Farm Field Meetings Aug. 6, 8 SUNBURY Northumberland Co.) The Northumberland County Conservation District, in cooperation with die Northumber land County Cooperative Exten sion and Farm Service Agency, has scheduled two farm field meetings for Aug. 6 and 8. The Aug. 6 morning meeting will be held at the farm of George C. Richard on RL 487. Elysburg and the Ralpho Fish and Game Club, Elysburg. Beginning at 9 a.m. at the Richard farm, there will be a demonstration of a low cost, low maintenance, ground driven, rolling lined aerator/culti vator used to eliminate compac tion in the feeder root zone. Also being demonstrated is a no-dll vegetable transplanter, a subsurface tiller transplanter de LAND PRIDE Quality equipment from a quality company. I /ks 'm* -«■ u GROOMING MOWER 3-Splndle, 48”, 60”. 72” & 90” V REAR BLADES ROTARY CUTTERS 48" Through 120” 48” Through 96” „. ShlP ,„. KELLHUiHH UPS ww Ufa*** PA 17M2 CTmMitoWMt OfSch»*fl*r»town vctoped by Virginia Tech in 1992, which is capable of cutting through and successfully planting in heavy crop residues and sod with minimal soil disturbance. No-till transplanting of vegetable crops has been successfully de monstrated under a variety of con ditions in Pennsylvania, from steep stony fields to rolling lime stone soils, and has proven its val ue as a highly effective conserva tion and vegetable production sys tem. The meeting will then move to the Ralpho Fish and Game Club for the remaining agenda items, including “Nitrogen, Phosphor ous, and Water Quality” by Don Fiesta, hydrologist with the De partment of Environmental Pro tection’s (DEP) Bureau of Land OVER SEEDERS & PRIMARY SEEDERS 48” And 72” NEW LANDPRTOE ALL-FLEX MOWERS 11’, 14’, 16.8’ & 21.9 Ft. Cutting Widths iKMBOTB | TRACTORSI. EQUIPMENTI Serving Contra! PA Sinca 1921 PILOTSI KELLER BROS. 1 AIRPORT. _____ B» BUNWAY W ftwi BOX SCRAPERS 42” Through 96” PULVERIZERS 48” Through 84” 34” Throygh 76” Unewte, PA 17451 Atßo«t*3oi FruMii Fit 717-569-2500 & Water Conservation (BLWQ; update on the Water Quality In centive Program (WQIP) by Eugene Sweigard, CED for the Farm Service Agency; Chesa peake Bay Program highlights and signup by George Phillips. NCCD bay technician and Rebecca Takacs, nutrient management spe cialist for the DEP; “Fly Control on the Farm” by Charles Pitts, en tomologist from Penn State Uni versity; the Environmental Quali ty Incentive Program (EQIP) by Eugene Sweigard; and “Cleaning Recycling of Pesticide Contain ers” by Jeff Mizer, Snyder County Cooperative Extension. On Aug. 8. the evening meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the farm of Irvin Reynolds, approximately 2'A miles west from Rt 180 on na*siml STEEL BARN °H BUP EQUIPMENT GATES and FENCING w »«»v»><(»s« ' ' . »V\w\w\V y<L . I Vsr —.. 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Wp; Send order with payment to: BOX 609,1 EAST MAIN ST., EPHRATA, PA 17522 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 3,1W6-A3l RL 54. Along with the demonstration of tire above mentioned equip ment, the meeting will also in clude a tour of the streambank fencing project installed on the Reynolds farm by project coor dinator, Rebecca Takacs. The re maining topics to be presented in clude “Fly Control on the Farm” by Dave Bailey, Northumberland County Cooperative Extension; “Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Wa ter Quality” by Don Fiesta; Chesa peake Bay Program highlights and signup by George Phillips; and “Fate of Pesticides in the Environ ment” by Bob Taylor. Pennsylva nia Department of Agriculture. Both meetings have been ap proved by the Pennsylvania De- Aged (Continued from Page A 29) cliampion was a 4-year-old, Stone Mill Frank Linden, shown by Andrew Ebersole, of Annville. Karen Nolt showed the open division reserve senior and grand champion, a senior 3-year-old, KBH Frank Flash Fantasy. The open and 4-H junior champ ion was spring calf, Lebanon Val- paitment of Agriculture as an up date training session for pesticide certification renewal. Private ap plicators will receive two credits (one core and one category) to ward certification renewal for be ing present during all training top ics on the agenda, and are asked to bring their applicator’s license. The meetings will close with door prizes and refreshments. The public is invited and encouraged to attend these meetings, which will be held rain or shine. For directions to either location or to receive a copy of the agenda and map. call the Northumberland County Conservation District at (717) 988-4224 or the Northum berland County Cooperative Ex tension at (717) 644-4455. Holstein ley Magic Katie, shown by Enn Smith, of Palmyra. The open and 4-H reserve junior champion was a fall calf shown by Ebersole. Two Guernseys were entered in the FFA division, Noll’s senior 3-year-old, and a spring yearling, Orchard View Mercury Charlott, owned by Ebersole. In the Jersey breed, Bethanie Heagy, a for mer LIT Miss Lebanon County dairy princess, showed the 4-H and open division senior and grand champion, a junior 2-year-old, GR GJIS Lester Daisy, a bred and owned animal. The open division reserve senior/grand champion, a junior 2-year-old, Blue Moun tain Royal Stella, owned by Harold and Audrey Dice, of Fredericksburg. The open and 4-H junior champion was a fall calf, Oakenbound Herm Ruby, owned and bred by Justin Trout man, of Richland. The reserve open division junior champ ion was a fall yearling. Blue Mountain Fascina tor Jackie, shown by Edward Dice, of Fredericksburg. The 4-H reserve senior and grand champion was a junior 3-year-old, Salute Sec ret JJ Lillie, owned by Amanda Ebersole, of Annville. The 4-H reserve junior champion a winter yearling, Oakenbound Herm Tweety, owned and bred by Jaclyn Trout man, Richland. In the FFA division, a senior 2-year-old, Blue Mountain Royal Delight, that topped its class in open judging was the senior and grand champion. It was bred and owned by Edward Dice. Dice’s fall yearling, Blue Mountain Boomer Leslie, was the FFA reserve grand champion as well as the junior champion. The reserve junior champion was Dice’s spring yearling, Blue Mountain Palmers Dream, also owned and bred. Jersey
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