Catching up (Continued from Page Al) growers got an early start planting, and those fields are already up 6-8 inches. Lueck said in some areas of Lancaster County tobacco plants are going into the fields. He said blue mold has been found by some growers and cautioned farmers to take proper protective measures. All other crops were reported to be in normal stages of planting or growth with no major insect problems. Throughout the state, Liles said barley is heading slightly with only about 57 percent of the crop headed as opposed to 61 percent the same time last year. Lueck said that in Lancaster We Specialize In Aerial Work Using Our Twin Bucket Tir^ B °° mTr uc k /CP / ELECTRICAL \ / / CONTRACTING \ 55Ft I Specializing In 1 \ I AGRICULTURAL \ / WIRING I Also Residential, Industr al / And Commercial Work / Estimates^^^/ We Heve Poles In Stock 25 30 35 £45 fertilizer tanks Livestock manure is valuable. So it makes sense to keep as much of that value in the ground as possible. 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ERNEST SNOOK RD 3 - Box 84, Mifflinburg, Pa. 17844 - Phone: 717-966-2736 County the crop is 100 per cent headed and harvesting should begin in 2 weeks He said smut is a problem this year Lueck mentioned that wheat is right on schedule in the county, just starting to flower Last year head blight was a problem and growers should be on the lookout for the disease this year Liles said reports on alfalfa, timothy and clover hay stands are about three fourths good and a quarter fair First cuttings have been started, many are harvested Lueck said drying conditions the past few days have been ex cellent, and while the hay crops were a few days past C. M. 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University bred winning purses MIDDLETOWN, Del. - Valid Nade used to be involved m education, but now he’s winning races instead. The eight-year-old Thoroughbred, now owned by Dr. and Mrs. William H. Wright of Labadie Mill Farm, Middletown, was bred and raised at the University of Delaware’s College of Agricultural Sciences. According to Dr. C. Melvin Reitnour, head of the equine science program, the University breeds horses for teaching rather than racing purposes. Reitnour has over 250 students m his horse science, horsemanship, equine management and equine husbandry classes. The University’s horse breeding program receives generous support from the community, Reitnour points out. The couple who pur chased Valid Nade, Lana duPont Wnght, a former Olympic rider, and her husband, a veterinarian, have donated a number of horses to the program. Other interested people have also donated horses or stud services. Valid Nade was bred from this building costs 40% less I \ES, il costs 40% less than con\entional steel buildings ! PARTY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 1218 Steuben St. Utica, N.V 13501 315-~24‘5593 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 31,1980—A43 excellent stock, Reitnour says. From birth he received topnotch care and training by students and faculty who really love horses. He was a very good combined training horse. Now all that breeding, care, and training are paying off for his new owners-he’s winning races, on the turf and over timber. His racing record to date is three wins, three seconds and one third. A horse such as Valid Nade provides a valuable learning experience for the students, while his sale provides additional funds for the popular equine science program. PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURE 1:3 WE’RE CROWING BETTER * V :y •s ' -y* horse What do equine students do after they graduate? With all the race tracks and pleasure horses in the area, Reitnour says, there are a number of horse-related job possibilities. Some graduates go on to veterinary school, while others go into veterinary pharmaceutical sales. Others, to be sure, become doctors, nurses, lawyers, pet shop owners and airline pilots, but m each of their backyards you are likely to find at least one extremely healthy, well-groomed, well nourished horse or pony. Maybe it was even bred at the University of Delaware. ■ V * *
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