Dl4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 13,1982
wins scholarship to Nigeria
UNIVERSITY PARK - James
H. Mortensen of Penn State has
been awarded a Fulbright grant to
assist in developing an
agricultural and extension
education program at the new
Federal University of Technology
in Yola, Nigeria (West Africa).
Mortensen is one of 800
Americans being sent abroad for
the 1982-83 academic year under
the Fulbright exchange program.
Established in 1946 under
legislation introduced by former
Senator J. William Fulbright of
Arkansas, the program is designed
“to increase mutual understanding
between the people of the United
States and the people of other
countries.”
At Penn State, Mortensen is in
charge of the instructional
program for future teachers of
vocational agriculture. Teaching
in the Department of Agricultural
and Extension Education, he
developed the first course in
agricultural education to be taught
on Penn State’s Commonwealth
Campuses. His research has
supported his instructional efforts.
He conducted or supervised
research that identified the
Farm-City Week features
‘Partners in Progress’
LANCASTER Pennsylvania’s
26th observance of Farm-City
Week - scheduled for November 19-
25 - will emphasize the concern for
improving our quality of life and
recognize the responsibilities
which are shared by both farm and
urban residents, according to Roy
Christman, Farm-City week
chairman.
The 1982 celebration will focus on
the fact that understanding the
problems of rural and urban
communities is everyone’s con
cern.
Farm-City Week observances
were organized on a national scale
28 years ago “to bring about a
better understanding between
rural and urban segments of
society, thus making for a stronger
America.”
The need for this understanding,
Christman emphasizes, is greater
today than at any time in the past.
Pennsylvania is linking its ob
servance this year to the theme,
“Partners in Progress, You Can’t
Have One Without the Other.”
County committees are organized
throughout the state to plan
programs in cities, towns and rural
areas.
“Few persons realize the truly
close partnership that exists
between our rural and urban
communities,” Christman says,
“or how greatly our economy
depends on the mutual cooperation
of rural and urban Pennsylvania.”
Nearly 23 percent of the U.S.
labor force is employed in farming
and agricultural related
businesses. Farm production will
use about 3.3 million workers in
1982 around 3 percent of the
national labor force and 14 percent
of all workers required by the food
and fiber system.
It took about 103 million barrels
of oil to produce and ship our farm
exports in 1980. But export ear
nings were enough to pay for 986
million barrels, more than half our
oil imports.
About one-third of all cultivated
U.S. cropland is used to produce
raw commodities for export.
Agricultural exports brought in $44
billion in 1981. Imports of
agricultural products, such as
coffee, meat, sugar and fruits and
Penn State’s Mortensen
James H. Mortensen
agricultural competencies needed
by high school teachers of
agriculture.
Fulbright scholarships are
awarded to graduate students in
American colleges, high school
teachers, and college professors to
study, teach, lecture, and conduct
research abroad. The scholarships
vegetables amounted to $l7 billion.
The difference between exports
and imports was $27 billion, which
helped offset our nonagricultural
trade deficit of $6O billion.
Berks Co. Observance
Plans for the Berks County
observance of Farm-City Week are
virtually complete, according to
Christman.
In Berks County, Farm-City
Week will begin with a kick-off in
Venn’s Square, at noon, Nov. 16.
Subsequent activities will include
one-on-one tours of businessmen to
farms Nov. 17, and free farm tours
Nov. 20-21.
This will be the twenty-eighth
annual observance of Farm-City
week, and ninth annual farm tours
in Berks.
Last year’s observance, ac
cording to final reports received at
national headquarters, involved
the active participation of more
than 18,000 communities in the U.S.
and Canada.
Lebanon Co. Observance
Dennis Grumbme, chairman of
the Lebanon Valley Chamber of
Commerce’s Farm City Week,
announced final plans for this
year’s recognition in Lebanon
County, scheduled one week
earlier, Nov. 12 to 18.
“Our whole effort”, states
Grumbine, “is to bring together
the farming and business com
munities and to indicate to the
general public that agriculture
contributes quite extensively to the
economy of Lebanon County."
The Lebanon Co. Farm City
Limousin registrations on increase
DENVER, Colo. - Limousin
entries for the 1982 American
Royal open cattle show have
topped all previous years. The
North American Limousin
Foundation reports a total of 152
entries in this year’s Kansas City
show, compared to 127 last year.
Charley McPeak, Stillwater,
Okla., will judge the regional open
bring froeign nationals to the
United States for similar activities
here.
Mortensen earned degrees at
North Dakota State University,
Colorado State University, and
Penn State. He served as national
secretary of the American
Association of Teacher Educators
in Agriculture farm 1978 to 1980. He
was regional editor of the
periodical, “Agricultural
Education,” for four years.
Mortensen leaves for Nigeria in
early November and will return in
July.
In 35 years, over 45,000 Fulbright
scholars from the U.S. have gone
to some 100 nations. Over 85,000
foreigners have studied and taught
in this country.
Scholarships are awarded
through open competition with
final selections made by the
presidentially-appointed Board of
Foreign Scholarships in the
Fulbright program. Financing and
administration come largely from
the U.S. International Com
munication Agency, Department
of State. Twenty-four foreign
governments also share in funding
the exchanges.
Week program was judged the best
in Pennsylvania for 1981.
Monday, Nov. 15 will see two
activities. The first, is a breakfast
with the news media to detail the
economic impact agriculture has
on Lebanon County and the
country. This will be at 9 a.m. at
the Country House Restaurant.
