El2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 5,1983
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - For the
second consecutive year, Eastern
Shore fanners from Caroline and
Kent counties have captured top
honors in the Maryland corn yield
contest.
William G. Greenage, operator
of Beechwood Farms, Preston,
Caroline County, repeated as state
champion in both the irrigated
field and over-all categories.
Greenage had planted DeKalb XL
71 hybrid com with a final
population of 29,700 plants per
acre.
His 1982 winning mark was 227.47
bushels per acre under minimum
tillage conditions. This compared
with his previous year’s winning
yield of 244.8 bushels per acre.
Both marks exceeded all other
championship marks in the 30-year
history of the official state corn
yield contest.
Greenage was honored in Easton
during the seventy-sixth annual
meeting of the Maryland Crop
Improvement Association He was
.lie state’s no-tih soybean vield
, hampior. for 1980
Runnel up honors in the 1982
Maryland coin yield contest went
u Elmer Price Jr St’li Pond
Kent Countj, with a mark ,;f 212.2
onshel' per acre Price planted
Pioneer 3104 hybrid corn in 30-inch
rov s achieving a population at
Harvest of 21,596 plants per acre.
r~om the western side of the
Sale
Reports
\ Public Sale uf faun
equipment was held
February 22 by David
King, 3 miles southwest
of Honey Brook, Pa.
Some prices recieved
were; Ear Corn $B7 per
ton, J.D com planter
$650, Farmall W-9
tractor $9OO, I.H. side
rake $4OO, hay tedder
$BOO, N.I. tobacco
planter $3OO, flat wagon
$5OO, horse $7OO, pair
mules $l2OO and silage
$25 per ton.
Elton and Alvin
Horning, Auctioneers.
A Public Sale of farm
equipment was held
February 26 by Harlan
and Virginia Hoover,
along Cloverleaf Rd,
between Rt. 283 and Rt.
230, Lane. Co., Pa.
Some prices were:
I.H. 574 tractor
w/loader $8025, I.H. 544
tractor $3500, Brillion
10’ cultipacker $625, N.I.
323 com picker $1325,
N.I. #213 manure
spreader $1450, hay
wagons $1025 & $lO5O,
N.H. 489 haybine $5500,
N.H. 273 baler $3400 and
Farmall C tractor &
cultivator (32 years old)
$llOO.
Auctioneers were
Raymond Miller and
Rufus Geib.
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DAIRY FAVORITES^--
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Greenage repeats as Md, corn champ
Chesapeake Bay, Donald G. Ensor,
Reisterstown, Baltimore County,
slipped into third place in the over
all state standings for 1982 with a
yield of 209.5 bushels per acre.
A pair of Caroline county
brothers, Alfred B. Saathoff of
Ridgely and William Saathoff of
Hillsboro, captured fourth place in
the over-all standings with a yield
of 199.7 bushels per acre."
The Saathoff brothers placed
first m the irrigated field category
for no-till corn. They planted
DeKalb XL 61 hybrid corn with a
final plant population of 24,750
plants per acre.
Fifth through fifteenth placings
in the 1982 over-all com yield
standings were as follows;
5. Herman Steenken of Har
mony, Caroline County, 199.3
bushels per acre;
6. Robert W. Clark, Jr., of Still
Pond, Queen Annes County, 198.6;
7. G. Raymond Bostic, Price,
Queen Annes County, 194 77;
8. William V. Riggs 111 of
Bloomfield. Queen Annes County.
194.41
9. JB. Debnam, 13, of
Chesßi 'own, Kent County, 194 3;
10 Charles R Patterson 111 of
McGinnis Corner, Queen Annes
County, 193 61 bushels per acre:
11. Tim Bishop of Carmichael,
Queen Annes County, 193.04;
12. Roland W. Webster of Airey,
Dorchester County, 192.95:
SPRING INVITATIONAL
At The Fairgrounds Frederick, MD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
12:00 Noon
60 HEAD OF HOLSTEINS
45 Registered ■ 15 Grades
MILK MILK MILK
35 Fresh or Due Within 30 Days of Sale
Several cows sell with over 800 F
3 from Dams over I,OOOF
A Sampling of Those Selling:
- VG-88 Elevation with 22.870 M and 815 F. Dam
and Gr’dam both have 20,000 M. Due in March.
- GP-82 Conductor with 24.000 M and 819 F with
+1299 Index. Dam VG-87 Astronaut with
22.000 M. Next dam 2E-91 GMD with 22,469 M
and 882 F. Due in April.
- GP-83 Bookmaker with 22,420 M and 800 F.
Milked up to 102 lbs. this lactation.
- Wizard dtr. with 22.530 M and 736 F. Due before
sale.
- 19,000 lb. of Jet Stream. Dam has 22,000 M.
Due in April.
- Milestone with 16,850 M and 640 F. Dam an
Elevation. Fresh in February.
