Teacher Program Tour
Once the tree Is dug, It Is placed In a specially designed
wire basket that can hold a few hundred pounds of soil with
a burlap bag. The rungs at the top of the wire cage are used
to tie the tree down after planting. Larry Knoll, farm mana
ger, holds up one of the cages.
CX 351 Mid-Group 111
Multi-race (Rpslc) resistance to
Phytophthora allows use on poorly drained
soils. Adapted to all row widths.
CX 375 Late Group 111
Resists Phytophthora root rot. Excellent
brown stem rot resistance. Ideal for no-till
and solid-seeded planting
CX 377 Late Group 111
Very high yield potential. Excellent
emergence and seedling vigor. Very good
standability and shatter resistance.
CX 399 Late Group 111
Outstanding yields. Resistance to 16 races
of Phytophthora root rot. Very good
emergence and seedling growth.
“Contact your local DEKALB dealer or call the Regional Office at (717) 741-5590.”
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Some may think doubling our
soybean line in two years is a big
accomplishment. To us, it’s just
Real people working real hard.™
early in the morning each day.
One challenge the business
faces: this year, early good weath
er allowed the store to post a 12
percent gain on sales. But they lost
all the gains in the past two weeks
with the steady rain, which kept a
lot of customers from buying. Bet
ter weather should turn that
around.
The Laysers make “maximum
use of greenhouse space,” he
noted. Bedding plants and gera
niums make up their number one
seller. Hanging baskets, in abun
dance throughout the operation,
make up only about 12 percent of
total sales.
This time of year, impatiens and
petunias are their number one
sellers.
Future challenge is dealing with
influx of the large megastores,
such as WalMart and Target, that
continue to make inroads into the
market area. But some of the best
business relationships have come
by partnering with the store giants
such as K-Mart, a customer of
Layser’s.
the beginning.
We’re pushing onward and
upward with higher yields,
improved disease resistance,
STS™ varieties and
Roundup Ready® soybeans
During the tour. Judy Schwank, She said, “We may not be num-
Berks County extension director, ber one (in the state) in production,
told the teachers about the impor- but we arc growing in end use. in
tance of horticulture production, consumer use, of products.”
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 16,1M8-A39
Donald Layser activates an overhead
Irrigation system In one of the
greenhouses.
MHK.
IT DOES A
BODY GOOD.
Office to be Closed
Memorial Day
Deadlines for May 30th Issue
• Mailbox Markets - Friday, May 22 at 5 p.m.
• Public Sales • Tuesday, May 26 at 5 p.m.
Classified Ads and News
Deadlines Remain the Same
• Section D - Classifieds Wednesday at 5 p.m.
• Section C - Farm Equipment Thursday at
9 a.m.
• Sales Register - Friday, May 22 at 5 p.m.