06—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 18,1981 State votes to continue six ag research projects HARRISBURG - The Penn sylvania Agricultural Research Committee has voted unanimously to fund six on-going agricultural research projects for another year, according to the State Agriculture Secretary Penrose Hallowell Funding for the on-going projects, totaling $197,355, was approved on April 2 during a meeting of the nine-member committee, chaired by Hallowell He said the money used to fund the projects is part of ap proximately $400,000 transferred Simmentals name officers CANTON Lyle Haflett, owner of Hafco Farms of Canton was elected President of the Penn sylvania Sunmental Association during the organizations annual membership meeting held at State College, on March 27th Robert Shertzer of Jersey Shore, will serve as Vice President and Rose Schneider was re-elected Secretary-Treasurer The Pennsylvania Juniors elected Brenda Walter of Airville, to be their first President. 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By Reynolds and Yellott Co , Inc 12802 Gores Mill Rd Reisterstown, MD 21136 301 833-1840 J Write for Full Information (NAME JADDRESS j CITY I STATE The Secretary noted that 42 new project proposals totaling over $1 million, ranging from the study of poultry diseases and their effects on egg production and shell quality to the effects of stray voltage in dairy operations, were also in troduced at the meeting These projects will be studied and reviewed over the next few weeks, Hallowell said A vote on which new projects will be funded is scheduled when the research committee meets on April 23. The continuing projects ap proved for another year and the institutions doing the research are -Improved Vegetable Handling, to Mevelop better postharvest handling techniques for improved marketing of vegetables and strawberries, Penn State, $16,841. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦;» land drainage should top farmers’ Stocks 7 4% ■ t •* , „ .... Bonds 6 1% lists of investment priorities. r ~. COCALICO EQUIPMENT CO. 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