B2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24,1981
Alcohol
BY LAUREL SCHAEFFER
Staff Correspondent
LEESPORT Berks Countian
had the opportunity to visit several
unusual agricultural enterprises
operating within their county last
week during the Animal Con
servation Tour held on last
Thursday.
One of the stops on the tour was
the farm of Bill Weaver, East
Greenville. Here tour participants
saw an on-farm ethanol still
producing 190 proof alcohol. It was
being utilized in several gas
engines including a new pick-up
truck.
Weaver explained to the group
that the alcohol he was producing
was 1c i hazardous then gasoline
and demonstrated his point by
igniting a little ot both and then
adding water. When water was
added to the gas, the fire spread.
But when it was added to the
alcohol, the fire decreased m size
until it went out. This was because
the alcohol mixed with the water,
diluting the alcohol until it was no
longer combustible.
The host also explained that
alcohol is harder to burn in a
combustion engine. It must be
warmed up and the engine must
Today, October 24
Lancaster Co. Society 26 to en
tertain their husbands at an Old
Fashioned Dinner Party
Lancaster Co. Society 4 to meet
Brenton Upperman sweeps Franklin steer show
CHAMBERSBURG - The 46th
Annual Franklin County 4-H Baby
Beef Club Show and Sale was held
at the Greencastle Livestock
Market last Monday.
The grand champion steer, a
1,140 pound Angus-Chianina
crossbred was shown by Brenton
Upperman of Chambersburg. The
champ was purchased by Rice’s
Meat Market, Ridge Road,
Waynesboro, for $2.05 a pound.
The reserve grand champion
was shown by Holly McLaughlin,
Rl, Greencastle. The 1,215 pound
Charolais steer was purchased by
Safeway Food Stores for $1.65 a
pound.
The lightweight champion,
shown by John Amsley of
Chambersburg, weighed 940
Block urges cooperation to
eliminate food problems
SEOUL, South Korea -
Secretary ot Agriculture John R.
Block termed "very important' 1 a
decision by the commissioners ot
the European Community not to
propose a tax that would have
reduced exports ot U.S. soybeans
to that market.
Speaking last Tuesday at a
meeting ot U.S. agricultural ot
ficers stationed in Asia, Block said.
"We are pleased the com
missioners decided not to
recommend imposition ot this tax.
That does not mean all ot our
difficulties and problems are
solved with the Common Market,
but we are very glad to see this
move. Europe is a very important
market to us. Our soybean market
there is worth almost $2.5 billion
annually.”
still highlights Berks conservation tour
have a higher compression ratio
than when burning gasoline.
The still being used by Weaver
was originally from Harrison and
Ellis, Corporation, Ga. but Weaver
made a few modifications of the
components, it produces a batch of
alcohol every three of four days,
using 20 bushels of corn or an
equivalent. Weaver explained that
any starchy product, corn or some
other source can be used in making
ethanol. Presently he is using 10
bushels of corn and adding 'junk’
sugar (too dirty for consumption!
to replace the other ten bushels of
corn.
This mixture is cooked and
fermented with the addition of
commercial and yeast, then
distilled. Each batch produces
approximately 40 to 50 gallons ot
190 proof alcohol and 350 pounds
dry weight brewers’ grains, tested
at 28 percent protein.
Weaver has been feeding the wet
brewers’ grain or “stillage” to his
beet cattle. He explained that by
pumping carbon dioxide gas
through the stillage it has been
kept up to three weeks with no
spoilage but he eventually wants to
build a dryer for it.
The host also demonstrated a
pick-up equipped with two gas
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Societies
with Mrs. Harriet Kauffman for
a craft day
Thursday, October 29
Lancaster Co. Society 11 to take a
bus trip
pounds and was purchased by the
J.C. Penny Co,, Hagerstown for 90
cents a pound.
The mediumweight champion,
show by Dana Statler, Green
castle, weighed 1,005 pounds and
was purchased by the Butcher
Shoppe, Chambersburg, for $l.OB a
pound.
The light heavyweight cham
pion, shown by Jere Wingert, St.
Thomas, weighed 1,125 pounds and
was purchased by Smith’s Im
plements, Mercersburg, for $l.lO a
pound.
