SALISBURY, Md. - The 1984
Delmarva Pork Congress will take
place Jan. 18 and 19 at the
Wicomico Youth and Civic Center
in Salisbury, Md.
The session on Wednesday
evening, Jan. 18, will start at 7
p.m. and is designed for the benefit
of small scale or part time
producers who cannot attend
Thursday’s day-long session.
Featured speakers will be
Maryland extension swine
specialist Tom Hartsock, talking
on “Basic Management for swine
Production”; and Ronald
Harrison, commercial producer,
on “Upgrading Your Herd
Through Proper Selection.”
Harrison runs a 500-sow farrow-to
finish operation in Pennsylvania.
The session Thursday, Jan. 19,
will include a trade show open
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. At 10 a.m. Dr.
J.D. Hottel, senior livestock
veterinarian for Central Soya, will
present a talk on “The Importance
of Setting Up a Sound Herd Health
Program.”
At 1 p.m., following a lunch
break, University of Delaware
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Next, Michigan State University
swine nutritionist Elwyn Miller,
will talk about “What to Look for in
a Vitamin-Mineral Premix.” This
presentation will cover proper
levels of vitamin and mineral
supplements for swine in various
stages of production.
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The program will conclude with
a presentation by Delaware ex
tension livestock specialist Ken
Kephart on “Buying and Using a
Grinder-Mixer.” He will discuss
what to expect from these
machines, and mistakes made in
using them. ,
From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. there
will be a center cut pork chop lunch '
for those who have registered in
advance. Tickets cost $5 and may
be purchased before the con
ference at county extension offices
in Delaware and Maryland.
Department of Agriculture
sponsored a special milk
promotion for Farm Show Week.
Members of the dairy-related
organizations donated money for
this promotion effort and dined at
member restaurants of the Penn
sylvania Restaurant Association.
While dining, if their waitress or
waiter asks, “Would you like a
glass of milk with your meal?”
that individual received a $2O tip.
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GRANTVILLE A Septage
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ference will be held March 28 and
29 at the Grantville Holiday Inn-. As
sponsor fo the seminar, the Penn
State Cooperative Extension
Service urges septic tank pum
pers, sewage enforcement officers,
waste management engineers and
consultants, and local officials to
attend.
The program will offer
Vegetable
growers
to meet
DOVER, Del. The sixth an
nual meeting of the Delaware
Vegetable Growers’ and Potato
Growers’ associations will be held
on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan.
24 and 25 at the Sheraton Inn in
Dover. The program both days will
begin at 8:30 a.m. with
registration, coffee and donuts,
and a visit to exhibits.
The statewide event will include
general sessions on production,
management and marketing of
fresh market crops plus special in
depth sessions for producers of
potatoes and processing crops. The
meeting is being sponsored by the
University of Delaware
Cooperative Extension Service in
conjunction with the Delaware
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lagoon storage and farmland
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stabilization and land disposal, use
of poorly drained soil, and
requirements for obtaining land
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March 28 dinner. He will discuss
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A $25 registration fee includes
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following day. To register or to
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652-8460. Deadline for registration
is March 15.
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