Klingerstown Farmer Honored For Soybean Production Efficiency KLINGERSTOWN Willard Haas, a .soybean fanner from Klingerstown, Pa., was honored by the American Soybean Associa tion (ASA) as a PEP All-Star at the Association’s Soybean EXPO in Denver. PEP (Profits thru Efficient Production), is sponsored by ASA and Elanco Products Company, to help U.S. soybean farmers increase profits by reducing pro duction costs. In a confidential survey last spring, ASA members were asked about production costs and yields. Based on data from the survey, it appears soybean farmers have made adjustments to the extended period of depressed soybean prices by lowering input costs while maintaining yield levels. Expenses for items such as seed, herbicide and fertilizer were 9.9 percent lower in the 1988 survey, which covered the 1987 crop year. Allocated costs were 4.2 percent Entomology Major Wins Kirby Scholarship PENRYN, (Lancaster) Eli zabeth M. Shaw, a University of Delaware junior entomology major, has been awarded the Paris C. Kirby Agricultural Scholarship by the College of Agricultural Sciences. A resident of Penryn, for 16 years, she received the $7OO award on the basis of her academ ic record and faculty recommen dations. The one-time scholarship was given in memory of the late Paris C. Kirby, a master of the QUINCY AIR COMPRESSOR • Plumbing Supplies d • Quick Couplers • Air Hose 4Hr|l| • Air & Water Systems • Air Tool Oil • Compressor Oil • Air Motors • Filters • Regulators • Lubricators Sales • Service • Installations BEILER PLUMBING SUPPLY 171 Newport Rd., Leola, PA 17540 STORAGE BARNS & GAZEBOS Custom Mode To Order If You’re Looking For Quality At A Good Price, Contact B & B DELIVERY AVAILABLE lower than the previous year. Land charges, however, increased by 9.4 percent. Haas’s diversified operation includes 1,300 acres of com, wheat, oats and barley, with 250 acres of soybeans. 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