, Feed Conveyors
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