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18ft truck bed, w/3ft sides,
good bed for farm wagon -
$2OO 0 80. 717-445-4437
Berks Co
Cub Cadet's restored to
look and run like new, Mod
els 149, 129, 125, 128,
1200 717-367-6882 Lan
caster Co
Ford 4500 diesel Ind
loader, good cond, trade
good JD 60 630 live PTO
3pt or $3900. 610-932-
3719 Chester Co
Antique pine furniture
rocker $9O, drysink $525,
deacon's bench $150; pine
punched-tm hutch $BOO
080 410-692-2766 Har
(ord Co, MD
Farm house, 1.2 a, great
country view, southern York
Co, 3-4 bedrooms, 2 baths,
new roof, windows -
$75,000 717-846-6114
York Co
Hcno line capgo 3/4ton van
91 21K actual easy miles,
98msp, auto, air, abs, ps,
no rust-$9OOO 717-375-
2375 Fr Co
NH 273 baler with kicker,
field ready - $l5OO Call
evenings. 717-899-6716
300 g Century sprayer on
trailer, 243 New Idea
manure spreader, tandem
axle endgate, 456 Interna
tional 4-row corn planter
717-865-6836 Leb Co
Clover, timothy hay, green
and mold free, free delivery
within 30 miles - $lOO a
ton 717-648-0533 North'd
Co
955 H cat crawler loader -
$8500.1988 Chevrolet K3O
turbo diesel - $B4OO 1986
Isuzu pickup 4x4, needs
work - $7OO 717-361-
9296 Dauphin Co
Cover Crops Conference
Set For Md. Ag Leaders
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Cover crops during the winter
months seems like a great idea
for keeping farmland nutrients
from leaching into the
Chesapeake Bay. So why have
agricultural producers been
slow to adopt their use, as rec
ommended in Maryland's tribu
tary team plans?
Recent scientific research
and field experience address
many of the previous cover crop
limitations. So the University of
Maryland's College of Agricult
ure and Natural Resources has
scheduled a two-day Cover
Crops Conference to share these
findings with agricultural, nat
ural resource, and environmen
tal professionals. The confer
ence also will be of interest to
public officials, farm and envi
ronmental groups, and farmers
themselves.
The two-day event is sched
uled March 18-19 in the
Tidewater Inn at Easton.
Support is being provided by the
University of Maryland's
Cooperative Extension Service,
with supplementary financial
support from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's
Northeast Sustainable Agricul
ture Research and education
(SARE) program.
IH 9A, 28 disc harrow, new
cond. - $4OO. Wheat straw
- $2 bale. Heavy steel lum
ber racks - $l6OO. 302-
271-2648 Freder Co. MD
Lab/German Shephard
puppies, parents on
premises, will be 8 weeks
on March Ist - $lO/pce
717-862-3412 York Co
NH 455 mower with Wise
engine clutch reduction
hydraulics good condition
new bearings 281 Lyn
wood Rd, Ronks, 17572
Lancaster Co
T-20 McCormick Deenng
crawler, SN STIIO2, com
plete with side covers for
engine, ready to restore -
-$lOOO 724-677-4650
Fayette Co
Bwk mixed Shepherd Collie
pups, nice, farm raised
717-426-3689 Lane Co
1976 Suburban 4WD, runs
good, looks ok, make great
work vehicle, runs on
propane or gas - $2OOO
080 717-624-7168
Adams Co
AC wide front end for 200
antique four-wheel Ml
manure spreader AC
three-point plow 717-284-
3205 or 717-786-7143
Lancaster Co
1974 Drott 40 excavator,
471 Detroit Bft wide - $6OOO
1962 ford tandem I,4ft
dump telescopic hoist -
$750 717-647-9533
Dauphin Co
Gondola shelving, 6-8 toot
sections, large quantifies
available 609-696-2455
Cumberland Co, NJ
Jacob sheep, yearling ram
(JSBA), two year old JSC
ewe, lambs due mid April -
$4OO for all. 410-658-4009
Cecil Co. MD
Headlocks, auto release
schedual 40 galvanize,
excellent condition, over
300 head. 717-684-2121
Lancaster Co
Registration information is
available from county offices of
the university's cooperative
extension service throughout
Maryland, or call Barbara South
at the university’s Wye Research
and Education Center near
Queenstown, (410)827-6202.
The registration deadline has
been extended to March 11.
A $5O registration fee
includes lunch on the first day
and breakfast on the second day,
plus morning coffee breaks and
bus transportation for a field
trip. The late and on-site regis
tration fee is $7O.
Activities on the first day get
under way at 9 a.m. with check
in and, a morning coffee hour.
Program sessions will begin at
10 a.m. The afternoon agenda
will include a field trip to the
Wye Research and education
Center to observe various
species of cover crops with two
planting dates and learn about
ongoing cover crop research and
demonstrations.
