65—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 12, 1976 T Vegetable harvest record set * in peas (s,7oo),however, was slightly under'the 1974 ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland farmers har vested more acreage of. commercial vegetables in 1975 than In the previous year. Last year’s total reached 53,180 acres, as •compared with 52,070 for .1974. Vegetable production statistics for this year are loot yet available. The Md.-Del. Crop Kirby wins rodeo riding events WOODSTOWN, N.J. - Members of tbe R. J. Reynolds Co., the news media, and a few die hard rodeo 'fans sat through steady rain for file opening of the 22nd consecutive Cowtown Rodeo on a recent Saturday night. Competition was limited to' threetop winners for the six New 4~H club formed FLEMINGTON, N.J. - Hamsters, guinea pigs and cavies will be the subject of a new 4-H Small Animals Club that will start soon in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Mrs. Judith Mitchell of Bethlehem Township will be the leader of .this new club, which will conduct its initial meeting on Thursday, June 17 at 7:30 pjn. The meeting will be held at the Round Valley Youth Center, off the Lebanon Stanton Road in Clinton Township. /Sj7\ More Quality "More Features* More Warranty with a \4J/ MORTON BUILDING 1 IN COLOR *4*,. I D Please send more information on MORTON Buildings □ Please have your salesman phone me for an appointment j RD4 Box 34A Gettysburg, PA 17325 PH. 717-334-2168 I ■ I I Boxl26Phillipsburg,NJjsBB6& 'lj Reporting Service of USDA market, with Baltimore and die-Maryland Depart- County (1,940) in 'second ment of Agriculture report , place and Dorchester (1,130) that Caroline led all other third* , _ - counties with 7,355 acres The leading vegetable crop harvested. Queen Anne statewide was sweet corn., followed with 7,250. Next was The 14,500 acres harvested Kent with 5,305. Crops in represented a .03 per cent those > counties' went _ primarily for processing. Wicomico led in terms of acreage (2,950) for fresh events, with Kaye Kirby of Woodstown, N.J. taking first in the riding events and Bud Bramwell of Stamford, Conn, first in the timed events. In spite of towel drying the backs of the Brahma Bulls and throwing jackets over their bull ropes to keep them dry, only eight cowboys For many years now, there have been several 4-H dubs dealing with rabbits and poultry, but nothing has been available specifically for those young people who enjoy raising smaller • animals. With the start of this new- Small Animals Project, youngsters, ages 10- 19, will be able to study the care and feeding of these very common housepets. More information' on the club can be obtained by calling Mrs. Mitchell at 201- 537-2805.- BIG MACHINE SHEDS WITH BIG DOORS BOTH WARRANTED 5 YEARS AGAINST WIND DAMAGE HORSE BARNS-RIDING ARENAS Nam* Address. increase over ,1974- acreage. Tomato acreage reached a total of 6,700 acres - a more than .16 per cent jump over the previous year. Acreage stayed oh the eight seconds required to qualify in the bull riding. Kaye Kirby took the lead ny more than 20 points with a mark of 81. Kaye also won the Bare Back Bronc Riding with a mark of 72 and. the Saddle Bronc event with a 61, taking home a total of $507.64f0r the, three events. Bud Bramwdll was top moriey winner of ; the evening, with $568.40. Bud held on to the slippery horns of his, steer to throw it in a brief 5.6 seconds. The calf. roping took a little longer at 13.6 seconds, pushing Ray Youngster of lionsville, N. J. into second place by less than two seconds. The Girl’s Clover Leaf Barrel Race was run in 18.10 seconds by Lorraine Alexander of Newton, N.J. just seven' hundreths of a second faster than runner-up Dale Bibbo. It takes more than Spring rain and mud to dampen the spirits of a rodeo competitor. There were 110 contestants, competing for $3,283.00 in prize money at the May 29 performance. BOX STALLS .Telephone. ~'K sr figure. ~tV ' -f There was also a slight; decline in- the.cumulative ' acreage- for 'asparagus,- cucumbers, spinach, lima and snap beans:. v Most, -comities on the westward side . of- the" Chesapeake Bay had in creases, in harvested acres.. Allegany,: for instance rose from 130 in 1974 to 930 acres in the past year, while Montgomery went from 90 to: 790 acres. Most of the acreage in this sector of the state was harvested for processing.- Commenting on the. up ward trend,; Maryland Secretary of Agriculture. Young D. Hance said toat, “it demonstrates that far-'. mers_: respond - to- the demands of the demands’ of r the market place. They are usually ready and willing to - expand production if there is a reasonable; chance for' realizing a fair profit on their investment.” He added that Maryland ' still has'the'capability to' increase acreage for various crops, but stressed that commercial, industrial and residential development poses a threat to the future of farming in. most parts of Maryland. ~ iesJM 11B*, Readthe Farm Women Calendar, t-- 5 e * T__uQ^ - - f - , - fIHHHB^. K| W- §m |«7l CT mkm I tv I flf I H ■ ■ZB ■# V m'k m llfl — __ r*-, *»{**•'•. t -s i ' t J- Economieal,Safe, ~ Clean * Convenient ~ Counf on us to service LP- Gas needs whereYer youlive! ; We seetoitthatsupplynever ' falls short.Cleari, efficient LP- Gas is there when needed. Ca 11... No Obligation AGWAY PETROLEUM CORP. BOX 1197, DILLERVILLE ROAD. LANCASTER, PA PHONE 397-4954 7 ,1 ' ~ 3*s * *- 7 w ' ; It Knows No Limits
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