Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 21, 1970, Image 12

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    12 LannisUn* Fanning, Saturday. March 21.1970
Conservation District Honors
Work of Two County Farmers
Two uiiiuin faun opei alums
\HM' ICI Oglll/.’d Hus week foi
out lousenation woik
m 1969 .Hid 1070 At its .m
nn.il l).ni(|U(’t tin* L.mc.isloi
Count\ Soil .inti Watei Consei
a .ition Histi ict honoied the
woik of Robed 0 Biubiikcr.
riiA.bcthtow n RD3 and Chnst
K \eff .ind his sons. Riehaid
and Robeit. of Millcrsv die RDI
Biubakei, who iecei\ed the
1960 consci\.ition f.nm awaid.
• Farm Calendar
(Continued fioni Page 1)
mg House. South 3id St
CKfoid. Cheslei Count>
7 30 pm—Gaiden Spot Young
Faimeis Association, mon-
thlv meeting. Gaiden Spot
High School
730 pm —Penn Manor Com
munity 4-H Club, reorgan-
ization, Ann Letoit School
730 pm —“What Makes Beef
Puces’”, consumei meet-
ing, Faim and Home Cen-
gOO pm Manheim Young
Faimeis meeting, VoAg
100 m, high school.
Thursday, March 26
7 30 p m —Countywide 4-H Hol
stein Club, reorganization.
Faim and Homo Center
Friday. March 27
730 p m —Penn Willow Com
munity 4H Club, teoigan
ization, Pequea Township
School
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NUMBER ONE
OARDEN^HELPER!
/DELIVERS EQUIVALENT OF
2 EXTRA HORSEPOWER
/FULL-DEPTH, FULL-WIDTH
ROTOR PENETRATION
/MOST TROUBLE FREE
/complete CHOICE OF
MODELS AND ATTACH
MENTS-ROTORS, TRACTOR
TOOLS.
Sales and Service
GIHMA N
BROS.
I Mile Noi th of Ten e Hill
on Route 897
Hast Bail R D 1, Pa
Phone 215 445 6272
has a 1(1") acie faun He put con
tom stnps on 63 acies in 1963
64. consti tided 420 feet of cli
vei sion in 1963. installed 200
feel of tile diam in 1963, con
structed one half acre of grass
ed waterways in 1963 and built
8.572 feet of ciopland ten ace in
1965 68
The Neff family received the
1970 conservation farm awaid
for their 151 acre faim They
had put 120 acres in contour
strip ciopping pi ioi to 1967 and
consli tided 13,815 feet of ciop
land tei i aces in 1968 69
Biubakei became a consena
lion coopeiator in 1962 and the
Neifs in 1951
Amos H Funk, Millei sville.
chan man of the conseivation
distuct for 17 yeais befoie giv
mg up the post this yeai, receiv
ed a plaque for his service
Funk is now distiict vice chair
man.
Grant Heilman, nationally
known agricultural photograph
er, and banquet toastmaster,
awaided large aerial photos of
their farms to Biubaker and
Neff
PIECE WORK MOLDING
PIECE WORK HANDLING
PIECE WORK GRINDING
CORE SHOP
Route 230 By-Pass
Atlantic Breeders Note
S. American Markets
Thi' Atlantic Uivulci v Coopci.i
tiu held iti sixtli .miuul meet
ing Weducsd.iv .it I lostcttc. ‘s
hnuiu H.ill. Mount (ov
liiisiness included .mnual ic
poits .md a pu'scnl.ition on ‘ Our
South Ameiic.m M.ukcts" b.\
Ilogei Emig. cliiccloi of Atlantic
St iv ice and Sales Emig said pi o
speeds for expanding the cattle
breeding maiket in man> aieas
ot South Amenca are good
ABC officials icported that
business incieases which began
in the fall of 1968 continued
sliong thioughout 1969 The tot
al of 228,187 fiist services were
an mcieasc of 5,630 oi 2 6 per
cent over 1968
Chemgro Completes
Expansion Program
Chemgro Fertilizer Company.
Slate Road, East Peteisburg. re
cently completed an addition to
their plant.
An official of the firm said the
new addition would increase stor
age space by 80 per cent. He said
this would enable the company
to better serve their customers
Chemgro stated operations in
February, 1968 and is owned by
Elwood Funk, Lititz R.D4, and
Mark Eshleman, Lititz R.D.2.
NOW HIRING
EARN MORE THAN AVERAGE
PLUS tXmiHT BlHlflTS
WE NEED PRODUCTION HELP
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS
m Will TRAIN YOU
Interviewing Doily Londisville Plant, Route 230 By-Pass
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M.
SATURDAY 8 A.M. TO 12 NOON
PENNSYLVANIA MALLEABLE
"AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER"
or 712 South Prince St., Lancaster.
APPLY IN PERSON
IRON DIVISION
PLANT DOEBLERS' I
85X and PA 8703
• RESISTANT TO YELLOW LEAF BLIGHT!!
• FULL SEASON CORN HYBRIDS!!
• EXCELLENT ST ANDERS and TOP YIELDERSI! I
In the '69 Lancaster Co. Extension Corn Tests of
41 Hybrids. 85X yielded 167 bu. dry shelled com per
acre; PA 8703 yielded 178 bu. dry shelled corn per acre.'
WHAT HYBRID TOPPED THE TEST?? DOEBLER'S
82X at 185 bu. Plant DOEBLER’S The corns bred
in Penna. where they are Farmer planted. |
CONGRATULATIONS
to Larry Weaver. New Holland, on winning the 1969
Garden Spot Young Farmers Corn Growing Con
test. Mr. Weaver had an official first place yield
of 221.8 bu. dry shelled corn per acre. His outstand
ing yield was made with DOEBLERS’ 85X SINGLE
CROSS. He planted May 12 in 30” rows. Harvest
population on Oct. 20 was 24,500 plants. Moisture
was 22.3% and ear weight .64 lb. The calculated cost
of production per bu. was 26c.
T. A. DOEBLER & SON
R. D. # 1 JERSEY SHORE, PA.
EARNINGS
EARNINGS
EARNINGS
Hour
Hour
Hour
Per
Per
Per
$4.15
$3.50
$3.50
Landisville, Pa.