Short Course Offers Beekeeping Basics DOVER, DE The general notion is that beekeeping is only for a fearless few who enjoy tempt ing fate by playing with bees. Well, that notion is long out dated. Apiarists, the technical name for beekeepers, come in all shapes and sizes and all occupa tions. Some do it as a hobby, some try to make a living at it If you’re curious about how to get started in beekeeping, or if you’ve already launched an apiary operation but need some help with its management the beekeeping short course is for you. Sponsored by the University of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Agriculture, the short course will cover the biology and management necessary to insure healthy, productive honey bee colonies. The course will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, May 13, in Townsend Hall, located on the University of Delaware’s New ark campus. Brillion pioneered the Pulvi-Mulcher and has introduced numerous features over the years that have made this machine one of the most popular secondary tillage tools. Now. with the introduction of the ML and MR Series, Brillion offers a longer, high-clearance frame for better flow of trash through the machine. Another new feature is the non-rotating tooth bar that holds the teeth in a fixed pre-set position that keeps them at the proper angle, regardless of the working depth of 2’ to 6’. Other features and options are shown on the reverse side. * Contact BriUkm Iron Workt tor details. BETTER SEEDBEDS AND BIGGER YIELDS With some types of tillage the soil is loosely packed with many lumps that allow moisture to evaporate quickly through air pockets. Lost moisture reduces speed of germination and knpeeds the spread of small feeder roots in their search for nourishment. The Brillion Pulvi- Mulcher crushes both surface and buried lumps and converts fall and spring plowing into a clod-free seedbed. The firmed, mulched soil locks In moisture, especially at the root level. Soil nutrients become readily available to the young feeder roots, since they can reach out in all directions without struggling against clods. Nutrients then travel through the root system, developing stronger plants, which in turn result in bigger yields. CONTACT YOUR B] pennsvlvama ADAMSTOWN EQUIP., MC. ■w 4H, Adamatown MU EH EQUIP. CO. m. i BaehlalavMa IVAN J. ZOOK FARM EQUPMENT Box I, Star Rout* BoHavlNa C.H. REMHMER A EONS RD 1, Borwtok OUTSHAUS, MC. RL M, IMI Sorln* Rd. CartlaM WENNER ford tractor RouM Ml CansafdvUM GEORGE N. GROSS, MC. SMI DavMakwo Road Davar GEORGE V. SEVLE Vanlurwi Raad EhM MESSWK FARM EQUPMENT CO. RL MS, HhMliw Call ENuhttMnni MEYER'S IMPLEMENTS, MC. MO N. Alrlm War OraanaaaOa Dr. Dewey Caron, a professor in the University’s Department of Entomology, and Bob Mitchell, state apiarist with'the Department of Agriculture, will lead the course. Mitchell, an apiarist with 10 years experience, emphasized that participants will be exposed to practical hands-on experience as well as illustrated lectures, discus sions, and handouts. Beekeeping in Delaware is not a booming business, but Mitchell estimates that there are 3,200 colo nies in the state. Most of the state’s honeybees are used to pollinate melons, cbcumbers, apples, and blueberries, although some are raised to produce honey. Cost for the short course in $lO per individual or $l5 per family. The fee includes the cost of mater ials, a year’s membership in the Delaware State Beekeepers Asso ciation and a chance to win an active bee colony. Participants should bring their own beekeeper’s veil, but veils JAM MACHINERY CO. NR 3, Sox 147 Qiaanakurs SWEIOARO IROI RD M, Ml IS Halifax SHARTLESVLLE FARM SERVICE RD 41, Sox ISM Hamkuig FINCH SERVICES HANOVER, INC. SIS FraOaHek Slraal Hanavar NORMAN D. CLARK A SON Honoy Orava C.S. HOOSER A SON kilaraouraa LAWNS SROTHERS, MC. ISOS Malthalm Pika Lanaaalao UMSERQER'S OF FONTANA RD 04, lax 132 Lakanan QUTSHALL’S, MC. RD t. RL MO Waal LaravMa N.H FLICKER A SONS, MC. Maxiurmr UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre) Dr. Jerry Reybum, Penn State professor of 4-H/Youth develop ment and agricultural and exten sion education, has received a national $l,OOO incentive grant to conduct regional volunteer train ing workshops. The grant money was divided among a team of four 4-H extension agents: Jim Grippo, Clearfield County; Sandy Smith, Warren County; Earle Robbins, Tioga County; and Rudy Rudows ki, Philadelphia County. Reybum says that the grant is being used to hold four regional volunteer training workshops involving 40 leaders. “We’re try ing to increase the number of vol unteer leaders in natural resources, which increases the number of young people enrolled in 4-H in natural resources.” The national The ML Series of Pulvi-Mulchers features the (a) 20", six-spoke ductile iron notched roller wheel, made of material which is two-and a-half times stronger than gray cast iron roller wheels. The roller wheels are manufactured in Brillion's own modern ductile iron foundry that utilizes a computer-controlled Disamatic molding machine. The frame is also designed to accommodate (b) the 16% ’ notched roller wheel or (c) the 16% ” Crowfoot roller wheel for the MR Series. The machine may be ordered with either "C" shaped CLUOSTON FARM EQUPMENT HCR M • Rax 22 Naadmara A.S.C. GROFF, MC. 110 S. 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For Mkchell at 302/736-4811 or more information, contact Bob 800/282-8685. Professor Receives Grant forum and state training programs are part of a five-year series of for ums that wilt prepare adult volun teers to help 4-H youth develop a commitment to environmental quality. Dr. Margaret Brittingham, assistant professor of wildlife resources, is also an integral part of the team. She is a passerine, or songbird, specialist and she is writ- Livestock Cooperative Holds Meeting HACKETTSTOWN.NJ—The Andover, Orrie Terpstra, Colum 48th annual meeting of the Live- bia; Harold Ervcy, Anddver; and stock Cooperative Auction Market James Watters; Port Murray. Association of North Jersey Inc. Harold Ervey and Harold Pitten was held last week. President ger were re-elected to serve three- Jacob Tanis Jr. led the meeting, year terms. The Auction Master which was attended by directors reported the highest dollar volume Carl Sigler, Broadway; Stuart Har- and number of head sold in the lung, Belvidere; Harold Pittenger, market’s history. FOSTER EQUIPMENT SALES EbMr FRANK RYMAN S SONS Washington Lancaster Firming Saturday. April 22. 1968-D5 ing materials for the workshops. The grant was awarded based on a proposal the team submitted dur ing a National 4-H Natural Resour ces Volunteer Leader Forum in Estes Park, Colo. Sponsors were Amoco Foundation Inc., and Waste Management Inc. Forty teams from other states attending the forum also received grants to conduct similar programs in their states. *
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