A3B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 31,1981 Wm. England family is Blair Co.’s Farm Family for 1981 BY PATTY GROSS third registered, deliver a herd Staff Correspondent average of 17,600 pounds milk a WILIJAMSBURG, Blair County year. Dairyman William England Many of the chores are handled remembers when he graduated by the children and the pair of from high school he “didn’t want to hired men. Maureen, 13, the ever see a farm again." Little did youngest girl in the England he know that about 25 years later family is taking her turn in the his family would be the 1981 Blair family operation. The Bth grader County Farm Family of the year. helps with the morning and The Altoona Area Chamber of evening milkings. She puts in 30 Commerce and county farm hours a week and still finds time to organizations recently honored the play junior high basketball. William England family of Williamsburg, during Farm-City Week in Blair County. William England is a former geological physicist. He explains that he chose the study of math and science at Penn State because he wanted to travel. The farmer’s first seven years out of college were spent doing just that. He lived in Texas, California, Arizona and Washington D.C., taking 2-3 month trips overseas. “I found that in all the traveling 1 did, the things that interested me most wherever I went where agricultural,” admits William. His wife, Bertha jokingly adds, “when he came home from the office all he did was read farm magazines.” A native of Arizona, Bertha explains she knew nothing about farming until they returned to Pennsylvania in 1967. After working several years on William’s parent’s farm, they purchased their own farm in 1970. Bertha is the errand person for the family and is also kept busy with three of the six children still at’ home. However, she finds time to play a' major part in county dairy promotions, PFA Women’s Committee and Women’s Civic Association. Corn and alfalfa are planted on the 350-acre farm. William says that haylage, com The William England family was silage and grain are fed at the feed the eleventh in Blair County to bunk. He adds, “nothing is fed in receive an engraved silver dish the bam or the parlor.” He proudly and the distinction of being one of admits that his 160 Holsteins, one- the county’s top farm families. 1981 Forage-Seed Conference coming Nov. UNIVERSITY PARK - "Last year's special Forage-Seed Con ference held as Hershey is a hard act to follow,” says John E. Baylor, Extension agronomist at Penn State and chairman ot this year’s Conference. "But we feel we’ve put together a program for this year’s Conference that’s equally as good.” Scheduled tor November 23-24, 1981, at the J.O. Keller Conference Center on the Penn Stale Campus, this year’s speakers will deal with a variety of subjects ot immediate concern to Pennsylvania forage livestock producers. For example, following opening remarks by Dean Sam Smith Monday afternoon, three University specialists will cover crops, livestock and machinery costs in a special Economic Up- Date. Then, five Penn State authorities will team up with our five 1981 Alfalfa Champs to take a hard look at 1981 as an alfalfa year. "The Monday evening dinner and program will provide an op portunity for Conference goers to get acquainted, to meet our 1981 hay, silage and altalla grower champs and to get a quick run down on the XIV International Grassland Congress,” Baylor says. No-Uli, corn fertilization, and Near Infrared Reflectance tor teed quality analysis will highlight the Tuesday morning program. Three The farm family award isn’t the first honor for the Englands. William has received the Out standing Conservationist, and' Outstanding Grassland Farmer of the Decade awards. Laura, 20, was the 1979-80 Blair County Dairy Princess. She is a student at Penn State, majoring in Agriculture and Journalism. Her sister, Teresa, is pursuing a degree in Agriculture Education at Penn State’s Altoona Campus, The 18 year old was the State FPA Princess last year. Both girls have also received Keystone Degrees in FFA. Their father remembers them spending 40 hours a week in the bam while attending high . school. Bertha quickly adds, “they both not good grades too.” Keith, 10, and Brent, 5, are just beginning to share in the farming. The family explains that Keith helps in the milking parlor, and Brent likes to pitch-in. Everyone who meets Brent would have to agree with his dad when he says, “Brent gets pretty enthusiastic about things.” The oldest of the England children, Mark, wasn’t around for the latest award. He is working on a grain and grass-seed farm in Oregon. The Englands are looking forward to his