Problem? A Ground Cover on the best kept location. Some arc ever there are places green, some flowering, and :1 ? J s difficult or even some are creeping vines, hie to grow grass The most popular of the ots that will grow common evergreen ground difficult to cut. covers are: “trees on slopes and Vinca minor commonly shrubs, ground cov- called Periwinkle, or Myr morc practical than tie produces light blue flowers at this time of the are ground covers year and bright green shiny 11 grow m almost a°y leaves. It will stand shade Us For Your Spring Needs fertilizer SPREADER SERVICE AVAILABLE • Baughs > • Cramers • Armour • Limestone & Lime • Veriagreen for lawns and gardens • Weed Killers for* pastures • Garden Seeds & Tools • Tobacco muslin & fencing • Poultry Feeds & Supplies est Willow Farmers Assoc. IT .WILLOW HARSH HYDRAULIC HOISTS MANN & GRUMELLI FARM SERVICE B. D. 2. QUARRYVILLE NOW! A Springfield Deluxe Hiding Mower with CUTTING WIDTH VAM WltlE ’ That'* iC t ' lp “'ii?ofihls big t«ia v, p " n8 ® eld «ow«r. W» b . ades d 0 the i°t>- hwns ,5 * d 10 large • bii.ii, socom Wne*.., 4 «fe n ? height toi'i* c a 5r 'f?"smissio n (3 ®Pecds # i reverse) ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO. r RISBURG. PENNA. Phone CEdar 8-9424 L. H. BRUBAKER Lancaster & Lilitz Sn avely*s farm service smoketown nursery New Holland Phone EX 4-5019 The 32 available models come to you tilth a ttide range of lifting capacities ranging from 3 'A to 20 tons for your truck, pickup, or trailer. The smooth, trouble free action of a HARSH HOIST has a fast lifting tune of from 12 to 160 seconds, which allows more time for actual hauling. These hoists come to you at an average cost of only 166 a day as compared to the $lO- $l3 a day you now spend to manually unload your truck. !%<& THE SPRINTED reversing '* BOTANY ’• ■* < .< W 4* •* - > A V > / % r < r S ' /* 1 It’s easy to till around plant* and obstructions with the new Springfield Reversing Rotary Tiller. The new reverse control is located on the handlebar. It engages with an easy hand squeeze. You’ll agree it’s one of the greatest tilling aids ever developed. Distributed by Sales 8c Service ELIZABETHTOWN FARMERS SUPPLY Elizabethtown but prefers sunlight. English Ivy is an at tractive evergreen vine with many different varitics. It is adaptable to almost any de gree of sunlight and will stand full shade. It spreads rapidly and will grow in most any soil. However, do not plant it on a southern or western slope where the soil dries and bakes in the sun. Pachysandra or Japanese Spurge will stand partial or almost total shade. It is especially adapted to grow ing around shrubs but sp reads slowly. *lt does not grow as well in full sun hght. Cotoneaster can often he used as a ground cover and is almost evergreen. The atractive berries in the *all and winter make this ■shrub one of the most de sirable for many locations. Be sure to buy a low-grow ing prostrate variety for a ground cover as many van ties grow five to six feet tall. Euonymous or winter cre eper has glossy green leaves of various sizes ac cording to variety. It suf fers from scale but it is easy to control with the new in secticides. Dwarf barberry (Berber is) is good for sunny lo- cations. There are also many other low-growing shrubs that are suitable for ground covers. Some of the flowering types of perennials are excellent in sunny locations as grou- To design and build n liMit-weight. low costing truck hoist su ' - all types of farm use, priced within the courge farmer’s budget was the aim of “Cud” Harsh when HYDRAULICS UNLIMITED MEG. CO. began operations. This hoist was built and is now in use throughout the nation. The HARSH HYDRAULIC HOIST averages only $328.52 (including Federal excise tax) and maintains a low taxable weight which averages 273 lbs. These economical hoists are built for either back or side dumping, depending upon your need. Save costly time and eliminate back* breaking labor by unloading with a HARSH HYDRAULIC HOIST engineered for eco nomical, speedy, and durable farm use. • MM*. NOW! ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT IN SECONDS * X * ; * 4 'i.jz'* '5-'- Vs- * <• f **» *■ v "J < a V+x J on the new nrw SPRINGFIELD ZD Deluxe Riding Mower Tap your toe, flicfc your linger..* and Springfield’s Pushbutton Cutting Height Adjustment does the Job With case.., even while mowing. Aso that’s sot au.. The new Springfield 25" combines tho most wanted features in a riding mow a: L. H. JACKSON Kirkwood Smokeiown Phone ST 6-3630 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 23. 1960—13 Governor Proclaims Pennsylvania Clean-Up Week April 24 - 30 Harrisburg Governor and waste. ‘ '' David L. Lawrence has ask- “A concerted effort toward ed Pennsylvanians to ob- the goal of cleaner, neater serve State Clean-up Week farms and homes can do which has been designated much to prevent tragedy for the period of April j 24 from fire or accident and to through 30 by the Pennsyl- promote a healthful environ vania Rural Safety Council, ment for everyone.” The Governor said, “The Rural Safety Council rec advent of spring gives all of ords show that many farm us the opportunity to restore and home fires arc caused by our homes and farms to a sparks igniting accumulated condition of neatness ,and ef- leaves, straw and other trash fiency in the best tradition which has accumulated next of the early settlers of our to buildings and fences dur- State. ing winter. “Now is the time to dis pose of winter’s untidy by products such as trash, litter nd covers. Moist spots can be cover ed with plants slich as For get-me-Not and Dwarf Phl ox. By covering those bare spots with ground covers, you can complete your land scape. HIESTAND INC. MARIETTA R.D. 1 Ph. HA 6-9301 CLARENCE RUTT NEW HOLLAND Ph. EL 4-8797 Wilt Also urged by the Rural Safety Council, during State Clean-up Week, is a check of lire fighting equipment in the home and farmstead. Fire ex tinguishers should be check ed, and refilled, water hoses should be connected and put to an operational test, and access to fire fighting water supplies should be cleared. DEALERS L. H. BRUBAKER 350 Slrasburg Pike Ph. Lane. EX7-5179 Lilitz R. D. 3 Sirasburg OV 7-600?. MA 6-7766
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