SALISBURY, Md. A record
high Dclmarva Poultry Industry,
Inc. (DPI) fund drive amount of
$390,738.00 in cash and pledges
was reported at the Delmarva
Poultry Booster Banquet by DPI
First Vice President and Fund
Drive Chairman Donald J. Lynch.
The booster banquet, April 26,
1988, at the Wicomico Youth and
Civic Center in Salisbury, Mary
land was the end of the 1988 fund
drive, although more investments
are expected to be received in the
coming weeks. The amount
reported was $23,293.00 more
than what was reported at last
year’s booster banquet
DPI will use the money for its
many programs during the next
year. DPI is the non-profit trade
association working for the con
tinued advancement of the local
poultry industry. Among its major
activities are research in poultry
diseases, crop research, work on
environmental matters, the promo
tion of chicken consumption, edu
cational programs, legislative and
public affairs, transportation
issues, labor matters, consumer
information, and the development
of high technology to benefit the
entire Delmarva poultry industry.
Among the highlights of the
booster banquet were the presenta
tion of awards to outstanding
growers and to two persons who
have made significant contribu
tions to the industry. Delmarva’s
Distinguished Citizen Award was
presented to Dr. Paul V. Twining,
Jr. of Princess Anne, Maryland.
This honor is given in recognition
of the winner’s contributions to the
poultry industry and the communi
ty. Dr. Twining, a poultry grower
for more than 20 years, received
his three higher education degrees
from the University of Maryland.
For six years he worked as a chem
ist and nutritionist at Perdue
Farms, Inc. Since 1970 he has been
an independent consultant in the
poultry industry. Dr. Twining is an
international authority on poultry
nutrition. From 1981 to 1987, he
served on the Maryland Agricul-
“FARM PHILOSOPHY”
BY NEWTON BAIR
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
PASTURE
This essay is about Green fields.
Mainly pastures, both the hilly
kind and the smooth meadows
with a meandering stream. Maybe
the front lawn. Wheat, barley and
rye fields are green too, but they
have to turn to gold to bring out the
real beauty. The greenest of all is a
Golf Course.
You wouldn’t of an
old fanner with many years of pas-
Successful Fund Drive For DPI
tural Commission as the poultry
industry representative and was
the chairman the last three years.
Dr. Twining was DPI president in
1980 and has served many years as
a director and committee chair
man. He has two children and he
lives with his wife, Anne, near
Princess Anne.
The DPI award given to a public
servant for outstanding accom
plishment and service on behalf of
the poultry industry is the DPI
Medal of Achievement. It was pre
sented to Dr. William J. Benton,
Associate Dean of the University
of Delaware College of Agricul
tural Sciences and Associate
Director of the Delaware Agricul
tural Experiment Station. Dr. Ben
ton came to Delaware in 1956 as a
graduate student at the University
of Delaware. He held a number of
university positions prior to the
jobs he has today. He is a member
of dozens of professional and com
munity organizations and has
helped write dozens of scientific
publications. Dr. Benton has been
a friend of DPI for many years and
through his cooperation the Uni
versity of Delaware has been and is
working on many projects with the
poultry industry.
S pedal recognition was given to
Isabelle Morris, secretary/
treasurer of DPI. Mrs. Norris, of
Georgetown, has been a DPI
employee for nearly 33 years, join
ing the association shortly after it
was organized. Her dedication,
interest in and knowledge of DPI
and Delmarva’s poultry industry
have made her a very valuable
worker and friend of our industry.
She plans to retire in early July,
1988. Mrs. Morris was presented a
Waterford crystal bowl by DPI
Executive Director Gerald B.
Truitt, Jr.
Each year, the grow-out compa
nies select poultry and hatching
egg producers as their growers of
the year. DPI honors them as out
standing producers during the
booster banquet They were pre
sented silver bowls in recognition
farm
Philosophy
B 1
Newton Bair
luring green fields and harvesting
alfalfa strips. Especially one bur
dened with a couple of Degrees in
Agronomy, who never had the
time or the inclination to play golf.
Golf, or games of any kind, came
only with Old Age, with it’s lesser
responsibilities and some time
reserved for light exercise, or else
the ole’ rockin’ chair.
