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Proper soybean maturity selection for double-cropping and replant situations is the focus of the sec ond slop with Dr. Richard Taylor, extension agronomics specialist; Dr. Bruce Vasilas, plant and soils sciences professor; and Bob Unia- completed the certification prog ram, and are listed by name along with their company affiliation: Scott Mellott, Master Farmer, fer tilizer div. of Hydro/Kirby; Kent Fritz, Pioneer Seeds; Roy Aber, Agway, Inc.; Bill Brubaker, PAPA executive secretary: Don Breneman, F.H. Kreider Co.; Dave Swarr, Honey Brook Farm Center; Jim Bowersox, Chemgro Fertilizer; Gordon Long, Chemgro Fertilizer; Ray Weaver, Chemgro Fertilizer; and Andy Kosiak, Lebanon Agricrop. SAVINGS AND SELECTIONS ARE STILL GREAT ON SUMMER ITEMS! BEAT THE HEAT With Circulating Fans And Air-O-Matic Exhaust Fans By Zimmerman Mfg. Corp. STABLE CIRCULATING FANS Also Available In 36” Models With % UP Motor And 13,200 CFM towski, extension crops associate. The last stop will feature advances in soil and plant nitrogen testing for com with Dr. Tom Sims, plant and soil sciences pro fessor; Karen Gartley, soil testing laboratory; and Bill Miliiken, extension water quality associate. Vegetable tours leave at 8:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The first slop features results of potato variety trials including round white, rus set and red potatoes, and biologi cal control of Colorado potato beetles. Extension vegetable specialist Ed Kee, extension vegetable asso ciate Tracy Wooten, pest manage ment specialist Joanne Whalen, and Dr. Judith Hough-Goldstein, entomology and applied ecology professor, will present informa tion. The second stop is a presenta tion of supersweet sweet com var iety trials with taste testing. Kee, Wooten, and the Delware Direct Marketing Association will host this stop. The final stop will focus on improving lima bean yields in Delaware. 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Also featured are a consumer program linking produce with good health. Master Gardener demonstration plots, and poultry manure storage and composters demonstration. The College of Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair Country flavor and family fun can be enjoyed at the Carroll County 4-H/FFA Fair. Prefair festivities will begin Sunday, August 2, with a pancake and sausage breakfast. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday at the gigantic flea market, or visit the dog show, the carriage show, or watch model rockets being shot off. Later that evening will be the annual parade and the crowning of the 1992 farm queen. Since 1972 *♦. The Original 4k The Largest POURED SOLID CONCRETE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 25, 1992-C3 Fun Agricultural Sciences also will have a tentthat further showcases departmental research. And don’t forget to bring the kids. Ron Jester, extension safety specialist, has planned a safely program geared toward safely for farm youth. Joyce Simpson, 4-H agent, will feature a state bike safety rodeo and a small-engine competition. Winners will receive prizes and become eligible for regional competition. State agencies, and consumer and commodity groups have been invited to join in the event with displays and demonstrations. A fried chicken lunch will be avail able for S 3 per person at noon. A complete schedule of events is available at all Delaware coopera tive extension offices. The fair goes into full swing beginning Monday, August 3. Animals, agriculture, crafts, horti culture, and home economics exhibits shown by Carroll County 4-H/FFA members will be on display. Enjoy home cooked meals and an animal world. Come and enjoy the horse pull, a mule pull, or the sounds of “Big Cam & Lifters,” “Free Wheeling,” and “Branded.” Admission and parking are free. For more information call (410)848-4611 or (410)875-2801. & STORAGE SYSTEM SPECIALISTS TS
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