Page Around, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 1, 1997
Name
Address
County
Phone
Occupation (check one)
Farmer
Industry
Scientist/Educator
Membership Classification
(check one)
lndividual or Youth
Group ($2O)
lndividual - 5 years
($9O)
Scientific/Professional Society ($2O)
Supporting Organization
(Industry) ($75 or more)
Life memberships of $l5O per member will be accepted
until Dec. 31, 1997.
Make check payable to Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland
Council.
Detach this application and mail along with your check to
Richard Harm, Executive Director, PFGC, P.O. Box 355, Her
shey, PA 17033
PFGC Memberships Accepted
Membership Application
1998
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) Pen
nsylvania Forage and Grassland Coun
cil (PFGC) has announced new mem
bership rates for 1998.
The Council, with your membership
and support, can accomplish much
toward a belter forage industry, envi
ronment, and community.
It’s a big challenge and the PFGC
needs your help. By becoming a mem
ber now, PFGC can serve an even more
active role in support of the forage
industry.
The PFGC, formed in 1960, is made
up of individuals and organizations
that are interested in forage and
grassland-based agriculture. The
PFGC is dedicated to the production
ALLENTOWN (Lehigh Co.)
The continued dry conditions this
growing season could leave area dairy
and livestock producers with short
feed supplies.
In an effort to provide forage pro
ducer contacts to anyone interested in
purchasing hay, straw or silage,
Lehigh County Cooperative Extension
is producing an updated Southeastern
Pennsylvania Forage Directory for
distribution this fall. The directory
will list forage producers with sup
plies for sale from the entire eight
county region.
The revised directory has two func
tions. In addition to allowing the for
age consumer easy access to available
regional supplies, the increased mark
eting opportunities for the forage pro
ducer is well documented. Total acres
ale
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SHREDDERS
VERSATILE
• Chop and feed the
wettest silage bales
• Chop dry hay, straw,
and corn stalks
• Discharges to either, or
both sides for free stall
bedding
• Optional hose
attachment for hard to
reach areas and
mulching application
• Models available to
handle all sizes of round
and big square bales
MANEUVERABLE
• 3 point mounted to operate in close quarters
EASY TO OPERATE
• Load bales with 3 point bale handler, no loader
required
• Simple durable construction
• Operate with as little as 60 hp
Serving Farmers Through Farm Equipment Dealers Since 1961
Directory to List
Forage Producers
CUMMINGS and BRICKER, Inc.
100 Stover Drive
Carlisle, PA 17013
717/249-6720
and utilization of quality forage and
grassland.
The PFGC works in a variety of
ways to promote the industry, through
publication of Pennsylvania Forage
and Grassland News, through the
publication of Foraging Around, and
sponsoring individual workshops,
training events, field days, Ag Prog
ress Days, leadership, and other
activities.
Every member receives the Pen
nsylvania Forage and Grassland News,
the Hay and Forage Grower magazine,
and a PFGC membership directory.
So to become part of a growing
industry, use this membership form
included here to sign up now.
harvested for hay make it the number
one field crop in the commonwealth.
This ranking is due to Pennsylvania’s
ideal forage growing conditions and
(he vital need for this feedstuff by the
states livestock. The 170,000 head of
cattle, 27,000 horses and 11,000 sheep
in the southeastern region of Pennsyl
vania rely on forage as a major part of
their diet.
In preparation for the release of the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Forage
Directory, Lehigh County Coopera
tive Extension is updating its mailing
list. Any forage producers interested
in being placed in the directory and
any forage consumers interested in
receiving the directory should contact
their local Penn State Cooperative
Extension office.
MULTIPLE BENEFITS
• Improved Payability, less waste
• Feed silage bales directly into bunk or fenceline
feeders. Pre-chop material for TMR mixer.
• Improved absorption ability of bedding
material, less bedding required.
• Clean comfortable beds
• Easier handling of manure with chopped
material
Distributed By:
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
100-120 Lehigh Ave - PO Box 928
Batavia, New York 14021-0928
716/343-5411
BALE