Barbara Hummed
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ago. She had John with her, but
found very few dealers would deal
seriously with a woman, especially
when they found out she wanted a
four-wheel drive equipped to pull a
trailer. One experience was so bad
that she walked out of the
dealership.
Financial independence wasn’t
easy either. She had never had a
loan in her own name and there
were no laws to encourage fair
lending practices. She was also
involved in a right-of-way lawsuit
regarding their property at the
time of Butch’s death.
One experience sticks in Bar
bara’s mind as a perfect example
of what she faced every day. Two
men came to her farm to purchase
a boar. They tried to buy him for a
very low price, as had many
buyers since Butch’s death.
After finally agreeing on a price
they asked, “Who’s going to load
him?” They then offered to load
the boar if she would take less
money. She just looked at them
and said she and her son would
load the hog.
The family farm is
the backbone of agriculture
At Hamilton Bank one of our primary objectives is
to sene, and help presene, the famib farm
Vte still belie\e that agriculture is the backbone of
America, and the famib farm is the cornerstone of
agriculture in our area
That's why we have developed a complete range
of financing, credit, trust and estate services all
designed to help you the family farmer fulfill
\ our obligations
With the \ aluc of farm production in our area
increasing every tear, the need for capital
continues to rise along with it We are here, and
will continue to be here, to help you meet that
need
Jaylu Acres Kutztown R D #3 Box 303 Berks County Pictured (L to R) are Damn E Boyd Vice President and Director of the Agn Finance Department for
Hamilton Bank Feryl J Treichler Jane Treichler and Larry A Rush Hamilton Bank Vice President and Area Manager The Treichlers have a 51 cow herd and
farm 550 acres They are very active in community affairs Feryl was past Pomona Grange Master of Berks County past Chairman of the Penna Grange Dairy
Committee and serves on the Reading Fair Board Jane is noted for her cooking baking and quilting They were the Outstanding Farm Family in Berks County
in 1975 honored by the Reading Fair
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While she did just that, one guy
stood there and laughed, while the
other seemed shocked. Barbara
said there was a moment at the top
of the loading chute when she
thought the boar might turn
around, but she just kept thinking
“I’ll show them” and the boar went
right on the truck.
Of all the businesses Barbara
dealt with, the feed mill treated
her “normally.” They were sup
portive and treated her as a
competent farmer. In fact, this
helped her to have the strength to
face the other businessmen, she
said.
“I’ve gotten tougher through
this. I am as good as any man, and
I can take my punches with the
best of them. I don’t get worked up
by the reactions now. I’ve come to
expect to be treated badly
sometimes and to have to deal with
the wives of some of the men I deal
with.” Barbara feels this is what
she has gained through this ex
perience. “It is good to win in a
man’s world to know that you
can.”
Barbara’s advice to all women is
to get involved in the family’s farm
operation. “At least be aware of
the financial aspects; that is
critical to your success,” she
advises.
Barbara has some advice for
newly-widowed farm wives too.
“Sit down with your children and
discuss the situation. Pay your
bills together; let them help with
the decisions to buy and sell. Many
people will tell you that ‘you can’t
do it,’ (Barbara’s father told her
that), but if it is what you and your
family want, stick to it. Devote
quality time to your family. Most
of all, talk to each other.”
Barbara believes the most
important advice she can give is:
“Don’t do anything for two mon
ths. Stay that long and try it and to
get your head clear to make good
decisions.”
The Mummert family continues
to show at Landrace shows
throughout the nation. They have
captured many Farm Show
championships. John and Harold
work in a furniture factory and
farm part time. They both plan to
stay involved in agriculture.
Barbara has a male friend who is
very supportive of her family and
their hog business. She is involved
in many craft activities and loves
When we work together, through a relationship ot
mutual trust, we can all continue to move ahead
We can continue to keep agriculture strong
Contact your local office lor complete details on
Hamilton Bank Agril-inance Program
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Jo,
to take her children hunting and
fishing. Barbara has always been
an “outdoors person,” but was not
involved in hunting with her
children until Butch died.
The family plans their vacations
so that someone is always home to
take care of the farm. The boys
have been encouraged to bring
their girlfriends home with them to
become involved in an aspect of
their lives that is very important.
As the children have grown to
become adults, they have stayed
committed to the family.
Future plans include purchasing
or renting more land and con
tinuing in raising and showing
Landrace hogs.
Hamilton Bank
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Lancaster Fuming, Saturday, November 10,1984-119
Insects cause explosions
MANHATTAN, Kan.
Insect-produced dust
increases the potential
fo grain dust explosions
by adding to the existing
dust load at grain
handling facilities.
Hobart P. Boles, an
entomologist for the
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The Mummerts received a
plaque from the Pennsylvania
Swine Breeders Co-op in honor of
Harold which reads, “In memory
of Harold Mummert, who over the
years has gained the respect of
every purebred swine breeder for
his accomplishments.”
Certainly if you talk with Penn
sylvania swine breeders today
they would say Barbara Mummert
and her family have also earned
this destinction. They are a family
who has gained the respect of
many people.
Women in agriculture the road
has not been easy, but the rewards
have been and continue to be great.
As Barbara says, “Don’t give up
you can make it in a man’s world.”
U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Agricult
ural Research Service,
says lesser grain borers
and rice weevils, the
main dust producers,
are the most damaging
insects in stored grain in
the hard red winter
wheat-growing areas.
Boles and engineer
Charles R. Martin, both
at the research agency’s
U.S. Grain Marketing
Research Laboratory,
Manhattan, infested
wheat samples with
lesser grain borer and
rice weevil adults and
tested the explosion
potential of the dust
created by the insects.
Amounts of kernel
fragments, starch
granules and fecal
pellets collected were
less than the actual
amounts present in the
grain because they did
not include the “hid
den” dust that larvae
produce as they develop
within the kernels.
“The insects pack
these pieces into the
space they excavate
around themselves,”
Boles says, “and the
material is not released
until the emerging
progeny cuts through
the kernel wall.”
Boles and Martin
found that one lesser
grain borer could turn
one tenth of a gram of
grain into dust in 56
days. At that rate, bin
infestation from this
insect would increase
the total fine dust load in
stored grain by 83.3
percent in 56 days.
Stored-grain insects
ar divided into two
groups. The inside
feeders include the
lesser grain borer, rice,
granary and maize
weevil and the
Angoumois grain moth.
Larvae develop within
the kernel and comprise
the hidden infestation in
a grain mass. Surface
feeders are red and
confused flour beetles,
saw-toothed grain
beetles, flat and rust
grain beetles, cadelles
and Indian meal moths.
Adults and larvae feed
on grain dust or kernels
broken during handling
or on particles from the
inside feeders.
Boles says the ex
plosibility of insect
gererated dust is
similar to that of clean
grain dust of the same
size. The most explosive
elements are the fine
grain dust and the
starch particles. Fine
dust comprises 60
percent of normal grain