Oertly Named State Conservationist
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.)—Janet L. Oertly, an area
conservationist from Indiana, has
been named state conservationist
for the Natural Conservation Ser
vice (NRCS) in Pennsylvania.
Oertly succeeds Richard N.
Duncan, who retired in January
after working for the agency for
32 years. He spent six of those
years as state conservationist in
Pennsylvania.
NRCS, formerly the Soil Con
servation Service, was created last
Adams County Holstein
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is pleased to have been granted
another contract.
At Elm Tran Inc., in Rheems.
Dr. Boyd Henderson was assisted
by Shirley Trimmer of East Berlin
in demonstrating the harvesting of
ova for use in invitro fertilization.
One of six such reproductive
laboratories in the country, the
firm now exports embryos to desti
nations in Holland, England. Aus
tralia and Japan.
Kenneth Zurin of Kenbum
Farms, Mount Joy, milks his herd
of 28S Holsteins three times per
day. This partially explains his
rolling herd average of 24,117
There’s something extra in a
starter fertilizer program.
Starter fertilizers unlock bene
fits for corn farmers. They
stimulate seedling growth,
hasten crop maturity, improve
crop tolerance to some insects,
increase crop competition with
weeds and frequently increase
The agronomic benefits of starter fertilizers
increase crop productivity and profits from
corn production.
“We can help you select a
fertility program for your operation”
LEBANON AGRICORP
1-800-637-5190
October when Congress passed
legislation the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA). In addition,
several programs were transferred
to NRCS, inluding the Wetlands
Reserve Program and the Forest
Stewardship Program.
As the new state conservation
ist, Oertly will oversee an agency
in the midst of change. As head of
NRCS, she is responsible for help
ing people to conserve all natural
resources on private lands. NRCS
in Pennsylvania employs about
pounds of milk, 757 pounds of
protein.
Zurin is equipped to separate the
solids from liquids in the manure.
The solids are composted and sold
to gardeners through a local plant
food company. The farm also
finishes 200 steers in the Tender- ® neighbor to apply manure
Lean program, keeps 250,000 lay- on 150-acre farm,
ing hens, and operates a trucking The Rohrers maintain 750 cows
business to broker cottonseed and plus 575 head of youngstock and
shavings to other farmers. 1,400 head of hogs which are
Robert Rohrer and his four sons being finished for market The
farm 640 acres just east of - 570-head freestall bam features a
Washington Boro and near the slatted floor with manure storage'
Susquehanna River. Because of under the bam and a fully automa
limits on the land application of tic Boumatic double-20 rapid exit
manure, they have an agreement milking parlor.
yields, particularly in production
fields featuring conservation til
lage and irrigation. Starter fertil
izers make crop production more
environmentally sound because
they improve fertilizer uptake
efficiency.
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200 people at the state office in
Harrisburg, four regional offices,
and about 70 field and special pro
ject offices.
Oertly, a Pennsylvania native,
began her career in 1979 as a soil
scientist in Faulkton, S.D. She
worked as a soil scientist in van- a * 5*30 p.m. with the dinner at 7
ous locations in South Dakota P-m
-before her promotion to Area Soil Entertainment is always top bill-
Scientist for the Mason-Dixon ing at the fund raising event. New
target area in Maryland. She left this year is a large broadcast screen
Maryland to become a district in the main entertainment area,
conservationist in Indiana. While providing easy viewing for those
there, she was promoted to area who attend,
conservationist, her current Back by popular demand is Jay
position. Johnson, one of the world’s great
ventriloquists, who creates the
“illusion” of life with Granpa
Geezer (a homespun redneck),
Gonzales (a talking guitar), Amigo
(the South American boa
constrictor), Nethemore (a vul
ture), Log Chainey (a psychopath
ic wooden killer), and of course,
the monkey, too.
The musical group. New Odys
sey, will also feature a medley of
hits, including songs -from The
Blues Brothers, classic country.
Pop The William Tell Overture
Gospel, Glenn Miller, the Beach
Boys, Satchmo, Tommy Dorsey,
and others.
Tickets are $125, and reserved
tables of 10 and 12 are available.
For ticket information, contact the
Pennsylvania Poultry Federation,
.Penn State Dairy Club To Hold 70th Expo
Oerlly received a bachelor’s in
geology from Thiel College,
Greenville and a master’s in agro
nomy from Penn State.
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WE DO SCS WORK-ALL TYPES OF POURED WALLS
• Retaining Walls • Bunker Silos
• Manure Pits (circular or rectangular) • Slatted Floor Deep Pits
• Footers • Flatwork
CONTACT STEVE PETERSHEIM, JR.
P.O. Box 256, Bird-In-Hand, PA 17505
717-291-4585 • (FAX) 717-291-4686
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 Tlooperative 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 UJMIStI
1-800-645-MILK
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Poultry
Banquet
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“Atlantic Dairy Cooperative has
marketed ourfamily’s milk since 1917.
The cooperative provides us a
guaranteed market and security
vie know our milk check is going to come
every month. ”
MtMntagMht
Federation
Wednesday
500 N. Progress Avenue, Harris
burg, PA 17109, (717) 652-7530.
Despite a bleak economy for the
egg producers, according to Hoff
man, support is strong from the
industry for many of the support
programs maintained by the Feder
ation. The Federation, which spon
sors education and commodity
quality programs, also sponsors
five $l,OOO Penn State scholar
ships each year, and funds travel
and other expenses for four
4-H’ers to travel to national poul
try competition each year.
In addition, the Federation also
is involved in legislative functions
and provides many health and
other insurance programs for the
egg and poultry industries.
The Pennsylvania Poultry Fed
eration is a nonprofit, 501(c)(5)
organization serving the Pennsyl
vania poultry industry and its sup
pliers through education, promo
tion, governmental relations,
research, scholarships, and disease
control.
For federal income tax pur
poses. ticket purchases are deduc
tible as a business expense but not
as a charitable contribution.
—-John Frederick
New Hope, PA
UNIVERSITY
PARK (Centre
Co.) —The 70th Penn
State Dairy Science
Club Dairy Exposition
will be held April 22 at
the Ag Arena beginning
at 8:30 a.m. with cattle
fitting and showing
competition among club
members and other
interested Penn State
students.
A champion fitter and
showman will be named
in each of the three
divisions—amateur,
intermediate, and
professional—from
which a grand champion
and reserve grand
champion for the show
will be named.
This year’s Exposi
tion chairperson is
Donald Martin from
Chambersburg, and the
assistant chairperson is
Donald Harwood from
Shippensburg. The
show chairpersons for
this year’s Exposition
are Adam Tanis from
Centre Hall, Jen Trout
from Forest Hills, Md.,
Bryan Herring from
Farmington, and Scott
Longenbach from
Northhampton.
In addition to the
showing and fitting
competition, there are
several special events
planned for guests and
students. There will be
the annual milking con
test, calf dressing, dizzy
bat, and milk chugging
contest.
Also, all alumni are
invited to participate in
a special showmanship
contest. The chairper
sons for the special
events, which should
start around noon, are
Kara Tussey from Hun
tingdon and Amy Pack
ard from Troy. For more
information, call (814)
865-7638.