Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, April 05, 1969, Image 24

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    —Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 5.1969
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Penna. State Parks Are
Outdoormen’s Paradise
Ponnsv Kama's State Paiks Not to be foigotten aic the
and Poiest lands have become ■vauous species of wnleifovvl
a Mitual paiadise foi the out including the legal Mule and
doorsnian. paiticulauly the bud Ameucan Whistling Swans with
i\alchci. as flocks of migiating then pure white plumage, the
birds make use of the wood honkei, 01 Canadian Goose, and
lands, lakes and sti earns as the Ring-billed Gull with its
hr\ens ol test while enioute to black ung 01 paitial cioss bar
then noithein bleeding giounds on its bill A veiy distinct black
band on its tail should sepaiate
it fiom the Heiimg Gull
The Fo\ Spdnow, the lamest
of the spauows and distinguish
ed tiom the otheis of his
species bj a light ieddish biown
tail, has ailived, along with the
long ciested Cedai Waxing, a
medley of pale blue brown and
golden yellow with little led ap
pendages on its wing quills
Also flocks of the Eastern
Song Spanow, identified by
some bird-watchers as the
ground bird or ground sparrow;
the Black Chicadee, distinguish
ed from the Acadian Chicadee
by its black cap. and his “twin”
the Carahna Chicadee
SPRING NEEDS
• Scotts Products
Complete line
• BPS Paints
• DuPont Lucite
• Speed Queen Washers
• Hotpoint Appliances
• Prizer Ranges
—Gas & Coal
• Monarch Ranges
• Warm Morning
Heaters
Noritoke Dinnerwore
On Sale Now For Mother’s Day
Carl H. & Parke Groff
(Foimerly Groff Hardware)
100 South Railroad Ave., New Holland, Pa.
lightweight concrete building block
HOLLAND STONE • READY-MIXED CONCRETE
JMbw
m mJ/OLLAMD
m c ON CRETE
New HoHand, Penna. 717 354-2114
Tluee species of glebe can be
found on the lakes of some
aieas the Red Necked or Hol
boell’s Giebe, the Homed Grebe
Ox Helldivei, and the Pied-bill
ed Grebe which is sometimes re
tired to as the Walei-witch.
There are also flocks of Gold
en Eyes, the Buffle Head and
the common, or American, Mer
ganser, the largest American
duck; as well as the Mallard and
his mate, with their adaptability
to breed anywhere as long as
they are not molested; and the
• Seed Potatoes
• Lawn Seed
Scotts
Old English
• Vigoro
• Tobacco Seed
• HyGro
• Garden Tools
• Sunbeam Appliances
Phone 354-0851
AT THE TWIN VALLEY YOUNG er Advisor and Omar Beam, President.
FARMER MEETING. (Left to right) Ben The Third Annual Banquet was held last
Beiler, State Secretary; Andrew Stoltzfus, Friday night at the Twin Valley High
DHIA Winner; T. E. Wolfe, Young Farm- School Cafeteria.
• Twin Valley
(Continued from Page 17)
dent, Raymond Beiler, Honey
Brooke Rl, vice president; An
drew D. Stoltzfus, Elverson R 2,
secretary; Reuben Smoker, El
verson R 2, treasurer; Elmer
Hertzler, Elverson R 2, Chaplain.
The banquet committee in
cluded. Raymond Weaver, El
mer Hertzler and Wilmer Stoltz
fus.
• Pa. Among
(Continued from Page 17)
One of the world’s major de
stroyers of small grains, the
cereal leaf beetle was first iden
tified in the United States in
Michigan in 1962 Since that time
the pest has been found in
seven states. If allowed to spread
unchecked, the cereal leaf beetle
could seriously limit the pro
duction of- wheat, barley, and
oat crops of the Midwest
Black Duck, the “Wild Duck” of
New England
Hovering overhead may he
members of the hawk family in
cluding the Northern Red-
Shouldered Hawk the Eastern
Red-Tailed Hawk, the largest
common hawk except the
Opiey, and the Spanow Hawk,
the smallest of the species
Go no farther in se
of the best 46 h.p.
tractor. See us
about a new 1520.
Great features.
Nice price, too.
M. S. Yeorsley & Sons
West Chester 609-2990
Londis Bros. Inc.
Lancaster 393-3906
CERTIFIED MAINE GROWN
SEED
POTATOES
• Cobblers • Kennebecs
• Kotahdins • Superiors
• Bliss (Red)
Available Now
> . ; . ,
Limited quantities of sfzed seed
and B’s available
Phone For More Information
ammum
Smoketown, Po. 397-3539
Wenger Implement, Inc.
Tbs Buck 284-4141
Shotzberger's
Elm 665-2141
A. 6. C. Groff, Inc.
New Holland 354-4191