1999 Top Rolling Herd Averages By Lbs. Of Fat JERSEY NAME QUEEN ACRES JERSEYS COUNTRY HEAVEN JER DELAWARE VAL COLLEGE WESTER JERSEY FARM KARL TORREY 2 # BLAIR CAMMY YURKANIN KENNY DAIRY FARM WILLIAM EICK RALPH+GARY OAKES-J JEMI JERSEYS DEL-KAL JERSEYS MEL 0 DAWN JERSEYS HIXSON FARM CHUCK-AMY THEOBALD RALAINE JERSEYS ED BYERS BROWN SWISS NAME LITTLE HILL FARM BRUCE R HEILINGER DFANi. BRENDA DAUBERT ONE HILL FARM MOYER ELM BROOK YURKANIN' S COLUMBIA X RO/'DS MINOR BROTHERS SWISS JACKSON CENTER MARSHY MEADOW FARM LA-MEL-LO FARM K+Q SWISS WIND MILL FARMS After Storms, Think UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Heavy weather thun derstorms, tornadoes and hurri canes can exact a brutal toll on trees around homes. But an urban forestry expert in Penn State’s College of Agricul tural Sciences urges homeowners not to make rash decisions about cutting and pruning trees in the wake of a storm. “Any big storm brings down trees that break power lines or damage buildings and cars as they fall,” said Vincent Cotronc, Penn State Cooperative Extension urban forester based in Luzerne County. “But you don’t want to inflict dam age on the remaining trees by severely trimming them in a mis guided attempt to prevent them from toppling in a future storm. “Following storms, there usual ly is a dramatic increase in tree topping,” Cotronc said. “Home owners believe topping a tree will prevent it from hitting the house in a future storm. In reality, topping and improper pruning will lead to internal decay and a weaker tree.” Cotronc said cutting the central trunk and tops of main branches severely weakens a tree by remov ing leaves and stored carbohydrates. Topping reduces a tree’s ability to generate food and energy fay photosynthesis and promotes decay because branches arc not removed at their point of attach ment, the branch collar. Topping usually Is done fay unqualified and unknowlcdgeable tree cutters,” Cottone said. “In some cases, arborists top trees at the insistence of homeowners who don’t understand that they are pay ing to have real damage done to their tree.” Cotrone lists several conditions caused by topping trees. • Unsafe structure. Topping trees leaves large wounds that are open to decay and insects, ulti- (ConflniMd from Pag* C 3) TOWN & STATE KEYMAR TUNKHANNOCK DOYLESTOWN JAMESTOWN COUDERSPORT COLUMBER X ROADS ENON VALLEY COL CROSS RDS JACKSON CENTER NEWBURG SHIPPENSBURG MERCERSBURG SCOTTDALE WAYMART EVERETT ENON VALLEY -ROLLING TOWN & STATE NO. PCT COWS DIM LEBANON LEBANON MCELHATTAN WOMELSDORt CORRY ST THOMAS DENVER PINE GROVE mately weakening the tree's struc ture. “The tree also will develop ‘water sprouts,’ which are weakly attached branches,” Cotrone said. • Decline in health. In addition to losing the leaves’ ability to pro duce food, topping causes the tree to use valuable food stored in the trunk to regrow limbs. Limb removal causes sunscald of the remaining limbs as well. Cotronc offers tips on how to clean up toppled or damaged trees in die aftermath of a storm. UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Harvey Manbeck, distin guished professor of agricultural engineering, has received the 1999 Alex and Jessie C. Black Award for Excellence in Research. He will deliver the Black Award Lec ture at a faculty meeting at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Penn State Wartik Laboratory. Manbeck is a renowned researcher in wood engineering and structural design. His work on hardwood timber bridges and post frame buildings has been recog nized nationwide. He is a member of the structural system group in Penn Suite’s Housing Research Center and a member of the Pen nsylvania Transportation Institute. “Having the opportunity to combine engineering research with graduate and undergraduate education has been one of the joys of my life,” Manbeck said. “With out question, the most rewarding aspect of my research career is being a part of the intellectual growth of young engineers as they develop a broad spectrum of research skills.” With colleagues from the ROLLING HERD AVERAGE PCT MILK 3 FAT DIM LBS X LBS NO. COWS 19688 18128 * 17724 18456 18344 * 17863 14616 17895 17354 16359 15968 15794 16182 16604 1 7749 16356 144.5 10.5 11.0 77.6 39.5 27.0 330.8 70.9 21.8 34.7 66.4 18.8 18.4 30 9 44.1 147 9 HERD AVERAGE MILK 3 FAT LBS X LBS 24081 * 998 23210 808 19697 811 19682 797 20667 797 19978 794 161/5 700 17089 679 19455 679 16786 653 13 4 49 1 71 7 30 5 33 8 23 7 29 4 28 2 148 8 Through Manbeck Receives Black Award PRO LBS PRO LBS All • Safety first. Stay dear of any downed power line. Never try to dear tree damage from any power line. “If you have a