C6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 5. 1995
Dekalb Hires
District
LITITZ (Lancaster Co.) —
Dewey Shaffer HI recently joined
the Dekalb Swine Breeders, Inc.
as district service manager for the
northeast district.
Shaffer will provide technical
management expertise and sup
port for Dekalb customers. He will
also provide technical support for
Dekalb customers as they adopt
artificial insemination techniques
on their hog operations. Shaffer
brings with him strong swine pro-
Curtis Boos
Empire Livestock Names
General Manager
SYRACUSE. N.Y.—Dale
Chambers, president and manager
of Burton Livestock Exchange,
Inc., Vernon, N.Y., has been
named as the new general mana
ger for Empire Livestock Market
ing Inc.
In this capacity, he will oversee
all the markets and operations,
provide management expertise,
analyze potential market acquisi
tions, and develop strategic plans
for the organization going
forward.
“Dale brings more than 20
years’ experience in livestock
marketing and a reputation for
honesty and fair dealing,” said
Rick Smith, chief executive offic
er fra- Dairylea Cooperative Inc.,
which owns Empire Livestock.
“His strong knowledge of the
industry and his record as a sound
businessperson will enhance
Empire’s reputation and opera
tions for years to come.”
In connection with Chambers’
appointment. Empire Livestock
has completed a transaction
whereby the Burton Livestock
Exchange will become a part of
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) —
Reading Bone Agway and the
Milton Hershey School, in a joint
venture, will be holding an infor
mative field day for valued cus
tomers, invited guests, and inter
ested citizens on Aug. 9 at 9:30
a.m., at the comer of Homestead
ness
News
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Dewey Shaffer 111
duction experience from working
for Pennfield Corp the past nine
years.
Curtis Boos has recently
accepted the position of district
sales manager in the northeast dis
trict for Dekalb Swine Breeders,
Inc. Boos was the district service
manager for Dekalb in the north
east He has been employed by
Dekalb for 10 years, of which the
past six have been in the
Northeast.
Dale Chambers
Empire’s marketing system, oper
ating as “Burton Livestock.”
Chambers received his bache
lor’s degree from Cornell Univer
sity in Ithaca, N.Y. and attended
the Reppert School of Auctioneer
ing in Decatur, Ind. He is a mem
ber of the Vernon Merchants
Association.
Field Day Set
Road and Route 322.
Throughout the day, groups
will be visiting with various
speakers to discuss ag advance
ments. Among the topics will be
the use of global positioning satel
lites for pinpoint accuracy with
fertility, yields, and pest manage-
Layers Fed Oyster Shells
Demonstrate Lower Feed Costs
MOUNT JOY (Lancaster Co,)
A 54-week trial comparing
oyster shell and coarse particle
limestone found birds on oyster
shells ate less feed and demon
strated better feed cost per dozen
eggs produced. The trial also
found a numerical advantage in
livability for the oyster shell-fed
birds.
Mike Royal, commercial feed
accounts manager for Southern
States Cooperative, Richmond,
Va., reported on the trial at a re
cent seminar for Pennsylvania egg
producers.
His presentation was based on
work conducted by Dr. Lance
Minear, manager poultry research
Miller Joins Tri-County
LEBANON (Lebanon fog, responsible to direct national
Co.) —Mike Miller has joined Tri- and international marketing. He
County Confinement Systems, was previously vice president of
Inc. as vice president of market- marketing for White Oak Mills.
Guide To Conservation
Breeding
PITTSBORO, N.C. The
American Livestock Breeds Con
servancy announces publication
of “A Conservation Breeding
Handbook” by D.P. Sponenberg
and CJ. Christman. The Hand
book describes livestock and poul
try breeds as genetic resources and
explains the importance of indivi
dual breeders in their conserva
tion.
“A Conservation Breeding
Handbook” was written primarily
for people interested in rare
breeds, but it addresses subjects of
interest to all animal breeders
developing a philosophy; the con
cept and practice of selection; a
comparison of conservation and
improvement breeding; and the
uses of breeding systems such as
inbreeding, linebreeding, and
crossbreeding. The book discusses
the considerations necessary in
starting a herd or flock, from
choice of species and breed
through purchase of animals and
participation in breed associa
tions, registries, and other net-
works.
The Handbook includes detail
ed breeding programs for genetic
management of herds or flocks
and rescue protocols for critically
rare populations. The programs
described are based in the science
lAA Accepts Fall
Semester Applications
COLLEGE PARK, Md.—The
Institute of Applied Agriculture
(lAA) is accepting applications in
ornamental horticulture, urban
forest management, landscape
management, turfgrass manage
ment. and agricultural business
management
The lAA’s open-door admis
sion policy requires proof of high
school graduation or the equiva
lent.
