DB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 2,1983
Dow supports Center
MIDLAND, Mich. Dow
Chemical has announced its award
of a $50,000 grant to accelerate
development of the Conservation
Tillage Information Center.
A Dow spokesman said the grant
was intended to maintain the
Center’s momentum m growth,
draw wider attention to the Center
and stimulate greater interest in
conservation tillage.
Conservation tillage is defined as
those farming methods that main
tain adequate plant cover on the
land to conserve soil and water
while enhancing the economic
vitality of agriculture.
“The Center is at a particularly
crucial stage,” according to
Kichard Foell, chairman of the
Center’s Executive Committee.
"We discovered that the Center
ran the risk of being overwhelmed
by success.
“Response to the Center has
I'M NOT
L10N...
The Classified
Livestock
Section
Has Beastly
Selections!
COAL
BURNING
STOVE...
REMAINS UNEXCELLED
IN ITS CUSS
ASK ABOUT
OUR SPECIALS
OMIRI.
STMTZnit
171 aw MU
LEOLA, PA 17540
717-656-9041
BARTLETT
PACKAGING
“Full Service
Warehouse”
Packaging Supplies
For -
• Poultrymen
• Fruit Growers
• Produce Farmers
• Roadside Stands
• Greenhouses &
Nurseries
• Records & Storage
• And Others
Pick Up & Delivery
Service
Give us a call or stop
m We probably have
just what you need
Located east of Mt Joy
on Eby's Cheque Road
(2nd building on right)
Bartlett Packaging
RD 3 Box 340
Mt Joy. PA 17552
717-653-9444
been so positive that we have found
it difficult to assemble the staff
and data resources as rapidly as
demand requires,” said Foell.
"The Dow contribution will give us
the boost we need!”
In commenting on the grant,
Dow’s director of Public Affairs
for Agriculture Kay Hussell said,
"Staffing, promotion and other
start-up activities at the Center
have moved at an astonishing rate
for a new group like this one. The
Center clearly merits funding,
which is essential for it to maintain
momentum and credibility.
"We see the Center as the only
national focal point for information
on conservation tillage practices."
Agribusiness interests, several
government agencies, the Joyce
Foundation and several
associations, especially the
National Association of Con
servation Districts, founded the
3 CALL US FOR FREE ESTIMATES I
on TOP QUALITY BARN SPRAYS BRUSH PAINTING |
Try Our New Concept In Penetration And Adhesion. |l
In 1983 i
' To earn a dollar • give a dollars worth of service and work. Pay only $750 for the
; best kind of barn painting on an average barn - if you pay more you paid too
much
•' On barn siding painting - temperature and timing are factors as well as
; penetrating kind of quality for adhesion are helpful guides for long lasting under
j' average conditions of siding type and age l
f'' I will share helpful guidelines on roof maintenance of steel roofs by brushing on
; at prime time $
The farmers in Lancaster Co. are lucky because of the amount of
competition in barn painting.
Check with us for the best deal!
PHARES S. HURST Years of experience plus self
Rd 1, Box 420, Narvon, PA 17555 employment gives you quality ]i
2 15-445-6186 work for less expense. >■?
V 'Mcii
\k
THE MOST UNIQUE - PROFITABLE
DAIRY COMPUTER SYSTEM
With Dairy-Matic 2 Ration Feeders
\
DATA-FEED utilizes the easy-to-operate
Rockwell AIM 65 computer, built to last
by the space shuttle people. It feeds one
ration, or any combination of two rations,
all at the same feeder. Instant printouts
track feeding activity of individual cows
and the entire herd. An alarm list
identifies non-eaters and partial eaters.
Herd management is made easy with
DATA-FEED's new cow calendar print
out.
Stainless Steel Dairy-Matic Feeders
built especially for high moisture corn.
Users report up to $2O/cow per month
increased cash flow with computer system
by maximizing production & minimizing
feed costs Equipment costs from $79.00
per cow, or montly lease plan payments
fromsl.7s per cow..
