BY BETSY STITT April 19 in Petersburg was Globe- Foster Jr. retaining an interest in Staff Correspondent Run Handsome Ada. her. PETERSBURG The top A sin-year-old daughter of Globe- A total ofl6o head were sold for selling animal at the Globe-Run Run Elevation, Ada sold for $5,000 an average of $1,077. Farms dairy herd Hiapcrcni sale to Scott and Mark Fisher with John Ada was named reserve grand Globe-Run Handsome Ada brought top dollar at the Globe-Run Dispersal. Pictured with her are, from left, Scott and Cindy Fisher, buyers; John Sr. and Annabelle Foster, John, Char Ann, Alice and Bob Morris at the halter. In the box are Dave Roma and E. Treadway. <m> YOUR SOURCE FOR GRAIN EQUIPMENT Including Air Drying, Stirway Systems, Aeration Systems 0* Introducing: The New GSI Top Dry System The Top Dry Diffi I. A precise number of circular bands mounted at key locations in the drying cham These bands work in coniunction with gra the angle of repose of gram to achieve a con layer of gram depth 2. Perforated hoppers and dump chutes at strategically spaced in the drying chambei floor. This guarantees that when hot drier gram is dumped, it will be evenly disperse* over the cooling floor below Troublesomi gram spreaders are not needed with a G. f Top-Dry 3. Optional de'uxe rotary switch indicates full drying chamber of wet gram. When wirei to a horn or light, operator on the outside cai be signaled to stop the intake of wet gram. 4. The Top Dry system uses specially designed airstream heaters that have a HI LO burner standard. These heaters will produce relatively low constant tem peratures of 110°-180°F without cycling heater on and off. These lower tem peratures combined with a shallow gram depth and higher airflow (cfm) fans, make GSI Top Dry capacities higher than that of other systems. 5. Its a drying bin, cooling bin, and storage bin all wrapped in one. 1. A fan and heater located in the upper sidewall forces hot air through a level column of wet grain above. Globe-Run Sale averages $1,077 2 When the column of gram above has dried to a predetermined moisture level, mechanical dump chutes are opened letting the hot dried gram fall to a cooling and storage area below. ■ • • ■IU: 3. Outside air from the cooling fan captures heat from the hot dried gram, and rises through the new layer of wet gram above. This-process of recapturing heat and using it again cuts drying cost drastically. champion at the 1965 Pennsylvania Farm Show and has been an outstanding member of the Globe- Run show string for a number of years. Ada is scored Excellent 91 and her top record is 19,346 pounds milk and 744 pounds fat with a 3.8 test. Gerald and Patricia Carr of Somerset also bought an out standing member of the show string Globe-Run Elevation Tammy, who brought $3,100. Tammy won All-Pennsylvania four-year-old in 1981 and now the nine-year-old daughter of Elevation is classified Excellent 91. Tammy is due April 28 to Carlin- M Ivanhow Bell and has a top record of 18,082 milk and 786 fat. Globe-Run Valiant Loyal sold to Phil and Steve Pheasant of Mar tinsburg for |3,100. This three year-old daughter of SWD Valiant Palmer outstanding student UNIVERSITY PARK - William T. Palmer, Jr., son of William and Judith Palmer of Bernville, received the 1986 Outstanding Student Award in Penn State’s two year Agricultural Business program. The award is sponsored Main Location PH: ( 7I7-«S6-3322 717-295-1729 2998 West Newport Rd. Ronks, PA 17572 2Vt miles East of Leola Along Rt. 772 is scored 82 and is due June 25 to Leadfield Columbus-ET. In 279 days she produced 16,621 pounds milk and 560 pounds of fat with a 4.4 test. Globe-Run Lar-Y-Mat Dell, a four-year-old daughter of Lar-Y- Don Fond Elevation, sold for $3,000 to David Rama. She is scored 88 and is bred to Quality Ultimate. David Rama also purchased the fifth high animal, Globe-Run Valiant Coke, for $2,800. She is a three-year-old daughter of SWD Valiant and is scored 83. She is due June 10 to Leadfield Columbus-ET. Animals sold during the dispersal went to Maryland, New York, and New Jersey, and a few went as far as Washington. John Foster Jr. plans to continue farming; he retained over 20 heifers from the original herd and bought a few at the sale. by the College of Agriculture Alumni Society. Palmer has been an active member of the Dairy Science and Block and Bridle clubs. He is president of the student advisory committee for the Circleville Farm and is a member of the farm livestbck working group. He received a student activities award at Penn State’s Berks Campus. The two-year program in Agricultural Business prepares students for employment ir commercial agriculture and middle management positions ir businesses serving agriculture. 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