D6-Lancaster Farming Saturday, December 15,1990 Pa. Growers Claim Wheat Yield Awards GREENSBORO, N.C. A state winner and two finalists from Pennsylvania have been recog nized in this year’s National Wheat Yield Challenge. Daryl Alger, Palmyra, won among the state’s soft red winter wheat entries. He produced a 93.15-bushel yield, which is 43.18 bushels more than the average for Lebanon County. Second- and third-place winners in the state contest are Joseph S. Hilbish, Northumberland (38.69-bushcls differential) and Stephen Hoff man, Bally (10.3 bushel). The National Wheat Yield Challenge is sponsored by Ciba- Gcigy, maker of Tilt fungicide, in conjunction with “Farm Journal Wheat Today” magazine and “The Wheat Grower,” the official publi cation of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG). Winners were determined based on the greatest difference between growers’ harvested yields vs. the official five-year average yield of wheat grown in individual counties. Contest fields included at least 10 continuous acres, while harvest entries were from three or more continuous acres. This is the first year a national wheat yield contest Keystone Farm Credit Promotes Butz SHOEMAKERSVILLE (Berks Co.) Ricky Butz of the Fogels ville branch of Keystone Farm Credit, ACA was recently prom oted to executive loan officer. The announcement was made by pave Smith, Fogelsville branch manager. Butz, a native of Mertztown, Lehigh County, was graduated from Emmaus High School and Penn Slate University, where he earned a B.S. in agricultural mechanization in 1983. While at Penn State, he was treasurer of the Agricultural Mechanization Club and formed an ag club on the Allentown Campus. During high school and college, Butz worked on his neighbor’s crop and potato farm. Upon graduation, Butz joined the Farm Credit Bank of Balti more’s field representative prog ram. After four months of field representative training, he work ed, for a lime, in the southeast association before transferring to Penn State Offers Wood Marketing Workshops UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Penn State Cooperative Extension is co-sponsoring mark eting workshops for the wood pro ducts industry. The workshops, entitled “Street Smart Marketing; Practical Tools for Surviving Down Markets,” are two-day events designed to con ness News has been conducted! More than 400 growers across the country qualified for state awards by winning county competitions. Alger receives a trophy and is eligible for a national award. National first-place winners receive a trip for two to the NAWG annual meeting at Tarpon Springs, Fla., in January 1991. Second- and third-place national finalists receive cash awards. National first-place winners who used Tilt for their entries also qualify for the “Tilt Bonus,” an all-expcnse-paid trip to England to lour intensive management wheat plots. Alger used Tilt to produce his award-winning Yield Chal lenge entry. Tilt is a popular wheat fungi cide that controls major foliar dis eases including rusts, blights, and Septoria. Foliar diseases can reduce crop yields by as much as 30 percent each year. In more than 700 test plots across the nation, Tilt has increased yields by an average of 17 percent, offering an average 2:1 return per acre. Growers should contact their local agrichemical dealer for information on the 1991 National Wheat Yield Challenge program. Ricky Butz the Fogelsville branch. He was promoted to loan officer in the spring of 1985 and to senior loan officer in 1988. vey market assessment, customer identification, and sales manage ment techniques that will help wood product firms maintain and expand sales and profits in down markets. The workshops will be discussion-oriented and hands-on. The workshops will be held at two locations and times. The first Kubota’s Wheel Loader Features LST COMPTON, Calif. Kubota Tractor Corporation recently added the rugged R5lO to its growing line of articulated wheel loaders. The R5lO is powered by a 4-cy linder, liquid-cooled, 50-horsc powcr diesel engine, which can be applied to industrial uses, land scaping, plumbing, ranching, fanning, and nursery needs. The new R5lO features load sensing transmission (LST), which automatically changes from high speed, low torque to low speed, 31“ Tsste* m ' m -»-«*• •» , * * v-: - » L Powered by a 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled 50 horsepower diesel engine, Kubota’s new R5lO wheel loader Is ideal for the demanding tasks associated with industrial, land scape, ranch, farm, nursery, and plumbing uses. Local Grower Attends Fertilizer Seminar MILAN, Ohio