A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 10,1982 BY JOYCE BUPP Staff Correspondent MOUNT POCONO - Ruggedly distinguished m appearance, lote-t Delano projects the image •c j heart ■'f a national .realization he ' iu ‘he ll i,i -sman-cr "lObTnueu ,r!!! ("Cer a-hing -\.i -ate , .tare rom r.'.etU,, ,-acr u T I **a irnv* ” prr,une .cun/ o. ■ ut r 1 p.e I'jt'ioi , nd 'at i.r ii'iZ LI ■ \.*i I.Vi ‘tie m l .!' ■ 1 ’)xO v a l - 1 Je ” OitlilO LeraLj ' 'S ciTtOV ? J! "I Ui OUD irgmior ic I ml ',mpa grain he Cal tons reai ax'c-vv, east cr Richmond m a Jttmg out m the Chesapeake's estuaries His election two years ago as the Farm Bureau head fit the final rung in the ladder he’s climbed irom the ground floor up through the organization’s hierarchy. After returning from the miltary service in the 19405, Delano ran a dairy herd for over 15 years on the Virginia farm When local farm groups first reorganized into a county Farm Bureau in 1949, the V P.I. graduate was elected its first president. He progressed from there through state board membership, state presidency, membership on the national board, and then to national vice president. “It’s a challenging job,” he admitted pausing to relax for a few moments after speaking to several hundred people at the March 30 opening breakfast of the annual meeting of the Baltimore Farm Credit district, held at Mt. Airy Lodge. With a grin, he’d confessed earlier to that group the mixed Here’s Something That Should Be Part Of YOUR Program: TWO Jobs In ONE Operation ★ Efficient Gienco Chisel Plowing ir Nitrogen Application with Cold-flow Ammonia Custom Applied By The PROS TRY US - We Have The Product and The Knowledge lVwm*wSm ORGANIC plant FOOD CO. OPEN: Mon.-Fri.7to4 Sat. 7 to 12 AFBF President Robert Delano feelings he experienced leaving the farm on a sunny spring morning for another criss-crossing of the country on Farm Bur eau business Sut the challenge, the pursuit of tne oess; irierest of the - MaiwaDon mcir.ce £ 11 -he Me 1 ,hat t eena nim fha* means Ms evillM ICdl nut -loi'it; o '(xd*r.' iron; ,ie yl’ 1 x I - * S i'r i HUC I t n ,rT iiM M inpia rniirf- zv ed t -i^sion le ’’ arm Jeiano mnJ.eo. _ -o "liDv Little" oix • -en .1 come- to f or f rontiM, 1 Lie ii/Utii acmg .a wed the >zere- d tconoim i 2P3t '•oc r’:nmn^ ,rjme *ic sk> 's tailingin j*tcr the F: r’ii if ;U r ß* noting current bin inventories ot some two oillion bushels of corn, and one billion of wheat, that will have to come on the market Delano figured the United States must sion being the world’s grain ■ “serve noider Dnc oartiai joiution he Lite' 1 w-ii tm esser re 1 mooed ..ountnes ‘a euatush -t.ordU“ i, stems using 'Vo: 1 .; Sank rVP indnu% U pdoratveieot J f idu): o jlrsciih xosess i c er ere o S ona ictii "Uopiy wth '’”,u;i bi!\erb jkp /he \iDdii ,~aki Mexico r r.al ■a d slum Tear ihev iuav ucn .ean-nane3i nea// remand reuods, Delano observed foreign traae interests continue to be a vital factor m r he farm economy, he added The European Economr Community, or Com mon Market, has agreed to let U S soybean products into their market with no levies attached. 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No-drip nylon nozzles prevent under or over application —keep herbicide from dribbling onto ground, burning crops Won’t rust or corrode Wear four times longer than aluminum or brass economists predict that the 'Bos will be a time of exciting growth.” He also forecasted brighter days in another direction. “Last year there was a slight increase in the number ol f armers. plus a decrease in the average age level os rarmeis "hat s a -nange from ’he nasi ’ conversation united oack io the V,.«uv.a cram 'arm. now oemg managed ay Beano s son wno uimporan l ' set aside res attoirev career r u ran the upezotion «. daugnter, *no’s a sciooi teacher, etui us deu.no bade home seeping tabs or. tr.e laim, tound out the Kai m Bureaus lirsc family A thoughtful faraway look ui lefly crossec Delano s :ace as r,e prepared ro leave the convention to catch a :Lght c oi Ancansas and another meeting that evening. The rest of his week is already booked full. 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