D6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7,1984
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ABS, Soviets
sign agreement
DE FOREST, Wise. American
Breeders Service (ABS), a
Division of W.R. Grace & Com
pany, and the Soviet Union have
signed a five-year scientific and
technical exchange agreement for
catMe semen and improved
breeding information, according to
a recent announcement by R.E.
Walton, President and General
Manager of the Grace unit.
The agreement provides for the
sale of what is potentially several
millions of dollars worth of semen
over the next five years, and the
exchange of scientific information
having to do with improved dairy
cattle breeding. The average dairy
cow in the Soviet Union produces
about 5,000 pounds of milk an
nually compared to 12,317 per cow
in the U.S. The USSR is eager to
utilize the superior genetic
material developed in the United
States.
Walton reported that ABS
management and technical people
have made several visits to the
Soviet Union since 1977. During the
same period ABS hosted officials
of the Ministry of Agriculture of
the USSR on a number of occasions
at their facilities near DeForest,
Wise. Through these exchanges,
Russian livestock experts
developed an in-depth knowledge
of ABS breeding programs,
research projects, and the firm’s
technical staff. Accordingly they
made arrangements to deal ex
clusively with ABS.
Terms of the contract signed
between American Breeders
Row Crop tractor from Same features 85 HP, four-wheel
drive with high ground clearance.
Same cites Row Crop tractor
BRIDGE WATER, N.J. - Same
has introduced an 85 HP, four
wheel drive Row Crop tractor that
provides a full 27.6 inches of
ground clearance.
Features include full syn
chronized “shift-on-the-go”
transmission, reduction gear drive
with forward speeds down to 2
ft/minute, automatic control unit
with lower link sensing, and in
dependent 540 and 1,000 RPM
power take-offs, according to the
manufacturer.
A Same spokesperson says the
new tractor is "designed from the
Service and the Ministry of
Agriculture of the Soviet Union,
call for continued exchange visits
between scientists and
technicians, the conducting of
seminars and consultations on
programs such as genetic mating
services, progeny testing
programs, and semen quality
control.
“Initially we have agreed to
supply a substantial volume of
semen from a cross section of our
Hoisteins and are now in the
process of filling a significant
order. They tend to favor the
higher fat test bulls," said Walton.
Walton also reported that the
Soviets are interested in importing
Holstein cattle as it is becoming a
very popular dairy breed in that
country. There is as much interest
in the red and white Hoisteins as in
the standard black and white
Hoisteins by the USSR. In addition,
there is interest in Brown Swiss
and other U.S. breeds
The ABS president stated, "we
are very excited about the suc
cessful completion of these ex
tensive negotiations. In addition to
the monetary reward such an
agreement brings, there is great
satisfaction in knowing that our
two-way consultations will also
help lower some of the barriers to a
better understanding between the
people of our two nations.”
American Breeders Service, a
Division of W.R. Grace & Com
pany, received the President’s
“E” award in 1980 in recognition of
the company’s success in
developing international markets.
ground up, and built inone factory
specif tally for row crop use, not
just another version of a ‘utility’
tractor.” Ground drive PTO and
two-wheel drive are available
options.
Same Row Crops are powered by
air/oil-cooled, direct-injection
Same diesels, which, the
manufacturer claims, are up to
40% more fuel efficent than water
cooled diesels of comparable
power. Additional information is
available from Same & Lam
borghini Tractors of North
America, Inc., P.O. Box 6865,
Bridgewater, N.J. 08807.
• ••
President Thomas J. Hennesy, left, and Regional Vice President Lee Haberer
accept the ceremonial ribbon from Ray Rosputinski, Pennsylvania district manager,
during the opening of the Lebanon TSC store Tuesday. Assisting with the chores were
Chairman of the Lebanon County Commissioners Rose Marie Swanger, right, and
Lebanon’s Vice Mayor Betty Eiceman. The new store is at 720 Quentin Road, Lebanon.
BY GLENN B. KNIGHT
LEBANON Lebanon became
the 135th community in the U.S.
and Canada to host a Tractor
Supply Co. store Tuesday when
TSC President Tom Hennesy
clipped the ceremonial ribbon.
On hand for the ceremony were
local and company officials, in
cluding State Sen. David Bnght
bill, Lebanon County Com
missioners Chairman Rose Marie
Swanger and Lebanon’s Vice
Mayor Betty Eiceman.
President Hennesy commented
that, “Pennsylvania has been very
good to us and we consider it a
stroke of good luck that we were
able to find this location.” The new
TSC store is at 720 Quentin Road,
Lebanon, on the site of a former
A&P Store. The newest addition
brings to five the number of TSC
outlets in Pennsylvania for the
Nashville-based company.
“While we are in the area,”
reports C.P. Bartley, director of
real estate for TSC, “we will be
looking into the Bel Air, Md. area
and we have hopes for Frederick,
Pennfield honors safe drivers
LANCASTER - Pennfield
Corporation, 711 Rohrerstown
Road, honored 58 drivers last week
for a total of 663 years of safe
driving. The program, held at
Good ’N Plenty restaurant,
honored employees representing
Pennfield Feeds, Lancaster and
York; Pennfield Farms Eggs,
Ephrata; Pennfield Farms
Poultry, Fredericksburg; D.E
Horn & Co of Red Lion; York
Allied Division, and Pennfield
Farms Breeder Division,
Statesville, N.C
According to Mike Horn, cor
porate fleet manager, Pennfield
drivers covered more than three
million miles last year delivering
feed, poultry, and eggs throughout
Pennsylvania and the northeast.
