Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 22, 1987, Image 131

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    New Northrup King
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The company also intrpdufeda
unique replant policy. Basically it
will provide replant seed at 50 per
cent of retail cost no matter what
company’s com was originally
planted. The power behind this
aggressive replant program is The
New Northrup King’s wide range
of hybrids, since a farmer who has
to replant has highly specific seed
needs depending upon his geogra
phy, climatic conditions and
remaining growing season.
Another program is an extensive
plot information computer system
which allows farmers to compare
performance of The New Northrup
King hybrids under specific man
agement regimes. In the past,
hybrid comparisons have been
largely by geography and perhaps
climatic conditions. However, this
new service will compare all these
factors plus a variety of manage-
KENCLUGSTON VERNON SEIBEL
665-6775 665-2782
CRAFT-BILT
CONSTRUCTION INC.
FARM-HOME BUILDING
R.DJ2 MANHEIM, PA.
PH: 665-4372
BUILDING &REMODELIN
DAIRY
SWINE POLE BUILDINGS
BEEF STORAGE
ET ,¥7 ABETHTOWN FAIR EVENTS
MONDAY AUGUST 24 - 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM - All domestic entries received at Church Fellowship Hall.
-5:00 p.m. - All domestic exhibit areas closed
for judging HISQ*
-3:00 p.m. - All animal entries receivedfw* a a
-Rabbit Show ,
-Official Fair Opening i
-All domestic exhibit areas open to the public
-Swine Show (main arena)
-Red Rose Four Barbershop Quartet (main stage)
-Annual Baked Goods Auction (main stage)
9:00 a.m
11:0(Ta.m
4:00 p.m,
5:00 p.m
5:00 p.m
6:00 p.m
7:00 p.m
9:00 p.m
-Youth Sheep Show (main arena)
-Lancaster County FFA Tractor Driving Contest
-Beef Show (main arena)
-Dairy Goat Show (main arena)
11:00 am.
1:00 p.m,
6:00 p.m,
8:00 p.m
8:00 p.m
-11:00 p.m. - Sonny Miller and the Happy Valley Boys
(main stage)
FARMERS’ DAY
THURSDAY. AUGUST 27
-Dairy Show (main arena) ' * -
-7:15 p.m. - Gerald Roland Barbershop Quartet
(main stage)
-Supreme Champion (main arena)
-Sale of Champions (main arena)
-Warren Newman Quartet (main stage)
11:00 a.m.
6:30 p m
7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m
8:00 p.m
ment practices such as the primary
tillage method, plant density, row
width, soil texture and others. This
program will be offered after data
from more than 2,500 product
demonstration plots are compiled
this fall and added to two years’
previous data from the three
companies.
In addition to its ongoing market
research, top management has
formed a service task force to iden
tify areas for improved or new ser
vices. The task force is comprised
of a cross section of the company’s
employees. Dealer advisory
boards have also been created to
advise managementof dealer and
customer needs in the area of seeds
and service. And, all of the new
marketing unit’s sales force will
participate in customer service
seminars, this year.
The merger also bolsters The
New Northrup King’s research
FOR-
RESIDENTAL
OPENING DAY
TUESDAY. AUGUST 25
SENIOR CITIZENS’ DAY
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 26
capabilities. Stauffer Seeds had an
excellent, highly-focused research
effort in hybrid com. Those results
and ongoing experiments are now
merged with the broader based,
seed research of Northrup King.
The New Northrup King’s pre
mier biotechnology research cen
ter is located on 412 acres of prime
farmland in Stanton, Minn. North
rup King has 14 other U.S.
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Refrigeration greatly extends the
life of fresh fruit and vegetables.
By slowing the metabolism of the
stored products, refrigeration
maintains eating quality so well
that fresh produce is available
throughout the year. However,
successful, long term storage
requires skillful operation and
proper equipment. Most fruits and
vegetables must be stored at very
high humidities to keep them from
SANDBLASTING
AND SPRAY
PAINTING
Farm Buildings
Feed Mills \ _ \
Commercial- "Mf"**’ v
Industrial JW
Repomting
Interior/Exterior
HENRY K. FISHER INC.
667 Hartman Station Rd.
Lancaster, PA
717-393-6530
New Booklet On Storing Fresh Produce
MERCHANTS’ DAY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
-Open Sheep Show (main arena)
-Area Artist's Art & Craft Auction
(including cover painting and
Amish Quilt) (show tent)
-Jay Earle Band - Country and
Western Music
main
4:00 p.m
7:00 p.m
8:00 p.m
■sir
7:00
9.00
research centers and 11 foreign
research stations.
Company researchers are
involved with such recent biotech
nology breakthroughs as the first
ever government-approved field
test of a genetically-engineered,
commercial plant (tobacco) and
the first proven successful effort to
regenerate an entire com plant
from a single cell, Jones said. This
shriveling and drying, and at a pre
cise, low temperature near the
point of freezing or chilling.
A new booklet titled, Refriger
ation and Controlled Atmo
sphere Storage for Horticultural
Crops, tells how to construct,
choose refrigeration equipment
for, and operate a fresh produce
storage plant The booklet was
published by the Northeast Reg
ional Agricultural Engineering
Service, a joint program of the
Cooperative Extension Services of
13 northeast universities.
Refrigeration and Controlled
Atmosphere Storage for Horti
cultural Crops is the definitive
book for the controlled atmosphere
storage operator, builder, and con
sultant to the fresh fruit and veget
ables industry. The booklet discus
ses general construction proce
dures, reviews refrigeration
principles, and explains how to
select, size and operate equipment
for high humidity storage. A sec
tion and appendix on load calcula
tions gives the designer step by
step instructions to sizing the
refrigeration unit.
A major section of the book
clearly illustrates the many con
FAMILY DAY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
-Big Wheel Bike Race C'fX \
-Horse Show (horse arena) > V
-Pet Show (show tent) o*if
-3:00 p.m. - All domestic exhibits released
-Arm Wrestling Contest (East High Elementary)
-All animal exhibits released
-Sheep-To-Shawl Contest (show tent)
-9:00 p.m. - Al Bethel's Creole Kings -
Band (strolling)
am
-Tractor Pull (High School football field)
-Baby Photo Contest Winners Announced^_-=s**
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is a crucial first step in developing
a genetically-engineered plant.
Genes introduced in such a manner
could incorporate herbicide resis
tance, disease and insect resis
tance, drought or salt tolerance or
exceptional yield through photo
synthesis enhancement All these
exciting possibilities are being
explored today.
struction details needed to build
and maintain an airtight controlled
atmosphere storage. Numerous
cross section drawings for floor to
wall seals, door seals, pressure
relief equipment, and observation
windows are included. No other
reference completely covers how
to store produce under controlled
atmosphere conditions.
The booklet lists procedures for
pressure testing rooms, finding
leaks, analyzing the atmosphere
and operating the equipment. It
describes the different types of car
bon dioxide generators and scrub
bers, and explains how they oper
ate. An appendix gives complete
instructions to preparing, operat
ing, and troubleshooting an Orsat
carbon dioxide analyzer, an essen
tial monitoring tool for the storage
operator. The wealth of detail
packed into this booklet makes it
an excellent reference. Order th
42-page bulletin by sending $3.50
to Agricultural Engineering Exten
sion, 246 Agricultural Engineering
Building, University Park, PA
16802. Ask for booklet number
NRAES-22 and make checks pay
able to The Pennsylvania Stale
University.
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