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LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR
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From HORNCO FEEDS..... improvements to serve business farmers!
D. E. Horn & Co., Inc. is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Ned Sitler as Horace
service consultant for the Lancaster-Lebanon County areas. Mr. Sitler will work along
with Mr. John Keller giving advice and service to the ever growing family of Hornco cus-
tomers in the Lancaster-Lebanon County area.
Mr. Sitler is a graduate of Penn State University, majoring in animal husbandry.
He was an Assistant County Farm Agent working closely with 4-H boys and gir's. He
has been exposed to all segments of the farm industry by working on and for beef and
poultry farms throughout the state. Ned was bora and raised in York County, where his
parents operated a feed store. Call on Ned anyt T 'me, allow him to help you with your
problems.
FEEDS
D.E.HORN&CO.,Inc. York, pa. Phone 2-7867
SPECIAL
TANVILAC
Feeders Say . . .
"The Most Economical
Feeding Plan of All "
No trouble with scours or cattle
Phone Lane. EX 7-0751
Introducing...
NED SHEER, Jr.
“Hornco Service Consultant”
• Transplant
(From page 11
minimize the injury to the
roots and other plant parts
during transplanting, the
garden extension specialists
caution
Water the plants with en
ough water to moisten the
soil to a depth of 6-8 inches
Using a light sun shade to
protect the plants from in
tense sunlight after they
have first been moved may
help them recover from the
shock of transplanting A
bushel or peck basket placed
over the tops of the plants
makes an excellent sun shade
because it lets air and some
sunlight in Newspaper can
also be used Just lay it light
ly over the plants and weight
the corners down with stones.
Keep the sun shade over the
plants during the hottest
part of the day As the plants
become stronger, it can be
left off for longer periods un
til it’s finally removed
MECHANICAL HARVESTING OF TOMATOES ha?
not entirely eliminated the labor force Skilled sorters
must r.de the harvester as it works its way down xhe held
but only one soiter is needed to handle as many tomatoes
as five workers can pick by hand In this self-piopelled
model, conveyors carry the fruit into the bulk bins at the
rate ot 10 to 12 Vi tons per hour The model shown working
_ in a California field measures 23 feet from blade to vine
® I omato Harvester discharge and weighs a 'hefty six tons At piesent only a
7 pear-shaped variety of tomato is solid enough to be handled
ttrom page 1J by this machine, but plant breeders are busy developing
will be featured at the Vege- Wlth the characterlstlcs necessary lor ma
table Field Day, set for Wed- P g
nesday, Sept 13, at the Penn Centre county strations will give cannery
State Horticulture Research James D Dutt, extension fieldmen and tomato growers
Farm five miles west of Pine vegetable gardening special- an opportunity to see now
Grove Mills on Route 45, ist, announces the demon- far mechanical tomato har-
See How Many Of Your Neighbors
Are Changing To Hornco Feeds
“Service Makes The Difference”
Because . . .
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 9, 1961—5
vesters have advanced
Tours of the vegetable
breeding and variety plots,
weed control and tour of the
farm are scheduled from 9
am until noon Staff mem
bers who are conducting the
research will explain the pro
jects and answer questions
Chemical weed control ex
periments are being conduct
ed on on ons, cabbage, beets,
carrots, cucumbers, snap
beans, lima beans, and toma-
toes both direct seeded and
transplants Although some
of the plots will have passed
the harvest period the majori
ty are expected to be at a
stage favorable for observa
tion
Dutt explains that many
new chemicals look promis >
mg for the weeding of vege
tab’e crops, and even direct
seeded tomatoes were success
fully weeded with chemicals
on the Horticulture Research
Farm this year
CHAIN SAW
SERVICE CENTER
New & Used
Snavely's Farm Service
NEW HOLLAND EL4-2214
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Pleased
with your pullets?
HONEGGER LAYERS
may correct some of
the problems
in your hen house—
especially
if you expect
more from your hens
then you're getting—
Try 'em and See!
J. HOWARD MOORE
307 East Second Avenue
LITITZ. PENNA.
Phone: MAdison 6-S4OB
Windie’s Hatchery
COCHRANVILLE, PA.
Phone: Aiglen LY 3-5341