—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 26,1978 100 P.L. SMOKETOWN A new getting HP hybrid demon line of seedcom introduced stration plots established at to this area by P.L. Rohrer& the following locations: Bros., Inc., has been ex- Raymond Good farm, Lititz; tremely well received by Leroy' Esbenshade farm, local growers, according to Manheim; Mark Hitz farm, Willis Rohrer, president of Lebanon; Henry Balmer the Smoketown seed firm. farm, Lampeter, and Ivan Kauffman farm, Honey- Brook. There are farmers stop , ping by nearly every day to look over these plots, ac cording to Garber. “Nearly everyone we’ve talked to has been very impressed by the vigorous growth and healthy appearance ot the com.” The Rohrer’s have distributed com hybrids for DeKalb since 1940 and in recent years became associated with North American Plant Breeders (NAPB) as distributors for other types of seeds. NAPB reportedly is one of the country’s most prestigious “We’ve been involved in seedcom distribution since 1940, but seldom have we seen such interest and en thusiasm as has been created by the new HP seedcom, said Rohrer, adding that these hybrids were introduced only this year “more or less on a trial basis.” “This is some of the best looking com we have ever seen,” said Ralph Garber referring to demonstration plantings'made at several locations. As sales coor dinator at Rohrer’s, Garber has been responsible for HARRISBURG Placements of broiler chicks in the commonwealth during the week ending August 12 were 23 per cent above the corresponding week a year earlier, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. Placements totaled 2,037,000, three per cent above the previous week. Average placements of broiler chicks ' in Penn sylvania during the past nine weeks were 15 per cent above a year earlier. In the 21 key poultry producing states placement* were 68,166,000, two per cent below the previous week but seven per cent more than the same week a year earlier. TERRE HILL SILO CO. INC. MANUFACTURERS AND , ERECTORS OF TERRE HILL TRI-RIB STAVE SILOS Serving the Farm Community For Over One-Half Century, FOR OLD FASHIONED PRIDE OF WORKMANSHIP CALL - TERRE HILL (215) 445-6736 ★ SEE AND COMPARE THE PROVEN INTERIOR SILO FINISHES. AUTHORIZED nPTZ DEALER " Rohrer firm has praise for new seed corn variety Broilers up Average placements in the 21 states during the past nine weeks were eight per cent above a year ago. The number of broiler fryers slaughtered in Pennsylvania under federal inspection during the week ending August 2, was 1,772,000, with an average weight of 3.93 pounds. A National Highway Traffic Safety Ad ministration report estimates that 200,000 lives have been saved since the Safety Act of 1966, which began the chain of safety improvements in our passenger cars. TERRE HILL. PA. J7SBT **\ jl breeders of forages, notably Apollo alfalfa. This was the first commercial variety offering high levels of resistance to Phytophthora disease, also known as “wet foot” condition in alfalfa. Still newer in Vangard, a variety bred to overcome another important alfalfa disease, anthracnose. Frequently referred to as “Summer decline”, an thracnose, like Phytophthora, is said to have caused significant losses in Pennsylvania. “We weren’t interested in the com at first, as we already represented a major seedcom line. But two of our people, visiting NAPB facilities in the Midwest on other business, came back very enthused about this growing phase of the plant breeder’s operations,” Willis Rohrer recalled. In the Big Valley area, not far from State College, a com demonstration plot was put in under the sponsorship of one of Rohrer’s wholesale clients, Union Mill Soil Service at Belleville. Ray • By having it done right! ' - • Like you want it done • With latest equipment. • Brushed properly with . the real 6” paint brush. • By one who is self employed. I • Using the original proven barn paint. ' _ • Check with my recent < work near your place ;c PHARESS. HURST ' % ' * I* % I w 4f I "u , If' ■H* •Jfc. MATEML WWOUftfi EQIIiPMEWT SAVE >/ 3 OF THE COST OF SPRAY PAINTING BARNS RO 1, Box 420 Narvon, Pa 17555 215-445-6186 •s •*- s Byier, the owner of this business, explained that it was a tough Spring for com in their area. “Our plot was flooded out and germination problems showed up in some of the early plantings due to wet, cold conditions.” Even so, he says Union Mill customers planted around 100 bags of various HP numbers, in addition to 80 acres Byier planted himself. “Several of these hybrids look very good,” he said, We always said ventilation effi ciency is best measured by the cubic feet of air moved for each watt of electricity used. 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Rohrer and Bros., Inc., is highly regarded in the area they cover and in their fields which include plant foods and chemicals, as well as seeds. The firm founded m 1916 when their father, Peter Rohrer, bought a farm supply business at the present location, five miles east of Lancaster. Shortly' WmtKmj£k>. HsH«eWc3Bk jL. _ ■WlffiEn **" ■ <sf «fNiw te the cost of electricity has doubled while brooding fuel cost has tripled. If this rate continues, the poultry industry will be gone from Pennsylvania by 1982.” Whether you have poultry, dairy, veal calves or swine, shouldn’t you know the VER of your ventil ating system? We’ll be glad to send you the figures on the kind of energy efficiency and heat saving you get with Vent-O-Matic Write or call us today. STATE thereafter, Peter’s older brother, John, joined the business, which became incorporated in 1949. The firm’s distribution is concentrated in Lancaster and' adjoining counties, although orders are filled for customers as far awdy as New Jersey. One of the firm’s six sales represen tatives is located in Maryland. In addition to the forage seeds, soybeans, and hybrid com, other types of seeds handled by Rohrers include cereals, such as wheat, barley, and oats, and also lawn grasses. ZIP
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