tree or branch threatening a power line, call the utility company,” Cotronc said. “Also, always check trees for bro ken limbs that may be ready to fall.” • For big jobs, call an arborist. “If the tree is luge, and pruning cuts have to be made off the ground, call a qualified arborist," he said. “Do not climb into a damaged tree with a chainsaw or For Excellence In Research School of Forest Resources, Man beck created a project to develop structural glue-laminated products from undervalued and underutil ized Pennsylvania hardwoods such as red maple. The project has deve loped design standards for glue laminated hardwood highway bridges. Several timber bridges have been installed based on the group’s reseuch and design specifications. “His astounding accomplish ments as a researcher and teacher attest to his distinguished career," said Roy Young, professor and bead of agricultural and biological engineering. “Young engineers could have no better role model of a professional." Manbeck also is an expert on poultry housing and has advanced the definition of structural loads for grain storage facilities. He is a founding member of Perm Stale’s Particulate Materials Center, where his research helped define the mechanical behavior of granu lar materials. His early research focused cn the interaction between structural bin walls and stored grains. 1999 Low SCC Herds SCC Count Name GRBG 4 SHBRYL SEELEY CENTURY OAK FARM JOSEPH B SNYDIR CARL N ALLEN HARK & HELEN NISHLBR BARRY HOSTBTTER ROGER 6ILKINSON ANDREN & JEN HELTZEL RON 4 BETH RUFFANER JO-BE FARH TRINCA FARH BILL CLEVELAND HA6ARBIL FARHS RA-DREAH FARHS SILVERDALE FARH HERRYHEAD FARH CALVIN HOSTBTTER JODI A HADCK VERMILION HOLSTEINSf ROBERT C HOFFHAN Tree-Trimming Decisions other pruning gear.” • Don't rush into a decision. Cottone recommends checking the credentials of any arborist. He sug gests asking for references, certifi cates of insurance, and whether they are members of professional associations such as the Interna tional Society of Arboriculture (which offers arborist certifica tion) or the National Arborist Association. “After a storm, many people will claim to be a tree specialist," His national and international research awards include the Henry Geise Structures and Environment Award in 1990 and the Engineered Timber Bridge Award from the National Forest Products Associa tion in 1993. He has won numer ous teaching awards, including Penn State’s George W. Atherton Excellence in Teaching Award in 1991. Manbeck was named distin guished professor of agricultural engineering in 1996. He started his academic career as an assistant professor of agricultural engineer ing at the University of Georgia in 1970. From 1975 to 1977, he was an associate professor and exten sion agricultural engineer at The Ohio State University. He returned Street Address City and State Brd No. Cows R D 2 BOX 108 1197 PRIZBR RD R D 1 BOX 429 R D 1 BOX 120 848 NEST CAMPUS AVB. R. D. 3 BOX 457 12093 DAVIS RD R. D. #2 BOX 5 R D 1 R D 1 BOX 513 HCR BOX 86 R D 3 BOX 209 R D 4 BOX 223 RR#6 80X6291 506 REPLO6LB SCH RD 2222 VALLEY FORGE RD 3915 A CARLISLE RD 88 CREEK ROAD R D 2 BOX 225 410 BROADWAY ST. Watch For More DHIA Reports Next Week MILK Where's your mustache? CANTON PA 3 POTTSTONN PA 3 HILLHONT PA 3 GRANVILLE SDHHIT PA B 3 BOLSOPPLE PA 3 ANNVILLE PA B 3 NORTH EAST PA 63 HARTINSBUR6 PA 1 NORTHINGTON PA 3 HARTINS6UR6 PA B 4 REBERSBDR6 PA 3 NELLBORO HIDDLBBDR6 MONTROSE PA B 3 PA 3 PA B 8 PA 8 NEW ENTERPRISE LANSDALE DOVER HIDDLEBURG PA B 8 PA 3 WELLSBORO BERLIN Cotrone warns. “Be patient It me tree is not an immediate hazard, take your time to find a profession al who can explain how to repair damage to your tree or hoy to remove the tree safely.” Cotronc said homeowners can get Information on tree pruning, repairing storm-damaged trees, and how to hire a qualified arborist at any Penn State Cooperative Extension office or any Depart ment of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry office. to the University of Georgia in 1977 and came to Penn State as a full professor in 1980. He served as interim director of the Housing Research Center in 1995. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural engineering from Penn State in 1963 and 1965, respectively. He earned his doctorate in agricultural engineering from Oklahoma State University in 1970. Alex Black and his wife, Jessie, endowed the Black Award for Excellence in Research, which offers a $l,OOO honorarium and plaque. Alex Black retired from Penn State in 1969, following a distinguished career in research, teaching and administration.
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