72— Lancaster Farming. Saturday. July 17. 1976
FFA Bicentennial
Conference attended
by area students
WASHINGTON, D.C. A
number of FFA students
from all over Pennsylvania
last month attended the
National FFA Bicentennial
Conference here. The week
long conference was held at
the National FFA Center
near the Nation’s Capital
and was designed to improve
leadership skills, develop an
understanding of the
national heritage and
prepare FFA members for
more effective leadership
roles in their chapter and
community... The conference
is also a forum for the ex
change of FFA Chapter
activity ideas among
members from across the
nation.
Take shrub
cuttings now
FLEMNGTON, N.J.
Shrub cutting has to be done
at the right season, advises
Donald B. Lacey, extension
specialist in home hor
ticulture at Cook College,
Rutgers University.
Mid to late July is ap
proximately the right time
he advises. Make the cutting
from this year’s growth as it
begins to harden for the
summer.
A cutting taken too soft
will rot. One that’s too hard
will not root.
Take a cutting four to six
inches long and stick it into a
rooting medium. This can be
a half and half mixture of
peat moss and coarse sand,
or perlite, a white volcanic
ash, in a large flower pot.
First dip the wood cuttings
in a rooting hormone, (that
you can buy at a garden
store) and then place the end
about an inch deep in your
rooting medium.
Water the cuttings well,
then cover the pot and
cuttings with a plastic bag. A
few garden labels or sticks
will keep the bag from
collapsing.
Place your pot of cuttings
in the shade or indoors. You
won’t have to add much, if
any, water for jseveral
weeks.
Plant your rooted cuttings
in a cold frame the first
winter and shade them next
summer so they don’t stand
in the full shade.
Russian
wheat
crop up
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The
U.S. Department of
Agriculture winter wheat
team reported recently that
1976 winter wheat yields in
seven producing districts it
visited in the Soviet Union
are expected to be above last
year’s below average crop.
However, a smaller area will
be harvested than in 1975.
The 1976 winter grain
crop got off to a poor start
last fall because of very dry
weather which adversely
affected germination and
development However, good
spring moisture improved
prospects in the districts
visited, and higher yields are
Besides the training
sessions, the 1976 program
included visits to Mount
Vernon Plantation, the
National Archives,
Smithsonian Institute,
Arlington National
Cemetery and several other
historic monuments and
memorials in and around the
Capital.
The young FFA’ers also
visited with their respective
congressmen and later
participated in a Capitol Hill
luncheon featuring a
question and answer period
with legislators, and
Washington leaders in
business and industry.
Dennis Kulp and Larry Hershey mon th. They were greeted by Mike
from Manheim Central’s FFA Chapter Jackson. National FFA Secretary,
participated in the National FFA right.
Bicentennial in Washington, D.C. last
Lori Keller and Jeff Klahold, vo-ag FFA Secretary, Mike Jackson. The two
students at Eastern High School in participated in the National FFA
York County are greeted by National Bicentennial Conference last month.
4-H’ers take part in Co-op education program
Three Montgomery County
4-H’ers who were selected as
winners of the Cooperative
Business Program, left last
week to take part in ac
tivities of the Pennsylvania
Association of Farmer
Cooperatives Summer In
stitute at Shippensburg State
College.
Those attending are: Scott
anticipated than in 1975. The
area to be harvested,
however, is expected to be
smaller for the 1976 crop
because of heavier than
normal winterkill losses.
Soianco’s Bruce Kreider receives a welcome
handshake from National FFA President Bobby
Tucker. Kreider, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Kreider, Quarryville, was in the Nation’s capital to
take part in the National FFA Bicentennial Con
ference. a
Young, Ambler; Diane
Russell and Maribeth
Jenkins, both of Willow
Grove.
At the Institute, which ran
from Sunday through
Wednesday, delegates
learned more about the
American business en
terprise system, took a look
at certain career
possibilities in agribusiness,
and received instruction in
leadership responsibilities.
The winners were named
by officials of the Bucks-
Montgomery co-op council
on the basis of their par-
ticipation in school, com
munity, church, and youth
organizations, a written
quiz, and activities in local
cooperative council
programs.
Climax of the four-day
conference was the selection
of 10 delegates to attend the
American Institute of
Cooperation’s annual youth
conference at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. There
they joined with 900 other
future leaders from the
United States, Canada, and
Puerto Rico to take part in
activities at the national
meeting.
