Ram Lamb, Ewe STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The Pennsylvania Depart ment of Agriculture’s Meat Ani- mal Evaluation Center wishes to announce that final preparations are being made for Pennsylvania’s Exchange Entries Sought GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.) Applications are being sought for American Farm Bureau’s County Farm Bureau Program Exchange. The contest recognizes outstanding, innovative county programs or activities. Categories for entry are health and safety; ag in the classroom; young farmers and ranchers; nuY.stii.THAOt on bint through the 19 More Reasons Why you should buy Big Dutchman from Hershey Equipment NEW CONSTRUCTION OR REMODEL WORK 1. Big Dutchman and Hershey Equipment is #1 in owner loyalty. More people buy Big Dutchman when they remodel than any other system. 2, Our Profit-tier system adapts to your old building. 3. Re-use your old comers to save money. 4. Big Dutchman’s superior suspension system keeps the cages from sagging between stands. Competitive sys tems sag. 5. Lower maintenance costs. Talk to our customers - Then talk to theirs! 6. Better Performance! This isn’t just talk. Ask your feed company to show you records from a Big Dutchman sys tem to compare to a competitive system. 7. Big Dutchman high lip feed trough is designed to reduce spillage into the walkways. Look at a competitors walk way and measure the thickness of wasted feed. 8. Your old hoppers aren’t wore out. Save money and re use them on your new system. 9. We have our own installation crews to be sure the equip ment is properly installed. Competition hires outside crews. COMMERCIAL LAYER CONTRACTS GIVE US A CALL TT€RSH€V mm EQUIPMENT CO. IF IT’S WORTH YOUR INVESTMENT, TRUST IT TO HERSHEY 15 th Performance Tested Ram Lamb and Invitational Ewe Sale scheduled for Saturday, August 7. This year, the activities have expanded to incorporate the Penn- issues: local, state, national; infor mation, public relations; wetlands; food safety; women’s programs; political education; commodity promotion: policy development; and animal welfare. For more information, contact the PFA’s Governmental Rela tions Division. Deadline for entry is September 1. Sale Set sylvania Sheep and Wool Growers Association Sheep Field Day. The activities are scheduled to get un der way at noon Friday, August 6. There will be many informa tional booths set up with well qualified people available to dis cuss topics on a one-to-one basis with producers and any interested people. A sampling of the booths and experts that will be availiable are: The Scrapie Eradication Commit tee; Soil Conservation Service - pasture management; ASCS - Wool Incentive Program; Penn sylvania Department of Agricul ture - Bureau of Dog Law En forcement; animal nutritionists; Pennsylvania Sheep and Lamb Marketing board; Pennsylvania Lamb Marketing Cooperative; and Pennsylvania’s Sheep and Wool Queen. 10. Eggs move gently from the birds, to the belts and thru the collector unit. The eggs are not like balls in a bowl ing alley as in some competitive systems. 11. Incredible! New left hand drive allows feed chain to travel up to 120 F.P.M. 12. Your present gearboxes and motors can be re-used to save money. 13. The Big Dutchman chain feeder gives 2'/i times more feeder space than the grind auger. 14. It’s a proven fact. Chain feeder systems use less electricity. 15. Big Dutchman has a stronger cage top and front than competitive cages. 16. The sliding door on a Big Dutchman system is easy to open and close and it stays closed. 17. The Big Dutchman collector is the best there is. Don’t accept an imitation. 18. Our cage design allows eggs to roll front and out of the cage, not get stepped on and cracked by birds as in com petitive cages. 19. Big Dutchman systems provides a bigger percentage of larger eggs for a longer period of time. 255 PLANE TREE DRIVE LANCASTER, PA 17603 (717) 393-5807 There ate also demonstrations scheduled, such as sheep to shawl by the Hill and Hollow Handspin ncrs, guard dog and donkey, and sheep dog. There will be a trade show where sheep equipment and pro ducts will be displayed by ven dors. The meat science specialists in the Department of Dairy and Ani mal Science at Penn State are planning on showcasing some new lamb products and the 4-H sheep club-will also have their food booth in operation. Pennsylvania’s 15 Performance Tested Ram Lamb sale is slated to start at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 7. Attendees will be able to inspect approximately 40 of the best per formance tested rams available in the Northeast. Approximately 50 outstanding ewes consigned by the performance minded breeders participating in the ram test pro- Uncwtw Farming, Saturday, July 31.1993-D3 gram will be offered For more information on Penn sylvania’s performance testing programs, the Ram Lamb and In vitational Ewe Sale or the Sheep Field Day, contact Glenn Ebcrly, director. Meat, Animal Evaluation Center, 651 Fox Hollow Road, Slate College, PA 16803, (814) 238-2527 or (814) 865-5857, or Joe Vogel, president, Pennsylva nia Sheep and Wool Growers As sociation, RD 1 Box 188, Kcmp ton, PA 19529, (215) 756-4212, Candidate (Continued from Pago D 2) to bring to light specific issues, ideas and solutions to help turn the state into an attractive place to con duct business. He said that there is no reason that business and environmental protections can’t coexist. According to Ridge, he has also been to Penn State University to better understand its operations and needs; he has met and intends to continue to meet with farm fam ilies about wetlands issues and has helped to sponsor legislation (H.R. 1330) which would redefine wet lands and provide compensation for denial of use of wetlands; and he said he has worked with the Rural Electric Coaltion. He also said, if elected gover nor, he “will have a very strong, pro-active department of agricul ture” that would intensify existing efforts to increase and expand the export of agricultural products, raw and processed. “I appreciate the diversity and strength (of Pennsylvania agricul ture) and (he economic impact in Pennsylvania, and as the campaign develops, we will have a very targeted message to our friends in agriculture and rural communi ties,” he said. Ridge is to be back in the area again several times over the course of the next year, he said. 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