—LancasUrffarming, Saturday, February 17,1978
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Roadside marketing gaining in popularity
By KENDACE BORR Y
GETTYSBURG - Direct
to-consumer marketing is
increasing, according to
Harold Hoecker, College
Park, Md. program coor
dinator of the Maryland-
Pennsylvania Roadside
Marketing Conference which
was held in Gettysburg this
Crop and
to be Feb. 20
LANCASTER - The
annual Lancaster County
Crops and Soils Day will be
held on February 20 at the
Farm and Home Center,
from 8; 30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The program will include
information relating to crop
production for the year 1979.
Included in the day’s
agenda will be such topics as-
County crops and what’s
ahead for 1979; farm
machinery costs, a broad
approach to soil fertility
needs; saving energy in
using machines; trends
involving tillage equipment
use; how herbicides can be
applied for better weed
control; and understanding
Chapter Farmers initiated
ELVERSON - Recently 22
members of the Twin Valley
FFA Chapter were raised to
the degree of Chapter
Farmer. These members
included: Eric Wright, Jeff
Wolfe, Mike Beam, Brian
Dormer, Tim Stoltzfus,
Keith McVaugh, Bill Quillen,
Steve Stoltzfus, Steve
Kearns, Glen Hagans, Kim
Noyes, Mike Williams, Sue
Ford, Martin Miller, Lori
Brynan, Ed Max, Bret
Strough, Brian Snyder, Don
Myers, Dave Deck, and
Roger Stoltzfus.
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OIL SHORTAGE AND GAS RATIONING COMING
CONSEQUENTLY HIGH FERTILIZER PRICES
Our fertilizer lasts long t and you don t need to buy so much later when prices are high And
proof is plentiful that soil tSactena especially B X produce fertilizer according to soil analysis and
results (crop yields) It is proven locally with Agristrum for 7 years which is also a soil bacteria
applied to the seed
SOIL BACTERIA especially B X (and AGRISPON is good) draw enough nitrogen out of the air to
produce a big crop The Reams program which produced 300 bu corn and 100 bu soybeans per
acre and 5 foot alfalfa without lodging calls for a high ratio of phosphorus to potash Farms with
a lot of manure usually have plenty potash Adding some would adversely affect the ratio You
would be at least wasting it it not worse because those high yields with the Reams program are
begotten with a ratio of twice the phosphorus as potash
Besides the 8 X the two other items you need are high calcium lime (reasonable priced) and
phosphorus Our SOFT ROCK PHOSPHATE direct out of Florida nines has many different
mmeralsand about 21% (moreor less) phosphorus It 15 only SBO per ton bulk because
There are no blending costs No bags needed No costly toxic sulphuric acid added
No processing costs No hand handling No reloading before it gets here
It cpmes direct from the mines loose inbox cars to our unloading dock at the Organic Center We
dump it m the spreader trucks or other trucks with skid loader at only $BO per ton Spreading is
according to mileage or FREE DELIVERY locally if we can dump »1 We need those orders it the
weather tsn t fit to spread when the car comes Mix it with manure Tests prove it makes manure
worth much more than when manure and phosphate are applied separately The bacteria in the
manure makes phosphorus available fast and the minerals in the phosphate strengthen the
bacteria
For appointment at the store call owner Eli Stoltzfus early mornings a day ahead 394 9917
Not open steady in winter
Watch our occasional ads We have some specials coming up which we don t tell all in one week
week. He claims that people
are more interested today in
quality and fresh produce.
“The farmer cuts out the
middleman,” he explained.
“And he receives a higher
return for his products.”
As if backing his words,
350 people attended the 12th
annual conference this year,
with about 50 to 75 of them
Soils Day
herbicide performance in
fields.
Agri-business companies
will have exhibits and
displays of their farm
products used in growing
crops.
Lunch will be available
with half of the lunch cost
courtesy of the National
Central Bank. There will
also be early morning coffee
and donuts'courtesy of Farm
Credit, Lancaster.
