Da-Unenar Fanning, Saturday, April 23, 1994
HONEY GROVE (Juniata Co.)
Edgar Rits was recently pre
sented the Keystone Chapter, Soil
and Water Conservation Society’s
Sustainable Grazing Systems
Award for his work in converting
his farm from cropland to inten
sive grazing.
Lee B. Bentz made the official
Lee Bentz, tar right, Keystone Chapter, Soil and Water
Conservation Society, congratulates Ed and Loraine Pits
on their Sustainable Grazing Systems Award while Juniata
County Commissioner Dale Grfngrich, tar left, looks on.
Keystone Farm Credit
Elects Directors
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Keystone Farm Credit held its
1994 stockholders’ meeting in
three localized sectional meetings
on April 5,6, and 7. They were
held in Allentown, Reading and
Lancaster, respectively.
Four people were elected to
serve on Keystone’s board of
directors. Harold Knechel from
Montgomery County, Paul Kreid
er from Lebanon County, Kenneth
Meek from Lancaster County, and
Kenneth Schlegel from Berks
County were elected to three-year
terms.
During the meeting, the follow-
READY MIXED CONCRETE
Quality Controlled
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Conveyor
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thru Automation
Radio Equipped Fleet
Front Discharge Mixers
PA DOT Approved Plant
Crushed Stone
Asphalt Paving
Black Top &
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Farmer Receives Sustainable
presentation for the Chapter to
Rits at the Pennsylvania Associa
tion of Conservation Districts
quarterly meeting.
How did Ed and his wife Lor
aine get interested in intensive
grazing?
Ed said, "As we got older, with
ing members were elected to serve
on the 199 S Nominating Commit
tee; David Mast, Kenneth Hcr
shey, Leon Kurtz, and William
Beam from Chester County and
Glenn Moyer from Montgomery
County; Robert Smith and Ken
neth Sellers from Lebanon Coun
ty; and Larry Weaver, Bruce
Kreider, and Harold Musser from
Lancaster County. From Lehigh
County, Leon Turner and David
Fink were elected. From North
ampton County, Donald Miller,
and from Berks County, Norman
Kurtz and Larry Kehl were elect
ed.
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Wi ' COCRUCO CONCRETE
74 Kurtz Rd., Denver, PA
no kids at home and local labor
hard to come by, we were looking
for a way to reduce the labor re
quirement around the farm while
still maintaining profitability. In
tensive grazing was our answer!
We experimented with various til
lage methods, cover crops, alter
native crops, and enterprises, and
eventually arrived at grass based
beef as the most environmentally
and financially sound method on
this farm.”
Today the Ritses raise calves
MAILBOX MARKET
for sale
Dog, healthy part golden
retriever, needs room to
run, one year old. Lane. Co.
717-626-4386.
Promark brush chipper
grinder, model 210 16 HP
B*S engine. Cumb. Co. NJ
601-451-5971. $2200.
12 tostona water glas
ses, perfect, 50 years old,
American pat. Phone: (717)
394-4219. Lancaster.
Roto silage feeder for 18
foot silo. Used only one
year. $lOOO 080.
Washington Co. Md.
301-739-7335.
John Deere 3960 Forage
harvester 3 row narrow
com head and 7V4 ft. hay
pickup head. $9700.
717-532-2535.
7 ft Landpride Yorkstone
rake $5OO like new also 4 ft.
york rake $2OO. 5 ft. $ 7 ft.
rotary 3 pt, mower $525 &
$725.3 pt. post hole digger
$450. Dauphin Co.
717-652-5412.
Saddlebred horse seven
years old, $llOO. John U.
Stoltzfus, Box 50. Honey
Brook, Pa. Chester Co.
19344.
New Idea hay loader, sev
eral more available. Christ
Byler, Jr. Rt. 7 Sox 397-2
Dorey Del. 19901 Kent Co.
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Grazing Award
from 30 cows and sell grass fed
freezer beef each fall. By the rad
of 1994 they plan to have 90 to
100 head on the farm, depending
on the status of the grazing avail
able.
Rits promotes intensive grazing
by conducting tours and Held days
on his farm to demonstrate the
technology to other fanners. He
also does consulting work with in
terested farmers to help them get
started in this time-saving labor
saving, profitable method of feed-
Tenn. walkers exc. trail &
field trial, several to choose
from 100% sound. Cold
Springs Farm, Luz. Co.
717-379-3217 after 5 p.m.
Polled Hereford bull 500 lb.
approx. MSU performer, no
papers, new 12x28 turf
tires 2 250x16 tri-rib tires.
$45 ea. Lab. Co.
717-867-2977.
4 yr. old saddle horse, good
trotter, pulls on lines, ready
for tripe, mans horse. Lane.
Co. Joseph K. Click, 52
Haiti Rd„ Quanyville, Pa.
17566.
Tobacco hoer with 8 HP
Briggs engine 175.00. 300
gal. skid fuel tank, no pump
75.00. Lane. Co.
717-626-0811.
1976 14 HP chopper with
grass catcher, 11'x16'
auger with motor, wooden
portable cattle chute,
2-Holland transplanters.
Lane. Co. 717-569-2076.
Massey Ferguson No. 3
baler works good $4OO.
