Christian Farmers’ Fellowship To Hold Spring Luncheon HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) —Late March brings early signs of spring, and a day of spiritual preparation for farmers and the agricultural community. On Satur day, March 25, the Southeast Pennsylvania Chapter of the Fel lowship of Christian Farmers will host a Spring Out- reach Lun cheon at the Leola Family Restau rant. It is open to all farmers and agribusiness people interested in Christian music, fellowship and inspiration. Keynote speaker for the event is Loren Kruse, vice president of Fellowship of Christ ian Farmers (FCF), International Kruse, from Ankeny, lowa, is a founding members of the organi zation and the editor of Successful Farming magazine. Kruse said he’ll be speaking about “Rocks, weeds, flies and lit tle foxes.” That’s the light-hearted title of his personal testimony about his growth in Jesus Christ. Kruse, who also manages his own farm, fits all of farming’s chal lenges into four categories— rocks, weeds, flies, and little foxes. In an amusing, inspiring manner, he talks about hbw to have victory over them. The outreach luncheon is an opportunity for people within the greater family of agriculture to gather in a joy-filled fellowship, said Don Hershey, president of Pennsylvania’s only FCF chapter. Other testimonies and uplifting music also will be part of the pro gram. Hershey encourages bring ing friends who may not personal ly know Christ. FCF includes farmers, agribusiness people and friends, and welcomes new members. It was formed to help build and strengthen faith in God through salvation in Christ throughout the HANOVER rvmg ruling .stry quality agricultural lime since 1918 farming community. Registration for the Outreach Luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Leola Family Restaurants Five miles east of Lancaster on Route 23 in Leola. It costs S7.SO per per son, payable to Fellowship of Christian Farmers. March 15 is the luncheon deadline. Lancaster Dairy Day I Features Indepth Review Of Mastitis VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) The fust in a two-day over-two-weeks series of prog rams for Lancaster County dairy farmer* was held Tuesday at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center and emphasized cow comfort and mastitis control. Lancaster County Extension offers die programs annually as part of its service to the county, and they are strongly supppited by area agribusinesses. The second dairy day event is scheduled for 9 a.m., March 7. at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center with an emphasis on man aging dairy herds for profit and' stressing the business aspects of operating a dairy farm. Also scheduled during the March 7 meeting is a presentation on weed control such as wild cucumbeTrSpring redroot, and pes ticide safety. Attendance is worth credits toward pesticide certification. Tuesday’s event started with an overview by Penn State Extension agricultural engineer Dan McFar land of cow comfort designs in barns and stalls, with an emphasis on ventilation. Explaining the basic principals of air flow dynamics in bam con- W WIMPEY MINERALS USA 717-637-7121 Chris Kaminski Mail reservations to David and Phoebe Bitler, RD4, Box 4176, Fleetwood, PA 19522, or call (610)944-0541. Southeast Pennsylvania FCF chapter still seeks additional spon sors for the meeting. For more details, contact the Bitlers, or Her shey at (717) 665-3808. struction. McFarland showed examples of cross ventilation and tunnel ventilation. Tunnel ventilation has become more and more papular in recent years, especially in some of the older bank barns where location and construction make natural ventilation almost impossible, and cross ventilation impractical. The key to ventilating any build ing is to remember the second law of thermodynamics, which para phrased and in terms of air flow, is that air will always take the easiest and quickest path. In other words, if the desire is to move air from point “A” to point “B,” then there can not be any point “C” in between. In applied terms, it means that in order to move air from one of the bam to another, there can’t be any windows or major air vents along the side walls. If there would be a side window open, the flow of air would “short circuit” and come into (or out o 0 the bam at the point closest to the fan. To get good air speed in a tunnel ventilation system, both ends of the bam have to be opened up, with the exhaust portal about equal in ability to allow air flow as the inlet portal. UARRY (Turn to Pago A3B) John Weidman has a collection of husking pegs to com plement his’life-time interest in corn. Weidman Retires After Lifetime With Pioneer (Contlnuad from Pago All) of families. Today we see more management” young people comming back to the Asa hobby. Weidman has a col farm because the operations are lection of farm tools and other larger and fanning is now a busi- items that have taken his interest ness challenge. over the years. Of special note and “1 have also been working with fitting to Weidman’s interest in younger people in Pioneer and this com is a collection of about SO has kept me young. The future is husking pegs of all discriptions— going to be very exciting. Every bone, brass, spikes—even the decade has been exciting with thumb-through-leather peg that many challenges. In the *9o’s we helped him husk out more than 38 have more emphasis on biotech- bushels in 80 minutes in that early nology. Biotechnology will not contest as a teenager. replace the plant breeder but it will help us come up with new hybrids in a shorter period of time. “Environmental issues cannot be overlooked on the farm. But far mers are already the best environ mentalists in the country. Most people don’t know that. But we have a lot of home owners who are doing more to hurt the environment with everything they put on their lawns. But the majority of farmers do a good job with nutrient ADC Is the Place To Be A guaranteed market and security - the outstanding benefits that John Frederick refers to - are among the strengths of the premier dairy cooperative in the region. Atlantic Dairy Cooperative has a 78-year history of excellent service to its members. Financially strong, ADC guarantees a market for all member milk and excels in maximizing returns. ADC is a leader in providing equity payments, quality bonuses and over-order premiums to members. Nearly 4,000 dairy farmers agree that "ADC is the Place to Be." For free information on how you can secure the future of your dairy farm operation, write or call: Atlantic Dairy Cooperative 1225 Industrial Highway Southampton, PA 18966 lllllvj 1-800-645-MILK MPBPt Weidman and his wife Barbara have three grown children “So many people have helped me in my life thatare now in retire ment homes,” Weidman said. “I don't want to forget those people. I want to spend a lot more time with Barb and do some volunteer work in the community. The Lord put me here to serve and, as long as I can, I want to continue to serve my fel lowman in the church, the com munity and some special projects.” “Atlantic Dairy Cooperative has marketed ourfamily's milk since 191 7. The cooperative provides us a guaranteed market and security we know our milk check is going to come every month. ” —-John Frederick New Hope, PA
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