10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 9,1971
Agway to Build at Elizabethtown
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Elizabethtown, as stemming
from automation and fast trans
portation. The new center is
described as highly automated
and close to the Harrisburg
highway network, making it
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the region it serves.
About 60 persons are expect
ed to work at the new Elizabeth
town center.
Company figures project the
cost at $3,196,000. The West
f.elrl Diant will cost an estimated
$2,413,000.
Agway first began plans to
convert from the existing nine
warehouses to a new system of
three highly mechanized distri
bution centers in early 1968.
Besides Spring Garden, the
Elizabethtown and Westfield
facilities will replace centers at
Albany, Port Jervis, Warren and
West Concord.
Farm Records
Farm records should become
a more important part of the
farming business at this time of
the year because they should be
used of many purposes beside
filing an income tax report.
The evaluation of the farm re
cords according to each enter
prise should give some indica
tion of the future of these parts
of the program. As the year
draws to an end some “pencil
pushing” at the desk is strongly
advised. The records should in
dicate the net returns (or loss
es) of each enterprise and Be
used as a guide for future plan
ning.
Turtle’s Lifetime
The common box turtle. Ter
rapene Carolina, not infrequent
ly lives for over half a century
and possibly reaches a maxi
mum lifetime of 123 years.
Rapid growth in Agway’s
wholesale distribution volume in
the past three years was given
as a key reason for the moves.
The site of the new Elizabeth
town facility is on the Lancas
ter County-Dauphin County line
located off Zeager Road, former
ly the old Herr property on
Route 230.
The company is reported to be
considering other building on the
site.
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Freezing Weather
Freezing weather has arrived
and this adds to the many chores
that should be done around the
home and on the farm. The mul
ching of the strawberry plants is
now timely so that you will have
a better crop next June. The way
in which the plants survive the
winter may control the yield
next spring. When the ground
freezes it is time to apply 2 to 3
inches of wheat or barley stiaw
over the plants; this will keep
out the sun and the wind and
help reduce the amount of al
ternate freezing and thawing of
the ground around the plants;
when this occurs frequently we
get heaving of the plant out of
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the ground. Also, the mulch will
keep a more constant tempera
ture of the soil around the roots
and make them' stronger next
spring. Late November or early
December is a good time to
cover the berries for their long,
winter dormant period. r
First Air Service
The first regular trans-atlantic
air service between the United
States and Europe was inaugu
rated June 28, 1939. when the
Dixie Clipper made the first
commercial passenger flight
from Port Washington. N.Yi,. to
Lisbon, Portugal.
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