Customer Appreciation Day Offers Pesticide Courses 9 New Equipment LITITZ (Lancaster Co.) Hundreds of Lancaster County farmers on Tuesday attended a Customer Appreciation Day as part of an Open House Week at Binkley & Hurst Bros. Inc., in Lititz. The annual customer apprecia tion day features speakers on issues of interest and importance to farmers and also includes presen tations and large indoor machinery displays by representatives from the manufacturers of the equip ment retailed by Binkley & Hurst, and others who provide related services. Keynote speaker for the mail ing seminar was Mike Brubaker, a private consultant and agronofnist who operates Brubaker Agronom ic Consulting Service, out of Lititz. Brubaker arranged to have Luke More Than 200 Ultraflo’ Systems Have Been Sold In The Northeast Since 1985 - That’s Over 14 Million Birds! 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Total egg production and egg size—these are the best benefits of our complete feeding system. Why not check out the facts for yourself? Contact us now—or ask any producer who owns ULTRAFLO. Because the only negative comments about our feeding system come from our competition—not from our customers. Also, conservation plans are required by the sod-buster provi sions in the farm bill which targeted. In addition, Brubaker reviewed possible nutrient management legislation (see Lancaster Farm (Continued from Pago All) learning to deal with both people and communications. They hope to pass all they are learning to other FFA members. And he says they want to stress to both local chapters and the media, that tech nology is a big part of today's FFA. Paul is also a voting member of the state FFA board of directors and the teacher representative of the state board's western region. Omomart to 2 lOOfa**/ llO.OOOparyMr i tOO^DQOSrdlbouM. >Mpwt « INC. STORE,HOURS Mon.-Frl. 7:30-4:30 Sat. 7:30-11:30 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 22, 1992-A37 ing, Feb. 8 issue. Volume 37, No. 13) (hat is currently in the state Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee. 'Burkhardt also showed slide presentations on pesticide applica tions safety. Media Tour He is the teacher of vocational agriculture in the Berlin- Brothersvalley School District and advisor to the Berlin- Brothersvalley Chapter of the FFA. "Quoting FFA membership numbers aired from a Frostburg, Md. radio station, the officers say that the Pennsylvania FFA mem bership is eight thousand. In the United States. FFA is three hundred-thousand strong. Because they were on a tight sche dule precise almost to the minute the interview closed after about 4S minutes. The four men climbed into Paul's sporty looking, green sedan that looked immaculate despite the winter sea son, and headed south into west ern Maryland for their third media stop of the day. Mifflin Holstein (Continued from Page ASS) thing that captures the imagination of people and really sells product. We have to push product. 1 com pliment Pennsylvania. When 1 enter Pennsylvania from Ohio there arc half a dozen billboards that promote dairy products. 1 compliment what you’re doing here, but nationally it’s just not enough.” In addition to advertising, Buf fington touched on fanners unit ing to buy supplies wholesale. Or, he said, consider network market ing or becoming a dealership or supplier as a way to cut your costs and increase income. Concerning financing, Buffing ton cautioned against using credit cards. “The average savings in America is less than $5OO per per son. In Japan, it is over $50,000 per person. It is very important to develop a financial philosophy for the future so we do not pay for things twice.” Buffington, who works with over 300 farmers across the United States, encouraged farmers to take a hard look at income and expenses. “I saw a new definition of a farmer. It’s frustrating, but true and I wish I could change it A farmer is a person outstanding in his field who is asked to feed the world with enough money to starve his family. The only way I figure the American farmer can make it is either by raising his income or cutting his expenses, or do both.” Bull To Test PLAIN CITY. Ohio 7H4216 Londondale Swind Master-ET, a young sire bred by Dennis London of Punxsu tawney, has been chose to senter a sire sampling system for Select Sires artificial insemination cooperative. The selection for Master was made based on pedigree. He is a Southwind son and a Very Good, 87-point dam with an Excellent mammary. The grandam is a Very Good, 88-point cow with three lac tation records showing a produc tion in excess of 34,000 pounds of milk, 1,270 pounds of fat and 1,100 pounds of protein.