Page 18—Ag Progress Section 1, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 15, 1998 Penn State Ag Hfe [wii lajfe i^il^i IjJ Ufc) yy ULI Lfflllßife) SyJ 19 9 8 Landscape, Lam, and Barden Tent West 11th Street Whether you're a homeowner, gardener, or pro fessional landscaper, Penn State faculty and ex tension agents will help diagnose your plant, in sect, and mite problems The tent will feature special displays and information on proper management of woody plants in an urban land scape Additional advice will be available on in door plants, turf, flowers, tree fruit, small fruit, and vegetables Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Tent (New!) West 11th Street Visit the Penna Dept of Agriculture's exhibit and learn about the new vegetable promotion program designed to introduce consumers to "Simply Delicious" Pennsylvania produce Test your knowledge of Pennsylvania agriculture by trying the trivia quiz, and explore the range of Department of Agriculture programs, including school food safety, farmland protection, Internet marketing, and animal health Cut Flower Beils ami Tent (New!) East 7th Street Professional growers and home gardeners inter ested in cut flowers can learn about flower vari eties, including more than 40 new \ aneties from asters to sunflowers, as well as some unusual flowers The weed control demonstration dis plays the effects of various herbicides and col- ored plastic mulches Find information on start- Portable Bunk Feeders- Models BIOS, 515, 520, 525, 520 H, 525 H & 530 H • Feed up to 52 head at a turn • Ideal for both round or square bales • Optional insert sheet enable: or green chop • Double trough design keeps • Efficient slant bar system rei • Optional end gates open fully • 3 Head Lock models availabli Adamstown Equipment Adamstown PA *717/484 4391 Chambarsburg Farm Sarvica Chambersburg PA* 717/264*3533 ChaiiaaS Snydarlnc. Tamaqua PA *717/386-5945 C H. Rinehlmar Berwick PA*7l7/752-7131 Dear Creak Equipment Whrtaford MD* 410/452-5252 Deerfield Ag A Turf Watsontown PA*7l7/538-3557 qag i i (Continued from Page 17) Got Great Expectations? Pequea Delivers...and Then Some. For over 22 years, we have built equipment that gives farmers more than they expected. For hard working machinery that is designed to last, trust your expectations to Pequea. Pequea Machine Manufactures A Complete Line of Farm Equipment & Trailers • Call Your Local Dealer Today! Ounkle«Gralb Equipment Hlnn Equipment Karmlt Klatlsr North East Distributors Thomas Equipment Center Hall PA* 814/364-9109 Cresson PA• 717/886-4183 Lynport PA-610/298-2011 West Clifford, PA-717/222-9090 Taneylown MO-410/756-2506 Plkaville Equipment Triple H Equipment Oley PA • 215«87-6277 Peach Bottom, PA • 717/548-3775 Ralph Kyis Mercer, PA • 412/748-4300 RAW Equipment Carlisle. PA* 717/244-2686 Eckrothßrot Farm Equipment New Ringgold PA*7l7/943-2131 Eldar Sale* A Service Stoneboro PA •412/376*3390 Heflin Sales A Service Woodaboro MD* 301/898*3233 Henry Homing Lrtrtz PA •717/626-5033 Zimmerman Farm Service Bethel. PA« 717/933-4114 pPEGUEAw PsquM Machine, Inc. • 3210 E. 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PA • 814/275-3507 Dayton, MD * 301/489-4363 mg and managing a field-grown cut flower business, or just enjoy a few quiet minutes walking through the flower beds The Family Room Building Main Street, between West Bth and West 9th "Families Our Most Important Resource" Educational exhibits and demonstrations focus on resource management, exercise, health, cook ing, and nutrition, human development from birth to aging, diversity and gender issues, se lecting an electricity supplier, and safety Activi ties for children are scheduled at various exhib its Discover how Penn State has joined forces with other agencies to improve the health and safety of Pennsylvanians Family Room Daily Educational Programs • Kids in the Kitchen • Start with Mutual Funds • Heie's to Yout Heart • Credit Caids and Children • Fivc-A-Day Variety • Health and Aging Issues • Shopping for Powei • Stopping Preapproved Credit Offers • Fast and Healthy • Money 2000 • Financial Issues • Checking A Credit Repot I ImAGination Station West Bth Street Science and education come to life at CB Hoober ft Son, Inc. McAllisterville PA*7l7/463-2191 Hutton Farm Equipment Mahaffey PA *Bl4/277-6647 Ickea Farm Supply Osterburg. PA* 814/276-3422 Ivan J. Zook Belleville, PA* 717/935-2948 ImAGmation Station, where visitors can take part m a scavenger hunt and other fun activities related to "measuring agriculture in Pennsylva nia." See insects perform amazing feats of strength and agility—in relative terms!