Butler honors dealers Butler Livestock Systems recently honored two area dealers for outstanding participation in the company’s marketing programs, special effort and service to customers. Selection for the honor is made by each Butler territory manager, in top photo, Bucky Gladhill, right of Gladhill Tractor Mart, Frederick, Md., receives award from Don Clark, territory manager; and in bottom photo, John Swope, right, of J.A. Swope Silo Equipment, Inc., Myerstown, receives award from Chuck Aungst, territory manager. The presentations took place at the firm’s International Dealer Meeting recently in Lake Geneva, Wise. It marked the first combined dealer meeting of the former Jamesway and Oswalt Divisions which merged last August into Butler Livestock Systems. •r Com, TERRA-TRONICS I Electronic Monitor Measures Working Acres And Ground Speed • Easy-to-see digital readout • Easy-to-operate touch sensitive keys • Easy-to-install • Operates with any field implement re quiring acre measurement - pulled, mounted, or self-propelled sprayers, combines, etc. M Jnmro Centrifugal Pump • • • jr • • • H 2 s“hQK, Coupler s l6s°° PAUL B. ZIMMERMAN, INC. Box 128, R.D. 4, Wood Comer Rd., Lititz, PA 17543 1 Mile West of Ephrata (717) 738-1121 • HARDWARE • FARM SUPPLIES • CUSTOM MANUFACTURING • CRANE SERVICE lets Head garters Model BDS4-C9202 CAMP HILL - Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland will be the guest speaker at the fourth annual statewide fundraising dinner for FARMER, the political action committee of the Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association (PFA). The fundraising dinner will be held at the Holiday Inn Center City, Harrisburg, Friday, starting at 6 p.m. FARMER (Farmers Allied for Responsive More Ef fective Representation) is a voluntary, bi-partisan organization dedicated to electing and keeping frields of agriculture in the General Assembly. rs & Part For Si ra We Also Stock A Complete Line of WTTWtfWftk Sprayer Nozzles Wfir&fmA And Accessories Hrjrjwo^ Pumps And Accessories • Sprayer Hose • Ball Valves • Nylon Fittings • Poly Tanks Pacer Pumps Self-Priming Centrifugal Pumps For Agriculture Bergland to speak Friday Bergland, who served as U.S. Agriculture Secretary under President Jimmy Carter, is slated to become the new chief executive officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) next month. A former Minnesota farmer, Bergland became chairman of that state’s ASCS in 1961 and moved to Washington D.C. two years later to become Midwest Area Director for ASCS. He was elected to Congress representing his home state’s 7th Congressional District in 1970 and served in the U.S. House until he was picked to head USDA in 1977. During his administration, the fjfaair=aj|=ii=iy=in=li CRIPPLED BULLS & STEERS Competitive Prices aid mcastar Farming, Saturday, March 17,1984—D25 FRANK A. FILLIPPO, INC. WANTED DISABLED & COWS nt inspection all: Fillippo - 215-666-0725 -717-367-3824 717-786-7229 Farmer-Owned Gram Reserve was established to help stabilize prices and increase farmers’ marketing options. In 1979, Secretary Bergland instituted a major study into changes affecting agriculture since World War 11. Known as the “Structure of Agriculture” report, it set an agenda of goals to be pursued in American agriculture in the future. Prior to his selection for the NRECA post, Bergland had served as President of the Farmland World Trade, a subsidiary of Farmland Industries, the nation’s largest farmer-cooperative, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo. In this position he traveled ex tensively to develop long-term farm markets. Tickets for the FARMER fun draiser are available from PFA. The cost is $lOO per person; $l3O including spouse. PFA is a general, statewide farm organization, representing over 23,000 farm families in 54 county associations. For further information, contact PFA at (717) 761-2740. {Hi red under