Holstein Convention Posts Tours (Continued from Page A 1) Contact person: A 1 Galetta 7201 Weymouth Road Hammonton, NJ 08037 Phone; (609) 561-8600 Fax: (609)561-5033 Website: http://www.atlantic blueberry.com/ The Atlantic Blueberry Com pany is the largest blueberry farm in the U.S., and produces more than 1,300 acres of blue berries in the scenic Pinelands of southern New Jersey. Farmers from the Garden State harvest approximately 37 million pounds of blueberries per year, ranking second in the nation in total blueberry cultivation. Op erated by the Galetta family, the Atlantic Blueberry Company has been in operation since 1935. • Lund’s Fisheries, Inc. Tour#3 Contact person: Wayne Re- ichle 997 Ocean Drive Cape May, NJ 08210 Phone: (609)884-7600 Fax- (609) 884-0664 E-mail: Lundsfish@Lunds fish. com Website: http://www.hmds flsh. com/ Lund’s Fisheries is one of the largest producers of fresh and frozen seafood in the country. Lund’s has been incorporated since 1954, and is located in his toric Cape May, N.J. The port of Cape May-Wildwood is the third largest seasport on the East Coast in total pounds of seafood landed each year. In Oc tober of 1994, Lund’s also opened a West Coast plant to produce “Sun Coast Brand Calamari” in Oxnard, Calif. Their fleet of owner-operated fishing vessels harvests a variety of species such as, squid, mack erel, herring, monkfish, porgie (scup), and butterfish • HublandFarm Tour #4 Contact persons: John and Martha Hubschmidt Herdsman: M. Christian Tice 178 Seeley Cohansey Road Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Hubland Farms has many times been the winner of pre mier breeder and exhibitor at .he All-New Jersey Holstein Show. The herd consists of many daughters of Rudolph and Storm from Semex and many of .he top bulls at Select Sire Power. The herd averages about 25,000 pounds milk on approxi mately 100 cows. The current BAA is about 106. More than 100 Excellent cows have been med by the Hubschmidt’s. Prefix is Hubbys. The herd is se lected for type and production )n an equal basis. • Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center —Tour#l Contact person: Dr. Nicholi Vorsa 125 A Lake Oswego Road Chatsworth, NJ 08019 Phone: (609) 726-1590 Fax: (609)726-1593 http://www.aesop. Website: rutgers.edu/bluecran The Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center maintains the largest blueberry and cranberry germplasm col lection in the world. The center is a substation of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers University. Located within the Pinelands area ot New Jersey, the center develops and distributes research to ensure the continued production of high-quality blueberries and cranberries. New Jersey is ranked second in the production of blueberries and third in the production of cranberries in the U.S. • Blue Sterling Nursery: 372 Seeley Cohansey Road Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Phone: (856) 451-2259 or 1- 800-5-CONIFER Fax: (856) 451-2442 Website: http://www.bluester ling.com/ Blue Sterling Nursery is a wholesale nursery specializing in dwarf and slow growing con ifers and unusual plants. As one of the foremost propagators of Genetically Superior Cultiva tors™, they produce plants such as acer, azalea, cryptomeria, ginkgo, ilex, vibrunum, etc. Blue Sterling Nursery is located in Cumberland County, the largest ornamentals producing county in New Jersey. The ornamental industry is the largest segment of the New Jersey Agricultural Industry, with growers pro ducing more than $299 million *0 NOW THRU APRIL O HIGH-TENSILE FENCE WIRE 12 /j-gage High Tensile Fence Wire F 4099 Type 111 (Class A) Galvanized Zinc $Ci QR Coating Minimum Tensile Strength w 20 000 psi Minimum Breaking Strain Each 1500 lbs Coils Approximately 4000 feet or 240 rods PERMANENT IN-LINE WIRE STRAINER FI 703 Maintains correct tension on fence “f C Nl wl ? wire Allows seasonal adjustment ■•/!> Use in Center of strain or at the Each end of strain SPINNING JENNY F 1717 Pays out wire with ease Central QO spike Wlth lar 9® stabilizer plate O I t holds firmly in the ground 4” to 5” x 6V4’ TREATED POSTS $ 7.23 PW4565 1V SPLIT RAIL Mb- OTHER jjfc fence Tg> SUPPLIES ON SALE CRIMP TOOL WITH CUTTER F 2155 *40.85 Each DARE BLACK WIDOW™ ELECTRIC FENCE INSULATOR BW-RS F 2004 990 Ea. mk emm MODEL 402 • 2 joule energy output @ 200 ohms • Charges up to 50 miles of H clean fence ( ■ •UL listed • Shocks through 70 mKKr wet weeds $OO ■f U Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 23,2002-A27 ' Df greenhouse, nursery, and sod annually. • Sheppard Farms Contact: Erwin Sheppard 288 Co-Op Drive P.O. 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