ig_ s II ij(T7lFTF^iar-^slWPPS<iMMßii^^G!^^g^^^R» VOL 36 No. 40 Crowds gather for the tillage demonstrations at Ag Progress Days on Wednesday. The three-day exhibition held at Rocfcsprlng was sponsored EVERETT NEWSW ANGER Managing Editor ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.)—Two presidents, an FFA Forage Expertise For Herdsman Of The Future VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) The dairyman of the future will walk out to his pad docks to let his herd back to the holding area for milking. While the cattle are moving ahead of him, he will kneel down to inspect the grasses in the pad dock just grazed. Depending on the height of the plants, their condition, the time of Ag Progress Examines Methods, Benefits Of Irrigation ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Fanning Staff ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) Want crop quality? Manage the water. INDEX Sec. A... Market Reports & General News. Sec. B... Women’s News, Public Sales & Mailbox Market. Sec. C.. Business News & Classified 4-36. Sec. Declassified 1-3. See Story Index Page A 3. Four Sociions Presidents Address Ag Progress Luncheons president and a university presi dent, were among the speakers at luncheon meetings at Ag Progress Days this week. the year and the weather, he will make a decision to cither continue to graze the paddock with his high producing herd, bring in his lower producing herds, let the pasture regenerate itself, or to increase the stocking rate. To the dairyman of the future, such considerations will be second nature, according to researchers. There are other things this future herdsman will contemplate. (Turn to Pago Al 9) “I am very distressed by the fact that homemakers go to the grocery store and buy California produce that’s lying there right alongside of Pennsylvania produce, and the only difference is quality,” said Dr. When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water. Ben Franklin Albert R. Jarrett, Penn State pro fessor of ag engineering. “But out there they manage all of the water, and they get the quality because they manage the water.” Jarrett spoke to visitors on Thursday afternoon at an Ag Prog- (Turn to Pago A 24) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 17, 1991 Mark Timm, national FFA pres ident from central Indiana, spoke about the future of agriculture at Youth Day on Wednesday. And Joab Thomas, Penn State Universi ty president, addressed the govern mental luncheon on Thursday. Timm said young people have the ability to see what die future holds. But he said the top selling slogan on T-shirts showed an atti tude problem. In Japan the top sell ing slogan is “We’re Number 1. But in the United States the top selling T-shirt says “Underachiev er and proud of it”. “We have an attitude problem Little people like the lambs at the Huntingdon County Fair. This fair draws more than 1,000 head of livestock and dairy animals and has a tradition of family participa tion through! the annual fair week. In the photo, left to right, Katie Runk, Hanna Runk, Jay Elle Smith, Dustin Runk, and Dewey Runk. See more Huntingdon Fair photos on Page A-20 & 21. by Penn State’s College of Agriculture. This year’s theme was “Ag Science Touches Your Life.” Photo by Evontt Nawawanger, managing editor. with that," Timm said. “We should be proud of the vis ionary thoughts we have. The Ag Progress Touches LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) — “Ag science touches your life,” Penn State’s 1991 Ag Progress theme promised. And the largest outdoor agricul tural exposition did touch thou sands of peoples lives from August 13 to 15. Although the official count was 60* Per Copy future of America is in agriculture. But in education, we need to rede (Tum to Pago A3O) not in by the time this paper went to press, according to a Penn State electronic technician who has worked a number of the events, there were more cars Wednesday parked in the fields than there has been for half a decade. Tours, exhibits, and demonstra tions focused on how agricultural research helps not only farmers but (Turn to Rags A3B) 19.00 Per Year
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