A46-Lancasttr Firming, Saturday, August 10,1991 $8 Special Progress Days REPORT 1991 PENNSYLVANIA AG PROGRESS DAYS Robert Anderson Lancaster Extension Agent The 1991 version of Ag Progress days will get under way on Tuesday August 13 at 9 a.m. The three-day event will run from Tuesday through Thursday, August IS. It starts each day at 9 a.m. and closes at S p.m. on Tues day and Thursday. Wednesday the exhibits are open until 8 p.m. The three-day event attracts thousands of farm visitors each year and the traffic flowing into the Nittany Valley rivals that of a championship football game at Cow Video Available UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Most people realize that milk comes from cows, not from cartons. But even many dairy far mers may not fully understand how cows produce milk. “The conversion of fodder into milk is a complex and fascinat ing process,” said Ste phen Spencer, professor of dairy science. “Understanding the milk-making process can help dairy farmers produce the largest quantity of high-quality milk without injuring their cows.” “Anatomy of the Udder,” a new video from Penn State’s Col lege of Agriculture, is designed to help viewers better under stand the physiology of milk production. Spencer and Dr. Ronald S. Kensinger, associate professor of animal nutrition and physiolo gy, prepared the video’s content. Although intended to help milk producers, the video may also be use ful to high school and college classes, 4-H and FFA dairy clubs, milk ing schools and veterinarians. The video uses live animals, excised udders and detailed diagrams to examine bovine lymph and blood circu latory systems, as well as supportive and sec retory tissues. The vid eo also uses fiber optic technology to show the internal structure of the teat and gland system. The video is avail able for S5O from Ag Information Services, Pennsylvania State Uni versity, 119 Ag Admi nistration Building, University Park, PA 16802, (814) 865-6309. Beaver Stadium. The three-day program features educational programs on almost any topic related to today’s farm. Farm and non-farm families can see firsthand the new technologies available to the modem American farm. Most of the equipment com panies display and demonstrate their newest and their best equip ment to prepare land for planting, planting, and harvest crops. The seed companies are also on hand with the newest varieties growing to allow comparison. Many tours are offered to the research plots being conducted at the university research farms. All of the extension specialists are on hand to answer questions for farmers. This year an Intensive Grazing Workshop will be held for live stock producers. The program will deal with how to develop or improve intensive grazing sys tems for livestock. Thomas Calvert with the Soil Conservation Service in Summerset County, Pennsylvania will be discussing rotational grazing each at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and again at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. He will speak on rotational graz ing systems, including initial fenc ing selections, watering equip ment, paddock size, and managing both existing and newly seeded vegetation. Of importance will be his tips on matching livestock to acres available for pasture use. Other topics on the program will include using brassicas and warm season grasses, stockpiling for ages, and using fall grains for late fall and early spring grazing. The last several topics should draw a lot of interest for farmers facing a feed shortage due to this year’s drought. Many of the equipment dealers will be highlighting conservation tillage equipment this year. Con servation tillage methods will be demonstrated Tuesday, Wednes day and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. On Tuesday the demon- stration will take place near the main entrance, on Wednesday the demonstration will be held near the East parking area, and on Thursday near the conservation education area. Fanners will see machinery used in conservation tillage and planting and they’ll learn what to Bison Association Seminar Set buffet, the afternoon topic will be a discussion on various kinds of fencing for bison. A meeting of the Pennsylvania Bison (Buffalo) Association will close the day’s activities. Pre-registration is requested prior to August 17. For further information and registration, write to P.8.A., R.D.#l, Box 46. Meshoppen, Pa. 18630, (717) 965-2237. Cost of the Seminar will be $l5 per person P.B.A. member and $2O per person, non member. CLARKS SUMMIT (Lacka wanna Co.) The Second Pen nsylvania Bison Association Seminar will be on Saturday, August 24 at the Ramada Inn on Rts #6 & #ll, and at the end of the Northeast extension of the Pen nsylvania turnpike and the Clark’s Summit exit of Rl 1-81. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the program following. Topic will be “Knowing Your Bison” (Criteria for buying bison). After a bison steak sandwich Western Holstein Show Four-Yaar-Old 1. John & John E. Marchezak, 2. Leonard Maust, 3. Richard Bednarakl. Five-Year-Old 1. Ezra & Mary Yoder, 2. Welmer & Raney, David Fava. 100,000 Claee 1. Dennis Reiman, 2. John Harvey, 3. Allen-Hlll Dairy. Six-Years A Over 1. Scott & Trudy Bryner, 2. Richard Bed- | SEE THESE AT THE PA AG PROGRESS SHOW INVERT-ALL ~W I # »v ; c y * .- Model #4200 TEBBEN INVERT-ALL Designed to gently pick up a windrow of hay or grain, completely Invert the windrow and lay it back down on dry, ground without loss of leaves or' grain. The result is higher quality of product harvested, time saved and more profit STOLL HAT MAKER Rotaiy Tedder 10’ Width -13’ Width Rotary Rakes Clean - Saves Leaves MIST SPRAYERS For All- Around General Usage Such As Christmas Trees, ECONOMY: Low volume mist spraying means lower application costs. With Mister Misty Spray ers you will not waste expensive chemicals as with dilute spraying. Use up to 1/10 the amount of water required with conventional sprayers. FOR OVER 75 YEARS EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTOR toddJl FARM HAGERSTOWN, MD EQUIPMENT, me (301) 791-0422 expect from practices such as dis cing and no-till compared to con ventional moldboard plowing, a rainfall simulator will shower plots and show the different per centages of runoff from each treat ment. Everyone should also plan to visit the conservation tour. Buses run on a regular basis from the Conservation Education Tent. (Continued from Pago A 45) narski, 3. Alien-Hill Dairy. Beat Three Femalee 1. Globe-Run Farm, 2. Elk Lick Holsiems 3. Alien-Hill Dairy. Produce Of Dam 1. Peach Partners. Dam A Daughter 1. Alien-Hill Dairy, 2. Donna Phillip, 3 Duncandell Holstelns. Bast Animal Bred A Owned 1. Patrick Carey. PULL “V" RAKE CADDY 25 • Makes an 8 wheel foldup V-rake out of two-3pt- four wheel rakes. • Makes a 10 wheel foldup V-rake out of two 3 pt- five wheel rakes. • Universal Manufacturing brackets designed to flt most brands of wheel rakes. • Conies with hoses, cylinders and jack stand • Hydraulically folds from working position to transport position NetV! TANDEM RAKE HITCH • Allows pulling two' parallel bar (basket) rakes in tandem. • Hydraulically steerable rear axle will swing the rear rake as much as 10 feet to the left or right of center and allow trans porting both rakes in-line behind tractor. • Two wlndrowcr swathes can be raked into one windrow. • Two single windrows can be raked in one pass The Tandem Hitch comes with tires, wheels, cylinder, hoses and Jack as stan dard equipment. HELM MINI TUB BALE SHREDDER f i $ Chops & shreds bales up to 6’ diameter of straw or hay with a minimum of horse power required. Will shred and chop straw and spread an area up to 25' while discharging out the side Fruit Trees, Truck Products ** T
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