AlB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 7,1984
LEWISTOWN - Clair D.
DeLong, county Extension
director in Mifflin County, has
retired after 37 years of service to
Penn State. A native of Germania,
DeLong is known for his detailed
knowledge of Pennsylvania Dutch
life and customs.
DeLong .began his Extension
career in 1947. He was assigned to
Centre County, with the title of
assistant county agent. His
assignment as director of the
Mifflin County Extension service
occured in 1954. He was promoted
to the rank of Senior Extension
Agent in 1980. The Senior rank is
the highest in the county Extension
system, and its bestowal by the
College of Agriculture is a
recognition of talent and
dedication in planning and
carrying out educational programs
for farm families and other
clientele.
Many old-timers will remember
DeLong’s columns written for
Pennsylvania Dutch readers of the
Milheim Journal, Centre
Democrat, and Farm Bureau
Mirror. More recently, DeLong
wrote a gardeners’ column for the
Lewistown Sentinel. The ex
cellence of this writing was
acknowledged when he was
presented the Regional Award of
the American Federation of
Garden Clubs.
DeLong has been active in all
phases of the Mifflin County Ex
tension program, especially in
dairy, agronomy, farm
management, and poultry
projects. Mifflin County has been a
pioneer in developing a procedure
for the profitable and safe disposal
of whey, a by-product of cottage
cheese manufacture. Discharge of
whey into conventional waste
disposal and treatment systems
usually will overload the system
and can cause contamination of
streams and other disposal areas.
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In Mifflin County, the whey has
been converted into cattle feed.
Instead of being a contaminant, it
is recycled through the cow. With
this procedure, costs of feeding
cattle are reduced and the en
vironmental hazard is eliminated.
Thirty-five Mifflin County dairy
herds are presently involved;
annual value of the whey product,
in terms of conventional dairy
feeds, is about $200,000.
Upon retirement, DeLong hopes
to spend more time doing farm
appraisals. He has already
arranged for additional training in
this activity. He also feels a deep
personal commitment to the
problems of the world’s hungry,
and will devote a major portion of
his retirement hours to work with
mission and other groups in the
OF
Clair DeLong
Sty Putehman,
CONTROLLED
CAGE FEEDING SYSTEMS
Sin Dutchman.
DeLong retires in Mifflin
United Church of Christ. He has
served on major policy groups in
the Church including a 6-year term
on the Board of World Ministries.
He is treasurer of the Central
Pennsylvania World Hunger
Association (which involves a local
effort of nearly $lOO,OOO each
year), and speaks before church
congregations in many states.
DeLong holds two Penn State
degrees, a BS in agricultural
education and an MS in rural
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The
seasonal consumer and farmer
information service, “MDA
Market Line” which has been a
service of the Maryland Depart
ment of Agriculture’s Marketing
Services Section for the past two
years went on a toll-free telephone
call basis July 1, announced
Bradley H. Powers.
Powers, Chief of the Marketing
Services Section of MDA said, “we
have made arrangements to use an
800 telephone system so that all
Marylanders can now avail
themselves of the news reports
without having to pay for a toll
call.
“Beginning July 1, anyone in
Maryland can call 800-492-2105 at
anytime for the reports which
consist of three minute taped
Contact us for additional personalized information on these Big Dutchman feeder benefits.
•REDUCED OPERATION COST
•HIGHER PRODUCTION
•LESS WASTE SPILLAGE
•LIMIT FEEDING
AUTHORIZED
DISTRIBUTOR
sociology. He interrupted his
undergraduate work in order to
earn his wings and fly as a
navigator with the US Aimy Air
Corps, participating in several
missions over the European
Theatre.
DeLong has been active in the
national and Pennsylvania
associations of County
Agricultural Agents throughout his
Extension career. In 1970 the
national association presented him
begins toll-free
Md.
market phone report
messages changed each weekday
at4;oop.m.
“The schedule for the reports is
as follows: On Mondays a weekly
crop weather report is put on line
giving the latest growing con
ditions, planting progress, and
agriculturally-related weather
information.
“On Tuesdays, the report con
sists of various farm-oriented news
such as grain stocks, slaughter
figures, inventories, prices paid
and prices received statistics.
“On Wednesdays, the report is a
summary of the well-known
“Retail Food Price Report” based
on a cost survey taken each week
in supermarkets by MDA’s Helen
Huber.
“The Thursday report is a
version of the “Maryland Feed &
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heushey equipment
PI [COMPANY, INC.
Route 30 West at the Centerville Exit
with its award for distinguished
service to agriculture. He is a
member of the Kiwanis service
club, Elks, Pennsylvania Far
mers’ Association, Epsilon Sigma
Phi (an Extension honorary
fraternity), and the social
fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi. His
wife is the former Alice Gensler;
she has been teaching in Mifflin
County schools for 28 years. They
are parents of one son and one
daughter.
Big Dutchman chain and
trough feeding systems give
you the “best" controlled
feeding for high density egg
production operations. With
feed costs continually rising
control is essential for feed
economy so don’t settle for
anything less than Big
Dutchman.
•LOWER MORTALITY
•LESS EQUIPMENT WEAR
Grain Report” which gives
summary information on cash
grain prices, feed prices and
livestock prices.
“Of particular interest to con
sumers is the Friday report which
consists of a survey on availability
of Maryland-grown fruits and
vegetables so that buyers can take
advantage of local harvest op
portunities at roadside stands,
pick-your-own farms and markets
that sell locally produced fruits
and vegetables,” he said.
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255 PLANE TREE DRIVE
LANCASTER, PA. 17603
(717)393-5807