20 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 15, 1976 Potato referendum okayed HARRISBURG Secretary of Agriculture Raymond J. Kerstetter on Tuesday announced he has agreed to call a referendum on a proposal to raise funds to develop improved potato varieties for Pennsylvania. The referendum, requested by growers, would involve farmers who raise 25 acres or more of potatoes. They would vote whether to assess themselves one cent a hundredweight on potatoes sold, with the money going to fund a long-range variety research program. “Our potato growers are badly in need of better varieties for the various soil and weather conditions in Pennsylvania,” Kerstetter said. “Our present varieties just aren’t good enough to provide consistent production of the qualities needed for both table stock and processing. “Unless we can come up with better varieties, Penn sylvania will continue to lose its market for fresh and processing potatoes to growers in other areas, especially the Far West.” It is estimated the referendum would involved about 260 farmers who plant 25 acres or morei At average Sheep field day is next Saturday UNIVERSITY PARK - Saturday, May 22, is Sheep Field Day at Penn State. The program begins at 10 a.m., and participants should be free to go home again by 3 p.m. On the agenda for the morning session are: Junior Judging Contest Spinning and Weaving Electric Fence Demon stration Pregnancy Diagnosis Ultra Sonic fat and loin determination Match the Ram Lunch will be made available at the Meat Lab., followed by two more hours of presentations on the following topics: Wool Fabrics Out of Season breeding Video tape of sheep on strip mine land Movie American Sheep Producers Council. C. Pride at Hersheypark Charley Pride will bring his entire road show to Hersheypark Arena on Sunday afternoon, May 23, Also appearing at the Arena with Pride will be the Pridesmen, Dave and Sugar and Gary Stewart. Show begins at 3 p.m. *S" SPRIN Plus free - McCulloch chain saw Mini-Mac 25 Also available in 10,14 &16 H.P. models CADET RIDING MOWERS 'i^S* Models 55 - 75 - 85 - Special Model 55, 5 H.P. - 28” cut List $567 SALE *495 Plus free cordless electric grass trimmer II C. B. HOOBER INTERCOURSE, PENN A. (717) 768-8231 The program would be administered - by nine growers appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture from nominations made by the affected growers. The production rates, the one growers would be propor percent hundredweight tionately represented both would provide about $45,000 by geographic area and by annually. percent of crop going to the TALK TO A NO TILL GROWE fresh and processing markets. It is generally estimated two-thirds of the annual Pennsylvania potato crops goes .to processors, mostly for potato chips. Secretary Kerstetter has set June 4 as the date for public hearings on the proposed research program. - ROYSTER FERTILIZER CO. /Royster / 500 RUNNING PUMP ROAD LANCASTER, PA 17601 PHONE 717-299-2541 GARDEN MAY 17TH THRU 22ND lours - Mon. - Tues. - Wed. -7to 5 Thur. - Fri. -7to 9 Sat. -7to 3 CHAIN SAW WITH EVERY PURCHASE CUB CADET AND MOWER PLUS OUR REG. DISCOUNT PRICES. 1250 Cub Cadet - 12 H.P. hydrostatic tractor with 44” mower. List $2372 SALE *2150 Chevron s Oriho r 5^FREE*s£ CORDLESS ELECTRIC GRASS f VI if* •-•to ■ With the purchase of any Cadet lawn tractor j 8 H.P. Cadet lawn tractor hydrostatic with 36” mower, electric start. • 11245 SALE *ll5O I Plus free grass trimmer & SON r oi Voting by growers wt take place in the pei between June 24 and Ju. If passed by a majority of growers voting j ml; representing a majority the production, the progi would go into effect Jul; and would cover the crop. Growers in your area are already trying Mo Till farming with Ortho Paraquat. The reports are uniformly nthusiastic. Let us put you in touch with men who have switched to no tillage farming. Chevron Chemical Company h "0 m| ft N AN, m‘V»..jN {SIGN UlOO'Mli" /Royster / ALE Also available 7 H.P. gear model AUTHORIZED UPS STATION
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