The second, will be a senior
citizens tour of several farms. The
senior citizens from Grace
Brethren Church will visit the
David Brandt Dairy Farm, the
Lloyd Sensenig Hog and Beef
Farm and the Walter Heistand
Beef Farm.
Tuesday, the farmers learn how
to run a business by touring
Lebanon Valley National Bank and
the Lebanon Packaging Cor
poration.
Wednesday will see the business
community realizing the com
plexities'of running a farm by
touring the Claude Olsiein Poultry
Farm, the Dale Hostetter Dairy
Farm and the Jay Blatt Hog Farm.
Thursday, Nov. 18 will conclude
the 1982 Farm City Week. The
annual banquet will be held at 7
p.m. at the Prescott Fireball. At
this time the job exchange par
ticipants will describe their ex
periences. This years participants
include Kenneth Longenecker, of H
& H Tack Shop; Randy Tice, of
Lebanon Plumbing Supply; Joseph
McDonald, of Moores Building
Supply and farmers are Dean
Patches; Donald Hoffer; and
Victor Zeigler. Tickets for this
banquet can be obatined by calling
the Lebanon Valley Chamber of
Commerce Offices.
snow Nov. lb. me Limousin junior
heifer show will be held Nov. 14.
Directly on the heels of the
American Royal is the North
American International Livestock
Exposition in Louisville, Ky.
The Kentucky National
Limousin Show and Sale will be
held Nov. 18, and the regional open
show is scheduled for Nov. 19.
See your nearest
HOLLAING
Dealer for Dependable
Equipment and Dependable
Service;
Alexandria. PA
Clapper Farm
Equipment
Star Route
814-669-4465
Annvilie, PA
B.H.M. Farm
Equipment, Inc.
R D. X
717-867-2211
Belleville, Pa.
Ivan J. Zook
Farm Equipment
Belleville, Pa.
717-935-2948
Carlisle. PA
PaulShovers, Inc.
35 East Willow Street
717-243-2686
Catawissa. PA
Abraczmskas Farm
Equipment, Inc
R.D. X
717-356-2323
:hambersbtirg. PA
Clugston
Implement, Inc.
R.D, 1
717-263-4103
Pavidsburg. PA
George N. Gross, Inc.
R.D. 2, Dover, PA
717-292-1673
ilizabethtown. PA
Messick Farm
Equipment, Inc.
Rt. 283 - Rheem's Exit
717-367-1319
Gettysburg. PA
Ymglmg Implements
R.D. 9
717-359-4848
Greencastle. PA
Meyers
Implement's Inc.
400 N. Antrim Way
P.O. Box 97
717-597-2176
Halifax. PA
Sweigard Bros
R.D. 3, Box 13
717-896-3414
Hambun
Shartlesville
Farm Service
R.D. 1, Box 170
215-488-1025
Honev Brook. PA
Dependable Motor Co
East Mam Street
215-273-3131
215-273-3737
Honev Grove. PA
Norman D.-Clark
&Son, Inc.
Honey Grove, PA
717-734-3682
Huehesvil'e. PA
Farnsworth Farm
Supplies, Inc.
103 Cemetery Street
717-584-2106
Lancaster. PA
L.H. Brubaker, Inc.
350 Strasburg Pike
717-397-5179
Lebanon. PA
Evergreen
Tractor Co., Inc.
30 Evergreen Road
717-272-4641
UUU.PA
Roy A. Brubaker
700 Woodcrest Av.
717-626-7766
Loysville. PA
Paul Shovers, Inc.
Loysville. PA
717-789-3117
Lynn port. PA
Kermit K. Kistler, Inc.
Lynnport, PA
215-298-2011
lartinsburg. PA
Forshey's, Inc
HOForsheySt
814-793 379 i
Mill Hall. PA
Paul A. Dotterer
RD. 1
717-726-3471
Nazareth. PA
Edwards Farm
Equipment
291 West
Moorestown Rd.
215-759-0240
New Holland. PA
A.B.C. Groff, Inc.
110 South Railroad
717-354-4191
New Park, PA
M&R Equipment Inc.
P.O. Box 16
717-993-2511
Oiey, PA
C.J. Wonsidlerßros.
R.D 2
215-987-6257
Palm. PA
Wentz Farm
Supplies. Inc.
Rt. 29
215-679-7164
Pitman, PA
Marlin W. Schreffler
/ Pitman, PA
717-648-1120
Pleasant Gap. PA
Brooks Ford Tractor
W. College Ave.
814-359 2751
Quarryvilte, PA
C.E. Wiley & Son, Inc.
101 South Lime Street
717-786-2895
Ringtown. PA
Ringtown Farm
Equipment
Ringtown, PA
717-889-3184
Silverdale, PA
I.G. Sales
Box 149
215-257-5135
Tamaqua, PA
Charles S Snyder, Inc
R.D. 3
717-386-5945
Westchester, PA
M.S. Yearsley & Son
114-116 East
Market Street
215-696-2990
West Grove. PA
S.G. Lewis & Son. Inc
R D. 2, Box 56
215-869-2214
Churchville, MD
Walter G Coale, Inc
2849-53
Churchville Rd.
301-734-7722
Rising Sun. MD
Ag. Ind.
Equipment Co., Inc.
1207 Telegraph Rd
301-398-6132
301-658-5568
215-869-3542
Washington. NJ
Frank Kymon & Sons
201 689-1464
Woodstown. NJ
Owen Supply Co
Broad Street &
East Avenue
609-769 0308