The medium heavyweight
champion, shown by Nicole Lebo,
Greencastle, was purchased by
Launch Estates Builders, The
1,180 pound steer sold tor $1.25 a
pound.
The proposal under con
sideration by the EC com
missioners would have imposed an
internal tax on vegetable and
marine oils and fats including oil
crushed trom U.S. soybeans. The
United States has maintained such
as tax would violate a zero duty
binding on soybeans obtained trom
the EC during the Dili Round
negotiations in the iaso’s under the
General Agreement ot Tantts and
Trade. The proposal was one ot the
trade issues Block discussed with
EC leaders in European capitals
last May.
Block spoke at a conference ot 18
agricultural counselors and at
taches posted at lb U.S. embassies
and consulates from India to
Japan.
Bill Weaver, East Greenville demonstrates a distilled on his property during last week’s
John Deere A tractor running on alcohol Berks Conservation tour.
tanks and 'fuel pumps recently
modified to burn gas or alcohol by
the "flick” of a switch. Weaver
started the truck using gas then
switched it over to alcohol. He
explained that the compression
ratio of the engine was set at 12:1
to run either fuel without further
adjustments. Also demonstrated
was a John Deere A tractor
modified to run on a 50-50 mixture
of gas and alcohol, and a small
indoor kerosene heater which was
burnmg alcohol as well.
The conservation tour par
ticipants also visited Hodale
Organic Farms in Emmaus, and
the Wilson Kohrbach farm m
Mertztown where they saw a round
hog house.
The heavyweight champion
by Regina Lebo, Green
ua»f!Sj was a 1,260 pound
Charolais. it was purchased by
Hostetlers Truck Bodies, Miiroy,
Pa. for $1.21 a pound.
A total of 53 steers were sold,
averaging 1,046 pounds and selling
for $103.97 per hundred weight. The
53 head represented 55,445 pounds
of beef on the hoof and sold for
$57,645.43 one of the most out
standing sales in recent years.
In showing competition, Donnie
Sheiss, Chambersburg, was novice
champion, and Regina Lebo,
Greencastle, was intermediate
champion. Junior honors- went to
Scott Kline, while Brenton Up
perman was the Senior Champion.
In fitting competition, Nicole
Lebo, Greencastle was the novice
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Brenton Upperman, Chambersburg, poses
with the grand champion 4-H Baby Beef he
showed at the recent Franklin County Round-
Weaver tells tour participants about his Ford pick-up
recently modified to run on gas or alcohol.
champion while her sister Regina
took the intermediate group
championship.- Junior fitting
champion Kline while
Brenton L/pperman was the Senior
Champion.
Championship honors in both
Fitting and Showing were awarded
to Brenton Upperman.
The show was judged by Max
Smith, retired Lancaster County
Agent.
Other buyers supporting the sale
were: Stoutfer Bros.; Uppermans
Surge; Twigg Insurance; Mc-
Dowell Insurance; Hicks
Chevrolet; Lehman Egg Service;
Launch Estates Builders; Gibbles
Potato Chips; Agway Inc.;
Ruperts Meat Market; The But
cher Shoppe; Citizens National
Bank; Agronomy Inc.; Farmers &
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top honors
Merchants Bank, Chambersburg;
Porter’s Furniture; Steelys Meat
Market; Martins Tire Service,
Frank Shieves; Mrs. Gibbles
Restaurant; E.C. Barns Inc.;
Chambersburg Waste Paper Co.;
Weikerts Meat Market; Cham
bersburg Farm Service; Eshland
Enterprises; Forrester Lincoln
Mercuryp W.D. Weaver Meats;
Sunnyway Food Market’s; R & R
Custom Butchers; Pizza Hut,
Chambersburg; Snyders
Elevator; Fast Gas Co. - Green
castle; Olympia Candy Kitchen;
Oliver Oil Co.; and Rosenberry’s
Meat Market.
The Franklin County 4-H - Baby
Beet Club is sponsored by the
citizens National Bank in
Greencastle and the Greencastl6
Livestock Market.
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up. The reserve champion was shown by Holly
McLaughlin, Rl, Greencastle.
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