- Jerry due sale time. Dam a Jet Stream with
23.290 M and +1543 Index.
- Coldsprings Goliath (PD +1653) dtr. with
19.720 M and 715 F. Dam VG-86 with 29,930 M
and 1003 F. Next dam EX-2E. Fresh late
January.
- VG Elevation with 21,000 M and 848 F. Dam
VG.
- VG Ron dtr. with 15.460 M. Dam EX Elevation
with9B3F. Fresh in January.
- Art-Acres Beaver dtr. due in April to Jemini.
Dam VG with 20,500 M and 721 F. Gr’dam EX
with 1001 F, next dam VG with 1001 F.
- VG Ron dtr. sells fresh. Dam EX with 27.790 M
and 983 F.
- VG-88 Elevation with 21.170 M and 848 F. Dam
VG.
- Barrett dtr. sells fresh. Dam VG with 22.220 M
and 742 F. Gr’dam VG-88 with 22.460 M and
898 F, next dam VG-89.
- Elevation 2-yr. old just fresh. Dam GP-84
Bootmaker dtr. with 725 F.
- A fancy Mark A dtr. sells fresh. Dam and
Gr’dam GP-83 with 17.000 M.
- A Creek dtr. due in April to Round Oak Rag
Apple Elevation.
- A Forest Lee Centurion Rocket dtr., GP-83 as
a 2-yr. old, finishing with 20,D00M. Due in May
to Columbus.
- Fury Ivan dtr. due sale time to Spirit. Dam
and Gr’dam GP with over 600 F.
- Bred heifer by Jemini due in April to New
Hope. Dam GP with 21.075 M and 913 F.
- Whirlhill Kingpin dtr. sells fresh. Dam GP-84
with 14,310 M and 513 F.
- Service age bull by Wagnercrest Ivanhoe
Astronaut from a VG dam with 1016 F.
REMSBURG SALE SERVICE
P.O. Box 177
Jefferson, Md. 21755
Ph. 301-473-8214
13. Wiltshire Farms, owned and
operated by James H. Fuchs of
Preston, Caroline County, 192.1;
14. Michael R. Bostic ot Price,
Queen Annes County, 189.79;
15. Cawley, Inc., of Denton,
Caroline County, 189.2;
As in the previous year, all of the
corn growers cited from Caroline
and Dorchester counties were
participants in irrigation
education projects conducted by
agricultural agents for the
University of Maryland’s
Cooperative Extension Service,
The top yields in Queen Annes
county were achieved both in
irrigated fields and in non
irrigated, no-tillage fields. G.
Raymond Bostic and Michael R.
Bostic-m seventh and fourteenth
places, respectively-are a father
son team utilizing irrigation.
Debnam, in ninth position, is a 4-
H member. He was junior winner
in the Kent Corn Improvement
Association contest for 1982. His
younger brother, Barney, 11, also a
4-H member, was close behind in
the county contest with a yield of
385.9 bushels per acre.
Both boys planted Pioneer 3184
hybrid corn in 30-inch rows. They
used identical fertilizer and
pesticide treatments under
minimum-tillage conditions with a
chisel plow. Their father is C.
Breck Debnam, operator of Great
BANKER BROTHERS FARM
COMPLETE
DISPERSAL
FRf. MARCH 11,1983
at 10:00 AM, Geneseo, NY
Located 1 mile east of Route 39, 6 mi.
northeast of Geneseo, 2 mi. west of Rt.
15, use Exit 9 off Rt. 390.
Having decided to discontinue farming
will sell:
293 Grade Holstems. This herd of freestall
cattles, consists of 190 cows, 20 bred heifers and
83 open heifers and calves. The herd is mainly
bred for winter and spring freshening with 21
head fresh since January and 60 head due
before the middle of May. Plus 20 heifers bred
for fall calving. Necessary cattle will be
examined by a veterinarian for pregnancy and
all cattle will be mnoculated for shipping fever.
MACHINERY
John Deere 6620 diesel combine
w/hydrostatic, AC cab, #644 6-row narrow corn
head and 16’ platform; Deutz 110 4-wheel drive
tractor w/cab; JD 4430 diesel tractor; AC 190
XT diesel tractor w/new engine overhaul and
axle mt. duals; Seaman tractor w/471 GM
diesel engine; AC “WD" tractor w/blade; AC
“WD" for parts; Kvernland 7-btm. auto reset
plow; JD 5-btm. 16” semi-mtd. plow; JD 14’
cultimulcher; 18’ cultipacker; Taylor Way 13-
shank diesel plow; Brilhon 10’ seeder; JD 17-
disc drill; IH #56 4-row planter; AC 4-row no till
planter for parts; IH 400 Cycle 6-row planter;
IH 16’ transport disc; MF 6-row cultivator; NH
353 grinder mixer; IH tandem manure
spreader; 500-gallon 27’ crop sprayer; Patz
3200 tank spreader; two NH #26 blowers (one
Whirl-A-Feed); 3 Dion self-unloading wagons,
(2 w/3 beaters and roofs); 1963 Dodge truck 14’
gram body and hoist; old IH truck w/body &
hoist; 1974 Chev. pickup, rough; 25 calf hut
ches; misc. items.
