Fresh, Tasty Foods
Masonic Homes has a contract
with Harrisburg Dairies, who pro
cesses the milk.
In addition, eggs are produced
by a 10,000-layer flock. The broil
er operation recently was in
Albert Wilton, assistant farm manager, takes care of rals
ina beef and crops es well as the faculty's dairy herd.
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SUSQUEHANNA H.ti. WEAVER*- GEESAMAN-ROCK
METAL PRODUCTS CONSTRUCTION , CONSTRUCTION INC.
Wataonlown, PA Annvllte, PA Roumivlll*, PA
PH: 717-742-2626 PH: 717-636-3753 717-762-1118
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CONSTRUCTION MAJOR BUILDINGS,
WtHtvttto. PA INC.
PH: 717-262-3692 Johnrtown, PA
. PH: 614-536-7716 .
CLIFFORD E
BOLLINGER REYNOLDS &
ASSOCIATES YELLOT CO., INC.
Omvw, PA R«tat«MlflWn, MO
PH: 216-267-6046 «•: MI-639-1604
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hog operations are the crops grown
on the property. Under the direc
tion of assistant farm manager
Albert Wilson, field workers plant
300 acres of com, 78 acres of bar
ley, 57 acres of wheat, 70 acres of
alfalfa, and 20 acres of soybeans.
Of all die craps produced, only
wheat is sold with the straw being
used as bedding.
Before planting com, Wilson
takes soil and manure samples to
determine fertilizer applications.
Fields are prepared by chisel plow
ing, discing, and cultivating with a
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disc running ahead of the planter.
Weeds are kept to a minimum with
Dual and Bladex. An average of
125-130 bushels are harvested per
acre.
Wheat or barley follows com in
the crop rotation with alfalfa
planted after the small grain. ‘*l try
not to have a field in com for more
than three years,” commented Wil
son. who has 35 years of experi
ence at Masonic Homes. “And I
think that if you put wheat in next,
the soil holds the moisture better,
so there’s less disease and
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O.A. NEWTON
A SON CO.
BridgwHl*, DE
PH: 302-337-8211
MYERS BUILDING
SYSTEMS, INC.
Cltaraprbg, MD
PH; 301-6624200
a look at
rootworm.”
Alfalfa is seeded in August after
the small grains are harvested. As
with the com, Wilson samples the
soil, and he limes as needed to
keep the soil pH at 7. Pesticide is
applied to stands after they are
established.
After first cutting, the stands are
sprayed for weevils, and after sec
ond cutting they are sprayed for
leaf hopper. Stands are sprayed for
weeds in the fall, and at the same
time about 400 to 450 pounds of
.BUTLER MFG. CO.
I Attn P E Hess
IPO Box 337 Oxford PA 19363
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