124-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7, 1992 b: )iso& Leadership V fora growing planet Regional FFA Winner • David Good, a 1991 Cowan esque Valley was recen tly named as a silver award profi ciency winner in the eastern region of the National FFA. The region is comprised of all states from North Carolina north to Maine and west to and includ ing Ohio. David had been named the state gold proficiency winner in farm and/or homestead improvement earlier this year, when he received a plaque and $lOO check from the FFA Founda tion. The award is cosponsored by Upjohn, TUCO, Asgrow, and O’s Bats In Your Belfry? UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) So you’ve got bats in your belfry and don’t know what to do. Maybe your home is the site of a bat nursery, according to a Penn State researcher who is looking at but preferences for selecting roosting sites. “Suitable natural nursery sites for maternal bats are becoming scarce, which means more bats are looking to man-made facilities as places to roost," says Lisa Williams, a graduate student in wildlife and fisheries science at Penn State. “This in turn is leading to a decline in the number of bats partly due to habitat loss and partly because humans are not particularly tolerant of these mammals.” Maternity colonies of bats, which historically have sought out hollowed trees and rock crevices as places to deliver their pups, have increasingly turned to attics, church steeples and bams as ideal locations for maternity wards. The reasons behind the switch from natural habitats to man-made struc tures include the fast-paced spread of urban and sub urban development, deforestation, the use of pesti cides and forest management practices that have reduced the availability of maternity roost sites. Although it is difficult to determine how many bats have disappeared from maternity colonies in recent years, Williams says that bat counts of hiber nating populations show drastic decline. . “It is easier to get a handle on hibernating popula tions and their numbers. Researchers are finding that where once colonies of 20,000 bats hibernated in Pennsylvania caves, it is now rare to find a cave with more than 1,000 bats in it.” Williams, who placed an advertisement in a local newspaper to find homeowners willing to share their batty experiences for research purposes, has been attempting to design a bat house that maternal bats find appealing. She hopes that by providing safe nursery havens for bats displaced by humans, the amount of stress on the mammals can be limited, and the decline in populations can be slowed. Bats are important predators of insects, like mosquitoes and gnats, with some species able to consume half their body weight in bugs per night Bat houses, which can be attached to the side of a building, are simply constructed wooden boxes that must have the perfect temperatures, light conditions and location before bats will settle in to bear their young. “Bats are very devoted mothers, but have a low reproductive rate,” Williams explains. “Normally, most species only bear one pup per year which adds to the real threat of wiping out bat populations. It takes years UT replace the individuals lost to poor habitat conditions and human persecution.” Mother bats generally prefer the most stable temperatures available in the 80-100 degrees Fah- (Turn to Page 825) Gold through the National FFA Foundation. David and his parents have developed and implemented diffe rent types of programs to improve the efficiency, production, and comfort, along with the real and aesthetic value of their farm. Some of the improvements have included high tech milking equip ment, Incorporation of a TMR feeding program, construction of a combination machinery storage shed and farm service center, and improvements in the dry cow and replacement heifer facilities. An ongoing improvement of the pas ture systems has been started-and is continuing. David, the son of Nancy and Vernon Good of rural Westfield, was very active in the FFA. He served as an officer in the local and county chapter, participated in county, area, regional and state activities, and attended the National FFA Convention. He Omelet lovers have led a hard life ever since it was discovered a while