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Hillside Farms, Inc. recently received its eleventh Progressive Robin Club To Sponsor Bus Trip Breeder’s Registry Award. The visit at Hillside Farms, Inc. will be from about 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The second visit is at Pen-Col Farms at about 1:30 p.m. Pen-Col Farms is owned and operated by Dennis and Lois Wolff and fami ly. They have an ongoing exten sive embryo flushing/transfer/ freezing program with an elite group of cows. Total milking herd numbers are at about 175 head. A recent farm auction dispersed most of the forage cropping' equip ment. Pen-Col Farms is now embarking on a custom contract ing cropping venture for their for J VEGETABLE GROWING SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT Mulch Layers Water Reals Greenhouse Supplies Transplanters Pumps Plastic Mulch Mulch Utters ZON Seareguns Plastic Hampers Aluminum Conveyors Row Covers Tomato Stakes, Cages Packing Unas Soluble Fertilizers Drip Irrigation Irrigation Pipe SPECIAL SALE PRICES!! AGRYL Pl 7 ROW COVER Price Is 12*/Sq. Yd. 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