AlB—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 25,1983 Berwick vegetable co-op meets BERWICK - There was a large com . e om to® fanners to be of turnout of members and guests as ne t t ° dec ide which Berwick Vegetable Cooperative farm , e ” wmcn celebrated its 30th Anniversary at programsthey wiUsuppo . their annual dinner-session held Hub^ rd d oat recently at Maria A r itaHall. pnces must be mamtamed at a Edward Hopki of Falls, S^Sess f he omp The Luzerne County agricultural Se? and later Scfed the f icial also enumerated some of business meetin Secretary's theprograimavadabletofamers report was given by Myrtle f nd stress f d the Hetheringlon, with Earl Miller, farmers m the Vice President, presenting a e<^onomy. report of the nominating com- Vegetable °°P H .,. t mittee. Audit report was by Robert Aageo en ' Lussi dicated the organisation has had a Guest speaker George Hubbard, year and urged members to Executive Director of the Luzerne “f ZSyt County Agriculture Stabilization the future - We 316 rea ay t help and Conservation Service, told the you m any way we can, Venditti organizations members they th . . f (iir(ictors should establish closer com- Elected to the board of directors munications with their werej Landsiedel, Dalton; Congressmen to keep better in- S Nescopeck; lackey formed of the imny varied fought, Millville; Harold Rang programs available tofarmers. ; and Reymond Hubbard explained that farm inckSS Alfred Skala, Coiy Extension Agent and it is necessary for farmers to Thomas Lackawlnna, Hi.hhnrH thp C.E.D.; Allen Shoener, Schuylkill According to Hubbard the C .E.D.; Robert Houston, Columbia various farm programs should C £ D ’ guests ’ mcludpd | COMMERCIAL ”| | RESIDENTIAL I i FENCING & SUPPLIES i } Also - I CHAIN LINK DOG KENNELS QUALITY FENCING & SUPPLY RDI, 80x428 New Holland, Pa. 17557 See Us Fridays At The | Green Dragon Farmer’s Market I 717-354-4374 Lilli stan96Bo NO-TILL GRAIN DRILL FIELD DAY - JUNE 28, 1 PM - Rain or Shine Location: Tam Services Inc. Rt. 4 Gettysburg, PA 17325 Dealership located at intersection of Rts. 15 & 394 CONTACT YOUR LILLISTON DRILL DEALER OWIKRSMM FARMI SERVICE KELLER BROS. TRACTOR RURKLE FARM SERVICE Chambersburg, Pa. Lebanon, Pa. State College, Pa. OiLTS FARM EQUIPMENT LONG ACRES POTATO FARMS OXFORD GREENtINE Marion Center. Pa. Tionesta, Pa. Oxtord. Pa. % * SON TAM SERVICES. INC. Intercourse. Pa. Gettysburg, Pa. distributed by J.S. Woodhouse Co., Inc. Marlin McClellan Director of Central District Pa. Department of Agriculture; Russell Gun ton Director of North Eastern District Pa. Department of Agriculture; W. Wayne Hmish, Associate Director of Cooperative Extension Service Penn State University, and Francis Witham, Head Professor of Horticulture at Penn State Umversity. The Vegetable Cooperative has a warehouse, and" offices at 1665 Spring Garden Avenue. Founded to provide a produce marketing service and farm supply purchasing service to vegetable and potato growers of several counties surrounding Berwick, the cooperative has grown to 152 members. The Cooperative services 465 producers in 15 counties in Nor theastern and 3 counties in Western Pennsylvania. Produce its trucked along the Eastern coast line and exported outside the U.S. by ship. Among the produce handled is cabbage, green beans, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, sweet corn, and tomatoes. It also handles produce containers, seed potatoes, and vegetable plants. For Heavy Stubble And Hard Soils new Lilliston 9680 i-Ti!l Grain Drill will >erate in maximum jvere conditions, here uniform metration of heavy :übble and hard soils required. Unlike >me of the so-called 10-till" drills available iday, which are ac 'ally conventional ills with front coulters Ided, the Lilliston is ;signed, from the yound up, for one purpose: No-till seeding. 1983 USDA to hold hearing on marketing agreements The Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, will hold a joint hearing July 19 to consider in dustry proposals to amend the Middle Atlantic and New York- New Jersey Federal milk orders. A number of proposals would extend the respective order marketing areas into 23 counties in eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania. Other key proposals that will be considered at the hearing deal with the matter of price alignment between the respective orders. Also, other proposals would amend certain provisions of the New York-New Jersey order. Proponents, which include both handlers and producer groups, contend that the changes are needed to reflect changed marketing conditions. The hearing will convene July 19, 1983, beginning of 9:30 a.m. The hearing will be held at the Holiday Inn West, Route 22 at the junction of Route 309 (I mile east of Lehigh Valley Interchange of the 9 New low-cost ■ Mail conveyor. Model 262 Conveyor. « High capacity. • Lengths: 10 to 26 feet. • All-belt drive for low maintenance. • Galvanized steel, alt bolted construction. • Detachable steel chain with steel braced 2 Vi in. Contact Your Nearest Patz Dealer HAMBURG MARYLAND DEALERS SHARTLESVILLE FARM SERVICE 215-488-1025 MILTON LANDIS FARMSTEAD AUTOMATION 717-437-2375 PIPERSVILLE ALEXAI MAX ISENBERG 814-669-4027 BALLV LONGACRE ELECTRIC 215-845-2261 BEDFORD BENCE FARM EQUIPMENT 814-623-8601 fRYSBURG LESTER HOCH REPAIR CENTER 717-362-8252 CAMP HILL LLOYD SULTZBAUGH 717-737-4554 ELLIOTTSBI CARL R. BAER 717-582-2648 STREET. MD HADE'S EQUIPMENT KiBEf 0 "’ DURWOOO J. WHITELEY SALES & SERVICE 717-924-3460 717-762-4985 tKSVILI Pennsylvania Turnpike, extension) Allentown. For further information contact Maurice M. Martin, Marketing Specialist, Dairy Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250, 202/447- 7183. The hearing is called pursuant to the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.,), and the applicable rules of practice and procedure governing the formulation of marketing agreements and orders (7 CFR Part 900). The purpose of the hearing is to receive evidence with respect to the economic and marketing conditions in the Middle Atlantic and New York-New Jersey marketing areas which relate to the proposed amendments, and any appropriate modifications to the tentative marketing agreements and to the orders. • Replaceable bolt-in conveyor pans. • Options: hopper, spouts, diverter, support brackets. DISTRICT MANAGER GEORGE HEATH 472 Woodcrest Dr., Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-737-0002 unvFD PINDER SERVICE CO FARMSERVICE 301-348-5263 215h766-8675 LINEBORO. MD WERTZ GARAGE, INC ELDER SALES 301-374-2672 & SERVICE 412-376-7111 QUARRYVILLE STONEBORO UNICORN FARM SERVICE JAMES E. LANDIS 717-786-4158 TERRE HILL TERRE HILL SILO CO. INC. 215-445-6736 WAYNESBORO N.E HAGER! TRI-STATE FARM AUTOMATION 301-790-3698 KENNEDYVILLE MD NEW WINDSOR. ROOP FERTILIZER ft CHEMICAL 301-775-7678 OAK LAI MD SCHROCK & YOOER PATZ 3013346517 334-9663
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