—at the Insect Peep Show. Find out what 4-H and FFA have to offer, including the 4-H Youth Voices and Action community service program. Read all about your visit in a personalized newspaper page Exhibits are designed to be intriguing and fun for young and old alike Critters! —Just outside the ImAGmation Station is a cute-n-fuzzy, sleek-n-shmy combination that's sure to please animal lovers of all ages Shaver's Creek Environmental Center brings the sleek-n-slimy with owls, hawks, snakes, and turtles. The cute-n-fuzzy is provided by the Farm Animal Learning Center, where visitors can leam about farm animal welfare and see dairy and beef calves, goats, lambs, pigs, minia ture horses, chickens, and "retired" greyhounds, plus other farm and companion animals Dairy ami Livestock Tents 1 and 2 West 12th Street Faculty and staff from five departments team up to help dairy producers with problem solv ing Exhibits include Penn State's Team Dairy extension education program, Dairy Manage ment and Profitability (Dairy-MAP), Pennsylva nia Dairy Stakeholders, heifer growth, and graz ing Prospective students and their parents can visit the Dairy and Animal Science departmen tal display for information about academic ma jors and activities Other displays feature com mercial and noncommercial exhibitors in the dairy industry, such as Pennsylvania DHIA • Animal Sciences Facility (New!) Near the Equine Tent, above West 12th Street Dairy production and animal health will be fea tured in a new, ventilated animal greenhouse "Ask us" presentations for dairy and swine pro ducers will be given every 30 minutes on animal health and ways to improve production and profits A kids' quiz will explore what kids know about calf growth and nutrition, and Spreaders- f Models 85 & 110 m ■ I • Ideal for smaller or horse farms • Smoolh& efficient spreading • Superior 3 beater design for compacted manure • Optional hydraulic end gate available. • Available with steel wheels • 110 & 85 bushel capacities • Compact models available with 50 & 30 bushel capacities Knott ft Qalabert, Inc. Frederick MD • 301/662-3800 Lonoeneckera, Inc. Wiliiameburg PA*Bl4/793-3731 Marshall Machinery Honeedale, PA *717/729-7117 Meyer* Implement, Inc. Qreencastle, PA*7l7/597-2176 Morrie International Everett PA *Bl4/652-6101 *. Mi.** what makes milk a healthy food. Topics include the reproductive cycle, nutrition and rumen function, preventing mastitis, food safety, and solutions for the rural-urban interface Find take-home ideas as well as research for a better tomorrow. Junior Livestock ExhiiHtion Tent (New!) East 7th Street 4-H and FFA youth can test their sheep know how and compete for prizes in the Lamb Skillathon and Li\ ■' Lamb Show The skillathon tests knowledge in quality assurance, feed and nutrition, meat cuts, equipment, and manage ment The Lamb Show awards contestants for their animals and showmanship skills Prize money and savmgs bonds will be awarded to outstanding youth Wednesday at 10 00 Crop anil Soil Science Tent East sth Street Learn about crop production and management, soil fertility and testing, nutrient management, pest control, weed identification, and more The state's best hay samples are entered here in the Hay Show Specialists from Penn State's Departments of Agronomy, Entomology, and Plant Pathology and the Pennsylvania Crop Management Association will answer your questions Plot demonstrations feature the latest technology in weed control, herbicide-resistant corn and soybeans, and management of corn, soybeans, small grains, and forages Conservation Education Area West 11th Street Conservation It's All in Your Backyard 1 — Whether it's on your farm or in your backyard, conservation technology benefits Pennsyl vania's land and living creatures Learn how federal and state agencies and other organiza tions use new technology and work together for the future of our natural resources This area includes tours (see p 10), displays, and continuously operating demonstration areas, including techniques for establishing and Scheffel Equipment Somerset. PA • 814/445-6500 Stottrfu* Farm Service Cochranville, PA*2l5/593*2407 (Turn to Page 22) Umbergera of Fontana Lebanon, PA* 717/867-5161 Waltamyar’s Salat ft Service, Inc. Red Lion, PA* 717/244-4166 rife*** *
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