CfrUhcaster Fanning, Saturday, July 23, 1994
Graves Joins York
Farm
YORK (York Co.) York
Farm Credit, ACA announced the
addition fcf Amanda Graves to its
staff of loan officers. She works
with dairy accounts and other
farm customers in the Franklin
County area.
A native of Massachusetts,
Amanda developed an interest in
dairy science by working on her
grandparents’ dairy farm.
Throughout high school and col
lege, she judged dairy cattle and
was active in 4-H dairy clubs.
Amanda was graduated from
Virginia Polytcchnical Institute
and State University in 1992 with
a bachelor’s in dairy science. For
the past year, she has been work
ing for Farm Credit in western
New York.
Tillage With Deep
KALIDA, Ohio Unverferth
Manufacturing Company, Inc. in
troduces a new version of its
popular Cut, Penetrate and Cover
CPC 2000 deep-till implement.
The patented Brent CPC 2000’s
newly designed rock shaft and
heavy duly springs for the front
disk gangs provides 30 percent
greater down pressure and allow
the disks to follow field conditions
with precision. A wider axle base
provides better stability and uni
form penetration. Rear disk gangs
feature an updated double spring
suspension linkage which allows
rear discs to follow ground con
tours independently of the front
disc gangs.
Both the front and rear disk
gangs of this machine are on-the
go depth adjustable to control the
amount of residue on top of the
soil. The angle of the disks is also
adjustable from 20 degrees, for
Directory Reveals
CREAMERY (Montgomery
Co.) Everyone knows that sum
mer is the season for fresh straw
berries, sweet com, tomatoes, and
all those other fruits and veget
ables. But who knows when to
buy locally-grown produce?
Where to pick your own berries
or flowers? How to purchase
meats directly from the produc
ers? Or where to get straw for the
home garden?
With the help of a new, free
directory of local farms, anyone
can have this information at their
fingertips.
“Tiesh from Montgomery
Cour’y Farms” is a listing for the
1994 growing season of 40 area
producers. Included are the farm
names, address and phone, general
location, farm-grown products,
services and hours. An availability
schedule and county map are
shown.
The directory is a product of
ness
News
Credit
Amanda Graves
Enhanced Cut, Cover
Unverferth Manufacturing
Company, Inc. Introduces a
new version of Its popular
Cut, Penetrate and Cover
CPC 2000 deep-till Imple
ment. The patented Brent
CPC 2000’s newly designed
rock shaft and heavy duty
springs for the front disk
gangs provides 30 percent
greater down pressure and
allow the disks to follow field
conditions with precision.
more aggressive work, to 14 de
grees for less cutting action, al
lowing the operator to adjust rcsi-
Farm Harvests
Montgomery County Cooperative
Extension, based at the County
4-H Center on Route 113 in
Creamery.
“Our directory makes it as easy
for consumers to be at the right
place at the right time,” said Nan
cy Stevens, director of the Mont
gomery County extension office.
“For some people, it’ll be the first
time they’ve bought directly from
the field. They’ll be the most sur
prised when they discover the var
iety, the fresh flavors, and the
farm experience.”
Stevens points out that by buy
ing from farmers, consumers can
learn more about agriculture and
the families that make a living off
of the land, first settled three
hundred years ago. Helping main
tain open space in the county is
another benefit. And on a final,
Beef Industry Announces
Assessment Plan
CHICAGO. 111. Meaningful
value-based marketing is one step
closer, thanks to the National Beef
Instrument Assessment Plan an
nounced by the National Live
Stock and Meat Board.
Reliable instrument assessment
is a critical link in the process of
accurately predicting eating quali
ty of beef products, according to
J.O. Reagan, director of product
technology research, National
Live Stock and Meat Board.
“Industry must accurately mea
sure high-value traits before pro
ducers can be paid for them,” said
Gary C. Smith, university distin
guished professor occupying the
Monfort Endowed Chair, Colo
rado State Universitiy and chair of
the National Beef Instrument As
sessment Palnning Committee.
Instrument assessment involves
the use of various tools and instru
ments to measure important char
acteristics of beef. The goal is to
develop tools to accurately mea
sure the factors that predict the
quality and eating pleasure of
beef, such as marbling, composi
tion and tenderness. Part of the in
strument assessment research pro
cess includes basic research work
Tiller
due from 0-85 percent and meet
management preferences from
field to field or conservation com
pliance guidelines.
For more information, contact
Unverfcrlh Manufacturing Co.,
Inc., P.O. Box 357, Kalida, OH
45853, (800) 322-6301 or (419)
532-3121.
Harris
Joins Staff
DENVER (Lancaster Co.)
Dr. Peter Harris, D.V.M., has re
cently joined the staff of food ani
mal veterinarians with Hutchin
son, Trayer and Reed Veterinary
Associates.