back that a single egg con tains more than 200 milligrams of cholesterol, which is nearly the recommended maximum intake (300 milligrams) for an entire day. Yet eggs are otherwise an excel lent food-rich in nutrients and low in saturated fat, not to mention delicious and fast-cooking, and essential for certain recipes. We’ve often recommended “stretching” one whole egg by adding two egg whites to it, and we’ve looked at egg substitutes, which are basically egg- whites with some oil and food coloring added. But no omelet lover could mistake egg whites or egg substi tutes for genuine whole eggs. The texture and flavor just aren’t the same. Now there’s a product that may bring back the three-egg omelet. Simply Eggs is a liquid, whole egg product with only 45 milli grams of cholesterol per egg. The manufacturer (Michael Foods, earned the state degree, record keeping awards on the state level, and an FFA scholarship on the national level. He is studying dairy science at Delaware Valley SJ THREE Six all-new tractors...three all-new ITT TtmUTT transmissions. AN |-|\ KW The all-new PowrQuad ‘ (standard on 7000, optional on 6000) gives you four powershiftable speeds in each of four synchronized ranges. A neutral position lets you pause momentarily (without clutching) to dump your bucket, before powershifting into one of four reverse speeds. A Breakthrough Egg features the fastest top speed and TTI AATOMTOOTAIVTO s l° west l° w speeds available to MwholTO A IyTTV MAT! "n SynchroPlus' (standard on 6000) /I 11 I 111 mr, is fully synchronized for easy • • ITIUXUJ shifty in both speeds and ranges, See your John Deere dealer for more details. .» - -. ...' jsa "* d ■ : ■&■'■ -.-*— Good Deals... And * A Good Deal More ADAMSTOWN EQUIPMENT INC. Mohnton, PA (nur Adamatown) 215-484-4391 BARTRON CLUGSTON FARM SUPPLY, INC. EQUIPMENT Tunkhannock, PA Naadmora, PA 717-836-4011 717-573-2215 Inc.) has figured out a fairly simple process for eliminating 80% of the cholesterol in a yolk Separated yolks are mixed with a modified cornstarch and centri fuged (whirlcd)-which causes much of the cholesterol to stick tc the cornstarch, so that most of both can be removed. Then the yolks are remixed with the whiles ultra-pasteurized, and packaged ir half-pint containers. The ultra pasteurization, of course, kills bacteria and increases shelf life. The product lasts nine weeks if kept unopened and refrigerated. After it’s opened, it has to be used in three days. But because the eggs are pasteurized, you can scramble them soft or even eat them raw (as in homemade ice cream or milkshakes) without worrying about salmonella poi soning. Except for the cholesterol, all the nutrients are the same, Some salt is added: an egg has 70 milligrams of sodium naturally, and these eggs have 120 milli grams each. Both SynchroPlus and RmrQuad feature all-new PermaCiutch 2 Oil-cooled wet disks withstand high temperatures for long life CARLYLE & MARTIN, INC. Hagarstown, MD 301-733-1873 The United Slates is one of|] largest exporters of rice my world supplying about 20$ cfy rice for world trade. Rice lanj harvested 2.8 million acres )t mg 15.4 billion pounds of ® At only 82 calories per hallo serving, rice is a great soura complex carbohydrates and i fat, sodium and cholesterol lij The deluxe, 19-speed Power Shift (optional on 7000 Series only) CLUGSTON AG & TURF, INC. Chambarsburg, PA 717-263-4103 DEERFIELD AG & TURF CENTER, INC. Wataontown, PA 717-538-3557 DUNKLE & GRIEB INC. Mill Hall, PA 717-726-3115 ENFIELD EQUIPMENT INC. GUTSHALL'S INC. Whltalord, MD Carilala, PA 301-452-5252 717-249-2313 The package costs moron, regular eggs: about $2 form half-pint packages, each t , valent of slightly more ti anfa whole eggs. You can’t boil fe eggs or serve them but when cooked or sc..>n they look and taste like ti £r thing. The FDA has nou approved the modified corn® that’s used, though the mam turcr has petitioned the agenq approval. The new eggs arc) coming on the market and maJ be available nationwide until fall. ' EVERGREEN TRACTOR CO., INC. Labanon, PA 717-272-4641 FINCH SERVICES HANOVER INC. Hanovar, PA 717-632-2345 A.B.C. GROFF, INC. Naw Holland, PA 717-354-4191 GUTSHALL’S INC. RD #2 Box 74-A Loyavllla, PA i I
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