PAM SCHLO AD,, shown watering a pot of display
*s, commutes every- day from Lititz to work in the
ail sales room at Girvin’s. L. F. Photo
Now Is The Time To Order
t -%/r -» r , • x New Holland 354-2112
Ivan M. Martm, Inc. Terre him 445-3455
Bine Ball, Pa. Gap 442-4148
We chose electric heat
because my husband
is a schoolteacher
teachers are expected to set goodexamples. They’re also
Expected to have sound judgment.'Our flameless electric
fcome heating system proves that my husband has just
that. After investigating all the types of home heating, we
decided on electric because of its convenience, cleanliness
•nd low cost a wise decision if there ever was one. And
*good example for all to follow!
We recommend you go electric, too. It’s the le heat. IP „
OU ARE BUILDING Tell your builder you want to be
you want the best, you want electric heat. IP
Y °U ARE REMODELING—CaII a Retidy Kilowatt Recom
mended Electric Home Heating Dealer for an estimate. He
6 listed, in the Yellow Pages under "Heating Contractors.”
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, .April- S, ,-186&*-9
(Continued from Page S)
tory heating Job so far.
All the flowers at Girvin’S
are raised from seed, bulbs,
or cuttings. Each variety
generally requires some lit
tle variation of treatment or
handl'ng. Hyacinths, tor ex
ample. The bulbs are biought
in from Holland in the Fall
They are individually potted
and stored on racks iu> a
barn which has very little
heat. Then, in early Spring
they aie moved out ot the
barn and “torced” tor the
Easter holiday. Chiysanthe
mums aie anothei example.
Cuttings are planted in open
beds in the gieenhouse in
late March. These are pinch
ed back about nnd-Apnl, and
will bloom about the first
week in August. But between
planting and blooming the
hours of light have to be
closely regulated First the
new cuttings are foiced with
four hours ot artificial lights
each night until May Ist
Then, at the end of June, a
black plastic cover is put ov
er the plants between the
hours ot 4 p m and 8 ain
pp&li
each day. When this process
is discontinued in e'arly Au
gust, the Mums are in bloom
For each plant -variety Gir
vm’s pioduces, they find in
dividual problems But for
each problem they have found
a satistactory solution, and
indications are they will con
tinue to solve these pi educ
tion pioblems as they arise,
and will continue filling Lan
caster County with beauty.
GROW DISEASE-FREE
VEGETABLE PLANTS
To grow disease-free vege
table plants such as cabbage,
tomatoes, peppers, and egg
plants, treat seed or buy
treated seed. Then, grow the
plants in sterilized soil to
control soil-born disease or
ganisms and weeds, says Al
len H. Bauer, extension plant
pathologist at Penn State
University.
County Farm Women
Plan Spring Doings
The Lancaster County So
ciety of Farm Women at its
board ■ of directors planum?
meeting this week again
chose the Lancaster County
Farm & Home Foundation
as its county pioject.
It was announced that tho
Spring ’tally will be held
Apul 21 at The Chalet Res
taurant at Dillsbuig, YoiK
County. Societies 10, 15 and
6 will provide buses lor
transportation
Spnng Homeniakei s’ Day
will be obsened April 27 at
the Meadow Hills Dining
Room lioiu 10 30 a m to
2 30 pm Tickets will cost
$2 50, and reservations may
be made by contacting tho
county extension office
Plow Down NOW For Com
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Contact your AGRICO Agent
Lancaster Warehouse
Roy Zimmerman 569-2361
Churchtown Warehouse
Lester M. Weaver 354-5477
Societies 1 to 13 will pro
vide lood and paper piod
ucts for the USO on May
11 at Moose Hall, Lancaster,
it was announced
County home \isits weic
scheduled tor Societies 11
and 12 in April, Societies 13
and 11 in May, and tor So
cieties 15 and 10 in June.
In each the'-e visits
will be made on the thud
Thin sdaj
Othei events annouiued
weie community (ouiicil
banquet. Apul 20, soneties
to piov.de 3 0 wain esses tor
the Heait Haien Ra/aar on
2G, next dnectors’
Apul
meeting on June 7 at Oc-
toiara Chinch neai Quairy-
\ ille