Harris has his bachelor’s and
veterinarian degrees from North
Carolina State University. He has
worked in a predominantly dairiy
practice in Williamsburg.
Local
very practical note, Stevens said
that it’s easier to get kids to eat
more fruits and vegetables when
they are fresh and taste better.
Copies of “Fresh from Mont
gomery County Farms” are avail
able at any of the county informa
tion centers (Abington, Ambler,
Ardmore, Hatboro, Lansdale and
Pottstown), at the county court
house lobby in Norristown, and
the public libraries.
For a copy by mail, send a self
addressed, stamped legal size
envelope to Montgomery County
Cooperative Extension, P.O. Box
20, Route 113, Creamery, PA
19430. Ask for “Fresh from Mont
gomery County Farms.” It is
available in large quantities to
organizations, churches, or
employers. For more information,
call (610) 489-4315.
to develop new measurement ap
proaches by better understanding
connections between measurable
traits and beef quality. Another
Deere Announces New
Collector Card Series
MOLINE, 111. Deere &
Company recently announced a
new collector card series to its
dealer network. The cards, labeled
“1994 Series.” are available to the
public through John Deere dealers
in 100-card complete sets and
10-card foil packs.
The 2'A x 314 -inch cards depict
both recent and antique agricultur
al equipment such as tractors,
combines, cultivation equipment,
plus planting and harvesting
equipment. Other cards feature
Deere’s industrial and lawn and
grounds care products as well as
important events from the com
pany’s 157-year history.
Nolan Ryan, recently retired
Texas Rangers pitcher who holds
several major league marks in
cluding seven no-hitters, has
agreed to participate with Deere in
the company’s first set of trading
cards. Ryan signed 800 cards that
feature him with his John Deere
machinery in various locations on
his Texas ranch. The personally
Farmers’-Businessmen’s
PITTSTOWN, N.J. The
1994 Farmers’-Businessmen’s
Picnic, sponsored by the Hunter
don County Board of Agriculture,
will be held here at Oak Grove
Plantation on Oak Grove Road on
Wednesday, July 27. Wagon tours
of the farm will start at 4:30 p.m.,
with a picnic supper at 6:30 p.m.
Oak Grove Plantation is owned
and operated by Ted and Susan
Blew. Theirs is a general farm,
raising hogs and organic vegeta
bles. There will be a guided wa
gon tour of the field crops, and Su-
York Farm Credit
Announces
Patronage Refund
YORK (York Co.) York
Farm Credit, ACA announces a
patronage refund of $385,000 to
its members/borrowers as part of
the association capitalization plan.
The association files as a co
operative with the IRS, which is a
benefit to York Farm Credit’s
members/borrowers because that
Pa.-Bred Bull Enters
Select Sires Program
PLAIN CITY, Ohio 7H4831
C&M-R-Run Targ Granger-ET
*TL, a yound sire bred by Michael
Hoover of Tyrone, PA, has been
chosen to enter Select Sires’ Pro
gram for Genetic Advancement
(PGA) sire sampling system. Bas
ed on his outstanding pedigree,
7H4831 has been selected as one
of 200 Holstein bulls from
throughout the United Slates to
enter the program in 1994.
important aspect of the research
process is applied research, which
rigourously tests existing tech
nologies in real-world situations.
Deere and Company's new
1994 Series collector cards
feature historical and current
agricultural equipment as
well as Industrial and lawn
and grounds care equip
ment. The cards are available
through participating Deere
dealers after August 1.
autographed cards have been in
serted randomly into the 10-card
foil packs.
Picnic Set
san will give a guided walking
tour of the vegetables.
After supper, Garabcd “Chuck”
Hayataian, Speaker of the House
of the Stale of New Jersey, will be
the guest speaker. His talk will be
on the Commercial Farm Building
Law just passed and the viability
and future of agriculture in New
Jersey.
There will be a drawing for
door prizes after the talk.
For tickets, call (908)
788-1339.
means profits can be returned at
some future time.
Members/borrowers derive
benefits based on their use the
more business that members/bor
rowers do with York Farm Credit,
the larger the patronage refund.
Checks will be mailed in the
last quarter of 1994 to 1,746 mem
bers/borrowcrs.
Expect daughters of 7H4831 to
be high protein producers, as he is
sired by Target and his dam com
pleted a record over 27.950 M with
3.6% protein. The dam, a Rotate
daughter, is scored Excellent (90)
with an Excellent udder. The ma
ternal grandam, a Ned Boy, is
scored (VG-85-EX-MS-DOM)
and has averaged 3.5% protein in
two lactations. 7H4831 is bred to
sire lots of high-solids milk and
correct udders, feet and legs.