C4-LMCMtor Farming, Saturday, Fabruary 9,1985 COLLEGE PARK, Md. - “Maryland Agriculture - A Modern Miracle” is the th&ne for this year’s 16th annual observance of Maryland Agriculture Week. Festivities actually began on Jan. 38 in the Montgomery County suburbs of Washington, D.C., and will wind up March 16 on the lower Eastern Shore. As in past years, the ag week message is being brought to urban dwellers throughout the state at a succession of shopping mall Calf and heifer management topic of meeting NEW HOLLAND - The Eastern Lancaster County Adult Farmer Program will present a Dairy Management Meeting on Wed nesday evening, February 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Ball School. The main topic of discussion will be Calf and Heifer Management. Emphasis will be on providing housing for calves and heifers, feeding calves and heifers, a new measuring program to calculate weight and pinpoint problems, and feeding Rumensin to dairy heifers. The program will be presented by the adult farmer instructors with comments from local dairymen. Mr. Jim Andrick from Elanco Chemical Co. will discuss the feeding of Rumensin. All interested persons are in vited to attend. The Blue Ball School is located just east of the village of Blue Ball on Ewell Rd. The meeting will be held in the all purpose room, just inside the front doors. For additional information call the Adult Farmer Program office at 354-4525. CONTACT US MANURE HANDLING EQUIPMENT Semi- and Liquid Spreaders - Ground Driven - Easy Running Priced Reasonably PIT ELEVATORS ALUS CHALMERS AND WISCONSIN POWER UNITS COMPACT ROTO BEATERS Smaller Improved Model 2 Sizes To Choose From HANO-O-MATIC BUNK FBEDERS NOW IN STOCK FOR EASY SILAGE DISTRIBUTION COMBINATION MOWER & CRIMPER UNITS - SMUCKER - WELDING & MANUFACTURING 2110 Rock vale Road Lane., PA 17602 PH: (717)687-0772 “Maryland Agriculture Week” observed displays. The Monday-Saturday activities at each mall have been planned by local committees, chaired in most cases by county agricultural agents of the University of Maryland’s Cooperative Extension Service. Generally, the shopping mall displays feature a daily program which includes something for persons of all ages. Most will in clude demonstrations on preparation of food grown or produced in Maryland. Soybeans For are on the list. Other demonstrations will in clude tobacco-stripping, sheep shearing, and spinning and weaving with wool. Milking con tests will pit local dignitaries against dairy princesses. For the youngsters, there are petting zoos with live animals and a chance to see baby chicks being hatched. The Cooperative Extension Service and other farm organizations are sponsoring a number of educational displays, ranging from soil testing to w ITS. Nothing works harder than our B-Scries tractors. They range from 12 to 19 hp. So there’s one for every job. And with a hydraulic 3-point hitch, front and rear PTO, these tractors can handle a variety of implements. Like every Kubota tractor, B models come with your choice of 2-or 4-wheel drive. Plus a sturdy, low nance Kubota diesel Your participating Kubota dealer invites you to come in and see the full line of Kubota tractors and implements. PENNSYLVANIA AVONDALE Thomas Power Equipment 215/268-2181 BIGLERVILLE O.C. Rice, Inc. 717/677-8135 BLOOMSBURG Tractor Parts Co. 717/784-0250 DOVER NEW PARK Straley Farm Supply Inc. "15^? uI S” ent ’ lnC -717/292-4443 or 292-2631 717/993-2511 HONESDALE Marshall Machinery, Inc. 717-729-7117 HONEY GROVE Norman D. Clark & Son, Inc. 717/734-3682 UKUBOTIT Nothing like it on earth" IRWIN STATE COLLEGE Laspina Equipment Rishel’s Sales A Service 412/864-5147 814/238-7788 LEBANON Keller Bros. Tractor Co. 717/949-6501 LITITZ KoUer Bras. Tractor Co. 717/626-2121 REYNOLDSVILLE McGarvey Equipment, Inc. 814/653-9637 SPRING MILLS CHESTERTOWN Rishel's Sales A Service W.N. Cooper A Son, Inc. 814/422-8826 301/778-3464 agricultural career training op portunities in four-year and two year programs offered by the University of Maryland’s College of Agriculture and Institute of Applied Agriculture, respectively. Martha M. (Marcie) Becker, Extension coordinator of special communications at the College Park campus, is program coor dinator again this year for the Maryland Agriculture Week ob servance. Co-coordinator is An thony I. (Tony) Evans, public information marketing specialist WELLSBORO Benedict’s Ford Tractor 717/724-2839 WESTCHESTER »nr» M.S. Yoarsley ft Sens, Inc. R*«V> Far* Sopply, tac. 215/696-2990 609/358-3100 FLEMMGTON Poniatowski Bros., Equip. Co. MARYLAND 201/782-3514 RISING SUN HAINESPORT AG-IND Equipment Co., Inc. Material Handling Systems 301/658-5568 or 398-6132 609/267-6100 for the state Department of Agriculture at Annapolis. { Mrs. Joan Hagerty o f° Clarksburg submitted the winning theme for the 1985 Maryland ag week. Mrs. Hagerty is the mother in a family of active 4-H members from upper Montgomery County. Two additional agricultural displays are tentatively schedule for late fall at shopping centers in Baltimore and Columbia. Dates would be Oct. 14-19 in Baltimore and Oct. 16-21 at the Columbia Mall. There are special features you can choose Vom, too. Like hydro itic transmission for ease of no-shift ‘-pedal control. So if you’re look ing for a hard worker, look no further than Kubota’s worker B tractors. HAGERSTOWN Arnett’s Garage 301/733-0515 NEW JERSEY HAMMONTON Rodio Tractor Sales, Inc. 609/561-0141 \ *' r i M
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