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O.C. RICE, INC.
Biglerville. PA
717-677-8135
YINGUNG’S IMPLEMENT
RDI Gettysburg. PA
717-359-4848
BERKS CO.
N.H. FUCKER & SONS INC.
Maxatawny
Ph. 215-683-7252
STANLEY A. KLOPP INC.
Bermnlle
Ph. 215-488-1500
MILLER EQUIPMENT
Bechteisville
Ph. 215-845-2911
SHANTUSyiLLE FARM EQUIPMENT
Shartiesvltte, PA
215-488-1326
H. Canid Wenger, Prop.
ZIMMERMAN’S FARM SERVICE
Bethel
Ph. 717 9334114
BRADFORD CO.
WYNNE’S GARAGE
Canton. PA
717-673-8456
BUCKS CO.
KELLER FARM MACHINERY, INC.
116 Rtchlandtown Pike
Quakertown, PA
215-536-4046
PAUL HISTAND CO., ING.
397 North Mam Street
Doylestown. PA
215-348-9041
CECIL CO.
AG INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT CO.
Rising Sun. Md
301-658-5568
CHESTER GO.
CHAS. J. McCOMSEY & SONS
Hickory Hill. PA
215-932-2615
STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE
Cochranville, PA
215-593-5280
M. S. YEARSLEY & SONS
Westchester
21*696-2990
COLUMBIA CO.
ORANGEVILLE FARM EQUIPMENT
Orangeville, PA
Phone 717-683-5311
WILLIAM F. WELLIVER
Jerseytown, Pa.
717-437-2430
ERNEST SHOVER
FARM EQUIPMENT
19 West South St.
Carlisle. PA
'717-249-2239
DAUPHIN CO.
SWEIGARD BROS.
RD3. Halifax. PA
Ph. 717-896-3414
FRANKLIN CO
CHAMBERSBURG FARM SERVICE, INC.
.9758. Mam St.
Chambersburg, PA
717-264-3533
MEYERS IMPLEMENTS, INC. GEORGE N. GROSS. INC.
Greencastle. PA RD2, Dover, PA
717 597-2176 717-292-1673
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HARFORD CO.
ROBINSON BROTHERS
Cardiff. Md
Ph. 717-456-5215
LEBANON uO
A. C. HEISEY FARM EQUIPT. INC.
RDI, Jonestown
Ph. 717-865-4526
UMBERGERSMILL
RD4, Lebanon (Fontana)
' Ph. 717-867-5161
LANCASTER CO
ROY H. BUCH, INC.
Ephrata. RD2
717-859-2441
AJ».C. GROFF, INC.
New Holland
717-354-4191
A. L.HERR&BRO.
Quarryville
717-786-3521
LANDIS BROS. INC.
Lancaster
717-393-3906
LONGENECKER FARM SUPPLY
Rheems
717-367-3590
N G. HERSHEY & SON
Manheim
717-665-2271
LYCOMING CO.
RICE FARM SUPPLY, INC.
Jersey Shore. Pa
717-398-1391
MONTGOMERY CO.
WENTZ FARM SUPPLIES
Route 29
Palm, PA
215-679-7164
NORTHAMPTON CO.
GEORGE V.SEIPLE& SON
Easton PA.
215-258-7146
NORTHUMBERLAND CO.
MECKLEY’S LIMESTONE
PRODUCTS, INC.
Herndon, Pa
717-758-3915
SCHUYLKILL CO.
L L.ECKROTH FARM EQUIP., INI
New Ringgold
Ph. 717-943-2367
STANLEY’S FARM SERVICE
RD. Klmgerstown
Ph. 717-648-2088
SNYDER CO.
* ROYER'S FARM SERVICE
RDI, Winfield
New Berlin - Middleburg Hwy
Phone 717-837-3201
TIOGA CO.
CANYON IMPLEMENT, INC.
Mansfield. Pa
717-724-2731
WYOMING CO.
ACE-JURISTA, INC.
Tunkhannock. PA
Ph. 717-836-2610
YORK CO.
AIRVILLE FARM SERVICE
Airville, PA
717-862-3358
ANDERSON BROTHERS
New Park, PA
717-382-4272