Well, Mr. Groundhog, your
time is up. Spring is now just
around the comer. By the way
that was quite a memorable
six weeks of winter you left us
with as you crawled back into
your hole.
It’s hard to believe that our
1994 Com Conference and the
National Com Growers “Com
Classic” (annual meeting) are
behind us. By the way, it was
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President’s Message
H, Grant Troop
President, PMCGA
just great to see and visit with so
many of you at the Pennsylva
nia Com Conference on Feb. 4
in Lancaster. We thought the
program was top notch and our
guest speakers did an outstand
ing job.
A special “thank you” goes
out to our conference commit
tee and our guest speakers. We
had good support from our
exhibitor/sponsors and we
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commend them for their
cipation. Also, we would like to' -
congratulate the winners of our
1993 Five-Acre Com Club.
A final footnote; My cervical
disk operation on Feb. 7 was
successful and I have much
relief in the affected areas.
Many thanks for your prayers
and concern.
Have you taken advantage of
the membership incentive
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plan? With a three-year mem
bership (new or renewal), a
sponsoring seed com company
will provide you with a bag of
seed com at no charge if you
grow five or more acres of com.
This is an excellent way to
introduce fellow com growers
to PMCGA. A three-year mem
bership is $6O and our annual
dues are $25 if you would
rather go year-to-year.
Please remember to thank
the local representatives of the
sponsoring seed com compa
nies for their participation. The
MBP theme is ‘Try Something
New” and we hope you do.
Please refer to the membership
application form printed else
where in this issue of Cbm
Talk.
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As a member, you will
receive Com Farmer Magazine
a successful farming publi
cation, The National Com
Grower newsletter, and Com
Talk, our state newsletter which
you have in hand. As a member
you can participate in national
and/or state com yield contests.
Every member is mailed a copy
of the results of the national
com yield contest and the Pen
nsylvania Five-Acre Com Club
yield contest.
Members also receive copies
of the Pennsylvania commer
cial com hybrid test results for
each of the four maturity zones
in Pennsylvania. This testing,
conducted by Penn State, is a
1915
In Stock - READY TO GO!
Precision
Harvesting
The Model 1915 self-propelled forage harvester
makes it easy to make high-quality forage. The
rugged 26-inch-wide cutterhead uses 12 full-width
knives to deliver a fine, uniform chop for the best
quality feed. And, the Accucuf knife sharpening
system makes it easy to chop at peak efficiency.
Stop in and get the details.
QUALITY USED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
• NH-1495 Diesel Engine, Hydro, cab, AC. Haybine
• Hesston 1130 Mower Conditioner
• (4) NH 489 Haybines • NH 791 Spreader
• NH 851 Round Baler • Gehl 99 Blower
• NH 144 Windrow Inverter • Stoltzfus Wet Lime
• Deutz Allis 6260 Tractor Spreader
very good tool to use when eva
luating the com hybrids on the
market and how they might
meet the needs of our com pro
duction operations.
As an organization, we
promote fellowship between
farmers wherever com is
grown. We are dedicated to the
profitable production and utili
zation of com. Our purpose is to
keep members abreast of the
latest developments in all seg
ments of com production, stor
age, and utilization.
We are at the threshold of
spring, bursting forth in all its
splendor. As we behold the
majesty of the renewal of the
earth’s surface by the creator,
may we experience daily
renewal of the inner man
wrought by the touch of the
master’s hand.
& LAWN EQUIP.
PArl& - SERVICE
Miles North of Annville, PA
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H. Grant Troop
PMCGA President