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southeastern part of the state) have
to be articulate in expressing the
importance of agriculture to the
community,” he said.
The diminishment of farm
support infrastructure, such as
farm machinery and machinery
parts suppliers, are creating some
unusual practices. He said he
knows of a fanner in the northern
part of the state who needed a port
for a combine and had to have the
part helicoptered into the field
from the southeast, or risk losing
crop in the ground.
He said that he sees a future with
more and more part-time fanners.
And while the full-time farmer has
sometimes been associated with
some disdain for the part-time far
mer, Cole said that the best ally to
the full-time farmer is probably the
part-time person.
“Part-time farmers are the best
ally the full-time farmers ever had.
Even though there are differences,
(the part-time farmers) have the
same goals and values.”
More than 53 percent of the
income to farm families is coming
from the farm today.
He said that there has to be more
and mote sitting down in family
conferences and planning.
Opportunities for small produc
tionists include such things as rais
ing wine grapes for local wineries
or boarding horses.
“The future of agriculture in
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southeastern Pennsylvania is in
your hands every person, rural
and urban,” he told the audience.
The development of future life
needs the involvement of those
who will live here, he said. “The
(development of the land and
societal policy for the future)
should be by a conscious decision,
and not just living with what some
body has done to us,” he said.
“We need a future that isn’t
negotiated from the seat of a car.”
In other business, volunteer rec
ognitions were made by extension
staff.
Debbie Hartman was especially
honored for her volunteer work as
a master gardner.
She set a county volunteer
record with logging-in in excess of
2,000 hours.
She has been a master gardner
since 1990, and in 1994 was
named state master gardner of the
year.
In addition she provides leader
ship to a group of amateur herbal
ists, with about SO people
involved. She and some others
provide education, and Hartman
also teaches classes.
In addition, Hartman has joined
Schadler in doing training
throughout the southeast region on
communications and teaching
skills.
She also conducted training in
the master gardner program on
food preservation techniques,
including canning, freezing, pick
ling and fermenting-pickling.
Currently she is involved with a
program on teaching techniques
for preserving flowers through
pressing.
Others in the master gardner
program receiving recognition
were the class of 1995-96 who
have completed the training period
and initial required SO hours of
volunteer service.
Included in that group were Paul
and Ann Homberger (the first hus
band and wife team), Lyndell
Richards, Lynn Pleet, John Sum
mers, Cheryl DeLancey, Todd
Lyons, Joan Miller, Jan Morrissey,
and Robin Wolfe.
A group of 11 people is current
ly in the first phase of training to
become a master gardner.
In 4-H leader awards, Martha
Gregory, county 4-H coordinator,
recognized first-year leaders
Michelle and Daryl Grumbine,
Allison Martin, and Debbie Tice.
They were presented with a front
automobile 4-H vanity plate, as
well as notebooks to use in their
leadership duties, as well as
receiving their first year leader
awards.
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ALLENTOWN
Lehigh Ag Equipment
BECHTELSVILLE
Miller Equip. Co.
CARLISLE
Gutshall's, Inc.
DOVER
George N. Grots, Inc.
EASTON
Geo. V. Seiple
ELIZABETHTOWN
Messick Farm Equipment Co.
INTERCOURSE
C.B. Hoober & Son
GREENCASTLE
Meyers Implement
LEBANON
Umberger’s of Fontana
LOYSVILLE
Gutshall’s, Inc.
NEEDMORE
Clugston Farm Equipment
NEW HOLLAND
A.B.C. Groff, Inc.
OAKLAND MiaS
Peoples Sales & Service
OLEY
Pikeville Equipment, Inc.
QUARRYVILLE
Grumelll Farm Service
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Charles Snyder, Inc.
WATSONTOWN
Deerfield Ag & Turf Center, Inc.
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Pole Tavern Equip. Sales Corp
FAIRIELD
Caldwell Tractor & Equipment
Special recognition was made in
memory of Harold Bollinger, of
Kleinfeltersville, who, since 1942,
had been involved in the county
extension program, serving on the
county extension executive com
mittee, which later became the
board of directors.
He was involved in the educa
tion programs as a young mand
and was a tireles supporter of all
parts of the program.
Tie Stall Bams
LEOLA (Lancaster Co.)
Here is a chance to brush up on
methods for improving cow com
fort, health, and productivity in
your clients’ tie stall dairy barns.
Attend a meeting on Comfort
able and Productive Tie Stall
Bams on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the
Leola Family Restaurant in Leo la.
Farm advisers, extension work
ers, veterinarians, ag teachers,
builders, consultants, and lenders
can leant how important it is for
cows to have comfortable, proper
ly sized tie stalls that allow the cow
to recline and rise freely and with
out injury.
A master farmer, he was
involved in many aspects of com
munity service and in helping to
increase the quality of life for
others in the community.
Also recognized was the late
Newton Bair, who had been a
Lebanon County extension agent
from 1972 to 1983. He had been a
farmer in York County prior to
extension and helped provide
assistance to farmers in Lebanon
County.
Also, learn how to keep cows on
a clean, comfortable surface and
allow them to conveniently reach
feed and water.
Leaders will include Dan
McFarland, Glenn Shirk, and Bob
Graves. Two farms will be visited,
so bring appropriate clothing and
footwear.
To register, send a check by Fri
day, Dec. 13 for $l2 made payable
to Agricultural Extension to cover
meeting room costs, lunch, and
breaks. Send the check to Glenn
shirk, Lancaster County Exten
sion, 1383 Arcadia Rd., Lancaster,
PA 17601-3184, (717) 394-6851.