ElMancaetar Farming, Saturday, September 18.1903
Proper Pruning Helps Prime Gardeners
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
This autumn Penn State Co
operative Extension and Penn
State-The Lancaster Center have
teamed up to offer two personal
enrichment courses on gardening.
The first is Pruning Ornamental
Plants. This course will promote
the appreciation of a well-main
tained- landscape through proper
pruning techniques. Participants
will leant about the selection and
care of pruning equipment, and
the proper methods of pruning de
cisuous shrubs and trees, needled
evergreen shrubs and trees, broad
leaved evergreens, and hedges.
The first three classes will con
sist of lecture and hands-on de
monstrations of pruning on the
Expanded Wool
H ARRISBURQ (Dauphin Co.) —The Keystone Inter
national Livestock Exposition is in its 37th year at Harris
burg. The Exposition is recognized nationally as a show
case for the nation’s top beef cattle, swine, sheep, and
horses. It will be held at the Farm Show Complex in Har
risburg on September 30-October 4, 1993.
An expanded Wool Show has been planned this year
with Bob Calvert of Mercer, PA serving as chairman. The
purpose of this show is to encourage the production of
better wool, to promote proper handling, grading and pre-
Don’t
Miss Out!
See the
highx^toj:aitle
Annual Fall Highland Show& Auction
Saturday, Oct. 2, 1993
at the
KEYSTONE INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION
NEIICA Show - 12:30 p.m. Auction - 8:00 p.m.
• Calving Ease • Longevity
• Maternal Efficiency • Hardiness • Disposition
• Disease Resistance • High Fertility • Carcass Excellence
Northeast Highland Cattle Association
NEHCA do Roger Jestcl
223 Moul Road, Hilton, NY 14468 (716) 392-9062
grounds of the Penn State Lancas
ter Center and surrounding Green
field Industrial Park. The final
class will be a field trip to Long
wood Gardens to observe pruning
techniques. While at Longwood,
we will observe all the previous
types of pruning techniques dis
cussed in class and also the fol
lowing; topiary, espalier, vines,
and bonsai.
The course is on four consecu
tive Tuesday afternoon, October
19, 26, and November 2 and 9
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $BO.
The second course is Selecting
Plants with Winter Interest This
course will explore the potential
of the winter garden. For many
people, after the first frost, all gar-
For complete information contact
dening activities cease. With
proper plant selection, any garden
can become a winter wonderland
using color, texture, fruits, and
flowers.
The course will consist of a
two-hour lecture and one-hour
walking tour on the grounds of the
Penn Slate Lancaster Center and
surrounding Greenfield Industrial
Park. The course will take place
on Monday, November 1, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $25.
For more information or to re
gister. contact Penn State-The
Lancaster Center, 1850 William
Penn Way, Lancaster, PA 17601,
(717) 299-7667 or (800)
828-6233.
Show Planned
paration for market and to create an awareness of the
many qualities of wool and its uses. Any growers of wool
may enter fleeces in the competition. The judging will
take place on Friday, October 1 at 2:00 p.m. The fleeces
shall be tied with paper twine, flesh side out, in a manner
to allow their being handled without falling apart.
For more information, regarding the Wool Show at the
Keystone International Livestock Exposition contact:
Charles Itle, Farm Show Complex, 2301 N. Cameron St,
Harrisburg, PA 17110.
See Your Nearest Dealer For Details
M.M. WEAVER & SON S.G. LEWIS AND SON fomipupwt
N. Groffdale Rd. West Grove. PA 19390 T ? PL A M EQUIPMENT
Leo la, PA 17540 (215) 669-9440 a^J 563
(717) 656-2321 669-2214 I 71 7) 548-3775
Two thumbs
On tha oiw hand, it's a smooth,
productive powarshift.
Your left hand controls a 4-speed powershift
transmission for smooth, clutchless shifts under
load and outstanding productivity
ARNETTS GARAGE N.H. FUCKER & PEOPLE’S SALES GUS FARM EQUIPMENT
Rt. S Box 125 SONS, INC. & SERVICE Seven Valleys, PA 17360-0085
Hagerstown, MD 21740 Maxatawny, PA 19538 Oakland Mills, PA 17076 (717) 428-1967
(301) 733-0515 (215) 683-7252 (717) 463-2735
LEBANON VALLEY
IMPLEMENT CO. SCHREFFLER EQUIPMENT
700 E. Linden St. Pitman, PA 17964
Richland, PA 17087 (717) 646-1120
(717) 666-7518
Union County 4-H,
FFA Sale Results
LAURELTON (Union Co.)
The fifteenth annual Union Coun
ty 4-H and FFA Junior Livestock
Sale was held at the West End
Fairgrounds recently.
The sale grossed more than
$23,800 for Union County 4-H
and FFA members. The sale con
sisted of six market steers, 40
lambs, 23 hogs, and 10 meat pens
of three rabbits.
The grand champion market
steer was purchased by Daniel
Keefer for Robert Hamm of the
On tIM othar hand, it's an afficiant.
raliabla manual transmission.
Your right hand controls an 8-speed synchronized
transmission with synchronized forward/reverse
shuttle for outstanding fuel efficiency, maneuver
ability and low cost
Together you get the absolute best features of
both transmissions a tractor with 32 forward and
32 reverse speeds that’s more productive than a
manual shift and more economical and reliable than
a powershift Test dnve a Dynashift transmission
today on one of these outstanding MF tractors.
MF3I2OT MFSMO HP 5660 MF3670 MF 3690
• Mfr esl PTO horsepower
6NASKY FEMHIBON
Mdvtey Ferguson product* are didnhutrd throughout North America exclusively by
AGCO Corporation Notcrms CA
Country Cupboard Restaurant and
Shops of Lewisburg. Auctioneer
Bryan Imes of Port Royal sold the
steer for $3.10 a pound. The
1,050-pound Limousin/Angus
cross steer was owned by Kevin
Digan. The 4-H member is the son
of Greg and Teresa Shuck of RD
Mifflinburg.
The reserve champion market
steer was owned by FFA member
Chadd Gessner. The 1400 pound
Charolais steer was also pur
chased by Country Cupboard. The
Mifflinburg RD youth is the son of
Hum to Par* El 3)
CTF SALES &
SERVICE, INC.
Comly's Turf Farm, Inc.
Forest Grave Rd.
Wycombe, PA 18960
(215) 596-7157
R.W. KELLER SALES
Perkasle, PA 18944
(215) 257-0101
MASSEY FERGUSON