Delmarva Agrability
Project
Conducts Survey
NEWARK, Del.—A survey to
assess the challenges and needs
of fanners with disabilities is
being conducted in Delaware
and the 10 counties that make
up Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
The goal of the questionnaire
is to gather information so that
educational programs and ser
vices can be developed that bet
ter serve these farmers and
their families.
The survey is being spon
sored by the Cooperative
Extension system of the univer
sities of Delaware and
Maryland, the Delaware and
Maryland Agricultural
Statistics Services, and Easter
Seals.
The Delmarva Agrability
Project (DAP), which is funded
by the US. Department of
Agriculture to help farmers,
their families and employees
continue to earn their liveli
hoods in agriculture, is new to
the Delmarva Peninsula and
John Deere Round Balers
moving
Choose from eight models that make bales 4or 5 pounds. Two models, the 456 Silage Special and specifically for high-moisture conditions, but work
feet tall, 4 to 6 feet wide, weighing 750 to 2,200 466 Silage Special (not shown), are designed equally well in dry hay.
Why are John Deere Round Balers the No. 1 choice of farmers?
Well, they often cost less initially than you'd expect. And
John Deere balers have traditionally held their value better
than any other make or model (see chart).
But the main reason John Deere Round Balers seem to
fly off dealer lots: They simply perform better in the field.
The patented variable-chamber design with staggered,
diamond-tread belts helps you build better bales that stand
up straight in the field with less sagging. You get years of
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MARYLAND
Dameron
Carroll's Equipment Belleville
Hagerstown Miller-Lake, Inc.
Carlyle & Martin, Inc. Blglervllle
Whltcford OC Rice ' lnc ‘
Deer Creek Equipment, Inc. Carlisle
Gutshalls, Inc.
NEW JERSEY Centre Hall
Elmer Dunkle & Gneb, Inc.
Pole Tavern Chambcrsburg
Equipment Sales Corp Clugston Ag & Turf, Inc
PENNSYLVANIA Falrmount City
Adamstown Epulpment
Adamstown Equipment, Inc Halifax
Tobias Equipment Co , Inc.
represents a unique partnership
between the two universities
and Easter Seals.
DAP will provide educational
programs and technical assis
tance to agricultural producers
with disabilities as well as pro
mote networking and more col
laborative efforts among service
providers and health care pro
fessionals.
Conditions and disabilities
that DAP will address include
amputation, arthritis, stroke,
hearing impairments, back pain,
multiple sclerosis, muscular dis
trophy, respiratory problems,
visual impairments and other
physical conditions.
Among the services DAP will
provide are equipment adapta
tion, assessing agricultural work
sites and tasks, mobilizing and
coordinating services and
resources, facilitating rural
independent living, coordinating
peer counseling, and support
groups. Agricultural safety and
Allentown
Lehigh Ag Equipment, Inc.
Honduran Farmers
Most of the rural inhabitants
farm two to six acre plots. Because
work is done by hand, farming is
time consuming and hard manual
labor. Typically, the Hondurans
poke three com kernels into the
soil, take a step and poke three
more in the soil for com planting.
This results in lots of bare spots
and poor yields.
Despite local agronomists’
instruction that com would grow
better if seeds were planted seven
inches apart, it is difficult for the
people to change. The belief that it
is mote work to plant seeds indivi-
secondary injury prevention also
will be a component of the pro
gram.
Data gathered through the
survey will be used to set priori
ties and to better design pro
grams specific to the agricultur
al community. All information
the fastest-
balers around
Hanover
Finch Services, Inc.
Lancaster
Landis Brothers, Inc.
Lebanon
Landis Brothers, Inc
Loysvillc
Gutshalls, Inc
Martlnsburg
Wineland Equipment, Inc
Mercersburg
Smith's Implements, Inc.
Mill Hall
Dunkle & Gneb, Inc.
New Alexandria
lone Maple Sales & Serv., Inc.
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Resale Value as a Percentage
70%
59 %
50
55
* Resale value percentages calculated by dividing original 1992 list
prices of John Deere 435 and New Holland 650 Round Balers (from
North American Equipment Dealers Association Official Guide to
Tractors and Farm Equipment, Spring 1 992) by resale cash figures
(from NAEDA Official Guide, Spring 1998, Northwest Edition).
Oakland Mills
Lost Creek Implement, Inc.
Oley
Pikeville Equipment, Inc
Oxford
Deer Creek Equipment, Inc.
Red Lion
Waltemyer's Sales & Serv, Inc
Somerset
Scheffel Equipment Company
Stoneboro
Elder Sales & Service, Inc
Towanda
S.P.E., Inc
Tunkhannock
Bartron Supply, Inc
dually keeps most rural farmers
from changing their planting
traditions.
Fields planted using tractors
will demonstrate the differences in
yield.
Binkley and Hurst said the trac
tors will help these farmers. The
tractors will be overseen by an
agronomist who works with Men
nonite Social Services. He will be
responsible for maintenance. For a
stipend, small farmers will be able
to have their land prepared with the
tractor.
Tractors are not completely new
to the area. Wealthy landowners
will be held in the strictest con
fidence.
If you have questions about
the survey or the use of the data
collected, call project coordinator
Ron Jester at 302-856-7303, or
contact the Easter Seal case
worker toll-free at 877-204-
FARM.
of List Price*
60
65
Watsontown
Deerfield Ag & Turf Center, Inc.
West Chester
M.S. Yearsley & Sons, Inc
WEST VIRGINIA
Moorefield
K & W Equipment, Inc
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 1, 1999-BIS
use them, but this is the first time,
to Lehman’s knowiege, that trac
tors will be available for small far
mers in the area.
Lehman and Martin also
assisted a group in pouring footers
for housing.
An interpreter was on hand to
assist in communication between
the American visitors and the
Hondurans.
Not all the residents in the area
the two men visited receive their,
livelihood from the land. Several
women were sewing baseballs in
their homes. The women receive
about a penny a minute and it takes
about 11 minutes to complete a
baseball. They complete about SO
balls a day at a time schedule
agreeable to them. Most start about
1 p.m. and work until night.
Lehman, a com planter techni
cian with Binkley and Hurst for
nine years, resides in Mechanics
burg area with his wife Mabel.
They have seven children, three at
home.
Martin, an 18-ycar employee of
Binkley and Hurst, lives on a Lan
caster County farmette with his
wife Wilma and children.
Lehman is organizing a group of
people from the church he attends,
75
70
Slate Hill Mennonite, to
travel to Honduras and
continue to assist in the
rebuilding. Binkley and
Hurst ate interested in
helping send a two tow
com planter to be used
with the tractors. The
com planter could also
be used to plant other
seeds such as beans.
Lehman is also hop
ing a cultivator can be
shipped to assist the
Hondurans.
When the two men
were assisting in Hon
duras, they were
impressed that Hector
the agronomist had
offered to support a
13-year-old boy whose
family had lost every
thing. Hector lives on a
limited income. Binkley
and Hurst Brothers and
their employees offered
to help support the
13-year-olds’ educa
tional pursuits in addi
tion to the $1,700 they
donated for relief efforts
in the area.
Don Hoover, sales
man at Binkley and
Hurst, explained the
company’s involvement
in relief efforts. He said,
“We're asked to bear
each other’s burdens.
It’s a fundamental bibli
cal principle to care for
those in need and to love
your neighbor as
yourself."
"It will take years for
the people to recover
from the storm," Leh
man said. "I want to do
what I can to help. After
seeing the country, I can
not forget it."