Big ‘E’ making $1.5 million WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Eastern States Exposition has allocated close to $1.5 million for capital and maintenance im provements to the fairgrounds, including die new Carriage House banquet facility and the continued beautification of land along Memorial Avenue. Included in this year’s capital expenditures is a new half-million dollar Carriage House designed by Carlson & Schmitt Architects, Inc. of Agawam and built by RNC Construction Company, Inc., Springfield. The new facility replaces Storrowton Village’s Stagecoach Bam which was recently sold to the Salem Cross Inn in North Brookfield for use as an historic museum. With the addition of the Carriage House, floor space for banquets and other special events has in creased to 2380 square feet and seating capacity from 225 to 375. In addition, the new building will also be used to exhibit some of the hundreds of beautiful crafts on display throughout the Village and in surrounding areas during The BigE. Other expenditures Include: Continued beautification of the The Place: The Tollgote Inn, Lltitz, PA The Date; Wednesday. August Ist The Time: 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. ect: Dairy Computers, Feeding Computers, Personal Computers, the New Heat Detector and other new concepts from Bou-Matic. The Sub I & , I —Sff YOU TMfftfl— Agri-Comp® 2030 can provide thirteen different management reports REPORT FUNCTION BENEFIT 1 MILK REPORT 2 LOT SUMMARY Summarizes the production and reproduction Efficiently aids in managing reproductive status and feed performance by each lot rations 3 NUMBER REPORT 4 DEVIATION REPORT Identifies cows who have dropped from their Signals cows that may be in heat off feed or ill Also helpful average production m evaluating milker performance 5 ATTENTION REPORT Identifies cows in need or having Records the milker s observations of abnormal cow conditions milk-held (heat injury illness treated cows) Entered at parlor unit 6 AVERAGE REPORT Lists the herd in order of cow s average 7 LOT REPORT 8 OPEN REPORT 9 PREGNANT REPORT Lists all pregnant cows and heifers by reproductive status 10 INDIVIDUAL COW RECORD 11 HERD SUMMARY Summarizes the total and average production for Allows evaluation of overall herd performance today average milking time average days open ■ pregnant and in milk for each cow or heifer 12 REPRODUCTION Provides percentage of cows and heifers by SUMMARY reproductive status lists cows and heifers to breed due in heat to pregnancy check to dry off to calve and to cull 13 SIRE REPORT Lists what cows were bred to which Sire §nnr?rxnrV7TSi N v V 's' SALES AND SERVICE 501 E Woods Dr., Lititz, PA 17543 FARM SERVICE (717) 626-1151 grounds along Memorial Avenue, including planting a variety of ornamental trees along the tree belt and moving a large boulder commemorating the George Washington Memorial Highway to the front of the Brooks Ad ministration Building, encircling it with a miniature version of the ornamental iron fence that now extends along Memorial Avenue. Various improvements to The Big E Coliseum, including 700 new seats to replace some that have been there since 1916, and also upgrading food service and ticket selling areas, and adding new spotlights. Construction of a new “guest comfort facility’’ that includes restrooms and an information center. Installing Caribbean-type down draft fans in the Better Living Center as part of a long-range plan to insulate the building and make it more energy efficient. Adding about 25 energy-efficient high-pressure sodium lights in various areas of the grounds for better visibility and safety. Installing a new phone system throughout the fairgrounds, plus upgrading the underground sewer system and electrical system, as YOU'RI INVITED! Lists unmilked cows and documents displayed Helpful in evaluating individual cow and milker performance parlor facts (i e individual cow s milking time and production) Lists cows in ascending order of cow number Allows easy access to each cow s production record production Lists cows in lots by order of production Lists all open cows and heifers by reproductive Identifies cows and heifers not bred ready to breed due for status pregnancy check and cow not cycling Lists all available information about an individual Fast way to obtain information on each cow cow or heifer well as the fire protection and sprinkler systems. Complete renovation of the rest rooms in the Better living Center and upgrading rest rooms in other buildings. Installing exhaust fans in the Moses Building and the New England Center, as well as a heating system in the Young gQ CCLI* U£?