—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. August 31. 1968
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Near-Perfect Xmas Trees
Goal Of Long-Range Plan
Improved varieties of near
perfect Christmas trees, ready
lor market sooner than the wild
species now used, are the goal
of the Pennsylvania Christmas
Tiee Growers' Association and
ihe School of Forest Resources
.it Penn Stale University.
Long-range plans for such a
joal were announced iccenlly
luring the National Christmas
Hee Growers’ Convention held
n Indiana, Pa. The Groweis' As
-ociation is organizing the proj
ect. Research to develop new va
* reties will be carried out by
Penn State. Once developed, such
bees should require veiy little
shearing and should icsist dam
age by insects, diseases, and
lunate.
As announced at the conven
i'on, the plan will seek the co
•peration of tree growers, nurs
ivmen. and geneticists to spot
he best trees, test them, and
nake them available for Penn
-j Ivania growers. Dr Henry D
Serhold, associate professor of
orest genetics at Penn State,
said Pennsylvania giowers now
narket Christmas trees worth
iome $4,000,000 annually.
Some genetically superior
Christmas tree varieties should
be in the hands of growers with
in 10 years after the program-
No comparison
Shotzberger's
Elm 665-2141
Wenger Implement Co. Landis Bros. Inc.
Buck 284-4467 Lancaster 393-3906
M. S. Yeorsley & Sons A. B. C. Groff, Inc.
West Chester 609-2990 New Holland 354-4191
starts, Dr. Gerhold claimed. As
sisting with the Penn State re
search is Edgar 11. Palpant, re
search assistant‘in the School of
Forest Resources.
The program will concentrate
on Scotch pine and Douglas fir
trees the two most important
Christmas tree species grown in
the Commonwealth. The plan
will help growers and nuisery
men make better use of varieties
that aie available now. while cre
ating genetically improved van
elies for the future.
The best available seed sourc
es will be selected and recom
mended to participating nursery
men The best seedlings and
transplants, for sale by membei
nurserymen, will be recommend
ed to growers.
Still Time to Plant
Some Vegetables
Late August is still planting
time for a few home garden
ci ops, such as endive, kale, and
Chinese cabbage, says James 0
Dutt, extension vegetable ciops
specialist at Penn State. Even
September 1 is not too late for
spinach, lettuce, and early-ma
turing radishes. Dutt suggests
sowing the seed thinly, and thin
again when the plants come up,
if necessary.
John Deere 34 Forage
Harvester sets the standard
for fow-cost
silage-makers
It's understandable when you add
vp the facts that corp pickups have
exclusive rubber gathering belts
for plug-free feeding; that changing
attachments is the fastest and
easiest around; that there's a cylinder
cutterhead and built-in knife
sharpener. See why it's the leader*
Look one over soon.
NO MORE SPOTLIGHTING
OF RIG GAME
The Pennsylvania Gnme Com
mission this week reminded the
public tluil the spotlighting of
bis game will be illegal In the
slate between midnight and sun
rise beginning Sept, 1.
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MINI - DOZER
With the Mmi-Dozer you can
build your own lawn right from
scratch, from levelling through
seeding. It’ll save you money
at home and help you make
money doing jobs outside. Or,
build and maintain your own
driveway. Used on small farms
or gardens, the Mini-Dozer with
attachments will plow, disc,
seed and fertilize, harrow, and
cultivate your crops. Contrac
tors use the Dozer in tight loca
tions, for backfilling founda
tions or ditches, smoothing
basement gravel, or anywhere
hand labor is too expensive.
Spotlighting of deer it a pop- A motorist suddenly confront
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enjoyed by the non-hunting pub- 0 f j,is ve i,( c i e i s no t affect
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enjoyed during the evening, but tdc practice of spotlighting big
the practice will be curtailed af- B»me animals aftei midnight will
ter midnight. 1,(5 illegal.
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2. Takes abuse
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goes practically anywhere
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4. Offers self-cleaning tracks
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cleans track as it travels
around wheel at each end)
5. No frills just Raw Power!
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Pond Rood, Ronks R.D. 1
(2 miles northwest of Intercourse)
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