Cl4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 16,1980
SALISBURY, Md. - The
University of Maryland’s
vegetable research farm
near Salisbury will host its
third annual field day
Wednesday, August 20 from
9 a.m. to 12:30 pm. Both
home gardeners and com
mercial growers are invited.
Delaware
ag museum
to open
DOVER, Del - The
Delaware Agricultural
Museum’s GRAND
OPENING will be Saturday,
August 16. Doors will open
promptly at 10 a.m. Ad
mission is free that day,
however, any donation large
or small will be gratefully
accepted
The days’ activities will,
include the arrival of Gov
Pete duPont, and former
Governor Tnbbitt,. m ad
dition to wheat threshing,
shingle sawing, quilting,
blacksmithmg, millwrighti
ng, basket making, chair
caning, candle making, and
wood carving.
Exhibits on wheat
processing, butchering,
poultry, horses, and more
will be on view.
The Levies and Laces
Square Dance Association
will perform throughout the
day as well as the “Old
Grass-New Grass”
bluegrass ensemble. The
Kent County Pomona
Grange members will have a
refreshment stand open
from 11.00 a.m. until closmg.
The Delaware
Agricultural Museum, a
private, non-profit
organization, is located in
Dover on the duPont
Highway (Route 13), one
quarter of a mile south of the
Delaware State College
entrance.
The phone number is
302/734-1618, between Sam
and spm Tuesday through
Saturday
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Vegetable field day
Field day coordinator horticulture and Extension
Franklin D. Schales vegetable crop specialist for
reported that wagon tours of > the University of Maryland,
research plots will run on a Representatives of the
continuous basis all mor- Maryland Agricultural
mng, as needed. Schales is Experiment Station and the
associate professor of Extension Service will be on
I wonder if it might be in
the chapter on Cockroaches’
Or perhaps under the
heading of “Ants and Other
Mymenopterous (who 7 )
Pests 7 ” Possibly the
solution is in the section
labeled “Bedbugs, Fleas,
Lice, Parasitic Mites and
Ticks 7 ”
None of those things
listed in the advertising for a
pest control book sounds
quite like what we need
Wait Here it is The an
swer just might be found
somewhere in the pages of
“Occasional Invaders and
Miscellaneous Pests ”
Maybe I’d better order this
book
As you have surmised,
we’ve developed a real
problem in our household
It’s a frustratingly per
sistent pest And it’s not the
kind that is likely to be
eliminated with a string of
sticky paper, a wire trap or
an aerosol can
It’s a telephone salesman
This particular telephone
salesman generally rings in
about suppertime, or slightly
later in the evening, calling
long distance, supposedly
from California
He steadfastly refuses to
On being
a farm wife
-And other
hazards
Joyce Bupp
take 'No 1 ’ fo r answer to
his bid for an assortment of
tools that he always has “on
special ” In fact, lately he’s
even taken to calling back
the second tune when we
finally hang up on his per
sistence And this certain
pain in the ear is just the
latest m an assortment of
telephone parasites that are
abusing the farming com
munity with their pitch for a
variety of goods
They range from these tool
sales characters, to pit
chmen for machinery
cleaners to a character who
periodically calls up with
this fantastic “real cheap”
price on Holstein advertising
pens which they just happen
ed to “overrun” during
printing
I try to be reasonably
polite the first tune they run
me out of the garden, or
down from the attic or up
from the basement But
when they call, several
nights a week, twice a night,
enough is enough
And just as soon as I can
get this guy’s firm’s name
and location, I’d like to share
this story with not only the
phone company, but the
Better Business Bureau as
well
on tap Wednesday
hand to make short
presentations and answer
questions at each stop.
In view of the hottest
summer in Maryland smce
1955, drip and sprinkler
irrigation studies are ex
pected to draw special in
terest.
Other topics to be covered
will include variety and
Flemington, NJ Agricultural Fair
Rt. 31, Flemington, NJ
The New Jersey Horse Pulling Contest
Thursday, August 28
2&BP.M.
Horse pulling moves to the grandstand area
Heavyweights added to contest this year
Several major changes this year in the Horse Pulling Contest
should make this event one of the Fair’s top attractions For the first
time in nearly 20 years the contest moves back to the track in front of
the grandstand . and at prime time. Lightweights begin their pull at
2:00 p m., Heavyweights at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 28
The Heavyweight teams, weighing in at over 3200 lbs., will return
to the contest this year, and will feature teams from over much of the
midwest, New England, Canada, as well as, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, and New York.
Judge will be Al Dodge, Willseyville, New York.
Announcer will be Skeet Ludwig, Rushford, New York
Entry fee for teams will be $lO.
The purse for the lightweight and heavyweight horse pulls
Ist $3OO
2nd -$250
3rd -$2OO
Teams will be weighed at the fairgrounds, on the
scales in the center of the infield area. Lightweights
must be weighed, Heavyweights need not be weighed.
All horses must be registered with the officials.
Weigh-in & Registration 9 a.m. -11 a.m. Thursday
Horse Pulling Contest will be conducted under NY
State Rules, slightly revised.
mulching comparison trials; The vegetable research
insect, weed and plant f arm 1S located two miles
disease control; and
breeding programs with west of Salisbury along
tomatoes, sweet potatoes Quantico road (highway
and cantaloupes. 349), on Maryland s lower
Soft-drink machines will Eastern Shore. Watch for a
be available in the ad- , marker sign on your nght
mmistration building to help hand side, identifying the
quench thirsts if the day is University of Maryland
jj ot research substation.
is as follows:
4th $l5O
sth -$lOO
6th $lOO
This 3s An Open Competition.
All Pullers Are Welcome-
For Further Information Call
201-782-2413
7th $lOO
Bth $lOO
9th -$lOO
10th-$lOO