« Direct marketing guide available HARRISBURG Do you crave the taste of crisp Pennsylvania sweet com smothered in butter, or the scent of homemade apple pie baked with fresh Pennsylvania apples? The opportunity to enjoy these and other fresh Penn sylvania produce items has begun for 1984, according to State Agriculture Secretary Penrose Hallowell. “The key to discovering when your favorite fruit or vegetable is available fresh from the orchard or field can be found in the 1984 Consumer’s Guide to Direct Marketing,” said Hallowell, noting that the new directory contains a county by county listing of Penn- Shenk's Farm Service invites you to a free dinner meeting. A computer system that includes a dairy computer, a feeding computer and a personal computer will be demonstrated and operated. Also the New Heat Detector from Bou-Matic will be demonstrated. You may have heard about some of the new equipment. Now is your chance to see it and try it. Don’t be left out! Call Shenk’s Farm Service soon to make your reser vation. If the time or location does not suit you and you would still like to attend, call us for future meeting locations and dates. Allows the evaluation of the production placement of the cows in the herd Allows evaluation of effectiveness of feeding management Aids in milk production planning Aids m efficient reproductive management of the dairy herd Assists in breeding management • • in improvements ’round. Still other expenditures include additional landscaping, more drinking fountains, concrete safety barriers near the outdoor arena, regrading horse practice rings, additional parking for the han dicapped at the main gate (9A), two large aluminum folding trailer-type bleachers, more park sylvania’s 2,000 direct market facilities. “More than 600 pick-your-own operations, 1200 farm markets and 125 organized farmers’ markets dot the rich production areas of Pennsylvania from border to border,” said Hallowell. “Many of these operations have diversified and offer a wide variety of top quality, in-season produce at very reasonable prices,” he added. "The Consumer’s Guide to Direct Marketing provides patrons of open air markets with ad dresses, market days and hours, and as an added convenience, contains a graph outlining the peak periods to obtain your favorite Service on all Brands 24 Hour Emergency Service Lancaster Farming, Saturday, My 28,1984—A37 benches, improvements to existing ticket booths, 100 new pens for small livestock, on-grounds signs to direct fairgoers to various areas, plus painting, maintaining and repairing various buildings on the grounds. The Big E - “New England’s Great State Pair” - is scheduled Sept. 12-23. • foods,” Hallowell said. Entries also include milk juggers, who sell milk directly from the farm, and direct outlets for a host of Pennsylvania com modities including maple sugar, cheese, wine andmushrooms. Specialists witlKthe Depart ment’s Bureau of Markets work closely with farm N market operators to make this information available, and are aware that some markets may not be listed. If you are interested in having your operation included in the 1985 directory, write to the Penn sylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Markets, Attn: Tom Imswiler, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408. Mushroom manual reviewed AVONDALE - Nicholas Dißenidictus, Secretary, Department of Environmental Resources and Penrose Hallowell, Secretary, Department of Agriculture at tended a meeting of the Chester County Mushroom Task Force on Friday, July 29, at Perkins Restaurant, Avondale, to hear the discussion on the recently produced manual entitled, “Best Practices for Environmental Protection in the Mushroom Farm Community.” Paul Wuest, Department of Plant Pathology at Penn State, discussed the new manual and solicited comments and ob servations from growers and others allied with the mushroom industry in Chester County. He said that the manual is intended to be a single source list or reference of best management options for the prevention of pollution in the various segments of the industry. The manual is an effort by the industry to police its own activities and keep its own house in order before major pollution problems develop. Charles Brosius, chairman, Mushroom Task Force, presided and introduced both State officials who made brief comments about the manual which represents four years of talk and interaction between members of the local mushroom industry and the various regulatory officials. Following the hour long meeting, a visit was made to Laurel Valley Farms, a composting operation at Avondale, and selected members from visited the C.P. Yeatman and Sons, mushroom farm also in Avondale. The manual was submitted in May to the Department of En vironmental Resources for ap proval. ri! ii v i NK AHEAD... turei Markets on Page 3. THII R«ad Futi I I
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