CS-Umcast* Firming, Saturday, Juna 10, 1995 Kuhn Introduces Shredder Line VERNON, N.Y. A new line of shredders has been released from Kuhn Farm Machinery Inc. and Kuhn S.A., Saveme, France. This Hew line of shredders is spe cifically designed for work in or chards and vineyards. A new low profile design with smooth edges and streamlined de flectors make these new shredders ideal for working in narrow rows and under low tree branches. The new shredder line features eight models with working widths from 3 feet 2 inches to 6 feet 10 inches. Larger models are available and are part of the new “WMU” range with models from 7 feet 6 inches to 9 feet 11 inches. The VK models are 3-point mounted units with a mechanical offset to the right. The VK and VKD models can be equipped with either a wheel or roller height adjustment Optional HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) —Agriculture Secretary Charles C. Brosius applauded Pen nsylvania apple marketers for cooperating in the effort to provide fresh “Eastern Select” brand apples for the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area. Apple marketing boards in Pen nsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia initiated the joint marketing effort two years ago as a vehicle for getting locally grown apples into the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore stores. “Sales of Eastern Select apples have been outstanding,” Brosius said. “By working together with apple marketing programs in neighboring states, our farmers have increased their share of the fresh apple market in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.” “By joining together, we have been able to implement a very effective promotion in this major East Coast market. Consumers want the freshes*., highest quality apples available and that’s what Product Designed For Rusted Metal PORTAGE, Mich. A paint product made from coal and applied directly to rust penetrates straight through to the metal, is guaranteed for seven years, and works on any rusted metal on the farm. Rustover®, from Rustover® Paint Company, is applied with a coarse 8-inch wallpaper paste brush and fills holes as large as '/«inch in diameter in one applica tion. The product, according to the manufacturer, will save metal roofs and, in some cases, the build ings themselves. Rustover®, a black primer, not only covers the rust, but is A new line of shredders has been released from Kuhn Farm Machinery, Inc. A new low profile design with smooth edges and streamlin ed deflectors make these new shredders ideal for working In narrow rows and under low tree branches. equipment is the collecting rake, which lifts up pruning wood and vine shoots sticking to the ground. Apple Marketers Profit From Joint Venture they’re getting with Eastern Select,” said Kay Hollabaugh, chair of the Pennsylvania Apple Marketing Board. Apples carrying the Eastern Select brand trademark exceed the U.S. Exlia Fancy guidelines in terms of color and must show at least 75 percent color on all red varieties. In addition, they must be at least two-and-one-half inches in diameter. Figures released by grocery chains involved in the fall promo- BALTIMORE. Md. Martha Clark of Glenelg, Md. was re elected as president of the Mary land Agricultural Education Foundation (MAEF). Clark has served on the board of directors since 1989, when MAEF was created. Clark has been presi dent of MAEF for the past two absorbed by it. It penetrates through to the metal. Its absorbing effect stops rust dead in its tracks. More than 17 years ago, the pro duct was applied to a rusted tank without scraping, sandblasting, or wire brushing and still looks almost as good as when it was first covered with Rustover®. It is approved on rusted metal only and comes in black only. The product takes color excellently color may be applied after a two-week curing period. For more information, contact Rustover® Paint Company, SI6 Calico Avenue, Portage, MI 49002, (616) 327-0183. Clark Re-Elected MAEF President 01 de Tyme Days Announces Plans GROVE (York Fawn Grove Olde 6th Annual Show will July 7-9. FAWN Co.)—The Tyme Days be held on Added to this yfear’s events is a garden tractor pull to be held on Friday, July 7 at 6 p.m. with registration deadline at 5 p.m. The garden tractor pull will be open to any garden tractor made in 1975 or older. Although this pull was created Dunlap Announces Manager LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Walter M. Dunlap & Sons, Inc. has announced that Jack Ward is the new manager of the firm’s calf, lamb, and goat division. Herbicide Labeled For Application ST. LOUIS. Mo. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a label for Monsanto’s popular Roundup her bicide to allow it to be sprayed over Roundup Ready soybeans during the growing season. Roundup Ready soybeans, in development for more than a de cade, are like other soybeans ex cept that they are tolerant to Roundup. tion of Eastern Select apples show that, over a two-week period. Giant Food, Inc. sold more than 21.000 boxes or 882,000 pounds of Eastern Select apples, and Safe way, Inc. sold 14,500 boxes or 609.000 pounds. The stores carried Eastern Select from September through December. In addition to Giant and Safeway stores, growers hope to expand the number of stores that carry the Eastern Select brand in the Washington/Baltimore areas this year. years. MAEF is a private nonprofit or ganization that promotes and en hances understanding and appre ciation of the importance of agri culture in our daily lives. Clark is a farmer who is involved in agri culture leadership in Maryland Farm Bureau, Howard County Farm Bureau, and Maryland As sociation of Soil