Recipients for 28 years of driving
without a chargeable accident
were: Paul E. Andrews; and Paul
L. Frey, Feed Division; and Elmer
Boltz, Pennfield Farms Poultry.
Receiving awards for 27 years
were Daniel G. Lied, Feed
Division; and Kenneth R. Getz,
Pennfield Farms Eggs. Honored
for 26 years was William Leonard,
Pennfield Farms Eggs; 24 years,
Ralph G. Pennfield
Farms Poultry; 23 years, Gerald
F Hess; and C Mervin Miller,
Feed Division
Receiving an award for 22 years
was Robert E. Warner, D.E. Horn
& Co. of Red Lion, 20 years, David
B. Sentz, Feed Division; 19 years,
Paul W. Miller, Feed Division; 18
TSC opens Lebanon store
Md. and Reading, Pa ” He
suggested that the company could
put another six or eight stores in
Pennsylvania.
TSC’s president added the
Lehigh Valley and the Allentown-
Bethlehem area to the list of
potential locations for TSC ex
pansion. Their rough criteria for
new stores is a community of more
than 7,000 surrounded by diverse
farming on small and medium
sized farms. He cited Penn
sylvania and Michigan as two of
their most productive states.
“We expect a new store to build
up to $1 million in roughly three
years,” noted the president. The
Lebanon store is expected to meet
that criteria of success within two
years.
Ray Rosputinski, district
manager for Pennsylvania, said
that the Lebanon store joins
nearby TSC facilities in York,
Carlisle, Pottstown, Lancaster,
years, John T. Dyer, Pennfield
Farms Poultry; 16 years, L.
Eugene Snavely; and Harry
Thompson, Feed Division; and
Miles E. Spannuth, Pennfield
Farms Poultry.
Fifteen year awards went to Carl
G. High, Feed Division, and
Carlton Waite, Pennfield Farms
Eggs. Receiving 14 year awards
were Curvin C. Fetrow; and
Nelson P Wagner, Feed Division
Receiving an award for 13 years
was Reuben Ruppert, Feed
Division, Eleven year awards went
to Clarence Engle, Jr.; Walter L.
Glatfelter, Feed Division; and
Howard Merritt, Pennfield Farms
Eggs. Ten year awards went to
Mervin E. Boll; and Amos B.
Eberly, Feed Division.
Those receiving awards for nine
years were Richard G. Bireley;
and Philip A. Sellers, Feed
Division; Gerald O. Brunner,
Pennfield Farms Eggs; and
William C. Miller, D.E. Horn & Co.
of Red Lion.
Eight year awards went to Paul
H. Rohrer, Feed Division; and
Delmar D. Widen, Pennfield
Farms Poultry.
Those honored for seven years
were Reuben E Lauer, Jr , Allied
Division; and Robert L. Boltz;
Joseph A Gregory; and Lee A.
Ziegler, all from Pennfield Farms
Poultry.
Recipients of six year awards
included Bruce J. Byram; Norris
E Geib, Glenn D Huber; Jeffrey
Westminster, Md. and Cortland
N.Y.
ISC stores stock a broad line of
farm supplies and maintenance
needs with a heavy emphasis on
fencing, riding mowers and tillers,
tillage, animal health products,
tires, batteries and accessories.
TSC also stocks work shoes and
work clothing, specializing in extra
large sizes of work clothing. The
company’s 1983 sales were over
$l4O million.
According to Bartley, the new
store also marks a first for the
company, it is their first store with
a cupola-left over from the
building’s former use as an A&P
store.
A Grand Opening Sale is being
held through April 21 at the
Lebanon store. Free soda pop and
popcorn will be available to
shoppers and drawings will be held
with prizes including a riding
mower, tiller, radial tires and a
pickup tool box.
A. Witmer; and Vernon L. Wit
mer; all from the Feed Division;
and Richard J. Hirst, Pennfield
Farms Eggs.
Those receiving five year
awards were Rick L. Judd; Donald
L. Keller; Donald L. Kissinger,
Lester David Martin, Jr ; and
Michael L Shank, Feed Division,
and Jeffrey J. Young, Pennfield
Farms Poultry.
Four year award recipients were
George M. Lightner; and Leon D
Miller, Feed Division; and Rodney
D. Brendle, Pennfield Farms
Eggs.
Three year awards went to J
Larry Breneman; Melvin R
Breneman; and Donald E Mull,
Feed Division; Richard Updike,
Pennfield Farms Eggs; Duane E
Putt, Pennfield Farms Poultry,
and William E. Moore, Breeder
Department. Receiving an award
for two years was Daniel H. Derr,
Pennfield Farms Eggs
Members of the corporation’s
Vehicle Maintenance Department
were also honored at the dinner
They were James E Barker;
Kenneth J. Bauer, Jr ; Craig C
Brown; Scott W Chntzman,
Robert R. Devonshire; Carl W
Fry, Benjamin L Ghck; John C
Ness; Stephen D. Ober; Brian G
Sensemg; Roy R. Snavely; Robert
A. Steffy; Craig M. Weinch; Jay
R. Wilson; Kevin L, Wimer,
Randy L. Moyer; and Herbert Fry
Also honored was Kermit Kirk
patrick, Bulk Load-out