Approx. 100-tons of high-moisture corn in a
Harvestore; approx. 1000 bales traw; quantity
of corn silage m a bunk.
HARVESTORES & FEEDING EQUIP.
1971 25 x 80 Harvestore w/Goliath unloader;
1970 20 x 70 Harvestore w/Hercules unloader;
110’ cycle feeding system w/27’ cross auger &
bank elevator; roller mill w/Way-Ro-Matic
scale; 30’ belt elevator; 30’ flite elevator.
TERMS: Cash or good check day of sale with
ID, nothing to be removed until settled for.
Owners,
JAMES & JOYCE BANKER
Ph. 243-2271
Sahe Managers & Auctioneers
RoyTeitsworth, Inc.
Geneseo, NY Ph. 716-243-1563
William Kent, Inc.
Bergen, NY Ph. 716-494-1890
Oak Farm near Chestertchm.
Average yield for the Top 15
growers in the 1982 Maryland com
yield contest was 198.73 bushels
per acre. This compared with an
average of 192.6 bushels per acre
for the top 15 in the previous year
COWS
PRODUCE
and 167.11 bushels per acre for the
top 12 in the 1980 contest.
Com yields throughout the si
averaged 107 bushels per acre in
1982, according to the Maryland-
Delaware Crop Reporting Service.
This exceeded the previous all
time high of 105 bushels per acre in
1981. It compared with average
statewide yields of 72 bushels per
acre in 1980 and 99 in 1979,
INVESTORS
FARMERS
AUCTION
3 FARMS
SAT,, MARCH 26,1983
At 12:00 Noon
South Jersey
(Cumberland 4$
& Salem Counties) I
FARM m - CUMBERLAND COUNTY: 30.20
acres, all tillable, ideal vegetable or grain
farm with 78% Class I and Class II soils.
Located within the Borough of Cedarville,
Six miles south of Bridgeton and 9 miles
west of Millville.
Zoned Res. and Agnc. and approved for
regional sewerage with 900’ of road fron
tage, and offers a potential for future
development. Taxes: $398.48.
FARM f/3 - CUMBERLAND COUNTY: 255±
acres, ideal grain or vegetable farm, ap
proved for Regional Sewerage. 165± tillable
acres of which 98% is Class I and Class II
soil The balance in woodland and
meadowland, which is leased for $900.00 per
year for hunting and trapping. 11 acre lake,
2 large flowing streams with a natural site
tor a 30 acre lake, 2 large flowing streams
with a natural site for a 30 acre lake, ta mile,
of navigable river frontage on the Cohanse>(
River, 2 miles from the Delaware Bay.
Adjoins a 100 slip manna and also the
historic town of Greenwich. Contains 15,000’
of road frontage on two hard-surface roads.
Zoned Ind., Res., and Agric. Taxes:
$1,452.36.
FARM #4 - SALEM COUNTY: 343.60 acres.
220 tillable acres of which 91% is Class I and
Class II soil, the balance in woodland and
meadowland, which is leased for $1,000.00
per year for hunting and trapping. Zoned
Agnc. and Res. (30,000 sq. ft. per lot).
Adjoins the town of Quinton, only 2 miles
from Salem City. The farm adjoins the First
NatT. Bank of S. J. on State Highway 49 with
7,410’ of road frontage on 2 sides of County
road. There is mile of navigable river
frontage on AUoway Creek, 2 miles from a
large marina and 4 miles to the Delaware
Bay. Nice lake (no algae). This farm is one
of the oldest and best potato farms in the A,
state and will grow all vegetables and 1, r
grains. Presently leased for $lOO.OO per acre
yearly. (100% U.S.D.A. wheat Allotment.)
Taxes: $2,054.24.
The sale to be held at Clearview Farms, Route
77 (1 mile south of Route 40 intersection).
Terms and conditions - 20% deposit in certified
or cashier’s check - settlement in 45 days.
Financing for the above farms is available
through Production Credit Assoc., and Federal
Land Bank to qualified Buyers.
Seller will manage any of the above farms for
five years at no cost.
Inspection invited.
For additional information, please contact
ABE COTLER—OWNER, Clearview Farms,
R.D. #3, Elmer, N.J. 08318, or phone 609-358-
4471.
Auctioneers: SICKLER AND SCOTT.
fl
Four additional prime farms v
that 1 own are available at private sale,
ranging in size from 275 acres to 670 acres (N.J.
leads the nation in per acre land value).
SPECIAL NOTE;
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