Conservation Districts. Clark commented on her re election, “The Foundation has made great strides over the past five years and I look forward to more progress in the year ahead. The board of directors has adopted an aggressive and challenging agenda and increased its commit ment to expanding our presence in the educational community. ~ The other officers elected at the MAEF board meeting were Gary Deverman, vice president; Vaughn Bradley, treasurer; and Merl Miller, secretary. For more information on MAEF and its programs, contact Steven Connelly, Executive Director, MAEF, 2101 East Fort Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230, (410) 752-0671 or Martha Clark, president, (410) 531-3455. for the teenage and young adults, anyone eight years or older may participate, lliose between the ages of eight and IS must have a guardian’s signature. Chains will not be allowed. Ribbons will be awarded. The antique tractor pull will be held again this year, weather per mitting, on Sunday, July 9 at 12:30 p.m. Registration deadline is Sunday at 11 a.m. Tractors will be weighed this year and put into Ward’s long-time experience in lambs and goats will add a further dimension to the firm’s capable staff of livestock specialists. For more information, contact Ward at (717) 397-5136. “This new application for Roundup will allow farmers to conserve time, resources and ener gy while reducing the overall cost of producing soybeans,” said Ar nold W. Donald, president, Mon santo’s Crop Protection business unit. Approval of the revised label for Roundup herbicide was the final U.S. regulatory step neces sary to make Roundup Ready soy bean seed available to growers. The U.S. Food and Drug Adminis tration (FDA) and the U.S. De partment of Agriculture (USDA) completed their evaluations in 1994. Roundup Ready soybeans will offer growers a new weed control option with a herbicide known for its effectiveness against a broad spectrum of weeds as well as for its favorable environmental char acteristics. “Monsanto will recommend an in-crop application of 24 to 32 ounces per acre to control most weed species,” said Doug Dorsey, soybean market manager for Mon santo. “Wide-row soybeans may re quire a sequential application of 16 to 24 ounces per acre,” Dorsey said. “Growers will have a wide window of application, from cracking through full flowering. Research shows that no residual or tank mixtures will be needed.” In no-till systems, growers still should apply a regular bumdown treatment of Roundup prior to planting. Row Mulcher Eliminates Hand Labor BIRD-IN-HAND (Lancaster Co.) The new Millcreek Row Mulcher applies wood chips, com post, and other types of spreadable mulch to row crops such as berries and grapes in a 24-inch wide row pattern. Designed to eliminate hand la bor for applying organic mulch, the Millcreek Row Mulcher comes in three sizes, 3 cubic yards, 4.5 cubic yards, and 6.8 cu bic yards. It is PTO operated. The Millcreek Row Mulcher al lows operators to stay about one and a half feet from the base of plants during application to avoid plant damage. The two smaller models are 62 inches wide to fit comfortably between most rows. The largest capacity model is 80 classes. A tractor may have weights added for a one-time only pull per tractor. Ribbons will be awarded. This year we are featuring Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment. An Allis Chalmers Model C trac tor will be featured on our raffle ticket. We’ll also have two trac tion steam engines and an oil pull roaming the fairgrounds. The Bor derline Spinners, the Blacksmith, and the Broom Maker will all be demonstrating their crafts. The flea market and craft ven dors will be selling their goods. The museum will once again be open to display Fawn Grove related memorabilia. The Post Office will again fea ture a special postage cancellation dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Citizens Ambulance Service. The parade held on Saturday morning, July 8 at 11 a.m., will also be dedicated to the Citizens Ambulance Service, which began in 197 S and later upgraded to a medic unit along with ambulance units, old vehicles, tractors, marching units and individuals are invited to participate in the parade along with all fire and ambulance/ medic units. We would like to invite all peo ple young or old, to come and join in our morning of fun. If you would like to participate and did not receive a form, send your entry along with a name and address to Ginger Grove, RR #l, Box 201, Mill Street, Fawn Grove, PA 17321 by June 10. A comme morative show plaque will be given to each unit participating in the parade. This year’s musical entertain ment will include “Ray Owen” a national recording artist and an award-winning songwriter, on Fri day evenings at 6 p.m. “Slate Ridge” will perform on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. and “Tan ner Mountain” will follow at 6 p.m. Sunday morning’s church service will be accompanied by “The Golden Street Singers.” The “Olde Tyme Days Chorus” will sing at 1:15 p.m., followed by “The Sizemore Family” at 2:30 p.m. Saturday’s events start with a parade through town at 11 a.m. The fire company games will start o r f the afternoon’s activities with the pedal pulls and other contests to follow. The three days are filled with many family atmosphere activi ties. Lots of homemade food is available at reasonable prices. Parking and admission are free. inches wide. Millcreek additionally builds custom row mulchers for special ized applications. er applies wood chip, com* post, and other types of or* ganlc mulch in rows for crops such as berries and grapes.
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