>*< Hrrtn“lji i«K,V) n*)7') ‘Waist-High’ Soybeans Create (ConthiiMd liwh Pag* Al) my success,’* said Herman. “In his time, I considered him one of the top farmers.” Hoffman works about 3SO acres, including rented ground, and grows about 12S acres of soy beans and 125 acres of com. The balance is in wheat and hay. In 1974, Hoffman quit his job at Philadelphia Suburban Water and went into fiill-time farming, rais ing about 1,000 head of beef per year. In 1980, he sold the farm and purchased the current farm, mov ing in to the farmstead (con structed about 1832) in 1984. Hoffman farms with his wife. Carolyn. Occasionally, his sons and daughters Stephen, 31; Wilson C.. 26; Christina. 30; and Sarah, 27 help on the farm. Hoffman no longer raises beef. His entire operation is cash cropped. He attributes the current success to good management and some suppliers, including the work of Bill Cribbs at Moyer and Sons, Souderton; Jeff Patton, the market ing extension agent in Lehigh Wayne County To Start Tractor Club HONES DALE (Wayne Co.) ing for others currently operating The 1994 Wayne County 4-H or working with farm tractors or Tractor and Farm Machinery other farm equipment. Safety Certification Program will A total of five classroom-type begin on Tuesday, April 5, at 8 meetings are scheduled for this p.m. at the Wayne County year’s program. Cooperative Extension, Court- Every 4-H member who corn house in Honesdale. Other meet- pletes this project will also receive ing .dates are April 12, April 19, a “4-H Tractor and Machinery April 26 and May 3. Maintenance and Safety Comple- This 4-H program is designed tion Certificate.” mainly for 14- to 16-year-old Please contact the Wayne youths who intend Ip work pp area, Coqnty 4-lf Offices for additional farms this spring and summer. It information. The number to call is can also be valuable safety train- 253-5970, ext. 239. IE ATTRACTIVE OUTSIDE WOOD & COAL HEATING SYSTEM WITH DAHL Woodatova No Dirt or Smoke Inside a\ Huge Savings On Fuel Cost l| Large Capacity ' Safe C Pressure System Heats Domestic Hot Water t Hot Air or Hot Water Compatible * Square Or Oval Models - " Freeze Proof Good Looking Oil or Gas Backup (Optional) SALES & SERVICE Air & 12 Volt Operation (Optional) R & K SERVICES c^' F ° r Fr !fJ ■ l ! 1 e ' a i u I e RD #4 Box 4262 A (610) 856-1386 Mohnton, PA 19540 Rod or Kathy MEAT MATTERS MOST HQKAP p D^n a K nw/v, py^y ;>ion -f Brandy Homing N^ e ? Dir \ Grand Champion Carcass Lambs / < 1994 PA State Farm Show on Dinsmore 29> 1994 LAMBS ARRIVE NOW! Robert Dinsmore 5M2 Broad Run Rd., Jaffaraon, MD 21755 1-800-331-9122 Evenings 301-371-4483 > *. county; and John Yocum, contest manager. They helped the soybean grower with soil test recommenda tions and measuring the yields. Also, Hoffman recently went on tour of the soybean growing opera tions in Brazil, where land can be purchased at about $2O per acre in 10,000-acre plots. He said farmers in this country often find it hard to compete with the Brazilian soy bean crop in a country where labor is about $2 a day. Hoffman went on the tour through the auspices of the Men For Missions International in Janu ary 1993. Hoffman said he learned a great deal about the management practices with the South America growers. Also, he learned a great deal from speaking to tour mem bers from various stales, including Colorado, lowa, Wisconsin, India na, and others. Hoffman, to help him in his marketing, also subscribes to a satellite commodity price service. He has already marketed 100 per cent of his wheat and SO percent of his soybeans for 1994. -nrti ?M ‘rxisnlro'') Isnoilß^ Hoffman usaa a combination of tillage practices, Including about 75 percent mini mum tillage (chlael plow and disc) and 25 percent no-till. He said he waits until the soil Is dry enough before going Into the fields to prevent compaction. Here, he Inspects a Vermeer soybean planter. Nozzle Damage From Improper Cleaning when applying any types of are kept out of contact with pesd pesticides. cide material. (Continued from Page AM) For backpack sprayers, the same Dan Marini, Zeneca technical a fj-monatratinn on the bee applies for checking nozzle spray sales representative, and Ty Bri- streambank fencing program area (10 inches recommended) and ninger, Zeneca intern, were on offered through the district was hoses for even pressure and flow hand to provide information on presented by Travis Martin con rate. calibrating pesticide hoppers, servation tnrhnyi a n Most importantly, according to Marini emphasized the importance According to Jim Shirk, conser- Stoltzfus, applicators should read of taking the right steps to ensure vadon tftrhnfrian the thiee-day the label carefully to determine safety when applying pesticides, workshop provided four core pes rates. Also, safety precautions. There are also some companies ucide applicator credits, including wearing gloves and eye working on completely “closed Bob Anderson, county crops and lung protection, are necessary systems” that will ensure farmers agent, spoke about a recent pesti -1 ; cide container survey which indi , /w*l cated a few applicators were using * i discarded pesticide containers for other uses. “That’s not the proper thing to do,” he said. While many ■■ 0 Iftdßk farmers bum the containers, a new program allows fanners to bring the containers to a site for recy cling. More details about the prog ram will be available in a few months. The tour was also conducted at the farms operated by Don Welkin Strasburg Township and at the Ken Zurin farm in Salunga. Next Wed nesday, March 30, will be the last time credits will be offered in the county at a Wheat Production Management meeting to be held i , sales represi from 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. in Lancas merman, demonstrates the use of a flow meter during a ter at the Farm and Home Center, sprayer calibration demonstration on Wednesday at the according to Anderson. farm of John Zimmerman In East Earl. ★ SPRING TIRE SALE ★ • - ■ - . ■ (HEMP iWnmiil 1
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