Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 03, 1995, Image 36

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    A36>Lancattar Farming, Saturday, Juna 3, 1995
Keystone Farm Credit Announces Scho
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Eric R. Wenger of Manheim
(Lancaster County) and Amy E.
Plummer of Chalfont (Bucks
County) have been named as reci
pients of Keystone Farm Credit’s
two annual scholarships.
Applicants for Keystone’s
scholarship must be high school
seniors who live in Keystone’s
15-county territory and plan to
major in agriculture or agribusi
ness at a four-year college on a
fulltime basis.
Eric is the son of Nelson and
Alma Wenger. He attends Man
heim Central High School and
plans to study accounting at Mes
siah College or State Univer
sity. An outstanding student, he
has been active in his school’s
National Honor Society, yearbook
staff, band, orchestra and the Eris
man Mennonite Church. He is
president of the church youth
group, serves as president of his
senior class and served as a 4-H
computer science volunteer lead
er. He received the Lancaster
County 4-H Superior Achieve
ment Award, served as 4-H
ambassador, and participated in
the 4-H exchange to the Republic
of Poland. •
He Farms,
She
Teaches Ag
(Continued from Page A3S)
In addition to cows, a
few sheep graze on the
pasture.
“Christine inherited
the sheep when we pur
chased the farm,” David
said. “At first, she got a
few dollars when she
had them sheared, but
now she needs to pay to
have them sheared.”
Christine has con
tinued teaching
throughout the birth of
their three children. A
full-time nanny comes
to the farm each school
day to watch the child
ren while Christine is
working. She leaves at 7
a.m. to reach the school
and often needs to work
evenings with the adult
farmer program and
FFA activities with the
students.
Both parents take
turns chauffeuring their
oldest daughter Erin,
who is Lebanon Coun
ty’s Li’l Miss Dairy
Miss, to dairy promo
tions. (See story on page
B-10.)
Combining full-time
teaching, farming, and
raising a family isn’t
always easy.
Christine said, “Like
everyone else, we have
our ups and downs and
wish we had more time
to spend together as a
family. We treasure
family lime. When we
have it, we make sure it
is as quality as
possible.”
The combination of
responsibilities, Christ
ine believes, gives her
perspective. She said, “I
like coming home to the
farm. Farm responsibili
ties keep me in tune to
what’s going on so that I
can use it in the class
room and with my adult
Eric R. Wenger
Amy is the daughter of John
and Maxine Plummer. She attends
Central Bucks High School West
and will attend either the Univer
sity of Tennessee in Knoxville or
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University in Blacksburg.
She plans to study pre vet
medicine/biology.
Amy is involved in 4-H prog
rams in which she has received
numerous awards and has repre-
Performance and Durability for Larger Acreages!
120” and 144” Cut; 120 HP Center Gearbox; 100 HP Outboard
Gearboxes; Pan Blade Carriers; Updraft Blades; Cat. 4 Driveline
with Slip Clutch Protection; 540 or 1000 RPM; Lift or Pull-Type;
10-Gauge Deck; 1/4” x 10” Side Skirts; Replaceable Skid Shoes;
Rated for 2” Diameter Material; Safety Deflectors Standard.
;y. .y es!
15’ Cut; 540 or 1000 RPM; Cat. 5 Main Driveline; Cat. 4 or 5 Wing
Drivelines; 180 HP Divider Gearbox; 140 HP Center and Wing Gear
boxes; Pan Blade Carries; 6” Blade Overlap; Mechanical Level-Lift
Axle; 10-Gauge Deck; 'A ” x 10 -A " Side Skirts; Heavy-Duty Clevis
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Rated for 2” Diameter Material; Fully-Shielded Drivelines; Safety
Deflectors Standard.
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sented 4-H on many levels. She
has also received numerous sci
ence awards throughout high
school. She was named to Who’s
Who Among American High
School Students, is a member of
the National Honor Society, and
has been involved with the Stu
dent Government Organization.
Applications for Keystone’s
1996 Scholarship will be available
in September. r
Servis-Rhino*
Amy E. Plummer
Tough Medium-Duty Cutters!
72” Cutting Widths; 90 HP Gearbox; Cat. 4 Driveline; Slip
i Protection; 10-Gauge Deck; 540 RPM; Updraft Blades; Pan
Carrier: 1/4” x 9” Side Skirts: Greaseable Tapered Roller
[Bearings; Rated for 2” Diameter Material; Replaceable
Ihoes; Safety Deflectors Standard.
Dairy Agents Keep teaming
(Continued from Pago AM)
terns installed there. w „ , . , . ...
Martin has a 64 tiestall bam that McFarlandexplained the control
is outfitted with a system for all three “ tt,ngs and 616 triggers and how
seasons and ventilation strategies. th f. was , T l °
In designing a ventilation sys- a e lueve d,fferent levels * or stages of
tem.it was explained that a series of mr ,
“stages” should be designed. These . Edeen Whcel * r demonstrated
stages are in fact overlapping vend- wind measuring devices and de
lation plans, each using a different cussed the effects ofstmcture on the
set of fans and air inlets. flow of a,r ’ how *? detect d f d a,r
At the Martin barn. Nelson spots, and how to fine tune a bam to
opened up one end of the bam by get * e desired effect,
removing some block from around Graves showoldieyenulauonsys
four 48-inch fan's at the other end. fm built into the bam s second floor
He also has some fans mounted sto . rage “d wh y
in the side wall away from the silos "f 6^spacing. etc.
to provide the energy for the nega- Tyson discussed the tunnel yen
tive pressure system for winter. Illation system and how to calculate
In older to provide for a range of f he size fd placement of the open
conditions, the whole system is mgs and fans, surface area and
based on seven stages of design, s P ecd ! along with some things to
ranging from the winter system to consider in retrofitting,
the tunnel ventilation. Dunn B the entire time, agents
Controls are located along a wall were encouraged to ask questions,
with temperature and pressure sen- and did. On top of the intensive
sore located at areas most favorable instruction, each agent was provided
to getting readings that measure wiflia packet of reference matenals.
best the conditions the cow is expe- These types of in-service educa
riencing tional professional seminars are
Because it was retrofitted with designed so most agents can be
ventilation systems, Martin’s setup expected to be able to aid farmers in
also demonstrated the techniques search of the latest information,
which can be used to pull fresh air or more information on venti
from the hay mow area in older ,ation s y stems - contact a local dany
bams. agent.
“Some things
are just built
tougher than
others.”
TW6O/72
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