—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 6, 1976
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WEST CHESTER, Pa. -
Nineteen Chester County
farms will be spotlighted
next weekend during a
Farm-City visit sponsored
by the Chester-Delaware
County Farmers’
Association. Visitation hours
are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
, Saturday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
on Sunday.
The Farmers Association
says the program is designed
to “build a bridge of un
derstanding with our city
and urban neighbors.”
Following are brief
sketches of each of the farms
which will be visited, plus an
additional display at the
Russellville Grange.
TOBI HILL FARM -
family owned and operated -
Bob and Betty Kirk and sons
Tom and Bill. Feeding 300
steers for sale through store
on farm as freezer or retail
orders. We do not feed
hormones or chemicals to
our cattle. Our meat cutter,
Dave Becker, custom
processes each order in our.
store. Take,Rt. 322 west to
Honey Brook Elementary
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29H2614 Sunnyside ENGRAVER Astro-Twin 1595942 VG (86)
USDA 10-76
PD +1297M
RPT Percent
ENGRAVER combines a strong pedigree of type and production. Scored VG
(86), ENGRAVER is a son of Paclamar Astronaut VG (89) from an excellent
Sunnyside Standout daughter whose dam was also an excellent Sunnyside
cow. ENGRAVER’S dam made records up to 24,670 lbs. of milk and 766 lbs.
of fat
ENGRAVER’S proof of +1297M denotes his ability to transmit high
production. His Genetic Trait Summary shows a very even type pattern in
his daughters. ENGRAVER’S daughters excell in fore udder, udder center
support, height and width of rear udder, and dairyness. He also sires good
width of rump and an average set of legs. In addition, his daughters are very
fast milkers and have excellent teat shape.
Call your local ABS Representative for a very reliable Astronaut son
Bangor, PA
Denver,'PA
Gap, PA
Holtwood, PA
landisville, PA
Port Murray, NJ
Reading, PA
BBS
Richland, PA
Stewartstown, PA
Thomasvilie, PA
Vmcentown, NJ
West Grove, PA
Chester County farms
spotlighted next week
School. Turn right on Poplar
Street, 2Vz miles to second
crossroad; right on Damp
man Road; farm on left.
LUNDALE FARM - MR.
and MRS. SAM MORRIS. -
*230 tillable acres, 55 Holstein
cows milked in stanchion
bam. Cropstore silo used for
storage. One mile south of
Rt. 23 on Rt. 100.
BACHELORS FLOWERS -
Retail florist operation; nine
greenhouses growing plants
-lor holidays. Air con
ditioning and carbon dioxide
controls in houses. Located
in Snbwdenville; one mile
west of Rt. 724 from
- Parkerford.
KOLB’S FARM STORE -
MR. and MRS. ROY KOLB
and FAMILY - 225 acre
farm, milking 90 head of
Holsteins. Milk processing
plant and retail dairy store.
See pitcher-pack milk
packaging machine
operation. Learn about first
quality farm products
through Pennsylvania
Agriculture Coop Marketing
Assoc. Samples available.
Located on Kolb Road at
ENGRA VER
Eric Heinsohn
Damn Yoder
Lynn Gardner
Paul Herr
James Charles
Robert Kayhart
Robert Greidcr
Paul Martin
Marvin Jomes
Ira Boyer
Gerald Hall
Maurice Stump
Baptist Church Road 1%
miles west of Rt. 724. Open
Saturday only.
FAR OUT CACTUS
GREENHOUSE - Features
largest collection of cactus
on East Coast; 1500 varieties
can be viewed in a typical
greenhouse operation from
seed growing to retail sales.
Located on Rt. 52, three
miles south of West Chester.
WOODWARD BROTHERS
- Dairy farm with interesting
collection of old tractors and
farm implements in working
order. Turn off Rt. 926 at
Pocopson; go Vz mile south
on Pocopson Rd. to Brinton’s
Bridge Road; farm on left V«
mile. Open Saturday only.
DAVID W. DARLINGTON
- Fifth generation family
farm of 250 acres. Using
pipeline system to milk 47
head of cows. Raising 46
head young stock. Turn
south off Rt. 926 at Pocop
son; first farm on right.
SOLAR GROW SYSTEMS,
INC. - Two greenhouses in
tomatoes and one with three
varieties of lettuce for fall,,
winter and early spring sale.
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215-588-4704
215-267-3423
717-656-6509
717-284-4592
717-898-8694
201-689-2605
215-374 7798
717 866 4228
717-993-2281
717 225-3758
609 463 3783
215-869 9187
All vegetables grown
organically. Some unusual
types of house plants. Take
right on Doe Run Rd. where
Rt. 82 bears left to enter
Unionville. Take left fork
onto Marlboro Rd., % mi. on
left.
BURTON SMITH
GREENHOUSES - Growing
large, single stemmed mums
for, year-round sales to
retailers in a 50 mi. radius.
Six greenhouses; 1 acre
under glass. Use own stock
to propagate for new
seedlings. Bear right off Rt.
82 before entering Union
ville; take left fork onto
Marlboro Rd.; use driveway
next to third house on the
right.
MODERN MUSHROOM
FARMS, INC. - Largest and
most modern mushroom
growing plant in the East.
Visitors can view every
phase of mushroom growing.
Leave Rt. 1 at
Toughkenamon Exit;
proceed short distance south
on Newark Road.
Long Lasting
MF SPREADERS
MF spreaders are tough, depen
dable manure spreaders de
signed for on-the-go livestock
operations.
• LOW, TAPERED BOX
• CORROSION RESISTANT
• GREASE ONCE A MONTH
OR EVERY 100 LOADS
IMPLEMENT CO.
m. m. warn s. e. urns
“ Ut,B,K - S SONS AND SON
BBS
CAPACITY UNITS
110,130,160 & 205 BUSHELS
GET A GREAT DEAL
TO DA Y!
YOU CAN BUY, LEASE OR RENT
A NEW MF TRACTOR
LEBANON *
VALLEY
700 E Linden St,
Richland PA '
Phone- (7171866-7518
Ridge Road
Perkasie PA
Ph 215-257-5698
or 257 5864
MARLIN W.
SCHREFFLER
Pitman PA
|7l7] 648-1120
GLEN WILLOW OR
CHARDS - 45 acres of ap
ples;'lo acres of peaches; 59
acres crops. 11,000 bu. cold
storage room and modern
packing,line. Cider mill
operating Saturday. Located
north of Avondale on Glen
Willow Rd.
WILKINSON FARMS - 300
N. H. FLICKER
& SONS INC.
Maxatawny 312 Park Ave
Phone [2ls] 683-7252 Quarryville, PA
Phone [7I7J 786-3521
North Groffdale Road
Leola PA 17540
Phone-(7171-656-2321
NISSLEY
FARM SERVICE
Charlestown Rd
Prospect Rd
Washington Boro. PA
Phone [7l7] 285-4844
cows- milked on an 8-stall
Boumatic'carousel parlor,
housed in two 170’ x 50’ free
stall bamsr Feeding done by
mixer wagon. Silage
haylage stored in trenches, w
high moisture corn in
uprights. Presently growing
800 acres com, 300 acres
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Hitch up QQ
to Massey.
L. HERR
A.
& BRO.
West Grove PA
[2ls] 869-9440
869-2214
PAUL J.
EICHERT
& SON
RDl.Orwigsburg, PA
Ph: [717J.943-2304
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