GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.) Youth 14 or 15 years old who plan to be employed by a farmer to drive tractor and/or operate farm machinery, must complete a safe ty course. To successfully complete the course, youth must attend seven consecutiv'e Monday night meet ings 7 p.m.-9 p.m., demonstrate the ability to safely drive a tractor, and pass a written exam. The first meeting will be held on Monday, January 31, from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Adams Coun ty Extension Office, located two miles west of Gettysburg on Rl 30 across from Doersom Airport. “A $5 registration fee covers a per- BUSH HOG DIVISION OF ALLIED products coapoaatioh Winning with quality. BUSH HOG* ATH-900 SERIES FINISHING MOWERS Designed for use by commercial operators and owners of homes with large lawns to maintain, Bush Hog’s ATH-900 Finishing Mower features a full 90-Inch cutting width. The unique tunnel design of the ATH-900 allows you to mow in heavier, thicker condi tions. And the special design of the deck eliminates “dead spots." Floating top and lower linkage work to prevent the scalping problems often encountered when mowing on uneven terrain. And the four pneumatic tires are standard equpiment to help reduce the shock loads of rugged cutting requirements. Maintenance is easy, with quick access to all grease zerts. ANDERSON TRACTOR SALES. INC. Shrewsbury, PA 717-235-0213 JOHN BROWN EQUIPMENT Pcnryopolis, PA 412-326-8812 cH^™=R sB «f G 'jMj™ rasa* Chambcrsburg, PA 717-264-3833 3 NORMAN D. CLARK & SON, INC. Loysville, PA 717-789-3117 FARMER’S EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO.,INC. AirviUc, PA 717-862-3967 FARMERSVILLE EQUIPMENT CO. Ephrata, PA GEORGE N. GROSS. INC. Dover, PA 717-292-1673 GROWER’S EQUIPMENT CENTER. INC. BiglerviUc. PA 717-677-7133 Extension Offers Tractor Course sonal copy of the instruction man ual. A minimum enrollment of ten is required. Any 13-year-old or older youth are welcome to attend the course, which is offered only at this time of year! Topics for the course and meet ing places are: • January 31 - Safety Is No Ac cident, Extension Office. • February 7 - Maintenance and Safety Checks AND Instruments and Controls, Biglerville High School Ag. Room. • February 14 - Starting and Stopping. Tractors AND Tractor Safety on the Farm, Gettysburg High School Ag. Room. • February 28 - Tractor Hitches, SEE YOUR LOCAL BUSH HOG DEALER 717-384-2150 PTO, and Hydraulics AND Trac tor Safety on the Road, Fairfield High School Ag. Room. • March 7 - Why Farm Machin ery Accidents Occur AND Farm Machinery Accident Situations, Littlestown High School. • March 14 - Safety Standards For Agricultural Tractors and Im WEST CHESTER (Chester Co.) — Penn State Cooperative Extension in Chester County is offering a class on how to make Crazy Quilts on Thursdays, February 3, 10, 17 and 24. Two sessions will be held 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. The $l5 NEW... NEW... NEW FOR BUSH HOG BB SERIES BOX BLADES Four models designed for a wide variety of Jobs around the farm, and applicable for landscaping and construction chores. • Choice of widths - 48” to 84” • Two cutting edges work in forward or reverse • Mounts to a wide range of tractors, maximum of 40 HP • Scarifier teeth are standard equipment * Heavy reinforced A-frame • Excellent for grading, backfilling, leveling topsoil and gravel A. L. HERR & BROS. Quarryville, PA 717-786-3521 KELLER’S FARM MACHINE. INC. Quakertown, PA 215-536-4046 MARSHALL MACHINERY. INC. Honcsdale, PA 717-729-7117 NICARRY EQUIPMENT INC. Reading, PA 218-926-2441 NICHOLS FARM EQUIPMENT Bloomsburg, PA 717-784-7731 NORTH-EAST DISTRIBUTORS ft EQUIP. West Clifford, PA 717-222-9020 CHARLES S. SNYDER. INC. Tamaqua, PA 717-386-5945 STANLEY’S FARM SERVICE Klingerstown, PA 717-648-2088 plements AND Farmstead Safety, Bermudian Springs High School Ag. Room. • March 21 - Farm Machinery Field Nile by New Oxford High School Ag. Dept, and machinery dealer cooperating. April 9 will be the tractor driv- Crazy Quilt Class registration fee is due by January Use what’s in your scrap bag to make a quilt with cottons, woolens, satins, velvets, or other natural or synthetic fabrics. Embellish your quilt with buttons, lace, paint or embroidery. PEACH COUNTRY FORD TRACTOR Richwood, NJ 609-589-3953 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 22, 1994-815 19 9 4! BUSH HOG' LR SERIES LANDSCAPE RAKES n New For \ Here’s your best choice in a dependable tool that's ideal for seedbed preparation, landscaping, spreading gravel or topsoil and removing rocks and debris from fields and farmyards. Bush Hog's Landscape Rakes are recommended for tractors with a maximum 35 HP, and are available in 5, 6, or 7-foot widths. High carbon spring steel tines are spaced at 1" intervals, for more thorough leveling or rock removal. These rakes pivot a full 360 degrees, a feature that assures a more versatile operation. And the pivot pin is I V* " solid steel- for greater durability. STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE Cochranville, PA 215-593-2407 STRALEY FARM SUPPLY, INC. Dover, PA TRACTOR PARTS COMPANY Bloomsburg, PA 717-784-0250 UMBERGER’S OF FONTANA Lebanon, PA 717-867-5161 C. J. WONSIDLER BROS. Quakertown, PA 215-536-1935 New Tripoli, PA 215-767-7611 Oley, PA 215-987-6257 LESLIE G. FOGG. INC. Bridgeton. NJ 609-935-5145 RODIO TRACTOR SALES Hammonton, NJ 609-561-0141 PRANK RYMON & SONS Washington, NJ 201-689-1464 ing skills test for each participant to demonstrate their ability to safely drive a tractor. The training course is offered jointly by high school vo-ag de partments and the Adams County 4-H Program/Penn State Coopera tive Extension. For registration information for this and other programs offered by Chester County Extension, con tact the Extension office at the Government Services Center, Suite 370, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester, or call (610) 696-3500. 717-202-2631
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