The second day begins with
breakfast at 8 a.m. Program
sessions will run form 9 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. Ibpics will include soil
quality, cropping systems, pest
interactions, alternative cover
crop species, and farm manage
ment economics.
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Gymnastic uneven bars -
$5OO. Planer blade grinder
- $3OO. 10ft ramp - $275.
1988 Chevy wagon 4cyl air
134 K - $2OOO. 717-286-
5306 Northumberland Co
Excavator Case 8808,
3,400 hr, excellent working
condition - $22,500 Bak
choe attachment for JD
cralwer, good condition -
$2OOO 080 401-322-
7621 Rl
Steiner 420 w/60" blade,
402 hr, paint like new -
$6500. Each oback blower
PB6OOO, Quakers #3O pil,
45g. 717-859-1523 Lan
caster Co
Forklift hyster 5,0001 b air
tires, side shift, LPG, very
nice. 410-742-9507
Wicomico Co. MD .
8600 White combine, 4RW, »
13', runs good - $3500 or
trade for Oliver tractor
Aslo, 12' New Holland dis
cbme. 518-766-2436 NY
Pygmy goats, we have
blacks and whites, babies
are five weeks old - $5O to
$75. 717-469-1601
Dauphin Co
IH 350 disk 10'JD 16A flail
chopper IH 50 4-row corn
planert NH 479 haybme
717-762-6856 Franklin Co
New carmate Conceion
trailer, 3 serving windows -
$4300. Evenings 717-
532-4544 Cumberland Co
Berg barn clenaer 600
power unit, 500 ft hook link
chain Delaval stall cocks
and 2" stainless pipeline.
717-837-3395 Snyder Co
NH 489 haybme 9ft, good
condition - $3200 NH46I
haybme, 9ft - $9OO 080
717-532-9234 Franklin Co
2ac wooded lot, New Cum
berland - $37,000. Locust
posts, JDI4T baler, Farmall
C, Nl#lo corn picker,
pigmy goats. 717-774-
4615 York Co
In 1949, Hamilton Equip
ment moved from a leased
tobacco barn to a 29,000 sc uare
In the late 1930's twin children were used to demonstrate a "twin row" potato digger.
Farm Equipment Distributor Now
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) -
In 1938, Robert J. Hamilton saw
a need for supplying local farm
equipment dealers with the lat
est products manufactured by
mid-western factories.
Moving from Pittsburgh, to
Ephrata, PA in the summer of
1938, Bob Hamilton created
Hamilton Equipment - a whole
sale farm machinery distribu
tion company.
During the years of World
War 11, rationing limited the
products that could be manufac
tured for domestic use. Times
were tough for Hamilton
Equipment.
But the end of World War II
brought prosperity and exciting
growth. Bob Hamilton pio
neered products such as Hom-
Draulic Loaders, Champion
Potato Diggers, King-Wyse
Elevators, Danuser Post Hole
Diggers, and Gorman-Rupp
Irrigation Pumps.
In times past, field demonstrations gave farmers up-close review of equipment operation
60 Years Old
foot facility on Pomtview Avenue
in Ephrata, PA. As sales
increased during the 1950'5,
Hamilton Equipment's services
expanded. A full time service
shop was added to assist deal
ers. A fleet of trucks was pur
chased to reduce freight costs. A
branch warehouse was opened
in Charlottesville, Virginia to
service dealers in Virginia and
West Virginia.
As Hamilton Equipment con
tinued to grow, the company
moved in 1970 to a new building
with 70,000 square foot of ware
house space. And, a new branch
warehouse with' 33,000 square
foot was opened in Raphine,
Virginia in 1977.
The product mix changed
with customer requirements. As
compact tractors increased in
popularity, Hamilton Equip
ment introduced machines for
week-end farmers and business
contractors. Products such as
estate mowers, landscape equip
ment, and snow removal equip-
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Unottf Fanrfng, Saturday, March 7, IMB-D7
ment were added to the tradi
tional farm equipment lines.
Today, Hamilton Equipment
offers a diverse range of machin
ery from 5 horsepower walk
behind products to tillage equip
ment for 150+ horsepower trac
tors. Services include a fully
stocked parts department, com
puter controlled inventory, ser
vice schools for dealer mechan
ics, demonstrations of new prod
ucts, warranty processing, deal
er financing, and regularly
scheduled delivery to 1000+
dealer accounts in a six state
area.
The future for Hamilton
Equipment is bright. Rapidly
changing advancements in agri
culture will require new equip
ment to meet the needs of the
21st Century. Hamilton
Equipment has been built on
discovering, promoting, and
delivering quality products to a
changing market. The founda
tion has been laid for greater
growth and success in the com
ing years.
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