DAVID A. BIGELOW
Training Coordinator
‘The challenge of being able to
be at a different member’s farm
each day and getting to know each
member better, makes the job of a
PA DHIA Technician worth while
and fun at the same time,” ex
plains Lonnie Swanger, a techni
cian from Cumberland County.
He was awarded the Rookie of the
Year Award at the 1994 Annual
Technician’s Summer Confer
ence. Lonnie was presented with
the Merit Award at this year’s
Technician’s Summer Confer-
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ence. This adds evidence to the
fact that Lonnie cares and does a
super job for his clients in Cum
berland'County. To date he has
been with PA DHIA for two years.
Starting with 30 herds, he quickly
has built his circuit up to include
38 herds. This has been accomp
lished by consolidating some
herds from another circuit but
Lonnie is quick to point out that he
has been able to establish some
new clients in his two-year tenure.
Lonnie graduated from Mana
tee High School, Bradenton, Flori
da, in 1986. Upon graduation, he
“As a cash-crop producer who farms
more than 2,000 acres, I need reliable,
dependable seed products Sure, I’m
always trying new things, but when you
have a good variety like Hoffman 89, you
stick with it ”
“Hoffman 89 gives me good yields,
and even better test weights, so it’s
proved to be a moneymaker in our
operation. It has good standabihly and
responds well to high managment, with
either manure or nitrogen ”
Hoffman 89 wins yield tests as
well as producing test weights well
over 38 Ib/bu. In recent Lancaster
County trials, it produced a 3%
advantage over the mean yield, on top
of an additional 3% over mean test
weight. At $3.00 per bushel, that dual
advantage added up to $13.30 per
acre for Hoffman 89.
So take a close look at Hoffman 89.
There’s no better way to protect your
investment in time, labor and
resources. Call Hoffman Seeds at
1-800-776-7929, and let us show you
how to make the'most of your wheat
crop this year.
moved to Pennsylvania. At this
point, he joined the Navy for 3'A
years of service to his country. For
one year he served in the Persian
Gulf area as a boatswain, which
included navigating the ship, pre
serving the ship, and manning the
guns. For the next 2‘A years he
was stationed at the Philadelphia
Ship Yard, where he was responsi
ble for the indoctrination of the
aircraft earner, Kitty Hawk, which
“With
Hoffman 89,
I got 98
bushols per
aero, and
great tost
weights
too."
Glenn Wiand. Mtjjhnburg, PA
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Call Toll Free: 1-800-776-7929.
Adding Value to Your Seed Investment
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Lonnie Swanger
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included the responsibilities of
checking in and preparing the fa
cilities. After serving his country,
be worked in the plumbing and
heating business for VA years.
Upon completion of that experi
ence, he worked in a bakery for
1/4 years. It was at that point Lon
nie decided to become a PA DHIA
technician.
The reports from the Westfalia
Dairy Plan Program play a tre
mendous poart in his everyday du
ty as a technician. He presents
each dairyman with at least two
same-day test reports. The two fa
vorites are Milk Production -
high-to-low and the Persistency
Report. Lonnie feels that giving
each dairyman these reports al
lows them to make quick deci
sions in managing his herd.
Lonnie is a member of the
Mount Zion Lutheran Church and
is a member of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, where he serves as
quartermaster.
PA DHIA is proud to have such
a dedicated person serving them in
the Cumberland County area.
Please feel free to contact PA
DHIA at 1-800-344-8378, if we
can assist in your dairy operation.
Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help farmers across the state
to have handy reference of com
modity input costs in their feeding
operations for DHIA record sheets
or to develop livestock feed cost
data, here’s last week’s average
costs of various ingredients as
compiled from regional reports
across the state of Pennsylvania.
Remember these are averages so
you will need to adjust your figures
up or down according to your loca
tion and the quality of your crop.
Com, No. 2y-3.01 bu.s.39cwt.
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.73 bu. 6.23
cwt
Barley, No. 3 - 1.60 bu. 3.42
cwt
Oats, No. 2-1.43 bu. 4.47 cwt
Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.73 bu. 9.57
cwt
Ear Com 68.82 ton 3.44 cwt
Alfalfa Hay - 83.00 ton 4.15
cwt
Mixed Hay - 83.75 t0n4.19 cwt
Timothy Hay - 87.50 ton 4.38
cwt