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Lancaster Poultry Day
local police for additional in
formation and ideas.
Also on the day’s program were
computer specialist and former
Lebanon County Extension agent
Newton Bair, Penn State professor
of agriculture engineering Robert
Graves, Lancaster County Ex
tension agent Arnold Lueck and
Penn State Extension family
specialist James Van Hom.
Bair addressed the topic of on
farm computers and said they are
tools that,farmers can make use of
to be better managers. “A com
puter can’t make a good manager
out of a poor one,” he said, “but if
you’re already a good one, they
can help ease the management of
the operation.”
Energy conservation in the
poultry house was the topic of
Grave’s presentation. By outlining
the energy needs of a poultry
operation, Graves said more nan
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be done to minimize costs and
maximize receipts versus saving
energy. He presented information
on the latest in poultry house
equipment such as fans, lighting,
insulation and ventilation.
Update information on poultry
pest control was given by Arnold
Lueck. He suggested the use of
integrated pest management,
looking at the overall situation
before deciding on a solution. The
information qualified those with
pest application licenses to renew
their licenses.
Stress, which has become a
greater problem in the farm
community, was outlined by
Van Hom. Stating that “not one
person could say he does not have
stress,” Van Hom said stress on
the farm can appear as friend or
foe. His talk will be appear in next
week’s Family Living section.
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University of Delaware College of
Agricultural Sciences has an
nounced the appointment of two
new department chairs, effective
Feb. 1. Gerald L. Cole has been
appointed head of the Department
of Agricultural and Food
Gerald Cole
dept, heads
The
Economics, replacing Raymond C.
Smith. Paul P. Burbutis heads the
Department of Entomology and
Applied Ecology, replacing Dewey
M. Caron.
Burbutis is an economic en
tomologist with special interest in
biological control of insects. He
came to the department in 1958 and
had devoted considerable time to
studying the biology and control of
crop pests-particularly the
European com borer. In recent
years he has focused his control
studies on parasites of the
European com borer, wheat stem
saw fly, Japanese beetle, and
gypsy moth. He teaches economic
entomology, biologic control of
insects, and systematics of im
mature insects.
Cole, a specialist in economic
development, joined the college in
1963. He teaches basic agricultural
economics, agricultural policy,
and agricultural and economic
development. Most of his research
has been in the area of resource
economics, including land use and
the economic impact of tourism in
rural areas. He was on sabbatical
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Paul Burbutis
leave with the U.S. Forest Service
from Aug. 1,1983 through Jan. 31,
1984. Currently he is working on a
regional agricultural experiment
station research project involving
rural land use and taxation.
Smith will teach, serve as ex
periment station statistician, and
carry on his existing experiment
station research. Caron also will
continue to teach, and carry out
research and extension programs.