Lapp WHITE HORSE (Lancaster Co.) —The open house at Lapp’s Bam Equipment featured slides and videos from Russian farms and a special advice on maintenance of equipment. Featured speaker was Dr. Gordon Schwemmer, rep resentative from J-Star. “Let’s fix it before it’s broken,” Schwemmer said. “The preventive Farmers gather around See Your White- New Idea Dealer Columbus, NJ Reed Brothers Equipment Airville Fanners Equip. & Supply Inc. Altoona Hines Equipment Bechtelsville Miller Equip. Co. Bethel Zimmerman Farm Service Bloomsburg W.F. Welllver Canton Wynne’s Garage Inc. Carlisle Carlisle Farm Service Chambersburg Chambersburg Farm Service Cochranville Stoltzfus Farm Service Cresson Hines Equipment Dover George N. Gross Inc. Easton Fancy Furrow Farms Ag Equip. Eighty Four Fields Implement Store Everett Soilenbergers Equipment Inc. Gettysburg Yingiing’s Implement Inc. Greencastle Meyers Implements Inc. Honesdale Marshall Machinery Inc. Indiana Hulls Farm & Lawn Equip. Jersey Shore Thomas L Dunlap Klingentown Stanleys Farm Service Lebanon Umbergers of Fontana Mifflintown B S & B Repair Mill Hall Dunkle & Grleb New Bethlehem Hetrick Farm Supply New Tripoli CJ. Wonsldler Bros. Oakland Mills Peoples Sales & Service Quakertown CJ. Wonsldler Bros. Quarryville A.L. Herr & Bros. Inc. Somerset Lincoln Supply & Equip. Co. Open House maintenance done daily, monthly or semi-annually is the effective way to prevent large repair bills and down- time in the busy season. Schwemmer said the most important maintenance step is to grease all the moving parts and keep oil levels full on the gear box es. Proper maintenance can cut down on the high expenses asso- :lng demonstration at Lapp’s Barn Equipment Cuts more than hay. Cuts time. New Idea 5212 Disc Routine maintenance is Mower Conditioners cut a simple. And, although un big 11 ’9" swath and condi- likely, repairs are a breeze, tion with 9’ 6" intermeshing too. rolls. ..the widest disc Best of all, you’ll find mower conditioner avail- our disc mower condition able. You cut and condi- ers are just one segment of tion lots of hay with each our hay equipment line, trip. And that means you Round balers, disc mowers, cut time. sickle mower conditioners. The 5212 is a wider rakes and hay handling version of our well-known tools are all available 5209 through your White-New Because both the 5212 Idea dealer, and 5209 use the New Idea modular disc cutterbar de sign, there’s less downtime. I ■BVHuI Member Hi saw” l*MgJ Council Held dated with repairs. For example, on silo unloaders be sure the silage is properly distri buted and make sure the unloadcr is raised to the top for filling. Also the proper cut length of stems and proper moisture are also important. “General daily care is what you need to do," he said. The three-day also featured a worth of Jamesway parts, free lunch and large door prizes, More than 400 persons attended including a first prize of $2,000 the open house. New Agreement For Animal Health HARRISBURG (March 11) Agriculture Secretary Boyd E. Wolff Wednesday announced that a new agreement between Penn sylvania State University, the Uni versity of Pennsylvania and the Department of Agriculture will provide better animal health diag nostic services to farmers. Under the agreement, the two university laboratories, which are partially funded by the Pennsylva nia Animal Health and Diagnostic Commission, and the Depart ment’s Summerdale laboratory will each provide complete diag nostic services, but will also spe cialize to avoid costly duplication. Each laboratory brings to the system a unique capability based on its parent institution. In com plex cases, lab technicians can consult with experts on the institu tion’s staff. Wolff, who chairs the Commis sion, said the three-lab system will New Idea BY WHITE NEW IDEA Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 14, 1992-A4l offer more complete services to producers, “Under this arrangement Penn State will specialize in virology while the University of Pennsyl vania will specialize in toxicology and the Department’s Summer dale laboratory will handle most regulatory testing,” Wolff said. “Each laboratory has unique ca pabilities, but under the supervi sion of the Animal Health Com mission, testing can be referred between labs so that diagnostic services can be more complete.” Information on available testing and a new fee structure will be mailed to potential users later this month. In the meantime, questions concerning laboratory services should be directed to the indivi dual laboratories or to the Animal Health and Diagnostic Commis sion Office in Harrisburg (717) 782-2852. fw| E Lil
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