No-Turn Composting Method To Be Demonstrated COLLEGEVILLE (Montgom ery Co.) Boy Scouts at a local Scout camp are composting food wastes using a method unknown to many. A fanner in Horsham is composting horse manure and bedding using the same proce dure. Both are utilizing a system developed in Canada to compost fish wastes. It is a low-tech, low cost method which can be used by those interested in small to med ium-scale composting. This method of composting, the Passively Aerated Windrow Sys tem (PAWS) will be demonstrated at workshops to be held at two lo cations this summer. During the workshops, participants will see how a pile is constructed and learn about the compost process, com post quality, and end-product us es. Also included will be a discus sion of different source materials that can be used to make a PAWS pile and a demonstration of how to dismantle a finished pile. This no turning system can be used at places such as horse stables, farms, schools, camps, and by food processors and landscapers. The first workshop is scheduled for June 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Arbor Meadow Farm in Horsham. Here the PAWS method is being used to compost horse manure and bedding and the fin- See our beautiful new Wood & Gas Stoves. at lldussingers IquaUTY STOVES] 2533 Old Phila. Pike, Rt. 340, Smoketown, PA 3 miles east of Lancaster Tue., Thurs., St Fri. 10-8; Wed. & Sat 10-5 * See the New r STRATFORD CLASSIC Coal Stoves You’re Invited! DATES: TIME: LOCATION: Sponsor: Make plans to join us for any or all of the field days listed above. Guided tours (11/2 hours per tour) of the 40+ research plots will be provided. Some of the current research underway includes: Herbicide-Resistant Crops Planting Date Studies Row Width Studies Fertility Trials Pesticide Trials Tillage Studies Corn, Wheat and Soybean Variety Trials A free lunch will be provided from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and our staff of agronomists, our research manager, Rob Kauffman, and various agribusiness representatives will be available to answer your questions. These farm days are free and open to the public. Please call Karen Becker at (717) 859-3276 with any questions. ished product will be applied to vegetable fields. On July 24, the program will be at the Hart Scout Reservation from 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. and will focus on com posting cafeteria discards. The workshops are sponsored by the Recycling Education Pro gram, Montgomery County Co operative Extension. There is no charge for either program. For directions or to register, call the recycling education office at (610) 454-1245. Knott Joins Angus Assoc. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. James Knott, Andrews Bridge, Pa. is a new member of the American An gus Association, reported Dick Spader, executive vice president of the national organization. The American Angus Associa tion, with more than 27,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef cattle registry associa tion in the world. Its computerized records include detailed informa tion on over 12 million registered Angus. The Association records ances tral information and keeps records of production on individual ani mals for its members. (717)397-7539 June 22,1995 July 19.1995 September 6,1995 mgjm I <K (Rain or Shine) 41111113 Stop by anytime between 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Hibshman Homestead Research Farm (Follow Rt. 272 two miles north of Ephrata. Turn north on Schoeneck Road. Proceed to intersection of Schoeneck and Springville Roads. Farm is on the corner.) Brubaker Agronomic Consulting Service 4340 Oregon Pike, Ephrata, PA (717) 859-3276 Latest DHIA averages for the Selpts are 20,784 pounds milk, 702 f, and 642 p. ‘Mystique’ Of Dairy Farm (Continued from Pago A2O) the ice cream parlor business came about, and they still provide bottled milk for customers in the area. Seipt said the farm provides a service to the community. * 252 North Shirk Road • New Holland PA 17557 "It used to be that everybody’s grandfather was a farmer," he said. "And they just went to see Grandpa in the summer and they knew what a farm was. But we’re now one generation past that Everybody’s grandfather is not a farmer anymore. Kids don’t know what a farm is. So we have an opportunity to show them the ‘mystique’ of the farm. And that’s why the entertainment aspect became a viable option." The greatest challenge Seipt faces is time. Because of the added responsibilities, time management is difficult Many times, 18-hour days are the norm. “I might as well admit it—the entertain ment center is more pro fitable. It gets the atten tion. We should have been chopping some of this alfalfa last week, but we had problems (at the golf course), so we didn’t do it We didn’t get it done, it’s that simple. “We should be done, and we aren’t as a result of these dividided loyalties,” Seipt sees no turning back. Without the enter tainment aspects, including the ice cream parlor, “we would not survive in this area. “Is that because we are fanning for fun? My wife says, why don’t you pack it in? The point is, this is our love." Seipt said the dairy remains a profit center. But the entertainment aspect of the operation couldn’t exist without the viable, working farm. “They all work together. We couldn’t have our Fall Fest with out the farm. A lot of people come to the entertainment center because of the ‘mys tique’ of the farm. “But there’s a whole lot less effort involved in the entertainment per dollar return that there is on the farm. “You don’t have to get up at 4:30 to milk the golf course. You don’t have to get up on Sun day and seven days a week to do that’’ Seipt emphasized the importance of what they do for the community. “I think we provide a service. I think we’re an educational arm. We’re the front-line public relations for the fanner, when you get right down to it”
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