Lebanon Conn retary * iculture Penrose Hallowell presents Lebanon County Farm-City Chairman Harry Bachman with the first-place award for the state’s top Farm-City celebration in 1981. Pictured are: from left, Oave Wauls, Lebanon Chamber of Commerce; Dennis Microbes New Advances of years ago, man discovered probably by accident the natural fermentation pro cesses that produce wine, cheese and other food products However, it was not until the 17th century that scientific discoveries began to reveal the causes behind these pro cesses A Dutch scientist working with a primitive microscope was the first to detect the existence of tiny organisms, invisible to the naked eye He was amazed to find these "microbes’ alive and growing in everything from samples of beer to plaque from his own teeth It was not until the second half of the 19th century that Louis Pasteur established the relation ship between microbes and fermen tation Called upon by a winery to determine why their vats were souring, Pasteur eventually dis covered that different types of fer mentation are produced by specific kinds of microorganisms This dis covery gave birth to the science of microbiology Applying Research lb Reality Since Pasteurs time, the science of microbiology has made gieat strides Tbday, practical applica tions of that science are making exciting contributions to the im provement of agriculture and food production For instance, it was through applied research in micro biology that a process was devel oped 10 convert cornstarch to fructose, thus opening up a whole new market for corn grow ers Other applications of microbi ology and the newer, related receives first-place Farm-City honors Grumbine, co-chairman of the county com mittee; Harry Bachman; Secretary Hallowed; and Enos Heisey, chairman of the national committee and former Lebanon County chairman. \D\ ERTISEMENT in In field of microbial genetics have brought about improvements in age-old natural processes such as the production of yogurt and cheese from milk Bacterial mic robes are also used today to inocu late seeds of legumes such as alfalfa and soybeans These bac teria promote root nodulation and nitrogen fixation, improving plant growth and quality Another application ot miciobial genetics which has gieat signifi cance for farmers today is im provement of the natuial process of fermentation which preserves foi age as silage Inoculating silage with specific beneficial strains of bacteria can help prevent loss of dry matter and nutrients From Seeds to Silage For many years. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc, has been the leader in development of improved hybrid seeds through genetic re- Agriculture An Ancient For thousands of years microbes have been used in agnculture and food production But it has only been in recent times that the science of microbiology has made significant advances in improving the efficiency of such processes search and selective breeding As a natural extension of that activity, Pioneer has applied microbial ge netics to the development of silage inoculant Sila-bac- brand silage inoculant was the first result of these efforts Now, further innova tions have resulted in an even better formulation Pioneer brand 1177 silage inoculant 1177 contains specially-selected strains of lactic acid-producing bac teria which bring about a rapid efficient fermentation in the silo This helps reduce wasteful b\- products such as seepage spoilage and heat The result is better qual ity silage, retaining more dr}’ mat ter and nutrients 1177 also com plements good silage management practices such as cutting at op timum moistuie level and plant matui uv 1177 silage inoculant is avail able from youi Pioneer lepie sentative Ask him for mote infor mation about it • Registered trademark ot Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc Des Moines lowa USA LEBANON Lebanon County farmers and businessmen gathered here at the Quality Inn Wednesday morning to celebrate the county’s first-place achievement m coordinating the state’s best Farm-City Week ob servance last year Joining the 55 community leaders was Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Penrose Hallowed, who made the official presentation to the county’s Farm- City chairman Harry Bachman, Annville Co-chainng the suc cessful celebration last fall was Dennis Grumbme, Myerstown, who also serves as vice chairman of the Pennsylvania Farm-City committee In accepting the award from Hallowell, Bachman stated, I owe a lot of thank you’s to a lot of people,” citing other county Farm- City committee members, businesses that financed the event, participants of the job exchange program (farmers and businessmen experiencing each other's normal work day), and the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce Former Lebanon countian Enos Heisey, now manager of public Field One in a series of articles de voted to improved silage making sponsored by Pioneer Ht-Bred International, Inc Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 12,1982—817 agricultural relations for Agway, Inc. in Syracuse, N.Y., was on hand for the special event. Heisey served as chairman of the Lebanon Farm-City committee during the 1950 s and is the current national president. 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