Computers and com to highlight first
UNIVERSITY PARK - The “Using Com and Computers for
owner of a computerized farming Efficient Milk Production.”
operation in New York will discuss Barney attended computer
effective milk production through science and business management
computerized com feeding at the classes to turn his small dairy
first Pennsylvania Com Con- operation into a model of com
ference, scheduled for March 11 at peterized efficiency. Starting with
the Keller Conference Center of a 17-cow farm in 1965, Barney
The Pennsylvania State Univer- increased the operation to 280 cows
s ity producing 19,000 pounds of milk
James Barney, owner of Sugar an d 680 pounds of fat a year. Sugar
Maple Farms in Sherman, NY, will Maple Farms also grows 250 acres
address the conference’s afternoon com, 120 acres of alfalfa and 130
session with his presentation, acres of other crops. All of Bar-
Franklin County
Holstein Club
The Franklin County Holstein Club recently met for
reorganization. The 1986 officers are: front left, George
Cashed, state director: Roy Cordell, president; Alvin Meyers,
vice president; and Grant Gayman, secretary treasurer. Back
left, Robert Eckstine, sale representative; Harold F. Crider,
director; Jaye Young, youth chairman; Stanley Burkholder,
director; Bradley Beidel, sale representative; James Bur
dette, director; Robert Meyers, Jr., news reporter; and Ed
Brake, breed improvement chairman.
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First uass fiew & used
Guaranteed Used Equipment
1 - NH L 425 Loader 1 - NH 519 Spreader
1- MOW Pickup Attach- /Endgate&Tßar
ment 1 - NH 679 Spreader
2- 56 Rakes w/Endgate& Pintle Chain
1 - NH 256 Rake 1 - NH 8 Crop Carrier
1 - NH 258 Rake w/Tandem Wagon
1 - NH Super 67 Baler 1 - Artsway Forage Box
1 - NH 269 Baler w/Engine w/Roof & Tandem Wagon
& S.S. 1 - NH 315 Baler w/Thrower
1- NH 273 Baler w/Engine 1- IH 430 Baler w/Thrower
& S.S. 1 - NH 354 Grinder Mixer
1 - NH 273 Baler w/Thrower (as is)
1- NH 310 Baler PTO & S.S. 1-NH 478 Haybine 7 Ft.
2- NH 310 Baler w/Engine 1 - Woods Rotary Mower 80”
&S.S. 1 - NH ODIOO Disc
1 - NH 273 Baler w/S.S. 1 - New Idea Flail
& No Engine 1 - NH 451 Mower
ney’s crops are marketed as milk.
Computers are used at Sugar
Maple Farms to store needed herd
data, determine work schedules,
evaluate employee performance,
document operation time lines,
measure spraying applications,
control supply inventory and
determine the most profitable crop
rotations.
Barney will talk about Sugar Maple
Fanns during the afternoon
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Vote for the perfect cheeseburger
WILLIAMSPORT - Consumers
nationwide will be able to vote for
their favorite type of cheeseburger
through a special promotion being
run in supermarkets this spring by
the American Dairy Association.
The program is being sponsored
locally by the American Dairy
Association and Dairy Council
(AD ADC).
The promotion features dairy
case displays using the theme
“Vote for the Perfect
Cheeseburger.” Display materials
will include mobiles, banners and
flags to attract shoppers’ attention
to the cheese section. The
materials will present suggestions
for eight different types of
cheeseburgers topped with the
following cheeses; Cheddar,
American, Colby, Monterey Jack,
Muenster, Mozzarella, Blue and
Swiss.
Included with the supermarket
display will be a ballot by which
consumers can vote for their
favorite cheeseburger. By sending
in a ballot along with two proofs of
purchase for domestic cheeses,
they will automatically be entered
in a random sweepstakes drawing.
There will be 200 first place win
ners who will receive a complete
cheeseburger party, including a
grill, portable television, barbecue
- INTRODUCTORY SALE -
IMPJLMILiS®
®«j© mnOT ©ism,
(fits all Hart-Cups)
New O-Ring design (patent pending)
seals at virtually zero water pressure.
Nuplaflex® material stays
soft and maintains its
shape indefinitely.
Sale Price = 9<: ca. Offer Good
thru March 31
Only.
(Regular Price = 12c)
Additional Quantity Discounts Available
Pa. Com Conference
various methods of profiting in The Pennsylvania’s Master Corn
corn production. Conference Grower’s Association, Allied In
participants may also attend the dustries, and the Penn State
livestock afternoon session on the Cooperative Extension Service,
differences between selling grain p or information and a
and using corn in meat production, registration form, contact your
The Conference’s morning county agent. As 4 registration fee
session will concentrate on high- and pre f ereace f or either af
efficiency production techniques ternoon session should be filed as
and new uses for corn. soon as possible. Late registrations
Both guest speakers and w jjj accepted at the door the
exhibitors will be featured at the mo ming of the conference, but
conference, which is sponsored by preregistrations are preferred.
tools, a condiment cart, a chef’s and April,
hat and apron, and expenses for Locally, AD ADC has signed
cheese, ground beef and buns. agreements with a number of
The Beef Industry Council will Pennsylvania supermarket chains
tie in with the promotion with to carry the promotion including
displays at the meat counter. Both Giant Markets, Affiliated In
dairy department managers and dependents, Insalaco Markets,
meat department managers will Economy Independents, IGA
be able to enter display contests by Independents, IGA Food Marts,
building special displays for the and Riverside. The promotion will
promotion. Displays will appear in be supported by national print and
supermarkets throughout March broadcast advertising.
Red and White Sale and Show
' CRYSTAL SPRING - The
Eighth Annual Spring Red and
White Show and Sale will take
place on March 21 and 22,1986.
The show is scheduled for
Friday, March 21, 1986, at the
Guernsey Sales Pavilion in Lan
caster. This show is a preview for
the sale the next day, March 22, as
some of the sale animals will also
be competing for the champion
ribbons.
A unique feature of the sale is an
Amish, Red and White Dairy Cow,
quilt which will start the bidding.
An estimated 90 head of these fine
dairy cattle have been consigned.
The buyer will have their choice
EY EQUIPMENT
OMPANY, INC. -
of a little of everything the breed
currently offers.
One of the animals scheduled to
enter the sale ring is an excellent
E-D Thor daughter with a record of
21,592 M, 858 F, four percent test.
Also selling will be an Enhancer
calf from three Very Good 100,000
M dams. This cow family has been
sired by the best Glenafton
Enhancer.
One of the beneficiaries of this
sale will be the building fund for
the national office. This office will
be located in Breezewood, and will
be the first office of a national
breed association to be established
in Pennsylvania.
SYCAMORE IND PARK
255 PLANE TREE DRIVE
LANCASTER, PA. 17603
(7171 393-5807