—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 22,1979 120 Firm wini N ' V \\F S ' ' } *y Agri-Equipment, Inc., R 4, Ephrata, received a President’s Award during Chore-Time Equipment’s annual sales meeting in South Bend, Indiana. The award was presented to distributors who had sales of between $1 million and $2 million. Receiving the award from Chore-Time Senior Vice President Forrest Ramser, center, were (from left), Leon E. Martin and Clydeth Buch. Chore Time manufacturers automated equipment for the care and feeding of poultry and livestock and has world-wide distribution from its plants in Milford, Indiana; Athens, Georgia; Decatur, Alabama; and Maldegem, Belgium. A Christmas favorite: a potted poinsettia MEDIA New variations of an old Christmas theme, the poinsettia, will be in many homes and offices this year. Most of the new varieties hold up extremely well after they reach the home or office, but on oc casion, says James J. McKeehen, Delaware County Extension Agricultural Agent, the red “flowers, ” or bracts, and the leaves will last until April or May. New poinsetha varieties have been developed by several commercial com panies and are now in local florist shops. The widely grown variety Annette Hegg which has a red flower, has excellent keeping qualities. Eckespoint-C-1 has large red bracts and is often grown in large pots and tubs. Several new varieties in pink, white, and red are available in quantity. Poinsettias fall into two I Mffi-EASTCRN srca BUILDINGS, Inc. I » FACTORY TO YOU COMPANY S | FOR FARM - COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL USE § AZTEC STEEL RDI, BOX 5, CHRISTIANA, PA 17509 MSL (Lancaster County) MOOk PHONE: 215-593-5326 mKmMmHmammKmnmmsmammmsMstm sales award general types, brandies and unbranched. Florists produce branching by removing the growing tip early in the season, thus causing the development of sideshoots. The result is two or more “flowers” on the same plant, usually with smaller bracts than those of die unbranched plant. Several branched plants usually are planted together in a single pot to form the typical Christmas specimen. Unbranched plants have only otic “flower,” but are grouped together in the same way. NEED MORE ROOM? Read The Classified tM You GUYS. move oys«/ Real Estate Ads HRISTMAS & NEW YEAR Customers And mds From The Mid-Eastern hidings, Inc. Ivan & Verna Yost : For a more informal appearing plant, select a pot of branched plants, which are very regular in growth and have large bracts in proportion to their size. When selecting a poin settia, look for large sym metrical bracts and stems that are covered with dark green leaves. Other popular Christmas potted plants are azalea, cyclamen, chrysanthemum, begonia, Christmas pepper, Jerusalem cherry, and Kalanchoe. However, the poinsettia is the most popular Christmas plant. MIRACLE SPAN
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