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PRE - SEASON
DISCOUNTS NOW
Insure obtaining the finest quality
and service available
Fertilizer spread when you want it and in
correct amounts per acre with our calibrated
fleet of spreaders.
Call 569-32% or
626-6790 Woody Fimk
665-4921 Mark Eshleman
393-8517 Ted Minnich
Chemgra Fertilizer Co., Inc.
Box 218 East Petersburg, Pa. 17520
JANUARY SPECIAL
Agvvay
COMPLETELY ERECTED ON YOUR PREPARED SITE
I would like to order the “January Special” building at this Special Price Please have my local
Farm Salesman call to complete the contract agreements.
I understand that the time of erection is at the option of the Agway Building Department but prior
to June 1, 1970.
WE ALSO CONSTRUCT DAIRY, POULTRY, BEEF CATTLE, HOG AND OTHER BUILDINGS
Agway
UTILITY STORAGE BUILDING
FEATURING • Clearspan Truss for more storage area
• Galvanized steel roof & siding for durability
• 10’ 6” clearance to store large equipment
• One full year guaranty on material & workmanship
• Contract Price nothing extra to pay later
BEE-LINE SUPPLY CENTER
1027 Dillerville Road, Lancaster Ph. 397-4761
30 ft. x 60 ft.
Foam Protects
Plants From
Early Frost
A now product that resembles "Growers arc often confronted
shaving cream when applied with an eail> frost in late Sep
may help home gardeners and tember or early Oc'ober, which
commercial vegetable growers is followed by several weeks of
protect their plans against dam- frost-free weather," he explain
age from early fall frost, says ed. "If we can protect the plants
David Patterson, horticulturist fiom this early frost, our grow
at Longwood Gardens, Pa mg season could be extended
Speaking at the third annual substantiall y-”
Delaware Turfgrass Conference Patterson used the foam for
at the University of Delaware, the first time last fall Using 200
Patterson pointed out that a pro- gallons of material, he covered
2960
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. January 24.1070—1 fl
tein, nonplastlc foam f\gn
foam) has been developed to
piotect plants Horn shoit penods
o( cold wealhci
Half an acre ot elir.vsiinthomumi
with a two Huh later of foam
To ,ipp!\ the m.ileii.tl, he mix
td five gallons of the foaming
agent with 100 g illons of water.
Al. was then added and the
foam was pioduccd by forcing
the material thiough a hose and
ncm*l under 40 pounds per
square inch pressure.
Thi foam will protect plants
against most frost, pointed out
Patterson In Canada where the
product was developed, re
searchers have measured the
temperature under the foam at
38 degrees Fahrenheit when the
temperature above the foam was
23 degrees.
There are no problems with
residue with this foam, said Pat
terson. The material will pro
tect plants approximately 18
hours before it starts to disinte
grate; then afine spray of water
will wash away the remaining
foam.
Future plans call for manufac
turing the foam in an aerosol for
home garden use
Besides stripping tobacco and
doing the livestock and poultry
chores, the Winter months are a
good time to get the farm ma
chineiy in good repair I realize
the weather doesn’t make us feel
like Spring farm work but in
another 6 to 8 weeks theie could
be some field action Machinery
dealers will appreciate the work
now m order to avoid the Spi mg
i nsh when the weather opens up.
Machinery kept in good condi
tion will last longer and not
bieak down when it is badly
needed in the field
m
m
earn
a cash dividend
through
I — ■ j
This special pre-season program
pays you cash for buying early.
The amount you get depends on
the machine you buy—and when
you buy if. The earlier you buy,
the bigger your dividend. Program
starts November 1, 1969, and goes
through February 28, 1970.
Eligible machines include: Auto*
matic Bale Wagons and Stack Re
trievers • Balers • Combines #
Crop-Choppers ©Forage Blowers#
Forage Boxes and Crop-Carriers.#
Forage Harvesters • Hay Condi
tioners • Mower-Conditioners •
Mowers • Rakes • Self-Propelled
Windrowers.
Program applies to new machines
only. Stop in soon for complete
details.
t*EW hollaisd
DIVISION OF SPERRY RAND
L H. Brubaker
350 Strasburg Pike, Lancaster
R.D. 3, Lititz, Pa.
Phone Lancaster 397-5119
Strasburg 687-6002
Lititz 626-7766