Page 4—Grower and Marketer, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 11, 1999
Attend The New England Vegetable, Berry Growers Conference
STURBRIDGE, Mass.
Mark your calendars Dec. 14 -
16 to attend the 11th New Eng
land Vegetable and Berry
Growers Conference were at
the Sturbridge Host Hotel.
This conference, held every
other year, is the largest and
most comprehensive event of
its kind in the region.
Four concurrent sessions
will be offered each morning
and afternoon during the three
days of the conference. With
five half-hour talks in each ses
sion, that’s a total of 120 edu
cational presentations. This
year, dozens of fanners are fea
tured as speakers, along with
extension, research, and indus
try personnel.
Half of the sessions address
the ‘how-to’ of production and
marketing practices for speci
fic crops, such as strawberry,
blueberry, brambles, tomato,
pepper, lettuce and greens,
sweet com, potato, pumpkins
and winter squash, even herbs,
ornamentals, and flowers. The
other sessions deal with pro
duction issues such as manag
ing weeds, marketing reduced
tillage systems, farm safety,
niche crops, biological control,
and season extenders. Most of
the sessions qualify for pesti
cide applicator recertification
credits for all New England
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Spade Cultivators Are An
Innovative Alternative To
Conventional Plowing They Work
On The Principle Of A PTO Driven
Crankshaft Connected To Steel
Spades Which Vertically
Penetrate The Soil One At A
Time The Operation Is Very
Similar To A Person Digging With
A Spade Shovel
ADV,
iGES
* Low HP Requirement Compared to
Mold Board Plows
’ Greatly Reduced Compaction And
Eliminates Creation Of Plow Pan
* Allows For Working Wetter Ground
For Earlier Preparation
* Works Equally Well In Hard, Dry
Conditions
* Produces Small Porous Clods For
Better Water Absorption
* Ideal for Incorporating Compost,
Crop Residue & Fertilizer At Proper
Depths
* Leaves Topsoil On Top And Does
Not Bring Sour Subsoil Or Rocks To
Surface
* Will Fracture Hard Pan Left By
Conventional Tillage
FEATURES:
* Machines Available For Tractors For
20 to 190 HP
* Tillage Widths From 32” to 144”
* Depths Up To 16"
* Top Quality Components For Long
Life In Hostile Conditions
* Over 8000 Machines Sold
Worldwide
For More Information Please Contact:
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circulation and root growth.
fill CUMMINGS and BRICKER, Inc.
100 Stover Drive
Carlisle, PA 17013
717/249-6720
1-800-222-8969 1-800-252-1552
Serving Farmers Through Farm Equipment Dealers Since 1961
states and New York.
A fifth session on Wednes
day will have farmers and ex
tension people talking about
how the World Wide Web can
be used on the farm. The
speakers will be working with
a computer that is hooked up to
the Web. Whether you are a ve
teran computer user or have
never touched a keyboard,
there will be a chance for you
to learn something new about
computer technology for the
farm.
There is plenty of lime be
fore and after the educational
sessions to visit the large trade
show, where more than 80 ex
hibitors will display the latest
in seeds, plants, irrigation and
cultivation equipment, packag
ing, pest control, fertilizers,
books and much more. This is
one of the best shopping oppor
tunities for commercial horti
culturists, and it’s an educa
tional experience, too.
Tuesday evening features a
special program on Farm Fam
ily Issues, with free admission.
Wednesday night is the New
England Vegetable and Berry
Growers Association Annual
Banquet. Tickets for the ban
quet can be purchased along
with registration.
This conference is a bargain.
The preregistration fee of $4O
SPADE CULTIVATORS
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Hard soil in depth.
Difficult water circulation and root
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WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
100-120 Lehigh Ave - PO Box 928
Batavia, New York 14021-0928
716/343-5411
iperating cycle.
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BEFORE
Digging with a
Celli spading
machine.
AFTER
admits the first member of a
farm family to all three days of
the educational sessions and
trade show exhibits, and in
cludes a copy of the conference
proceedings. Additional family
members can preregister for
just $2O. Student preregistra
tions are also $2O. Fees are the
same whether you attend one,
two or all three days. All walk
in registrations are $lO more
per person.
