B2B—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 22,1983 alternative housing seminars LANCASTER - Whether you are a homeowner, homebuilder or Just interested in owning a home some day, you will be interested in a series of four seminars to be sponsored by the Lancaster County Extension Service on Jan. 27, Feb. 3,17 and 24. These seminars, coordinated by Extension Home Economist Michelle Rodgers and Community Development Agent Richard Rox, will present alternatives to the ordinary housing situation, em phasizing financing, earth sheltered homes, solar designing, reconstructing, low-cost energy conservation and making a home seem larger. The sessions, all to be held at the Farm and Horae Center, require a registration fee of |lO for four sessions, |8 for three, |8 for two, and $3 for one, and must be prepaid to the Lancaster County Extension Service. Following is a brief description of each seminar; Jan. 27, Solar Basics Following a brief overview of Feeding Savings More Dollars over feed cost Improve Herd Health Efficient feeding = Higher PROFITS Group feeding is costly and ineffi cient. To maximize your profits, you've got to supply each cow with the exact amount of feed she needs to maintain her milk production level. Th putenzed Selective Feeder Executive 8085 System lets you do just that. It’s so effective, most dairymen find the system pays for itself in reduced feed bills and increased production in less than a year! It’s simple You determine a daily feeding allowance for each cow by pro gramming the computer to dispense a certain amount of-feed during each 6,8 or 12 hour cycle. You choose a unique ration for each animal by mixing supplement and base rations with the computer. • Each cow wears an inexpensive, reliable identification tag. • Cows can feed at any feeding station. • Feeding auger automatically stops when cow steps away. • Each cow receives only the amount of feed you have pro grammed for it.. sr*Sr V-*. DvnFD Supply 53 %i^ai Road l\ I ULIV UVI ■ JT_ Chambersburg, PA 17201-0219 1 —— \~\J. Phone 717-263-9111 Lancaster Extension offers energy, investment priorities, basic solar principles, and solar site analysis, this session will explore the most popular solar retrofits and design strategies. Active and passive hot water systems, active and passive hot air systems, sun spaces, greenhouses and integrated passive systems will be discussed covering in formation for the novice to the educated. Feb. 3, Inside Your Home This session includes a practical per spective on energy conservation by Frank Mayberry, Supervisor Residential Consultants with P, Pand L, and will include in formationon low or no cost con servation tips, heating systems Ritchie" Fountains deliver. Even in the dead of winter they are out there working You're not Weatherproof You bet they are Heating systems and efficient insulation keep water ice free just set the Watt Watcher™ thermostat for minimal energy use Big-throated, non-stick plastic valves keep wafer gushing in Each of your cows get all the water they need to promote peak production Ritchie Fountains are tough, too Quality-built with rugged heavy galvanized steel and CD-50" epoxy finish to stand up to weather and barnlot abuse Why take chances on anything less than a red and yellow Ritchie Foun tain 1 Call your Ritchie dealer tor water that won't quit / rrs magic phone How qiicUy (_ A j 717 394-3047 . YnMMtl \ of 717-626-1164 \ FromOnr 1 V'Chutfledi! f~jj and thermal conditioning. Joseph Wysocki, PSU Extension bousing specialist, will discuss sound design principles to make limited space livable and inviting. Feb. 17, Earth Sheltered Homes A brief history of earth sheltered homes, their advantages- and various designs will be presented. Jonas Sauder, builder of a fully earth shelter home, will discuss his life in this home for the past four years. Peb. 24, Alternative Ways of Financing a Home A panel discussion and opportunities for questioning these representative finance resources will be provided by bankers, loan companies, and home builders. Franklin Extension annual banquet Jan. 28 CHAMBERSBURG - The sixty fifth annual meeting of the Franklin County Agricultural Extension Association will be held Friday, Jan. 28, at Kauffman’s Community Center, according to Association President Stanley Burkholder. The event will get underway with an “Ag Com modities” social hour at 6:15 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. New directors will be elected to represent Letterkenny, Lurgan, Metal, Montgomery, and Peters townships. County Extension Director John Shearer, will con duct a feature, “We Show The Way”....a series of reports by presidents of Extension-related organizations. Participants will include: Kenneth Myers, Dairy Herd Improvement Association; Kenneth Schoenberg, Crop Im provement Association; James Finnan, Horticultural Society; Paul Clemmer, Beekeepers’ Association; Robert Eckstine, Dairy Promotion Committee; Judy Beattie, Cumberland Valley Craftsman; and George Cashell, 4- H Clubs. Tickets are available through Jan. 20 at the Franklin County Extension Office, Franklin Farms Money-saving management tool You can get a printout from the Executive 8085 at any time. Each printout gives you the valuable feed management information: • Amount of feed programmed for each cow • Amount of feed dispensed to each cow, this cycle • Amount of feed dis pensed to each cow, this month • Summary of pre vious cycle. You can quickly spot problem cows by asking the computer to print out all cows not eating 75% of their programmed ration. Total herd management system For a total dairy management system, connect your Selective Feeder System with our Zenith Farm Management System. Readouts are available in your office on the Zenith computer. Optional software programs allow you to integrate health, breeding, production and feeding management programs in one computer system. For more information write f oir* Selective for free product literature. Feeder C ° WAlffi THAT WONT QUIT RELAX .. Mtchie ” WATERS EM WShT tm Lane, Chambersburg; and from all directors: Linda Golden, Green castle; Fred Keener, Dry Run; Stanley Burkholder, Cham bersburg; Fred E. Rice, Cham beraburg; Clifford Gayman, Chambersburg; Charles H. Myers, Chambersburg; P. Joe Musser, Newburg; Barbara Woods, Fannettsburg; Marvin E. Hissong, Lemasters; John C. Brake, Mercers burg; Harold C. Gayman, Waynesboro; J. Robert Meyers, Jr., St. Thomas; Walter Grove, Shippensburg; Donald Keefer, Mercersburg; Andrew Fitz, Waynesboro; Wilma Wenger, Greencastle; Marie Starr, Chambersburg; John R. Rotz, St. Thomas; ' Stanley Helman, Chambersburg; Lillian Gayman, Orrstown; Wilma Mickey, Chambersburg; Herbert Stoner, Mercersburg; Marvin Adams, Willow Hill; James L- Wilson, Lemasters; Fannie Harbangh, Rouzerville; Janet Deardorff, Fayetteville; Jack Diehl, Ship pensburg. Land used for crops, pasture and crests totals 1,811 million acres -10 percent of the total U.S. land irea of 2,264 million acres. • Program Each Cow to receive the amounts of feed as compared to production. • Easy To Operate • Simple Installation y* , \ %' %
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