Melvin M. Martin, Lititz, Pa., attended an annual research and sales develop ment seminar conducted by Grow ers Fertilizer Solutions. On December 4 and 5, Martin joined more than 110 agribusiness people from the United States and Canada for the two-day event, held in Milan. Growers Fertilizer Solutions, a completely biodegradable pro duct, was developed by Dr. V.A. Tiedjcns, former director of the Virginia Truck Experimental Sta tion at Norfolk, Va. Tiedjens spent more than 30 years in fundamental research before perfecting the growers nutrition formula. He is a leading Snyder Becomes Penn-Jersey HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Penn-Jersey Farm & Power Equipment Dealers’ Association is happy to announce its president for 1990-1991. Donald B. Snyder, owner and president of Snyder’s Inc., of Wat sontown, Pennsylvania, was recently elected president of the will be held January 23-24, 1991 in Lewisburg at the Brynwood Inn, (717) 524-2121. The second will be held February 6-7,1991, in Brookville at the Days Inn, (717) 849-8001. There is a $75 registra tion fee. The fee covers a note book of course materials, coffee breaks for both days, and two luncheons. Registration is limited to 30 participants. For information on registration, contact the short course office at (814) 865-8301. For information on workshop content, contact John Bodenman, (814) 863-0401. high torque as load conditions increase, eliminating operator guesswork. The new wheel loader provides 40 degrees fully articulated steer ing and 4-wheel drive. Quick and smooth direction change without clutching or braking is possible with the RSlO’s electric shuttle shifting. Operating weight with two post ROPS/FOPS for the R5lO is 8,585 pounds, with hydraulic lifting capacity of 4,310 pounds. The hydraulic quick coupler allows the experimenter with hydroponic growth (plants which grow in a water-based solution, rather than soil) and is the author of the “More Food From Soil Science,” a discussion of growth requirements for plants and the damage which can be done to soils through the excessive use of granular fertilizers. Growers Fertilizer Solutions, now with 36 years of commercial on-farm use, is a leading develop er of foliage fertilizers and has pioneered the direct-10-the-seed application for field crops. Growers users experience con sistently outstanding yield vs. cost results and are known for produc ing crops of the highest quality Dealer President Penn-Jersey Farm & Power Equipment Dealers’ Association at their annual management con ference held at Seven Springs Resort. Champion, Pennsylvania. Snyder’s Inc., was started in 1948 by Don’s father, Web Snyd er. Don has been involved in the business from that time on. They started with Gehl Com pany in 1948 and added Massey- Harris (Massey-Ferguson) line in 1950. Garden Way was added in 1974 and Bolens Corporation in 1978. Don has served on the Penn- Jersey Board of Directors for nine years with numerous committee chairmanships. He is chairman of HEALTH KICK operator to connect and disconnect attachments quickly and easily without leaving the operator seat. General purpose, light material and multi-purpose buckets, as well as pallet forks, are optional attachments. The new R5lO articulated wheel loader is available through author ized Kubota dealers. For more information about these or other Kubota products, contact Kubota Tractor Corporation, 550 W. Arle sia Boulevard, Compton, CA 90220. (such as com with 58-60 pound test weights augmenting protein levels of 9 to 13 percent) accord ing to the company. Hay raised with the Growers Program often reaches the 23 to 26 percent protein levels. Higher quality crops translates directly into lower feed costs and healthier animals. Martin, by attending this semi nar, updated his knowledge of Growers products and the firm’s research procedures and results. He also heard from representa tives in other areas about their cus tomers ’ profitable experiences and results from a variety of farms with varying soil and climatic conditions. the Muncy Creek Township Zon ing Hearing Board, was chairman of the Muncy Creek Township Supervisors, and a past member of the Jaycee’s and Rotary Club. Don’s wife, Sherry, is vice president in the business. They have one son, Keith, and two grandchildren, Christopher, 18, and Becky, 9. Keith and his wife, Debbie, are in the family business with them. Don lives in Muncy, Pennsyl vania, with his wife. Sherry. Don’s father was president of the association in 1981. Don will serve as president until the next convention in November, 1991, at Mount Laurel Resort Hotel.