New Dairy Youth WHITE HAVEN (Luzern Co.) -A new opportunity to learn and have fun for all dairy youth with all breeds of cows is sched uled for May 19-21 at Hickory Run State Park in White Haven. Called the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Youth Adventure Retreat (MADYRE), youth at least 13 years old from Delaware, Mary land, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania who are in volved with dairy animals are invited to attend. Sponsored by dairy youth leaders from all the above states, this “Intense Leadership Expe rience” will start at Hickory Run at noon on Friday with a dairy products judging seminar geared to help understand dairy product quality from the con sumer’s side. In addition, cham pion dairy bowl team members and national Holstein distin guished junior members will lead a discussion. Career opportunities and in terviews will acquaint youth with the array of opportunities Retreat Opportunity that are available to them in the dairy industry. Interview tech niques will also be covered. Saturday the group will travel to Pocono Whitewater Adven ture in Jim Thorpe where par ticipants will chose to go whitewater rafting or play paintball. Later, banquet style dining with instruction on formal banquet dining manners will be presented. And a mock business meeting and parlia mentary procedures will give youth an opportunity to learn Robert’s Rules of Order and conduct a successful meeting. On Sunday, team competition will test skills and dairy knowl edge attained from the weekend. You can still get reservations for the event, but the deadline is Wednesday, May 10. The cost is $5O. To participate, fill in the en rollment application with this article and send to Ken Raney, Pennsylvania Holstein Associa tion, 839 Benner Pike, State Col lege, PA 16801. The office phone number is (814) 234-0364. Mid-Atlantic Dairy Youth Adventure Retreat “Intense Youth Leadership Training” May 19*21, 2000 (noon to noon) Hickory Run State Park: White Haven, PA (please complete and return to your Stale coordinator) Enrollment Cell ISO L Vitals Name: Addrati: rbooe: £•■l □. Leadership Cipericacet (please bet previous leadership involvement) m. What will MADYAR do for YOU? NOTE; Please respond quickly, there ve limited spaces for this Intense Leaderslep Experience! Application needs to be accompanied by a ISO registration fee payable to MADYAR. MADYAR Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6, 2000-815 Kernel Of Skill Needed To Grow Sweet Corn UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Driving around Pennsylvania’s back roads to find the perfect ear of sweet corn practically qualifies as a state sport, but a vegetable expert in Penn State’s College of Agricul tural Sciences says backyard gardeners also can grow sweet and tasty ears without much trouble. ‘Many sweet corn varieties are resistant to most major com dis eases,” says Pete Ferretti, pro fessor of vegetable crops. All sweet corn varieties are grown from seed and can be planted in most of Pennsylvania from about May 15 to July 1, de pending upon whether varieties are early-season or late-season. To enjoy sweet corn throughout the growing season, gardeners should make multiple plantings of early, main season and late maturing varieties. Ferretti recom mends dedicating at least a 5-foot by 5-foot square of soil for corn, a plot capable of pro ducing about 16 corn plants or around 30 edible ears. “A square plot is ideal because corn is pollinated by the wind and plants are more likely to receive adequate wind flow in a square than in a long row,” he ex plains. Seeds should be planted 1 inch deep about every 4 inches in rows 16 inches apart. As the plants appear, Ferretti recommends pulling out the less vigorous plants. “Ide ally, you should have about 16 inches of space between each re maining plant, which allows for good polli nation and space to grow.” Ferretti says corn attracts a wide variety of pests, including corn borers, corn earworms, ar my worms, Japanese beetles and corn rootworms. Home gar deners can use Sevin, an all-purpose garden insecticide, or cover the crop with fine mesh row covers. “The row covers will have to be removed when com tassels appear so the plants can pollinate,” he explains. “In a small plot, most people can control pests by walking through and removing insects unless you? plot is next to a farm er’s giant cornfield.” AV/ltrol For The Control Of • Starlings • Pigeons • Sparrows • Crows Avitrol Is A Pesticide For Control of Pest Birds *29s°° -1-6.00 Shipping ' Restricted use pesticide must have current applicators license Blain Supply Rt. 1, Box 117 H Blain, PA 17006 (71 7) 536-3861
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers