SPRAYING FOR SUCKERS. Edwin Martin, Quarryville R 2, uses his home made (he bought it at a farm sale) sucker sprayer Thursday morning. The rig is a garden tractor powering a small nylon rotarj pump and is used to apply MH 30. This year, Martin says they have had just the right amount of rain to grow their 9- • This American (Continued liom Page 1) six ton, 110 horse power mon sters with 26 inch tues His to tal cost is §2,000 each on trac tors that m 1962 sold for $lO,OOO new (and you can guess what they might cost now) There are only three of these huge western-type tractors east of the Mississippi River and Jim has two of them, along with a big six bottom, 36 inch blade disk plow he brought into use in fall plowing But the Esbenshades need these big implements They farm 266 acres at home and rent acre crop and he is using 5 pints to the acre for excellent control. When it is wet like last year, he used 6 pints per acre and in previously dry years he found he need ed only 4 pints. The application is made under 50 lbs. pressure and Martin covers an acre per hour. L. F. Photo 488 acies Their ciops include 70 acres of soybeans, 250 acres of com, 21 acres of alfalfa, 31 acres oi mixed hay and 80 acres of wheat. Jim said the soybean price isn’t quite as good this year but he thinks it looks bet ter than corn They got 55 bu pei acre last year. The Ayrshire dairy herd to tals 132 head with 87 milking The American Farmer Degree is to be awarded at the National FFA Convention at Kansas City, Mo, Oct 15-18 Only one FFA member in 10,000 can receive the awaid • Local Holstein (Continued fiom Page 1) and gill winners in the county vail be enteied in the state con test To compete, the youths must not have reached their 20th birthday in the year which the award is given Judging will cen ter around 4-H or FFA Dairy Project Work and record book keeping Leadership and other interests related to total dairy faim management will also be considered Eby said the deadline for local entries is September 28 and en try forms may be obtained from him or Elvin Hess Jr , Strasburg Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 24.1968 • Buckwolter (Continued from Page 1) Scott Heisey had the reserve champion. Donald Bollinger, Denver R 2. look both champion and reserve champion honors in the Land race show and Keny Boyd had the champion Poland China In the Spotted Poland China show David Leininger, Denvei R 2 had both the champion and the reserve champion John Fisher, Manheim R 1 had the reserve champion Yorkshire. In the Pen of Ten Class, Da vid Leininger was first with spotted Poland China; Michael Leininger was second with cross bred; Michael Roop was third with Yorkshire and John Roop was fourth with Chester White In showing and fitting behind Buckwalter in the Senior Divi sion was Franklin Ruoss, Eugene Bollinger, Nelson Rohrer, Lititz R 3, and David Leininger. In the Junior Division of showing and fitting was; 1, Mar lin Bollinger, Donald Bollinger, MOUNTVILLE FEED SERVICE R D 2 Columbia H. JACOB HOOBER FOWL’S FEED SERVICE Intel course, Pa. R D 1, Quarryville R D 2, Peach Bottom C. E. SADDER & SONS R D 1 East Earl HEISEY FARM SERVICE Lawn Ph - 653-5718 WHITE OAK MILL R D. 4 Manheim Joseph Lefcver, Manhelm Rl; Marlin Weaver, Ephrata R 2 and James Lefever. Manheim R 4. LANCHESTER PONY CLUB Lanchcster Pony Clubbers won lop honois at the Oxford Hoi 59 Show' on Saturday. Fust Place winner in TWO classes was Mai een Little of Ca> margo riding Mr and Mis. George W. Hassler IPs Ragamuf fin Sharon Vasco of Oxfmd rid ing hei Irish Twist was the wu: ner of walk-trot class. Other ribbon winning club members were Candy Groff of Quarryville, Tony and Chris Gib son of Drumore, Cathy Myers of Kirkwood, and Wendy Maury of Newark, Del., together winning a total of 18 ribbons. Ten-year-old Mareen also won a class of 20 children for chil dien 15 and under riding Raga muffin on Sunday at the Mid dletown Jr Horse Show, Middle town, Del H. M. STAUFFER & SONS, INC. Witmer ROHRER’S MILL E D 1, Ronks MILLERSVILLE SUPPLY CO. Millei sville DUTCHMAN FEED MILLS, INC. R D 1 Stevens PARADISE SUPPLY GRUBB SUPPLY CO. Elizabethtown HERSHEY BROS. 9 Paradise Reinholds
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