me to review g FLEMINGTON, n.j is a good time to review successes and failures , u ’ve experienced in your .getable garden this year. 'll this was your’ first irdenmg adventure, it is ; ry important to make ites on its performance. Mi’t be discouraged if you id some failures - even ipenenced gardeners lose ime crops. Here are some points to consider to improve your vegetable garden in 1979. * Proper liming and fertilizing. Don’t guess - have your soil tested. Badger Pow-R-Trac 2 Silo Unloader The Badger Pow-R-Trac 2 is a farm-proven leader in rmg-dnve silo unloading. It starts unloading right from the dormer, then cleans your silo top to bottom and wall to wall • Multiple-suspension keeps the-PRT 2 level all the way down • Double auger'fhghtmg and knives cut through hard-packed-and frozen materials • Separate, adjustable digger wheel shaves walls clean iwMHi We’ve earned our stripes! Waiver of Finance on All . 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You may have to buy them early to get the variety you want, but don’t plant them until you’re sure danger of frost is over. * Too many zucchini, not enough beans. Determine the number of plants by the ROY CHRISTMAN HUTTON FARM EQUIPMENT Mahaffey, PA 15757 814-277-5504 n results amount expected to be consumed by the family. * Crops matured while away on vacation. Check maturity dates in seed catalogs and extension service literature before making selections. * Bugs and disease problems. Contact your county agricultural agent before the season starts. He has _ the information you need. * Ample water. Maturing vegetables require much more water than you realize. * Pick at proper stage of maturity. Peak quality disappears fast if you do not harvest at the proper time. * Efficient use of garden space. Make a plan before the season starts. Consider intercropping, succession cropping and growing on trellises or stakes. * Weeds. Hoe or cultivate weeds when they are WO LARGER than Vz inch. * Fall gardening. Proper planning before the season starts will allow for late seeded crops. Buy seed in the spring while plentiful. Popular varieties disappear by midsummer. If gardeners give serious thought to these common mistakes while their gar dening experience is still fresh in their minds, they can improve their ability to grow vegetables. DEAD STOCK REMOVED Irtl PROMPTLY ANYTIME ANYWHERE We Charge For Distant Pickups. A. F. BRANDT’S SONS RENDERERS ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (717) 367-6026 QUALITY your best reason for wanting ITIfS "Stor-Age" ASCS LOAN-APPROVED DEALER “FREE”: Building and Grain Storage Systems Planning Services based on our many years of experience and new modern concepts. Please call! » * - i t: •'-, v ft > v- v * f * Andy Haas, Dougiasville, exhibited the reserve champion steer which was purchased by Vintage Sales Stables at the Berks County Beef Roundup. Robert Frame represented Vintage Sales. Beef sale (Continued from Page 112) Heffner; 3. Elaine Heffner; 4. Clinton Wurmser. Intermediate Showmanship 1. Mike Rarick; 2. Ronald Heffner; 3. Elaine Heffner; 4. Clinton Wurmser. Senior Fitting 1. Darlene Dietrich; 2. VERNON MYERS, INC STEEL BUILDINGS & GRAIN STORAGE T< lGQEZflr So strong, just V* of the roof sheets sup port over 2,000 Lbs.! The finest quality in engineering, materials, and workmanship have made “Stor-age”, the first new bin in twenty years, the most wanted bin for gram drying M If T/kVt) I?'! 1 and storage in the world today ■J| I■■ I m | Compare ‘‘Stor-age” feature for m ® feature with any other bin on the Look what's happened to the hut! {hint’s 7heTg%SLr C °vaiu n e C m COMMERCIAL and AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS gram bins We Offer Complete Erection On Any Size Or Style Building. I (Hoi£ Ccmpm Today! ■ □ SEND STEEL BUILDINGS LITERATURE ■ □ SEND GRAIN STORAGE LITERATURE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 27,1979—113 Liane Haas; 3. Rodney Reichard; 4. RonSutliff. Senior Showmanship 1. Liane Haas; 2. Darlene Dietrich; 3. Rodney Reichard; 4. RonSutliff. Judge for the event was Bill Holloway, manager of South Branch Angus Farm, York County. Six exhibitors from Berks County will be taking steers to the 1980 Farm Show and didn’t sell them at the sale. These showman are: Rodney Reichard, Ron Sutliff, Mike Strause, Kent Fisher, Mike Rarick, and Sarah Hoffman. A total of fifteen buyers R.D. 4 - Box 845 Lebanon, Pa, 17042 Phone; (717)867-4139 Bname SADDRESS I | CITY | TELEPHONE IT’S MAGIC How quickly You Get Results Fror Clas* bought the 30 steers sold. They were: Muthard’s Meats, Temple; Vintage Sales Stables; Strochecker Farms, Millerstown; National Central Bank, Ag Lending Division; Reading Bone Fertilizer Company, Reading; Balthauser Meats, Temple; Heintzelman Meats, Lehighton; Deutsch, Festger, McFetmudge Associates in Commodities, Allentown; - F.M. Browns Sons Inc., Birdsboro; Leesport Market Restaurant, Leesport; Erb and Henry Equipment Company, Betchelsville; George Baumert, Livestock Dealer, Herdon; Oscar Baumert, livestock dealer, Herdon; and Neil Gilbert, Lehighton. PHONE 717-334-3047 or 717-626-1164 ZIP. STATE.
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