AlB-Lancast*r Farming, Saturday, December 19, 1987 HERSHEY For Pennsylva nia’s commercial vegetable grow ers three days in January may be the perfect time to sow the seeds for a bumper harvest in 1988. With the temperature below freezing and the ground frozen sol id several hundred vegetable growers will be journeying to the chocolate capital of the world—to listen and learn not about sweets but vegetables. What they learn will give them insights into ways to grow and market vegetables more profitably. You can be part of the 1988 Pennsylvania Vegetable Confer ence and Trade Show. January 26, 27 and 28 at the Hershey Motor Lodge. Over the three days parti cipants.can choose from over a hundred sessions. “This is one of the most impor tant conferences growers can attend to learn about some of the best and most innovative new developments in vegetable, small fruit production and marketing,” says Dr. Peter A. Fenetti, Penn State professor of vegetable crops and chairman of the vegetable speakers program. “It is a chance to consider some options.” Ferretd says that the Hershey Convention Center provides an ideal setting for such an event There is a theater and a half a dozen conference rooms, all with in the same vicinity. "This pro vides the opportunity to move and choose between three different concurrent presentations,” says Lebanon Valley Livestock Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. Tuesday, December 15, 1987 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 158...PDA...C0up1e Choice slaughter steers 65.25&66.35, few Select & Choice Holstein* 57-62.10, few Standard 54.75-56.25, few Utility 51.50-53.00. Cou ple Select si. heifers 60.00&62.50. Break ing Utility & Commercial si. cows 45.50-50.25, few beef cross at 52.60, Cutter & Boning Utility 42.75-45.25, Cannes & Low Cutter 39.50-42.50, Shells down to 37.00. Yield Grade No. 1.1120/1900 lbs. *L bulls 54.75-57.25. one 2575 lbs. at 61.25, few No. 2, 1130/1215 lbs. 51.25-53.25. CALVES 210... Few Choice vealers 86.00- few Good 80.00-85, Standard and Good 75/95 lbs. 69.00-75.50, Utility 50/80' lbs. 55.00-68, fw down to 45.00. Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls 95/125 lbs. 100.00- 85/90 Iba. 78.00-95.00, few Hoi. Heifers 95/120 lbs. 100.00-118.00. HOGS 170... US No. 1-3 215/250 lbs. barrows and gilts 41.25-42.35,2-3 240/260 lbs. 40.10-41.25. US No. 1-3 300/640 lbs. sows 32.50-37.50. Boars 27.00-35.00. FEEDER PIGS 9...0ne Lot US No. 1-3 40 lbs. feeder pigs 80.00 per hundredweight SHEEP 8.. .Few Good and Choice 85/100 lbs. wool slaughter lambs 60.00-65.00. GOATS 0...N0 sales offend. Put the Culti-Planter® in front, and come out ahead Put Unveriarth’s Culti-Planter You come out ahead with a in front of your drill or planter, firm, level seed bed on less Vegetable Conference Set Ferretd. “We stay on time so that conference participants don’t miss sessions they want to attend.” An addition to this year’s con ference will be a short course on advertising the third day. Because of space limitations, attendance in the short course will be limited. Fcrretti says there is also a com bined session on promotion and marketing. This will be a compari son of what is being done in New Jersey and Pennsylvania followed by a discussion of a proposed new checkoff for promotion and research of vegetables in Pennsylvania. There are many competent pre senters, including 16 out-of-state speakers. John Everitt, an experienced fieldman for Furman Foods will compare bare-root plants with in state and out-of-state tray plants. Everitt will talk about some of the options growers have. Dr. Steve Johnston, a plant pathologist from Rutgers University will discuss ways to control diseases in toma toes, peppers, and snap beans. Microcomputers ate making it easier to develop manageable budgets. It is now easier to exa mine inputs and actual costs to determine a competitive price and an acceptable profit margin. Dr. Robert Precheur, Ohio State horti culturalist will explain ways to develop crop budgets for tomatoes and sweet com. Prechuer is famil iar with Pennsylvania having worked in the College of Agricul ture’s horticulture department fol- Penns Valley Livestock Centre Halt P«- Tuesday, Dec. 15 Report Supplied by Auction BEEF COWS: UTILITY AND COM MERCIAL 44.00-49.75; CUTTERS 40.00- CANNERS 35.00-39.00; SHELLS 30.00. HEIFERS: COMMERCIAL 48.50-52.00. STEERS: SELECT 58.00-62.00; STAN DARD 50.00-53.00. BULLS: GOOD 52.00-55.00; STAN DARD 49.50-50.00. FEEDER CATTLE: 300-500 LBS. LARGE FRAME 50.00-62.00; 500-700 LBS. LARGE FRAME 48.00-60.00. VEAL CALVES: Gooff'Bl.oo-88.00; STANDARD 73.00-78.00; UTILITY 60.00- FARM CALVES: BULLS 1.00-1.38; HEIFERS .80-.95. HOGS: 39.00-41.25. SOWS: 31.00-35.00. BOARS: 28.00-30.00. SHOATS: 25-30 LBS. PER HEAD 27.00- 30-35 LBS. PER HEAD 32.00- LAMBS: 65.00-73.00. GOATS PER HEAD 25.00-59.00. lowing completion of his bache lor’s degree. With modem methods of pest control there has been less empha sis on rotating crops. Penn State Professor Emeritus Dr. Ernest Bergman will be back to explain why crop rotation is making a comeback. For soil erosion, pest control, less soil compaction, and better water infiltration crop rota tion may be ideal. More and more chemicals are being banned. Dr. Herb Cole, head of Penn State’s plant pathology department, will examine some of the implications of losing these “endangered chemicals.” He will explain the how and why, and dis cuss some alternatives. Dr. Booker T. Whatley, profes sor emeritus from Tuskeegee Insti tute, Tuskeegee Alabama will reveal “How to Grow sloo,ooooff 25 acres. His visit is being spon sored by New Farm magazine. GRAM HUM SAYS "THANK YOU!" WITH HGSAVMGS! Buy your new Grain Brain™ multiple feeding system now and get in on ourl This new feeding s; has really caught oi we’re going to see just how many dairymen we can get to install Grain Brain™ by offering substantial savings. Here’s how Grain Brain™ works: When you OR STARLINE GRAIN BRAIN DEALER DELAWARE CochranviUe Milford Hairy L. Troop Bennett Machine 215/593-6731 Curryvi.le 302/4224837 Agway . 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Ferretti says that the conference is aimed at the 1988 growing season, however, speakers and growers are encour aged to look two or three years down the road also. “In developing the vegetable program, we have attempted to provide something for everyone something that will make your operation a little better, or cause you to try some SEE YOUR LOCAL JAMESWAY Jersey Shore Thomas Dunlap 717/753-3196 Martinsburg Burchfields Inc. 814/793-2194 Meadville Agway - Meadville 814/337-4281 thing a little different and hopeful ly increase your profit margin,” he adds. The conference cost range from $l5 for one day to a maximum of $25. There is also a $5 discount for Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association members. For more information contact your county extension office, or Mr. William Troxell, Executive Secretary, PVGA. RD 1. Box 392 Northum berland, PA 17857. He can be reached at 717-473-8468. 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