Bl6—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 29,1983
Adams Extension holds 67th Annual Meeting
By M. Eileen Graham
MCSHERRYSTOWN -
Following a roast beef dinner, the
business of the 67th Annual
Meeting of the Adams County
Cooperative Extension Service
was underway last Thursday, with
President Donald Trostle noting
that the Extension is part of a
democratic way of life which
“provides the freedom of op
portunity for citizens to participate
in the planning and conducting of
educational programs.
Highlights of the 1982 Adams
County Extension program were
featured in a slidetape show
prepared by members of the
Extension staff and were noted in
the 1963 Annual Report, also
prepared by the staff and edited by
County 4-H Agent Jared K. Tyson.
In the area of agriculture,
County Agricultural Agent
Thomas E. Piper noted that “it
was the gypsy moth which made
the headlines.” Both farmers and
non-farmers were alarmed by the
heavy defoliation of forests as well
as damage to orchards, gardens
and shade trees by gypsy moth
larvae. Pest control also was
prominent feature of a four-day
Tree Fruit Production school in
which 71 fruitgrowers enrolled.
Emphasis has continued to be on
integrated pest management, with
the problems of dairymen and
poultrymen also addressed, he
said.
Piper also noted the donation of a
microcomputer purchased by the
Adams County Poultry Assn, for
the Extension office and the
development of marketing
programs for dairy, poultry,
livestock, fruit and crops farmers.
Especially successful was the
seminar conducted on the use of
commodity futures contracts. One
of the six farmers who attended
reported that the training was
worth $4,050 to him as he sold a
December/1982 contract at $3.01
per bushel and com at harvest was
bringing only $2.30, Piper said.
Helen D. Tunison, Extension
home economist, stressed the
emphasis on family living stating,
“Family members leave and
return to homes that constantly
must adapt to change.” She called
the home “the enduring center in
Who’s living
in your house?
UNIVERSITY PARK - Now
that winter’s well under way, you
may find that you have some
uninvited guests.
“Homes near wooded areas are
especially attractive to nuisance
wildlife looking for a cozy home,”
says Robert G. Wingard, Ex
tension wildlife specialist at Penn
State. While most of these
squatters are relatively harmless,
some will gnaw wood, leave a mess
of nuts and seeds, leave odors, and
make bothersome noises. In short,
whenever possible wildlife should
life in the wild, not in your home.
If you hear strange noises in
your walls, attics, or under the
eaves of your roof, it’s time to do a
little investigative work. Your first
job is to identify your guest. In
Pennsylvania, the most likely
candidates are squirrels. To get rid
of squirrels you should use traps,
not toxic baits. That means you
either have to coax them out and
then close the door, or trap them
and remove them to a more ap
propriate habitat.
If your guest is up and about
during the night, running around
while you are trying to sleep, it’s
nocturnal. Those that keep
reasonable, daytime hours are
which the family goes through its
lifecycle.”
The Home Economics portion of
the Extension Service works with
families to improve their quality of
living and to encourage optimum
development, she said.
Among the workshops and tours
noted were: restoration,
rehabilitation and remodeling of
homes; progressive architecture;
solar homes; home decoration,
drapery making; furniture
refinishing; lampshade making;
restoring chair seats; and selec
tion and construction of ac
cessories.
Crafts workshops included;
quilting, basket-making,
grapevine wreaths, wheat
weaving, and rug hooking and
braiding.
Food and nutrition programs
also were held and a Safe-
Slimming behavior modification
program conducted.
Especially noteworthy was a
program for young parents co
sponsored with the Gettysburg
YWCA and followed-up with a
newsletter and correspondence
courses.
The varied programs for Adams
County 4-H youth were described
by Tyson, who noted the emphasis
placed on communication skills
through use of the demonstration
talk.
Thirty-two 4-H’ers presentated
demonstrations at County
Demonstration Night, he said,
while two of those scored in the top
10 percent in state competition and
received state medals.
The communication skills
learned through demonstration
talks are utilized by 4-H members
throughout their lives, he said,
quoting parents and leaders who
commented on the confidence and
self-assurance their youngsters
gained through the program.
Also highlighted was the in
terstate 4-H exchange with Ten
nessee. “The exchangees
developed positive personal at
titudes about self and others as
they spent six days with a host
family they’d never met before,”
he said.
Other 4-H educational programs
included: project teen leadership
skills; comparison judging skills;
diurnal. Knowing your guest’s
habits will help you choose the most
appropriate method of control.
Here are some basics on squirrels;
Squirrels come in several
varieties. Those active in the day
are apt to be gray squirrels or red
squirrels. You can tell the dif
ference between where they nest
and may not even go outside every
day. Gray squirrels, common
visitors to homes in wooded areas,
usually go outside each day to find
individual nuts they’ve buried.
