Al6-Lancast*r Faming, Saturday, July 12,1956 Inter-State Schedules Annual Picnic at Bland Park SOUTHAMPTON - Inter-State Milk Producers’ Cooperative Districts 13, 18, 20 and 21 have scheduled their annual picnic at Bland Park, Altoona, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 17. Guest speakers will be Inter- State General Manager Paul E. Hand and Member Relations Manager James R. Barnett. Members will also hear reports Shear Pine Trees Now Homeowners wishing to control the growth of pine trees may follow the same procedure as commercial producers follow in shaping their trees, says Jeff Jabco, Delaware County Cooperative Extension agricultural agent. Shearing pines should be done in the period from early June to mid- July after the new branches finish growing. Spruce and fir may be sheared in late summer, fall or winter. Pine trees shold be sheared for the first time when they are two to three feet high. This is usually the third year after planting. Then Put more It's simple—no motors or com ilicated parts. And unlike some II systems, the Multi-Flo is Iways ready to work when you are—with no change-over time. Now, maybe you plan to build pi fil al V^^KNIFE! We know a free knife even a $2O value like this Trailblazer with leather sheath—is not reason enough to buy a silage distributor. But if you need the benefits of a new Multi-Flo and act by July 31—before the busy silo-filling season—we'll give you the knife. Call today. Now available at from 1986 Young Cooperators John and Cynthia Keith, District 13, and Glen and Cathy Over, District 20. Picnic registration will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Milk and ice cream will be provided. Inter-State Districts, 13, 18 , 20 and 21 cover Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Fulton, Hun tingdon, Juniata and Mifflin counties and parts of Clinton and Snjfder counties. they need yearly Other top branches, treatment. called top laterals, A sharp hedge shears should be cut five inches with eight or nine-inch long. New branches blades is an efficient over the rest of the tree tool for shearing pine are sheared back so that trees. A new tool now the taper of the tree is being used is a light about half as wide as it meat slicing knife with is high. 'l2 to 14-inch blade and For the homeowner razor edge. Special wishing to limit the safety precautions must growth of a tree more be taken when using this closely, cut the top tool. leader back to six in- The top leader of the ches, top laterals to tree is usually cut to 10 three inches, and new inches in length, at a 45 side branches to 2 in degree angle, this ches. Don’t make the eliminates spindly beginner’s error of growth at the top. If shearing only the upper there is a double leader, branches; this makes a remove the weaker one 'squatty tree, too wide or cut back far enough and sparse at the bot to suppress its growth, tom. in your silo! a Multi-Flo distributor. lUlti-Flo silage distributor from r Level-Flo, Inc. packs silage the edge of your silo—not just iddle. It fills all areas equally ilow in as much as 20% more Multi-Flo a new silo. Or maybe you know your old fill system will never survive another year of hard use. Either way, for more information on the Multi-Flo silage distributor, contact the dealer listed below. ru*c/urn \ | LevohFlo) PH. (717) 776-3129 TUNKHANNOCK - This year’s Sire Power Sale promises to be an outstanding and successful event. The 1986 Sale is scheduled to take place at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, August 6 at the Kutztown Fairgrounds, Kutztown, Penn sylvania. 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