DON’T BUY ANY COMPUTER BEFORE
YOU COMPARE OUR LOWER PRICES
AND UNIQUE FEATURES
Center thus past January. Its
purpose is to gather and
disseminate information that will
encourage a better understanding
and a more effective use of con
servation Ullage on American
farms. The Center has offices in
Washington, D.C., and Ft. Wayne,
Indiana.
“Few organizations can claim as
high a degree of successful in
volvement by government, in
dustry and non-profit interests m
its operation,” Kussell said. “Yet,
even more business and farmer
participation will have to be
established to assure its continuing
success.”
BRINING
v'l >. JC-Cs**
S'*
WIN A 90-COW DATA-FEED
SYSTEM WORTH *12.00011
Complete the coupon for our October,
1983 drawing for a DATA-FEED system.
Consists of one computer, three feeders
with electronics, 90 cow actuators and
rings, and 200 feet of hookup cable. No
purchase necessary.
DRAWING WILL BE OCT. 1,1983
' Employees of DATA-FEED, INC DATA-FEED
distributors and their employees not eligible
Winner must (A{ Be a bonafide owner (or operator)
of a dairy operation in the U S. or Canada, (B)
Prepare a suitable site with 110 volt service,
provide three stalls and install three feeders all
within 90 days of October 1 1983 drawing, (C)
Agree to install and begin using the equipment
within 90 days of drawing
MARTIN DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
BALTIMORE - The Farm
Credit Banks of Baltimore, the
area’s leading agricultural lending
institution, has announced the
promotion of Eliassen to
Assistant Vice President-
Association Services and Donald
H. Whitehead, Jr., to Director of
Marketing.
Eliassen, who received his
bachelor’s degree from the
University of Maryland, joined the
Banks as Assistant Director of
Public Relations/Marketing in
Jimp 1977. He was promoted to
BALTIMORE - The Farm
Credit Banks of Baltimore, the
area’s leading agricultural lending
institution, has announced the
promotion of Paul A. Davolos to
Assistant Vice President,
Association Supervision.
Davolos, a graduate of the
University of Delaware, began his
Farm Credit career in 1976 as a
Field Representative with the
SMUCKER’S SALES & SERVICE, INC. I
RD #2, BOX 21 I
NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557 I
LISTER, PERKINS
& DEUTZ DIESELS
• Good used diesel engines
• New Sputnik wheels &
parts '
H-A Lister, 22 HP, rebuilt
FOR PROMPT SERVICE CALL
717-354-4158 OR IF NO ANSWER
CALL 717-354-4374
Guaranteed to handle corn silage, total mixed ration
w/limited haylage, high moisture shelled and ground
ear corn with husk, concentrates and premixes. Dairy
supply tank with automatic bottom unloader. Con
tinuous flow mixer automatically meters and mixes
any amount of ingredients as needed.
For More Information, Call Or Write:'
520 Prescott Rd. Lebanon, PA 17042
(717)866-4906
Farm Credit promotes 2
Farm Credit promotes Davolos
*2400
| r OATA-FEED DRAWING COUPON
| Please rush information on
I Computerized feeding System
J Computerized Milk Metering
ComputerizedHerd Management
HERO SIZE
NAME _
ADDRESS
STATE
-PHONE
For mformationft toenterdrawing, mail this
coupontoMartin Distributors <
Director of Marketing in 1980, and
named Assistant Vice President
and Director of Marketing in 1981.
Whitehead received hi*
bachelor’s degree from Catawba
College, and joined the Banks’
affiliated Central Valley Farm
Credit Associations in 1979 as
Marketing Manager. He joined the
Banks’ staff as Assistant Director
of Marketing in 1981. Whitehead
currently serves as president-elect
of the Chesapeake Chapter of the
National Agri Marketing
Association.
Banks affiliated Delaware Farm
Credit Associations. Between 1977
and 1979 and he held the positions
of Loan Officer, Senior Loan Of
ficer/Marketmg Manager. In 1979,
he was promoted to Regional
Assistant Vice President.
Before joining the Banks,
Uavolos served as the Assistant
Manager of two Southern States
Coop Stores.
WTv
2 Cyl. F2L-912