r There are two views of an elaborate barn just east of Benton, Columbia County. This landmark has a background story associated with the "belfry" appurtenance. Built more than a century ago, the builder did not feel comfortable in a church, so he had what he called a “belfry” constructed on his barn roof giving him the feeling that he was in a sacred place under his barn roof. As the story goes, his religious fervor was somewhat in question by his generous supply of booze made available to the laborers erecting the barn. The second owner also had his eccentric personality remembered long after he died. It seems the barn had fallen into disrepair and was badly in need of paint. Barrels of paint were purchased and stored in the barn until a machine shed was erected. Upon com pletion of the shed, the tax assessor appeared at the farm and announced that the property tax would be increased because of the new khed-to which the owner replied, "I suppose if I paint, that, too, will raise my taxes.” The assessor agreed and the farmer said, “Then I won't paint”. The barrels of paint remained in the building until the property was again sold. Present owners are L and K Mills of Benton. It has been restored to its original good looks and continues to draw attention to most who pass by. NEW from CHORE-TIME 20” deep SSS curtain back cage layer system Get The Only New Technology Available For Cage Systems Chore-Time’s new 20” deep SSS 4-high system puts 33% more birds into the same row lengths as old style 3-high systems - without dropping boards and without a need for greater building width. That means at 6 birds per 16”x20” cage (53.3 square inches) a 52’x536’ building can house over 108,000 birds. But, just as important, with this Chore-Time system you also don’t have to sacrifice the features and benefits you’ve come to expect from Chore-Time: single file egg belt, our all galvanized, SOFT TOUCH® II egg collection, a gentle cage floor slope to prevent checks and cracks...rugged A-frame cage support and legs every 4 feet to protect against cage sag and trough NORTHEAST AGRI SYSTEMS, INC. 7ij||7d Landmark Barn P O Box 187 Local Representative Fitchville, CT 06334 DAVIDNEWMAN Phone: (203) 642-7529 (717) 299-9905 Our New Warehouse Is Now Under Construction At FLYWAY BUSINESS PARK, Located By The LANCASTER AIRPORT HRti wear and Galv-A-Weld (welded black then galvanized) cage construction for long, trouble-free life... a choice of feeding systems to help you take control of feed costs; Meal Master Feedkar (traveling feed hopper), M.T. (rotating Flex Auger), and NEW Ultraflez (80 ft. per minute circulating Flex Auger). And, with Chore-Time feeding systems you can take full advantage of the new production-boosting, feed saving MEAL-TIME® feeding method developed by Chore-Time. Our feeding systems are designed to minimize waste and provide each bird with fresh, Un- Picked-Over feed. Maryland To Hold Vegetable Field Day COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The 7 *««“ c ® nditioi » ac T University of Maryland’s bff soU-Sme diseases Agricultural Experiment Station leases, but sod-tome diseases 3 host its annual field day for SUC J\ as fusanum wUt are still a vegetable research at the pro „f”V. . . . , university’s Vegetable Research ‘ Plastic mulches for weed Farm Wednesday, July 16. conti : ol and to P reserve 3011 Tours of research plots will m ® lstu J?- begin at 9 a.m. The last wagon tour * Breeding program for can leaves at 10:30 a.m. Tours will last ‘ eloapea “ " ew varieties mto 2 hours. Tour stops include: developed for their resistance to . Insect control on vegetables - “ d f ° r su B ar content this includes information on how to be i lighllghted ', deal with the Colorado potato r J or / lor l f contact. beetle on tomatoes. P r - Frai * Sc^“;.^Sf 0 etable • Disease control for vegetables Research Farm (301) 7424,788 ‘ itinr 'it IH Lancaster Farntfng ; Saturday,My 12,198t-Al7 August Milk Set at $14.03 ORDER NO. 4 CLASS 1 MILK PRICE $14.03 FOR AUGUST 1986 ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 3,1986 - Middle Atlantic Order Market Administrator Joseph D. Shine today announced a Class I milk price of $14.03 per hundredweight for August 1986. This price is up 2 cents from July and is 3 cents above last August’s Class I price. Mr. Shine announced a Gass II milk price of $10.91 per hun dredweight for June 1986 and a butterfat differential of 16.0 cents for the month. The Class II price was up 3 cents from the previous month, while the butterfat dif ferential remained unchanged. The August 1986 Class I price and the June 1986 Class II price are based on the June 1986 Minnesota- Wisconsin manufacturing milk price of $ll.OO per hundredweight at a 3.5 percent butterfat content. The USDA reported that the wholesale price of Grade A butter at Chicago for June was $1.3909 per pound and the nonfat dry milk price was $.8058 per pound, f.o.b. plants in the Chicago area. A cooler with a charming Southern accent is refreshing Mint Julep Ice Cream Soda. Simple to stir up, too - in a large soda glass combine one scoop vanilla ice cream, a few drops of peppermint extract, and a few drops of green food color. Mix until well blended. Fill glass two thirds of way to top with chilled lemon soda. Add two more scoops of vanilla ice cream and fill glass to top with lemon soda. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig or frosted mint leaves. Makes one serving. 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