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evident at the barn was even
more apparent when the horses
were hitched to the plow in ihe
field. A single line and a few
conversational words and the
team was off. *
Lapp's Belgians have become
well known for their winnings
at the annual Farm Show each
January. They have been shown
there for twenty-two years. And
they are sure to add to one of
the special features at the com
ing Hershey extravaganza.
Beginning with the official
opening and state plowing com
petition at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday,
activities of interest to ladies,
youngsters, farmers, urbanites
and vacationers will swing into
continuous operation.
In addition to the headlined
plowing events, the program
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From Your Fall Grains
SEE AGYYA Y FOR
Certified Agway Seed Varieties
Adapted To Lancaster County
WINTER WHEAT Redcoat M soft beardless with a good
p test weight. Hessian Fly resistant.
WINTER BARLEY Peunrad
WINTER OATS Nor line
WINTER RYE
AGWAY Fertilizer Recommendations
1. SOIL TEST
2. If no soil test for average conditions use 200 lb. 10-20-20 or 200 lb. 10-10-10
per acre. Where lodging is a problem use 200 lb. 0-25-25 per acre.
"A few words with your Agwoy man about Agway's complete crop
program,.for fall grain is all it'll take
DEPEND ON AGWAY
LANCASTER NEW HOLLAND QUARRYVILLE
Manheim Pike 219 S. Railroad Ave. 27 E. 4th St.
Dillerville Rd. 354-2146 786-2126
394-0541
Horses
cations of course include Lan
will include youth contests, a caster County’s winners at the
horse plowing contest and dc- local plowing contest held sev
monstratlons, conservation bus oral weeks ago at Tony Grumel
and air tours, wagon tours, a ii> s farm Merle Groff in
ladles’ program, forage harvest- Level Land competition; Ivan
ing demonstrations, equipment Yost in the Contour Division
displays, rodeos, conservation and John C. Campbell in the
and educational exhibits and Big Plow contest,
conservation demonstrations, Another highlight of the
among others. ceremonies Tuesday will be the
All of these events will take
place on the 10,000 acres com
prising the Milton Hershey
Farms and only 14 miles from
Pennsylvania’s State Capitol at
Harrisburg.
Unlimited free parking space,
free admission and excellent
facilities add to the attractive
ness of the program. Full ac
commodations are also available
for guests who prefer to travel
with camper units.
Pennsylvania’s plowmen have
shown a great deal of interest in
FOR EXTRA
PROFITS
THE RIGHT SEED
THE RIGHT FERTILIZER
VARIETY
Ppnnnll Yields high. Heavy bu. weight
Red, soft, beardless.
Besbar
Wong Awnless. High yielding. Stiff,
medium height.
Balbo
the battle for state honors, with
41 county contest applications
already approved. These appli-
crowning of the 1968 Queen of
the Furrow. Six regional queens
will be guests at the State Plow
ing Contest, with the final winn
er remaining at Hershey to
reign over the national events
on Wednesday and Thursday.
Fiee conservation bus tours
will be offered beginning on
Tuesday morning and continu
ing at hourly intervals each day
through Thursday. A fleet of
air-conditioned buses with ac-
companying guides will provide
on-site visits of conseivation
COMMENTS
High yielding awnless variety,
—~ stiff straw, very winter hardy.
High yielding awnless variety,
stiff straw, winter hardy. (Agway
exclusive.)
Most winter hardy variety avail
able. High yields.
Very winter hardy. Excellent for
cover crop and pasture.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 17.1968
practices in various stages of
construction and live conserva
tion demonstrations by person
nel of the cooperating agencies.
Included in the tour will be
ponds, terraces, waterways, live
stock and watering devices,
roadside seedings and irriga
tion. Agency personnel will
handle fish in a pond and Swa
tara Creek, present a woodland
management demonstration
and set up a vocational agricul
ture classroom and shop com
plete with students and teach
ers.
Conservation air flights, also
scheduled to operate continu
ously, will depart from the Her
shey Air Park. The 20-minute
ride will cover both the site of
activity and neaiby conserva
tion project areas.
Another, more rustic type of
tour will be operated as pai t of
the bus touis This will be a
short wagon tup thiough the
forage tuals and hai vesting
aiea
Here the visitor will be able
to see plant vouches such as
crownvetch and bndsfoot he
foil, new and unusual vaueties
of glasses and legumes de
veloped in Pennsylvania, and
demonstration plots of corn hy
brids, Sudan grass and sorghum
sudan hybrids Weed contxol in
com and soybeans and the use
of anhydrous ammonia as a
plowdown fertilizer will also be
demonstrated
Approximately 125 acres have
been set aside at the Milton
Hershey Farms for use in the
demonstrations of ciops and
machinery.
Hundreds of exhibits by state
and" Stop and Go"corn harm
Mounted
SUPERPICKER
has the world's
biggest appetite
for corn!
another good idea for profit-minded farmers
Landis Bros. A. L. Herr & Bro.
Lancaster Quarryville
Chas. J. McComsey
& Sons
Hickory Hill, Pa.
Roj H. Buch, Inc
Ephrata R D 2
Allen H. Matz
Dem er
farmers are expected for the
Hay and Silage Shows. More
than 25 classes of hay varieties,
both naturally and heat cured,
will be featured.
Wednesday will mark the be
ginning of national competition,
and the ladies’ program. It also
is the day designated for youth
events. Youth land and hay
judging and weed identification
contests will begin in the morn
ing.
The ladies’ program will get
underway at 10 am. with de
monstrations each hour on the
hour until 5 p tn., both Wednes
day and Thursday. “You the
Consumer” will be the theme
for these events, all of which
will be held at the Paik Golf
Club.
Special demonstrations will
be given by 4-H’ers and crafts
men and a 4-H Fashion Show
will be piesented once each
morning and afternoon
Moie than 20 states die ex
pected to have champions com
peting in the national plowing
finals, with the fast event
contour plowing slated to
begin on Wednesday The small
plow contest will begin Thms
day morning and the big plow
finals will begin at noon on
Thursday Winners will receive
awaids in ceiemonies at the
conclusion of each day’s contest.
Railway First
The first long-distance of
stainless steel was the “Burling
ton Zephyr,” built in 1934 by The
Budd Company of Philadelphia.
The train traveled non-stop from
Denver to Chicago
luperpicker Is tops
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Jugging. Universal
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lounting easy, fast;
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UN year written
warranty.
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heels align ears
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Longenecker
Farm Supply
Rheems
A. B. C. Groff, Inc
New Holland
Wilbur H. Gra\bill
Lititz. R D 2
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