Binkley & Hurst Bros. Stocks
High Quality Rhino Machinery
The Servis® 1548 hydraulic boom flail cutters are designed for mowing
grass and cutting brush in hard-to-reach areas including roadsides,
ditchbanks, ponds, and
nee rows. Large model
ith up to 15 foot horizon
ii reach and up to 4” diam
;er brush cutting.
1548
The streamlined, close-coupled design allows economical operation on
tractors as small as 30 horsepower on the SEB and 45 horsepower on the
SEIO The 85 HP center gearbox and 60 HP outboard gearboxes are pro
tected from sudden shockloads by a slip clutch on the mam driveline and
torque dampeners on the side dnveshafts Pan blade carriers help the unit
glide over field obstacles and updraft blades with a 4" blade overlap pro
vide a clean cut
Three Pom'
Backhoes.
Ditchbank Mowers
Rotary Cutters
Rear Blade s
Flail Mowers
Three Point Hitch
Boom Mowers
Finishing Mowers
Pasture Renovutois
Post Hole Diggers
Rotary Shredders
Rotary Mowers
Landscape Rakes
Rotary Tillers
Flex Wing Cutters
SM 61 Roto Tiller, 3 Pt.
SM 81 Roto Tiller, 3 Pt.
SH 90 Roto Tiller, 3 Pt.
New 3 Ft. Hyd. Drive Post Hole Digger
SPHD Super Heavy Duty 3 Pt. Post Hole
Digger, 5 Year Warranty in 6-Bar Box,
12” Auger
6’-, 7’-, and 8’- 3 Pt. Blades
FM 100” 3 Pt. Finish Mower
TW 72 3 Pt. Mower 6’
DB 150 5’ Rotary Ditch Bank Mower
TW 84” 3 Pt. Heavy Duty Mower
TW 96, 96” Cut
TW 120,120” Cut
Heavy-Duty Features! SEIS
15’ Cut 540 or 1000 RPM, Cat 5 Mam Driveline, Cat 4 or 5 Wing Drivelines, Pan
Blade Carriers, 6’ Blalde Overlap, Mechanical Level-Lift Axle, 10-Gauge Deck,
1/4’’xlo-1/2" Side Skirts, Full Swivel Clevis Hitch, Replaceable Skid Shoes, Wing )
Operation 90” Up and 22" Down, Rated for 2" Diameter Material Fully-Shielded
Drivelines, Safety Deflectors Standard 15 Foot and 20 Foot Models In Stock
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mill9'UlV. (717) 626-4705 1 -800-414-4705 rn Farm Plan
Fax 717-626-0996 www.binkleyhurst.com
To obtain a program bro
chure and registration form,
call University of Vermont
Extension at (802) 257-7967
or University of Connecticut
at (860) 486-3438. For trade
show information, call (508)
378-2546. Hotel reservations
SEB
In Stock
The Rhino® SEB is an eco-
nomical rotary mower
desigoed to help maintain
larger acreages of grass,
weeds, stalks, or material
up to 1” in diameter.
3 PT. FINISH
MOWERS
: 60”, 72” & 100”
In Stock For
Immediate Availability!
Available at Binkley & Hurst Bros. Inc. at a
tremendous spring discount price - Don’t Miss 11.1
should be made directly with
the Sturbridge Host Hotel by
calling (508) 347-7393. Con
ference information is also
available on the web at:
www.umass.edu/umext/progra
ms/agro/vegsmfr/nev-bga.html
3 Pt. Tillers *r_
In Stock
Model SM7O
Good For Fall Lawn Seeding!
Setting Standards For Performance
and Durability!
4’, s', 6' and 7’ Models, 540 RPM, Shear Bolt or Slip
Clutch Protection, Pan Blade Carriers Updraft Blades
CAT I ThreePomt Hitch, CAT II Three-Point Hitch
(SE7), Rated for 1" Diameter Material, Safety
Deflectors Standard
3500
Super Heavy-Duty Blade for
Large Tractors!
12’ or 14’ Moldboard, Rated for 300
and 250 HP Tractors Respectively
Hydraulic Mainframe Swing
Moldboard Pivot and Moldboard T ilt
50 Max Offset, 5" Kingpin CAT 111 IV
Three-Point Hitch and Quick Coupler,
1/2" x 20" Moldboard 1/2 x 6'
Replaceable Cutting Edge, 3463-3603
Lbs (Approx) End Plates, Skid
Shoes, Dual Gauge Wheels Optional