visit home soon. 23-24 central Pennsylvania tanners will 30m three Penn State scientists on the no-till panel, while University authorities will zero in on the other two key issues. - The tmal halt-day will see an excellent discussion on large round hales leaturmg A.K. Rider, senior research engineer tor Sperry New Holland and another Pennsylvania dairyman. The conference will conclude with seven bnet discussions by as many authorities on various new products tor the torage-livestock producer, “Ail in all we think it’s a super Conference,” Baylor concludes. "Registration tor the Conference itself begins at 11 a.m.. on Monday in the Conference Center and is $12.50 tor the full Conference and $7.60 tor one day only. Pre registration is necessary tor the Monday evening dinner.” Further details are available from your local county agent or from Richard Harm, Secretary- Treasurer, Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland Council, Milton Hershey School Farms, Hershey, PA 17033. The conference is sponsored by the Council in cooperation with Penn Stale and the Pennsylvania Seedsmen’s Association. November i'i, Monday 11 a.m. - i p.in. - KEUISTKA TIUN, Lobby - J.U. Keller Conference Center Registration Fee. Full The William England family was sel< as Keith, Teresa, and Laura, standing; Maureen, Blair County’s Farm Family of 1981. Pictured, and Bill, seated, from lef are Bertha who's holding Brent; Bid England gets help with the milking from England is proud of his Holstein herd's his son, 5-year-old. Brent, and a hired hand, production record. Conterence - $12.50; one day - $7.50. 12 Noon - LUNCH ion your own; PROGRAM November 23, Monday 1:15 p.m. - What’s Ahead For Penn State’s Agricultural Programs? •Dean S.H. Smith 1:30-Economic Up-Date; - Outlook tor Crops & Livestock - H.L. Moore - Economics ot Crop Production -S.A. Dum - Keeping Machinery Costs in Line - W.R. Waters 3 - Milk Break (Courtesy ot a Penn sylvania Grassland Parmer j 3:15 - Panel - 1981 Alfalfa Count- Down Varieties and Mixtures - K.K. Hill, Jr. Fertilization - L.E. Lanyon Diseases - K.T. Leath Insects - S. G. Gesell Management - W.C. Stringer plus our Five Top 1981 Altalta Growers 4;45-Short Annual PFGC Business Meeting 8:30 - Dinner at Nittany Lion Inn - (By reservation only.j Monday evening program Meet Our Special Guests and Champions Grassland Congiess Keview - J.E. Baylor Let's Gel Acquainted November 24, Tuesdaj 8 -10 a.m. Kegisli ation 9 a.m. - Panel - Another Look at No-Till - W.C. McClellan, Moderator Energy Relation ships . Advantages and Problems Double Cropping Potentials Panel Members: L.D. Hod man; D.C. Beppler; M.C. Mc- Junkin, Centre County Dairyman; P. Dotterer, Clinton County Dairyman; W. Harp ster, Huntingdon County Dairyman 10:15 - Break (Courtesy Penn sylvania Seedsmen’s Associa- tion! 10:30- The Latest in Corn Fertiliza- tion Ideas - D.B. Beegle U - NIR - Where To From Here - J.S. Shenk 11:45-LUNCH 1:15- Research Outlook and On the Farm Use of Large Round Bales - A.K. Rider, Senior Research Engineer, Sperry Nat’l Grange meeting focuses on farm bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - In all likelihood the National Grange will be the first national farm group to meet following the passage of a new farm bill. The Grange is already opposed to many of the Administration's latest changes and proposals. Edward Andersen, Master of the National Grange, said that Grange delegates representing 450,000 rural Americans will convene in Spokane, Wash., Nov. 0-15. “We will study both the short and long New Holland; J.L. Hostetler, Mittlin County Dairyman 2 - New Products tor the Forage Livestock Producer Lime Coated Seed - W.C. Thompson, North American Plant Breeders Fertilizer im pregnation - D.F. Nelson, Staut ter Chemical Company Preservation - J. B, Kistler ana-' L.D. Hottman Nozzle Type tor Belter Weed Control - T. Heed Brassicas tor Summer and Fall Forage - G.A. Jung Fencing ideas - W.L. Kyelgaard 4 - One For The Hoad t Courtesy Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland Council) Program Support - This program is made possible by the registration tee and The Penn sylvania Legislature's annual appropriation to the University. range economic effects the Ad ministation’s farm bill will have on our farmers and respond ac cordingly,” said Andersen. While the Grange is on record as in support of a balanced budget, it believes the recent personal in come tax cut, scheduled for Jui«~ 1982, should be delayed 60 to I'JuJ) days in order to balance the budget, Andersen said, “The budget has been cut to the bone and postponing the tax cut is an ab solute necessity.”
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