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Lancaster Farming
Introduces A New Booklet
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have been welting ton the premier issue of the 3009
Lancaatar Farming Fair Qulda booklet, included this
Issue. Thousands of our readers count on us to pro
vide them with the latest fair news during the sum
mer and fall season. This directory covers the Mid-
Atlantic region, with fair schedules, fair association
news, and other items.
Canada Discovers BSE In Alberta
NCSA Says U.S. Beef Supply Is Safe
ALBERTA, Canada The
Canadian Minister of Agriculture
announced May 20 the confirma
tion of a cage of Bovine Spongi
form Encephalopathy (BSE, also
known as mad cow disease) in an
6-year old cow in Alberta.
According to the National Cat
tlemen’s Beef Association,
(NCBA), the cow has never been
in the U.S. The process of tracing
the offspring of the infected cow
is proceeding successfully and
has resulted in finding the moth
Farm and Home Foundation $4,000 scholarship recipi
ents, from front loft, ara Sarah Quigg, Regina Zimmer
man, and Kate Sollenberger. Back from left are Paul Hoat
etter, Joshua Shank, Jeffrey Erb, and J. Kyle Hershey.
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er cow of the infected animal.
Beth the mother cow and the off
spring will be depopulated and
tested for BSE.
IH Prototype Dealership Open
During Red Power Roundup
MILLVILLE (Columbia Co.)
The Frank Bartlow Interna
tional Dealership, Millville,
closed in 1972, but will open for
Five Sections
Michael Moran, farm market manager, stands in the doorway of Delaware Valley Col
lege’s roadside stand, open from Easter through Christmas. The stand has proven to be
a valuable learning tool for the college’s students. Photo by Michelle Kunjappu
Learning Retail Realities
Roadside Stand Teaches Students, Meets Customer Needs .
MICHELLE KUNJAPPU
Lancaster Farming Staff
DOYLESTOWN (Bucks Co.)
“When the students get out of
here, they can say, ‘I not only
Also, a total of three farms
have been quarantined because
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tours June 26-28 during the Red
Power Roundup at Bloomsburg
Fairgrounds.
The International Harvester
(IH) prototype building evokes
nostalgia that only “Red Power”
fans can understand. Sort of like
McDonald’s golden arches, the
prototype building design was
identified throughout the U.S. as
an IH dealership.
In 1946, the first day of deer
season, Frank Bartlow began
construction based on the IH
Company’s specifications. Offices
are made of knotty pine and
glass. The parts room houses bins
constructed of lumber from trees
harvested on the land on which it
sets. Bartlow sawed and planed
the wood himself.
The showroom has floor-to
ceiling glass windows that illumi
nate tiie International Harvester/
McCormick Deering wares that
were on display. For the past 35
years, a 1928 10-20 McCormick
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Saturday, May 24,2C03
learned this in a book, I learned it
by doing,’” said Michael Moran,
farm market manager here at
Delaware Valley College.
A farm market in operation
since 1932 on the campus has
provided not only an educational
opportunity but also an outlet for
the college’s products.
Flowers, vegetables, fruits,
nursery plants, honey, and com
post produced as students get
hands-on experience find their
way to the roadside stand.
“The students enjoy being
here,” he said. However both
market manager and students
have faced stressful days, as in
any retail operation, he said.
Pressure from customers, for ex
ample, may be a trial “but the
kids team to deal with it,” he
said. “We try to satisfy every
one.”
Students who work at the
stand help customers, run the
register, take care of the produce
and plants, restock shelves, open
and close the store, and price the
products under Moran’s direc
tion.
In the summer three fiill-time,
one part-time, and one intern aid
Moran at the stand. During the
school year, 7-8 students help at
the stand, each giving about 12
hours a week.
In addition, the stand is “occa
sionally used as a lab where
teachers will bring the class” to
$37.00 Per Year
leant about retail sales and the
workings of the stand, according
to Moran.
Earnings from the stand go
into the college’s general fund.
About seven workers provide
produce from the fields.
An ornamentals production
manager, a full-time assistant,
and six students in the spring
(their busiest season) produce the
colorful plants that draw custom
ers to the stand. One student re
mains employed for the summer.
A Following
“We do have a following,” said
Moran. “The public wants our
product.
“The private labeling has given
us name recognition,” said
Moran. He cited examples of cus
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Inside The
Farmer
✓ Colored breed bull
proofs starting page A2B.
✓ Additional fair pre
views .page A 36.
✓ Kids Hooked On
Trout Fishing page 810.
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