SOUTHAMPTON - Nineteen Young Cooperator contestants representing Inter-State Milk Producers’ Cooperative Program June 18-20 at the Sheraton Inn, Gettysburg. During the program, the con testants will vie for the 1986 Out standing Young Cooperator title. A panel of three judges will select five outstanding contestants, who will be named to Inter-State’s Young Cooperator Consultant Committee. Those participating in the program are; District 1, Nevin and Audrey Mast, Oley; District 2, Paul and Sharon Bryan, Trenton, N.J.; District 3, Carl Kreider, Quarryville; District 4, Howard Overholt, Pocomoke, Md.; District 5, Glenn and Carole Jo Binkley, Columbia. District 6, Desmond and Deborah Kayea, New Holland; j. • Heat Treated • All Chain Has 10 Yr. Warranty HOOK AND eye «=* w>rage links This Chain Will Replace Most Brands Of Chain Iff lOJ/V LIQUID nUOA f MANURE EQUIPMENT Replace Your MANURE TANK m Truck-Mount or Trailer-Mount Tank Sizes (Gal.) 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Sponsored by the members of the Pennmarva Dairymen’s Federation, the Young Cooperator contest is a culmination of a year’s activities for the participants. Each contestant has had the op portunity to attend board of directors meetings, the annual delegate meeting and educational seminars. Inter-State’s Yonn«» Poonerator Maryland Loses Fewer Cows COLLEGE PARK - Maryland’s dairy farmers will give up fewer cows and less milk than the national average in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “Whole Herd Dairy Buyout Program,” a nationwide effort to reduce costly dairy surpluses. That may be one indicator of Maryland dairy farmers’ dependence upon milk production for their livelihoods, according to It appears as if the gap between man and ape is closing, says National Wildlife magazine. A five-year experiment at Central Washington University has shown that chimps can learn American Sign Language from each other. 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