Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, January 29, 1983, Image 33

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    ANNAPOLIS. Md. Farmers skills in a new area should check WW”,, sponsored by the Delaware
on Delmarva interested In -off Feb. Bon their calendar. That’s 01
spreading their risk, changing the date of an all-day meeting on Agriculture, the Cooperative
their cash flow, or Just plain trying vegetable marketing prospects. Extension Services of both
their management and growing The session, “Vegetables in Delaware and Maryland, the
Ag-Bag Equipment Co.
Alfalfa Silage
Ground Ear Corn
Com Silage
Haylage
Two Ply Bags White
Plastic
Outer Covering and
Black
Plastic Inner Lining
Black Plastic Under
neath
Absorbs Suns Rays
Prevents Freezing
Enables Farmers to
Reduce Cost of
Grain Capacity per
Acre 60% Total
Digestive Nutrients
Ag Bagger
Model HI9O PTO Hyd.
Model G 200 PTO
Model M3OO Moralized
Unit
Gas or Diesel Units
Side Conveyor
Dump Tables
Hopper Side;
EVERY BITE A
PAYLOAD... PLUS!
• Scoops * Blades
• Hauls
• Compacts
You name it!
• Digs
• Grabs
Delmarva meeting looks
Mighty-Bite
All Hydraulic Operation
Fits anv front end
loader
Closes tight that dry
grain can be picked
up and moved with
no spillage
Every Bite a payload
plus!
Ag Manure Spreader
Ag Wagon Mix
Ag Auger Mix
Optional Electronic
Scale Pays for
Itself in Feed
Savings
Live floor bottom
■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■l
■ □ Want to know more about
■ Ag-Bag System
J Ag-Bag Equipment Co.
| Phone: 717-626-7596
I Address: 210 E. 28th Div. Hwy.
| Lititz, PA 17543
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L
at vegetables
Peninsula Horticultural Society
and Delaware Vegetable Growers
Association, will be held at the
Seaford, De. Fireball, Pine and
King Streets, Seaford.
Farmers on Delmarva as well as
throughout the entire nation, are
forced to take stock of their options
these days due to increased
production costs and stagnant
markets for many commodities.
Maryland Secretary of
Agriculture Wayne A. Cawley Jr.
says "Vegetables offer local
fanners many opportunities worth
thinking about.
“Some of them are: you can
start out small with just a few
acres, you can stretch your har
vest and cash income times over a
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 29,1983-A33
period beginning in the early
spring with spinach all the way
through to the late fall with
pumpkins and turnips. You can sell
some, or all, of your production
right on the farm direct to con
sumers through pick your own or
roadside stand operations. You
don’t need specialized new
equipment for many vegetable
crops. And you can use to your
advantage in that urbanization
brings with it customers by the
groves," said Cawley.
Cawley will Join with Delaware
Secretary of Agriculture Donald
Lynch in attending and addressing
the meeting which is scheduled to
get underway at 9 a.m. and last
through until late afternoon.