Flying squirrels are noc
turnal. They not only create a
racket as you are trying to sleep,
but are so comfortable with their
cache of food, that they often stay
inside to eat and frolic the night
away.
To rid your house of squirrels,
use commercial wire traps baited
with corn, nut meats, peanut
butter, sunflower seeds, or rolled
oats. You may have to try several
locations to find the best place for
your traps. Release squirrels
several miles away preferably
in a well-wooded area. Once you’ve
gotten them out, check your house
for entry holes and use heavy
gauge wire or sheet metal to seal
openings.
' citizenship development; safe
tractor and machine operating
sldUs; International 4-H Youth
Exchange; embryology for
elementary school students; adult
•eader recruitment and
recognition; 4-H Fair; leadership
development through camping and
clowning experiences; and private
sector financial support of the
program.
Community development also
was a topic for the Extension
service in 1982 and focused on the
preservation of land for
agriculture and the conservation of
soil and water. Meetings were held
for farmers and local government
officials concerning agricultural
districting.
Mary Grim reported on the local
involvement in Extension
programming; and remarks were
made by Roland Herring,
president of the PA Council of
Cooperative Extension
Associations, and Marion Deppen,
assistant director for the Capital
Region of the Extension Ad
ministration.
Awards were presented to:
Helen and Glen Slaybaugh for their
nine years’ service on the
executive committee; Mr. and
Mrs. Clair Fetters and Mr. and
Mrs. Randy Smith, hosts' for
foreign youths in the International
4-H Youth Exchange; and Jennifer
Hartman, Gettysburg YWCA
Program Director and coordinator
of the program for young parents.
The Rev. Paul W. Unruh,
director of the Family Counseling
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For their “real life demonstration of family life on a farm," John and Margaret Lott of
Hunterstown Road, Gettysburg, received Adams County's Extension Leadership
Recognition Award for 1982, presented by Donald Trostel, master of ceremonies at the
67th Annual Meeting of the Adams County Cooperative Extension Service last week.
Lotts exemplify 4-H
MCSHERRYSTOWN - With an During the early 19605,- the
emphasis on family it seemed couple was interviewed by the U.S.
fitting that John K. and Margaret Information Agency for the Voice
Lott of Hunterstown Road, Get- of America Broadcast “Profile of
tysburg, received Adams County’s Americans.”
Extension Leadership Recognition “It was the idea of the family
Award for 1982 at the 67th Annual unit” that the agency wanted to
Meeting of the Adams County communicate to foreign nations,
Cooperative Extension Service John-Lott said in an interview
held here last week. following the program. “We even
The couple was cited for their got letters from some of the people
devotion to family, church and who heard it and wanted to come
community service, and a family live on the farm with us.”
biography prepared by Courtly Ine Lotts have four children and
Extension Director Thomas E. six grandchildren, all of whom
Piper was read by County 4-H were 4-H members and were
Agent Jared K. Tyson. guided by their parents, who
It was noted that the two met at served a total of 22 years as
the Gettysburg Presbyterian volunteer leaders in the 4-H Beef
Church and were married in 1938. Club and cooking and sewing
The former Margaret Benson of projects.
Guernsey, she is the daughter of Both were active in the church,
O.H. Benson who originated the 4- while John, a full-time farmer, was
H clover emblem and applied it to active in the Boy Scouts and served
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Service in Greencastle, was die
featured speaker of the evening
and talked about the future of the
family in the 1980 s, noting the
necessity of acceptance, com
mitment and communication,
based on a fulcrum of love.
New Executive Committee
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Jennifer Hartman. Gettysburg YWCA program director,
left, receives a certificate for service from Helen Tunison,
Adams County Extension home economist at the Adams
County Extension's 67th Annual Meeting, held in Mc-
Sherrystown last week. Hartman coordinated a program for
young parents, co-sponsored by the Extension service last
fall.
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members elected to three-year
terms at the annual meeting were:
Rhoda C. Conover, Gettysburg;
Mary C. Grim, East Berlin; Ed
Hildebrand, Biglerville; David
Kehr, Littlestown; Helen D. Rex,
Biglerville; and Mark Wilson,
Biglerville.
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Margaret, a home economics
teacher, served 10 years on the
Extension Homemakers Advisory
Committee and currently serves
on the board of directors for the
Gilliland Home.
The Lott farm consists of 165
acres, now 100 percent in grass to
provide for a beef cow/calf
operation of 32 brood cows.
Through the years John main
tained a 25-acre orchard; he
produced sheep, hogs and some
poultry, in addition to beef cattle,
and was a member of both Knouse
Foods and Mountain Orchard
Cooperatives.
“John and Margaret Lott have
given us a real-life demonstration
of family life on the farm....We
thank them for presenting us this
legacy and would recommend it as
a course for other to follow,” Tyson
. concluded as he presented a plaque
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