Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 07, 1970, Image 8

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    >-L*nc*Btgr Farming. Saturday. March 7.1970
State Hying Farmers
Hold Lancaster Meet
The fouith .mnual state con- Fai mers hold monthly meetings
venlion of the Penns>lvania Flv- throughout the state,
ing Faimeis will be held at the state ofhccis for 1969 are
Willow Pallet Moto- Inn south f ai j g Zettlemojei. Kutztown,
of Lancastu IM\ Mai eh 13 tmo pusident. Elmo M Tunis. Sum
ugh 15 ksbuig, \ice-pres’dent. Paul C
Highlights ol the eomention iVeaiei. Home, seeietars. and
trill mlude 'l'M'.on ol both \,leen Homan Penn>>l\ania
adult and teen q’liens who will Fumaee. tieasuier New otliee.s
compete n > o.’ ■) \ w.l! be ileeted at the comeir.on
D,.\o Hu'h o IV.ioh Bottom
iliiiniun He w.H « ■ />i
bt In to L.mcastei OOyDCcUI V^llcHtip
County Flym-F.o mo 1 s rp wjn 0 LI
The Fiidm pi 051 am K 5111 s 1 OpS / 0 OUSlieiS
with legistiat 011 .u 5 pm. 8. a .
local folk singm-t s coup 9. teen The top so\ bean yield iccordod
talent contest 9 45 letieshments 111 n;ne official soybean Meld con
-10, games and stunts tests adoss the Midwest and
„ 0 , , „ „ „ South last season was binned by
The Satuiday morning pro John Brokaw> Illinols FueAcre
gram includes 6 40. breakfast Contest Champion> who also 1S
greetings from Max Smith coun- m jn ps F ycho iogy at Wes
£ Agent; 8. Pennsylvania Flying lUI “ 01S UniV ersity! Brokaw’s
Famer’s business meeting and 7626 b acre was almost 12 30
greetings from Mayor Thomas , e th & us average yieW
J, Moaghan of Lancaster: 10, cof- .
fee break and teen bowling party 01 s Dusne s>
Sunday noon, women’s and All-time high soybean yields in
■aen’s tours; 12 30, teen lunch, the history of three official state
% teen swimming party, 4, tea. contests were produced in India-
Saturday evening- 6 30, ban- na, lowa and North Carolina
quet; 7:45, pictures and installs- And one of the highest big-acre
fcion of officei s, 9, teen farmer- age soybean yields in the nation
ette crowning, 9 20, Pennsylvan vas made by the Mississippi win
ia Flying Farmer Queen crown- ner 57 9 bu. per acie from
ing ceremony and reception 1,011 acres.
The Sunday scnedule includes The Ohio State Champion rang
745 am. continental breakfast, up a net piofit of SB3 43 pei acre
and 9, devotional service to win the first place tiophy in
An international as well as his state for efficiency in soy
state organization, the Flying bean pi eduction
DAIRYMEN!
See Us At Our Booth At
Dairy Day - Tuesday, March 10
FARM & HOME CENTER
Bob and Frank
MILLER & BUSHONG, INC
Rohrerstown, Pa.
LEADERSHIP IN HIGH
PRODUCING FORAGE CROPS
Hoffman leadership in high yield forage crops was
dramatically demonstrated with two new introductions
m 1969 ~ Promor Alfalfa and Funk’s 78F Sorghum-
Sudangrass Hybrid.
This year a new alfalfa-orchardgrass combination
Top-Potential Formula and two new multi-variety
blends . . Formula 69 Brand Timothy and Formula 70
Brand Red Clover have been developed.
CALL YOUR HOFFMAN SEED MAN
A. H. HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC.
Lo'- >*cd t-* the Heart of Lancaster County
LAN DISVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 17538
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Yard, Lancaster.
7 30 p.m.—Ephrata Young Far
mers meeting, corn man
agement. Vo-Ag room, Eph
rata High School
7 30 pm—(laiden Spot Young
Faimer AvsociaMon, "Daily
Bleeding" com sc »2. Vo
Ac room, (tauten Spot
High School.
7 30 p m Ehzabethtow n Don
egal Comimimtj 4 H Club
leoi gamzation m i elm
Don cal Rich Sihoo!
800 pm— Fa’ m I'iaiistei \i
angemeats nuit.ng Kami
and Home Cuite’
Thursday, March 12
Id 00 Noon Laiu.i'lei Counts
\gueultuial and Home Bi
onomics Extension \s S oeia
non leorganization, up
sfaiis dining mom ot Mea
dow H’ll> Dining House
7 30 pm—Liutz-Manhcm Com
munity 4H Club, teoigan
ization meeting at Fan land
Elemental y School.
Friday, March 13
pm—Pennsylvania Daily
men’s Institute sponsoied
by Holstein Association &
Pennsylvania Young Farm- >
GROWING CORN IN 70?
IF YOU ARE, LET US SHOW YOU
HOW TO INSURE MAXIMUM YIELDS THE
MOST EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL WAY WITH
ANHYDROUS AMMONIA
• Rental Equipment or • Custom Applied
BULK BLENDED FERTILIZER
• Rental Spreaders or
ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO.
Grofftown Road/ Lancaster/ Pa
372 Sign for 1970
9
Farm Aid Programs
To date. 372 farmers have en
rolled in the 1970 wheat or feed
giain piograms in Lancaster
County. Miss Doiothy Neel, cxe
cutne diiector of the Lancaster
County Aencultural Stabili/a
tion and Consei\ation Scivice,
said Fi ulav.
V total of 101 have em oiled
in Hie food giain piogiain,
which nuhides com bailey and
giain soichum, and agieed to
disci 1 2 380 aeies fioni pioduc
lion ot feed giain. to earn eithei
(incision oi puce suppoit pay
ments
Also 308 wheat fanneis have
signed up wheat allotments of
ei Vssouation, Faim and
Home Centei
730 pm Pennsylvania Egg
Maikenng Association, Sch
lafft s Rcstauiant.
Saturday, March 14
1 00 p m —Farm Women Socie
ty £l, Leacock Piesbyter
lan Chuich.
6 30 p m —Farm Women Socie
ty #2, Banquet at Gioff’s
Farm near Mount Joy.
Top Dress Wheat and Barley
Use 30-60 lbs. ACT. NIT.
TOP DRESS PASTURES
Use 100 lbs. ACT. NIT. or 400 lbs. of 26-13-13 BLEND
YOUR FULL SERVICE DEALER
PLUS
• Custom Applied
392-4963 or 392-0374
2,748 acres to earn cither certi
ficate or divctsion payment.
Some farmers have signed up
for both the wheat and feed
gram programs.
Enrollment in either program
is voluntary, but farmers must
sign at the ASCS Office by
Mai eh 20, to eam program
benefits Those who sign up and
comply yvith piogram regula
tions will be eligible for price
suppoit loans and price sup
poit oi ccitificate payments on
the acicage giown. as well as
payment for additional diver
sion of feed grain and wheat
acreage beyond the diversion
requited for progiam com
pliance.
Miss Neel uiged farmers to
enroll now to avoid waiting in
line during the last week of
signup The office is open Mon
day through Friday from 8 a.m.
to 430 p m For those who can
not come in during regular
hours, the office will be open
on Saturday, March 7 from 8 to
11 am, and Tuesday, March 10
from 6 to 9 p.m
, 'v V«£s
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