Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 05, 1983, Image 12

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    Al2—Lancaster Famine. Saturday, March 5,1983
Farm Calendar
(Continued from Page A 10)
Dairy Fain, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Sheraton Inn, Dubois
Garden Spot FFA annual banquet 7
p.m. Refton Fire Hall
Maryland four-county sheep
production and electrical
fencing meeting, Talbot Ag
Center, 10 a.m. t02:30 p.m.
Kent Co., Maryland DHIA annual
meeting, 7 p.m,, Still Pond
Methodist Church, Still Pond
Grassland FFA annual banquet,
(Continued from PaeeAlO) 6:30p.m.. Blue Ball Fire Hall
In order to protect the producer Saturday, March 12
from the danger of having excess Chester County Maple Sugar
residues in food and feed crops it Festival, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
is very important that accurate Hibernia Park
records be kept. This is true on New Jerse y Wool Shee P Breeders
crops as well as with livestock In management senrnar,
case the producer is charged with Gloucester Co. Offic: Bldg,
excess residues, these written
records may save your business.
Don’t rely on your memory or oral
statements; they will not stand up
at a hearing or in court. Be sure
records list the name of the
material, and the rate and date of
application.
Now is
the Time
EASTERN.’"
Box 21 6,Vernon, N Y 1 3476 -
Northern Lebanon FFA annual
banquet, 7 p.m., high school
cafeteria
Solanco FFA annual banquet, 7
p.ra., high school cafeteria
Friday, March 11
DISTRIBUTORS OF
QUALITY DAIRY
SUPPLIES AND ECI
SOFT DESIGN
INFLATIONS
Hallowell commends Pa.’s growers
HARRISBURG - Penn
sylvania’s fanners have been
known throughout history for their
efficiency and diversity. They take
great pride m this reputation. .
"Pennsylvania’s 60,000 family
owned and operated farms have
been a strong economic force in the
state because of their diversity and
ability to generate income,”
saysJState Agriculture Secretary
Penrose Hallowell. "Anything
from feed gram to mushrooms and
strawberries can be found growing
on the Commonwealth’s soil.”
The king of Pennsylvania’s cash
crops is the mushroom, generating
|lBO million annually for the state.
Pennsylvania mushrooms account
for over half of all the mushrooms
produced in the nation.
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Distributors of:
Blend Plants and Sprayer Parts and
Conveyors Accessories
Polyethylene Tanks Liquid Metering Systems
Dry Spreaders and Hi-Boy Sprayers
Tenders
ASM PUMP
SPECIAL PRICE *176
•3KPWITHIWPOPT
'EPDM fined seals iesisf
chemical damage
•SKP WITH T PORT AVAILABLE
SPECIAL PRICE $133
cm
Pennsylvania, the leading
agricultural state in the northeast,
ranks among the top ten states in
the nation in the production of such
crops as apples, peaches, grapes,
tart cherries, pears, sweet com,
com for silage, cabbage, potatoes,
snap beans, maple syrup, eggs,
broiler chickens and milk.
.“The contributions of our fruit
and vegetable growers doesn’t stop
there,” Hallowell said, "indicating
that many multi-billion dollar
industries and businesses em
ploying thousands of Penn
sylvanians, have sprung-up across
the state to process and'distribute
our growers products.
Pennsylvania has the largest
plants in the nation for processing
apples and grape juice, and is the
Special Prices
P.O. Box 356 ■
Diglerville, PA 111 tlTeCl
INCORPORATED (717)677-6197 Feb. 5 thru Feb. 26
number one state in the production
of potato chips.
Hallowell added, “The ac
complishments and contributions
of our fruit and vegetable growers
are just s one. indication of how
Pennsylvania agriculture is
growing better.”
BREAKING mß&Omi
toncntw Farming Carries
DHIA Reports Kadi Manthl
UKORPOWTED
Manufacturers of:
Pull-type Sprayers Foam Markers
Nozzle Alerts Nozzle Check Valves
GPA Meters-Total Gal. Electric Boom Pressure
Meters Gauge
MINI-BULK TANK
•44" DIAMETER 52" HEIGHT
•CONE BOTTOM FOR EASY
DRAINAGE G CLEANING
•IDEAL FOR STORING BULK
CHEMICALS
•METAL STAND INCLUDED
SPECIAL PRICE 5377.34
Regular Price 5496.50
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