The program is an
educational meeting by the
Penn State Cooperative
Extension Service of Lan
caster County for farmers
and those with and
serving farmers.
The Chapter Farmer
Degree is awarded to those
FFA members who have
received the Greenhand
Degree, have successfully
completed one year of
vocational agriculture, have
participated hi at least three
major FFA activities, have
earned at least $5O from
their projects, have lead a
group discussion for at least
15 minutes, have demon
strated at least five
parliamentary abilities, and
have a satisfactory
scholarship record.
LISTEN TO OUR UNIQUE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM
217 S. Railroad Ave.
ORGANIC CENTER M “r^r 7
being milk juggers from the
Pennsylvania area and the
remainer of the group
concerned with roadside
marketing or pick-your-own
enterprises.
More farmers are getting
'involved in the roadside
marketing field, Hoecker
reasoned, and most of the
successful operations today
are family operations.
“Roadside marketing is
highly successful for
medium and small-sized
farmers,” he continued.
“It’s a very good way for
them to market their
product.”
But, he added there were
several problems con
cerning those who have
roadside markets, and many
of these were covered at the
conference.
“Advertising and
promotion is a big item,” he
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The 6X or Agnspon also will make phosphate available faster also a winning combination B X
without fertilizer often exceeds fertilizer yields m the west Now with some natural phosphorus
we expect something special because both are good in their own right and the total cost is still
reasonable
if you need potash if you don t have manure we recommend and sell that good Fertrell blended
fertilizer made locally whose sales are growing by leaps and bounds (January sales doubled
previous January) because the total organic principle is proving itself better feed for livestock
loosersoil more drought resistant disease and pest resistant crops Fertrell pncesll7perton
All these natural products are best applied early so they have time to condition the soil as soon
as the ground thaws is good to avoud the spring rush Rock phosphate bonds to the soil and is not
easily washed off It takes 2 weeks sometimes to get a car of phosphate Order early We have it in
bags too at $95 per ton
We pay to get our customers soil tested locally by the Reams tests We want to give service not
grab your check and run So far 99 per cent need considerable phosphorus for that maximum
p eduction and no potash
Fertrell also has a very outstanding silage moculant If you are turned off at others try this one
It pays big dividends
WANTED A natural minded man that can talk nature for our warehouse and office work Also
dealers for B X It is going to sell good It is terrific for sick asparagus fruit and for clean root
crops without fumigating
For one thing less than half price for Perma Guard Fossil flour livestock wormer because of the
change of company same quality We try to help farmers therefore we find good deals and good
products Help us grow so we can serve you better Thanks
noted. “We need more He also told that farmers
guidance and need to do > need to maintain and im
more work in advertising prove their product con
and promoting the product, stantly. And their personnel
Farmers need to know how a t their roadside stands
to get the most for their need to be trained to give
money in advertising. They effective and courteous
need to know how to set up service, if the business is to
attractive displays and how be successful.
to merchandise to their best
advantage.”
“They need to know ways
of getting free advertising
from newspapers, television,
and radio,” he contmued.
“And they need an ad
vertising budget. If they
have their advertising
program laid out well in
advance of the season, they
will be well prepared.”
“Once a person starts a
roadside market, they
usually keep it,” he com
mented. “They may change
the operation to or from a
‘pick-your-own’ but less than
two per cent will drop out.”
He thought that most
markets in Maryland were
seasonal, but more of the
year round variety were
found in Pennsylvania.
Throughout the three
days, programs and exhibits
were offered to give those
who attended an opportunity
to see new products, leam
new ideas, and exchange
views with other par
ticipants.
Program coordinators for
the program, in its sixth
year at Gettysburg, included
Charles Dull, Camp Hill;
Harold H. hoecker, College
Park, Md.; J. Berme
Reagan, Harrisburg.: James
Toothman, University Park;
and Laurence Yager, Get
tysburg.
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