Classes begin Tuesday, Sept S,
and applications will be accepted
until the first day of classes for the
fall semester. For more informa
tion or a catalog, call (301)
405-4686.
ment Residue tillage and forage
harvesting techniques will be
covered,
To make reservations, contact
Nancy Lynn, Reading Bone, (800)
535-7571 or (717) 866-5205 or
Lisa Krick, Reading Bone, (800)
637-0808 or (610) 926-6339.
Lunch will be provided.
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services. Cooperative Research
Farm, Providence Forge, Va. The
trial conducted with 3,200 DeKalb
XL’s examined the effect of cal
cium source and ratios of particle
size on laying hen performance.
In his presentation. Royal re
ported an average of five more
eggs per hen housed for a 2:1 ra
don (A coarse particles to 'A
fine), over a 1:1 ratio (equal
amounts of coarse and fine grind).
Also appearing on the seminar
program were Dr. Charles Pitts,
Penn State Dept, of Entomology;
Dr. Ted Sefton, technical poultry
director. Alltech Biotechnology
Center; and Gil Dedrick, manage
ment consultant of Global Poultry
Marketing.
Available
of genetics but include the practi
cal management considerations
which are essential to success.
Some experts claim that indivi
dual breeders cannot be trusted
with the responsibility of genetic
conservation. Quite the contrary is
true. Individuals have always been
stewards of rare breeds, and the
involvement of many people is the
only sure way to protect this
wealth for the future.
Garner
To NAA Board
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.
Larry W. Gamer, CAI, of Carroll
ton, Ohio, was elected to the board
of directors of the National Auc
tioneers Association (NAA) here
at the association’s 1995 conven
tion.
Gamer owns and operates Larry
Gamer Realty and Auctioneers.
He was graduated from Carroll
ton High School in 19S8. That
same year he completed his stu
dies at Reppert School of Auction
eering. He completed training and
scholastic requirements and re
ceived his real estate license in
1972 and became a broker in
1978. He received his Certified
Auctioneers Institute designation
Farm Credit Builds
LEWISBURG (Union Co.)
To accommodate the increased
number of customers in Mifflin
and Juniata counties, the board of
directors of Northeastern Farm
Credit ACA, has announced the
construction of its new branch of
fice location on Ferguson Valley
Road, just off the Burnham exit of
Rt. 322 at Yeagertown.
Construction has begun-and the
company is planning to move
from its location at 3rd and Grand
Street to the new location on Nov.
1.
“We are very pleased and excit
ed about this move,” said Dent
Hawthorne, branch manager. “It
enables us to upgrade our facilities
to provide superior customer ser
vice. The move also helps position
Farm Credit to meet the changing
financial needs of agribusiness in
to the future.”
Alltech’s Dr. Ted Sefton cited
the advantages of biotechnology
and noted that it offers a range of
natural products and programs
that don’t require regulation.
For example, Alltech’s De-
Odorase to reduce ammonia levels
' utilizes glycocomponents of the
Yucca plant. Another product,
Sal-Zap, is a special blend of or
ganic acid-based feed preserva
tives that can reduce or eliminate
pathogenic bacteria such as Sal
monella and E. coli.
Only recently, according to Dr.
Sefton. has the feed industry be
gun to see the value of enzymes as
biological catalysts, even though
they have been in widespread use
in the food industry for many
years.
Gil Dedrick, of Global Poultry
Marketing, discussing egg shell
strength and heat stress, said high
temperatures can cause a layer to
go from a normal acid balance in
her blood to alkaline in about 4wo
hours. She then enters a physio
logical state similar to when cal
cium is removed from the feed.
Egg production and shell quality
decline.
“The distinct advantage that
oyster shells have over other cal
cium sources.” Dedrick explained,
“is that the hen will have a reserve
of calcium in her gizzard when
evening house temperatures drop
and she returns to an acid balance.
With this reserve, she will not
have to wait for the next feeding to
begin getting her calcium levels
back to normal. And she won’t
have to mobilize her medullary
bone for shell formation.”
Elected
in 1982.
Gamer has been active in the
Ohio Auctioneers Association for
many years, serving as a board
member from 1982-84. He was
president in 1989. He was ap
pointed by the governor in 1989 to
the Ohio Auctioneers Commis
sion and was elected chairman in
1991.
He has served as vice president
of the National Auctioneers Li
cense Law Official Association
and was chairman of NAA’s Per
sonal Property Council. Gamer
has been active in several state as
sociations, giving seminars on
consignment and firearms auc
tions.
New Branch
Northeastern Farm Credit
recently began construction
of a new facility. From left,
Dent Hawthorne, branch
manager; Robert T. Reich,
president; and Richard
Crawford, director.