Gandy Applicator w/motor
like new $6O. 3 pt. Fergu
son weeder good. Lane.
Co. 717-653-1631.
New Idea #5 horse drawn
transplanter, good cond.
Lane. Co. 717-445-5085.
Jetstar popcorn popper,
like new, great money mak
er. Chester Co.
717-529-2538.
ing grazing animals.
In addition to his fanning and
consulting work, Rits serves as se
cretary of the local crop manage
ment associaton (CMA) and as a
director of the state crop manage
ment association.
Rits advises farmers wishing to
establish intensive grazing sys
tems on their farm to “start with
what you have available around
the farm until you determine if the
system will work for you and then
improve from there.”
1988 Ford F3SO 4x4 AC
AT, PW&L 86,000 mi. 7.3
diesel. 215-795-2202
Bucks Co. pair 235/16 tires
$5O.
Ford 8N tractor, show room
oond, must see, ex. cond.
tires etc. $3BOO. Firm.
Chester Co. 610-869-3910
eve.
0.8. Mercury 90HP just
overhauled 800.00 & gal
vanized pipoe ’/. to 114 ’
various lengths. Bucks Co.
215-343-9061.
JO 494 A 4R complanter
with liquid fertilizer. Best
offer. 3300 Mt. Pleasant
Ave., Oxford, Pa. 19363.
10 tooth chisel plow Athen,
48 Ford conv. Dau. Co.
717-469-0245.
36’ Qood-all commercial
mower $375 40' GE electr
ic stove double oven $95.
Old hand-hewn logs and
beams. Leb. Co.
717-273-6934.
Farm 285 acres 200+ till
able building fair, R. Wil
liams, assessed
$310,000.00. Will sell for
less. 315-662-3213.
1240 JD plateless 4 row
30’ row com planter with
monitor, good cond. $B5O.
Pickup bed liner 8’ $lOO.
5-8 PM 717-445-6402.
Bucket a day stove with
tank and controls $4OO
080. 915 W. Main St.,
Now Holland, Pa. 17557.
Tractor tires 18-4- 34 on
16' rim. 15-34 good oond.
fits Allis Chalmers 190.
Clinton Co. 717-726-3745.
Trexler power potato split
ter 6 cups with 4 way cut.
Tioga Co. 717-324-5443.
912 Knight manure spread
er for parts, also Whitetail
deer fawns three one acre
building lots, ready for
building. Snyder Co.
717-837-3365.
1000 psi pressure washers,
special in April $295. Also
Zimectrin horse wormer,
9.75. Lane. Co. Benj S.
Miller, 2019 Smyrna Rd.,
Paradise, Pa. 17562.
Bushel crates, wanted big
windows and solid doors,
also have glass cut to size.
Gideon Lapp, 135 Iva Rd.,
Ronks, Pa. 17572.
JD VB drill Pittsburg trans
port disc, hay & com eleva
tors 12' utility trailer, JD
harrow corn & flatbed
wagons, Frederick Co.
301-241-4338.
1980 Ford truck VI ton as is
$3OO. or best offer. Lane.
Co. 717-733-7343.
Sorrel Molly mules good
lead mule, one lead or off
side, 28’x48' four wheeled
shop carts $lO ea. B.S.
Beiler, 661 Vintage Rd.,
Christiana, Pa 17509.
20 hives of bees, also new
and used bee equipment,
hive bodies, good cond.
Aaron Lapp, 473 Centervil
le Rd„ Gordonville, Pa
17529.
Disc, Oliver 10' transport
exc. cond. $650. Rock pick
er prong type w/hopper,
incl. cyls $475. Chester Co
215-942-4829.
Farmall F-14 tractor with
optional 6 speed bans, in
very nice orig. cond. $ 1500
Lane. Co. 717-336-4281.
AKC miniature collie pups,
beautiful markings
717-786-9002 call between
6:30 & 7 p.m. Thurs and
Frl. $2OO F. $l5O M. Lane
Co.
Com planter White 5400 air
field ready deluxe monitor
$2OOO. tank Spreader
Hawk-Bilt $5OO
717-589-3802 leave
message.
Ford 2 row corn planter
$5O. 717-432-5568.
JO 1300 plateless corn
planter, 4 row with cyl. and
monitor dry fart. 525.00. JD
14’ transport disk 525
Berks Co. 162 Deck Dr
Myerstown, Pa. 17067.
Old butcher bench. 30"
wide 96" long 2 1 /." thick
717-626-4240.
8 wheels and tires from tan
dem manure spareder, size
10.00x20. Gas Brooder
dually for Case 2090
717-626-8257 Lane Co
Gehl 400 harvester Hay H
900. Com H 680 $l2OO
080. Harv-Hand 24' Alum
elevator w/wheels $2OO. IH
110 forage box $3OO. Lane
Co. 717-665-5993.
Madison silo staves
approx. 300 staves, 68 pc
17 ft. silo hoops, Madison
chute best offer. Lane. Co.
717-656-9327.
Ford cabover truck with 16'
forage box. In good cond
180' 1" cable new Lane
Co. 717-665-3865.
510 Rissler self-propelled
TMR mixer cart 41 bushel,
like new Lane. Co.