Lebanon Resident
Outstanding Ag
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Teresa J. Hill, a Penn
State student from Lebanon, has
been named the 1993 Outstanding
Two-Year Agricultural Business
Student by the College of Agricul
tural Sciences Alumni Society.
She was honored at the col
lege’s 1993 Spring Commence
ment, held Saturday, May IS, at
Penn State’s University Park
Campus.
Hill, the daughter of James Hill
and Betty Print, received an asso-
Supervisors Employees Of Year
BELLEFONTE (Centre Co.)
Farmers Home Administration
(FmHA) is pleased to announce
that County Supervisor Mildred L.
Turner, and Assistant County
Supervisor Dorothy J. Gates, of
the Centre County office were se
lected for “Employees of the Year
- 1992“
These employees were selected
from several other nominees from
Pennsylvania. FmHA employees
criteria for the award were based
on the employees’ overall effec
tiveness in delivering of FmHA
programs, contributions to man
Becomes
Student
date degree in agricultural busi
ness. She made the Dean’s List in
1991 and 1992 and was active in
the Daily Science Club and the
Coaly Society. During her studies,
she worked for Lebanon Valley
National Bank and on three dairy
farms.
In Lebanon County, she was a
member of FFA and the Junior
Holstein Club. She plans to work
in an agricultural financial institu
tion and to remain active in the
agricultural community.
agement effectiveness/cost reduc
tion. respect earned throughout
the community, cooperation with
peers, superiors and the public,
and concern in day-to-day deal
ings with the public.
Bellefonte traditionally has
been in the top Five in the state for
both rural housing and farmer pro-
gram loans made each year. The
rural housing case load remains
steady at BSO clients while the
fanner program case load has con
sistently increased by 10 clients
per year, with a total of 75 clients,
to date.
EXCELLENT WEEK FOR FIELDWORK: Above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation
allowed six days suitable for fieldwork last week. Soil moisture was rated short by 12 percent of our respon
dents, adequate by 75 percent, and surplus by 13 percent. Activities included manure hauling; preparing
seedbeds; planting oats, com. soybeans and potatoes; first alfalfa cutting started; fixing fence; and caring for
livestock.
CROPS; Planting of all spring crops progressed rapidly last week but continued to be about one week behind
normal for oats and potatoes. Plantings for com and soybeans have progressed at about the normal pace.
Tobacco transplanting was started. Hay stands showed excellent growth last week. Grazing of rotational pas
tures was going strong and cattle were moved onto all pastures across the state, with the exception of a few
selected areas that were still too wet
FRUITS: Fruit tree development continued to advance rapidly. Fruit sets looked good. There were reports of
frost in the northern areas with some minor damage.
Protect Your Farm From
SHARTLESVILLE (Berks “Wlntctor « the high school and
Co.) —The Young Farmers group «dviscr to the group, said a state
of die Tutpehocken Area School hooper from the Hamburg bar-
District will present a program at 7 rack * will discuss how fanners
p.m. on Monday, June 7, about protect their equipment and
protecting your farm equipment livestock from thieves,
and animals from theft. It’s not unheard of for thieves to
Chris Williams, an agriculture these things, she said.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 16
Linciiter Farming, Saturday, May 22, 1993-A2l
Theft
“Several farmers I work with
have had their shops robbed,” she
added.
The meeting is open to the publ
ic and will be held in the bam of
Paul Zimmerman, who lives on
Tulpehockcn Road west of Shart
lesville. When you turn onto Tul
pehockcn Road off Old 22, the
Zimmerman farm is the first one
on the left
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• Solid one-piece cast-iron bowl
• Coaled with Baked On Top Grade Polyester
TGIC Powder
- Smoother finish stays cleaner
- More durable than paint
- Chip resistant
• Stainless steel nose pan
• Improved brass valve assembly
- Softer washer for better seal
- Lighter spring for less required pressure
- Approx. 1.3 gpm at 40 psi
• Plastic plug and smaller water chamber for
frost protection
• % ’ top and bottom water inlets
• Screen on valve for water filtration
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295 Woodcornar Rd., Utllz, PA 17543
PH: 717-738-7365
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