After lessons at the Country
Club, and a couple of bargains in
used clubs, the Golf course takes
,on a new meaning. It is no longer a
'place to look for chinch bugs, leaf
spot, or anthracnose. The Golf
Awai jners at. jarva Poultry Industry, Inc. (DPI) Booster Banquet April
26,1988 are shown above. On the left is Dr. William J. Benton, Associate Dean of the
University of Delaware College of Agricultural Sciences, recipient of DPl’s Medal of
Achievement. Isabelle Morris, secretary/treasurer of DPI, was recognized for her ser
vice to DPI and the poultry industry. She will retire in July, 1988 after nearly 33 years
with DPI. Dr. Paul V. Twining. Jr. of Princess Anne, Maryland, an independent consul
tant, was given DPl’s Delmarva’s Distinguished Citizen Award.
of their achievements by DPI
Grower Committee Chairman
Harry J. Mitchell and DPI Presi
dent Dr. Keith E. Reinhart.
From Delaware: Kenneth &
Deborah Bennett, Delmar; Bruce
& Pamela Daisey, Millsboro; Pearl
Davis, Georgetown; John & Janet
DeCleene, Sr., Marydel; John &
Janet Foltz, Dover; Josephine M.
Hearn, Georgetown; Mr. & Mrs.
Tom Lankford, Seaford; Mr. &
Mrs. James M. Lewis, Laurel;
Isaac & Edith Markowitz, Green
wood; Ronald J. Massey, Seaford;
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Parker,
Harrington; and John W. & Carol
Tuxward, Hartly.
From Maryland: James Abell,
Pocomoke; Castle Hall Farm,
Goldsboro; Harry W. Essick &
Anna S. Essick, Easton; Scott
Poultry, Westover; Ernest & Daisy
Snyder, Newark; and Carl & Mar
ianne Wagner, Princess Anne.
Course is a place to play, to walk
with good friends, to learn not to
swear, to practice courtesy in the
face of aggravation. It is a place of
beauty, where all the cares and
frustrations of life can be tempor
arily ignored.
Fairways and greens must be
mowed, watered, fertilized and
sprayed, just like any other crop of
grass. Harvest is in die form of fun
and good healthy exercise. No
sheep are allowed to graze, no
cattle roam, no haybines buzz. The
revenue comes from Greens fees,
cart rentals, and the resale of lost
balls and salvaged clubs. But, if
you join the Country Club, see
your banker about including the
membership fee in your mortgage!
Here’s how it works, if you want
to try it Lessons are $25.00 a half
hour. (The Pro almost won the
$250,000 tournament last week, so
he’s in the high income brackets).
New clubs cost from $35 to $240
apiece. (Used, slightly bent of rus
ty ones can be found at yard sales
for much less). New balls are a bar
gain at seventy-five cents each, but
you’ll need a good supply to stay in
business. (If you’re lucky, a stray
ball can be picked up occasionally,
but you’d better count on losing
more than you find).
DPI Ist Vice President and Fund Drive Chairman Donald
J. Lynch announces a record high fund drive total of
$390,738. Assisting him are DPI President Dr. Keith E. Rine
hart and a “Delmarvalous” chicken. The announcement
was made at the Delmarva Poultry Booster Banquet April
26, 1988 in Salisbury, Maryland.
Now, find a couple of friends.
Make sure they are tried and true,
or you may lose a few before long.
And you had better get friends that
can slice, and hook, and forget
strokes as well as you can. The
game can be spoiled by a perfec
tionist. (To keep you honest, take
the Minister along). You are now
ready for Fun, on the Most Beauti
fuly Pasture in the World!
Learning patience begins at the
first Tee, while you wait for sever
al sets of antiquated duffers to tee
off. The golfers out ahead are
pretty safe, because the first few
swings either miss the ball, or send
it into the briar patch. Shout “Fore”
anyway, it seems more profession
al. and it might avoid an argument
or a lawsuit later. Look at the
pretty Green fairway, and far, far
away for the even Greener Green,
the ultimate goal with the little
hole.
A knowledge of terms is handy.
Terms like “Practice swing,”
“Mulligan,” “Gimme,” “Slice,”
“Hook.” and “xxxx!!!” are easily
learned. Every course includes a
set of abominations called “Haz
zards.” They include sand traps,
bunkers, trees, ponds, streams, tall
grass, brambles, and poison ivy.
Only after much practice, praying,
and many summers of bold experi
ence, will you need such terms as
“Par,” “Bogie,” “Birdie.” or
“Eagle.” “Hole in One” is reserved
for Fantasyland, and is granted
only to those in league with Satan,
or in favor with the Angels.
Green Grass is the basis of agri
culture, but it is also the main justi
fication for a round of golf on a
sunny day.