New programs announced
BY IRISH WILLIAMS
LANCASTER Financial
planning, coping with stress,
manure management, and the use
of personal computers are timely
concerns to many of Lancaster
County’s residents and will be the
subject of just a few of the new
programs to be conducted this
year by the county Extension
Service.
Extension staff members briefly
outlined these plans for the up
coming year and reviewed ac
tivities of the past year Thursday
night at the; annual meeting of the
Lancaster County Agricultural and
Home Economist Doris Thomas and Livestock Agent Chet
Hughes presented the staff highlights at the annual meeting
of the Lancaster Extension Association.
Home Economics Extension
Association.
An Apple computer was recently
purchased by the Extension office
which allows staff members to
conduct programs in farm and
home management. County Ex
tension Director, Jay Irwin and
Extension Association President,
Kenneth Meek, expressed ap
preciation to the county com
missioners and local
agribusinesses that contributed
funds for the purchase of the
microcomputer
Home Economist, Dons
Thomas, and Livestock Agent,
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Newly elected directors to the Lancaster Extension Association are, Mildred Nissley,
Doris Zimmerman, Greg Landis, and C. Martin. Missing from the picture is Donald
Rohrer.
Chet Hughes, presented the staff
highlights and the Extension
report card. Last year the eight
member staff gave individual
assistance to 37,702 persons in the
county, and wrote nearly 1500
newspaper articles. They made
3,246 radio broadcasts and over
1000 TV programs. In 4-H club
work alone 3,257 boys and girls
carried over 4,507 projects with the
assistance of the staff and 564
volunteer 4-H leaders.
Mrs. Thomas reported the
Expanded Food and Nutrition
Education Program reached 3%
low • income families last year
thanks to the seven EFNEP staff
members.
'Reports indicated the success
of this program,'' Mrs. Thomas
said. "As a result these families
are eating a more nutritious diet.”
Michele Rodgers is seeing
results of seeds she planted in her
first two years on staff, Thomas
reported. The family planning,
family strength and stress
programs are doing well.
Thomas said, the crafts classes
she has conducted have been well
attended. Some of the participants
have developed these crafts into
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Over the past (wo decades Vicon pendulum action seeders/spreaders
have become an integral part of the farming scene Now Vicon Van
spreaders are entering a New Dimension a completely new range of
spreaders featuring a characteristic new design, and incorporating the
latest technology to give the accuracy and reliability demanded by
todays profit conscious farmer Pendulum action gives the advantage
of accuracy on sloping ground as well as on the flat, coupled with the
ability to spread all types of solid fertilizer, chemicals, seeds, powders
and lime
The six models in the new range offer capacities to suit the needs of
every farm size A special feature of the New Dimension spreaders is an
easily ad/ustable flywheel which changes the effective spreading
widths from 20-45 feet
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cottage industries, others are
consigning their crafts to local
shops, thus resulting in increased
income Thomas also indicated a
great interest in financial
management programs
Chet Hughes reported that the
unusual events of the past year
have kept the agricultural agents
uusy. Hiey have helped farmers to
better cope with extreme weather
conditions and crop damage, the
avian influenza, and changes in the
dairy program.
Five directors were elected to
each serve a 3-year term on the
association's board. Elected
directors are: Mildred Nissley, R 5
Manheim; Dons Zimmerman, R 1
Enhrafa (iree I andis, R 2 Willow
Avian flu meetings set
LANCASTER Two public
meetings to address avian in
fluenza issues have been scheduled
for next week by task force per
sonnel.
The meetings are set for Feb. 13,
beginning at 1 p.m., at the Bart
Township firehouse in
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Street, Donald Kohrer, Lime
Valley Hd, Lancaster, and (J.
Martin Greenleaf, Ml Eden Rd.,
Oxford.
Retiring directors are Kathryn
Fry, Kenneth Meek, Bob Kendig,
and Carlton Groff
A special slide presentation was
given in honoring two of Lancaster
County's outstanding farmers who
were selected as Master Farmers
this year. Honored were Claude
Hess and his wife, Irene, and
Kenneth Rutt and his wife, Connie.
Musical entertainment was
provided by the Hempfield singers.
Carl Nolt gave a sneak preview of
spring wildflowers with a set of
beautiful color slides.
p.m. at the Shady Lane Dairy Sales
Building in Quarryvilie.
The purpose of the meetings is to
discuss disease prevention, the
poultry watch program and to
answer questions concerning avian
flu. For more information, please
call the task force at 717-295-1800.
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