Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 3 1993-819 Spend $63,530 And What Do You Get? Happy Volunteers! ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Dollar value of their voluntary time in the program was estimated at $63,530, according to Penn State, but their actual contributions will last a lifetime. y Gardener Program received their laurels last week at a spe cial graduation ceremony held In the basement of the Farm and Home Center. Front row, from left, Susan J. Patterson and Joyce C. Ember. Back frow, from left, Rose Marie Haag, Patricia Hines, and Laurie A. Elsoos. topper n Graduates of the 1991-1992 Lancaster County Master Garden er Program calmly and happily received their laurels last week at a special graduation ceremony held in the basement of the Farm and - Home Center. Yes, they were the ones that started the renowned Idea The word farmers love to spread “After harvesting Tripper, I got three more cuttings of the alfalfa. The stands are thick and no weed problems. My cows loved the taste of Tripper silage and they milked well” John S Gnebiel, Shippenville, PA Good words about TRIPPER II are cropping up all over. The high-quality forage blend that can double first cutting yields. It’s an excellent companion crop for your preferred Agway alfalfa variety. Even in late summer you’ll be getting greener, leafier alfalfa—for even higher milk production. There’s only one TRIPPER II and only one place to get it: your Agway. Andgrow or Reading-Bone Salesperson. Call today. {agway} 1W Agwa> Inc Garden, of which surrounds the entrance to the building. And yes, all 22 of them participated in the beginnings of the Urban Garden ing Program sponsored by Penn Slate. “They’re all very special, and each has done a wonderfu 1 job with the program,” according to instructor Bruce Hellcrick, exten sion horticulturist. The Master Gardener graduates collectively accumu lated exactly 2,589 hours of instruction, made 1,187 phone calls, visited 143 locations, conducted two media inter views, and held 124 meetings. Front row, from left, Eric Habegger and Arlene Ditzler. Back row, from left, Joh nathan W. Krelder, Mary M. Bitting, Carol A. Emerson, and Barbara Jo Porter, holding Morgan, 13 mos. Even though the graduates, many with their families standing by proudly, were through with the program (and the group collective ly accumulated exactly 2,589 hours of instruction, made 1,187 phone calls, visited 143 locations, conducted two media interviews, and held 124 meetings), they stood by to learn even more. Because at the program, Rick Lewandowski, Hearth Products • Gas Grills • Casual Furniture 906 E. Main St. (Rl. 322) Ephrata, PA 1 Block East of Rt. 222 (717) 733-4973 H 1-800-642-0310 Sf] Mon, lues, Wad 10 to 6 Thurs. Fri 10 to 8, Sat 10 to 4 ' Without Brakes With Brakes 9’ 10’ 12’ Welding Shop 455 Nottingham Rd., Nottingham, PA 19362 or call Art Bunholtzer 717-284-4745 Morris Arboretum, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, pro vided insights into “New, Underu tilized, and Emerging Plants For Today’s Landscape.” The plants ranged from the Blue Mist Dwarl Fothcrgilla (Fothergil la gardenii ‘Blue Mist’) to Duke Gardens Plum-yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia var. drupacea ‘Duke Gardens.’ The Master Gardener graduates are Donald E. Beers, Mary M. Bil ling, Nancy N. Dishong, Arlene Ditzlcr, Laurie A. Elsoos, Joyce C. Ember, Carol A. Emerson, Elaine C. Fisher, Ann Foley, Rose Marie Haag, Eric Habeggcr, Sara F. Han num, Patricia Hines, Jonathan W Krcidcr, Elizabeth L. Lemon, Hans G. Lienhard, George E. Lil- Icy, Susan J. Patterson, Barbara Jo Porter, Karen Shimko, Eileen S. Shimp, and Katherine Witbcck. Museum Needs Vendors WESTMINSTER, Md. Table space is available for ven ding white elephant items during the Community Jubilee Days held at the Carroll County Farm Museum on May 14, 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. If you or your organization wish to get involved with this event, contact Brenda Lerner, Bureau of Aging, at (410) 848-4049,876-3363, or 875-3342, for more details. Approximately 1,000 visitors attend this event annually. AUTO TURN CARTS $695.00 Carts Now Have 3x3 Steel Tubing Tongue Sprocket Lever For Fine Adjustment SPRINi s6oo s6Bo, s7lo, sBls, For Information On Delivery - Write Little Britain Before 8 A.M, $450.00 \ m •ws oo oo 00 00
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