"Basically" Farming r\ Helpful hints for new I and existing farmers pennState ■JSI College of Agricultural Sciences ■P Cooperative Extension - Southeast Region (Continued from Page A 1) want your opinions on what nuts-and-bolts topics to discuss. Send the form attached to this article in and we’ll be glad to give you information about “Ba sically Farming. ” AN INTRODUCTION Patricia A. Westenbroek Penn State Farm Management Extension Agent Welcome to Basically Farm ing, the column that gets back to the basics! We hope that you will find this monthly section very useful to getting started in a new farm business, or to serve as a re minder of the finer details of With new grain you’re investing With BROCK BINS, the quality of that future is for certain. That’s because BROCK offers the best quality grain bins on the market today - with more features that mean not only more convenience but also longer life. 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Please nil out the form at right and return to Trish West enbroek, Chester County Cooper ative Extension, 601 Westtown Road, Suite 370, West Chester, PA 19380-0990 by Sept. 1. In next month’s column: “So You Want to Farm: What You Should Know When Starting Out. ” Heifers Wanted For PHA ID Heifer Sale STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) 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PHONE 717-432-9738 FAX NO 717-432-8389 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 3, 2002-A29 Aug. 30 at 11 a.m. in Middletown on the premises of the associa tion’s farm. Pennsylvania Holstein Associa tion and Stonehurst Farm, coop erative managers of this sale se- NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW ties, seeks high-quality Holstein heifers bred less than eight months down to 400 pounds at sale time. These heifers should be registered or sire identified Hol steins. Physical conformation and health are the keys. The PHA welcomes high-quality groups and individuals from Pennsylva nia and all surrounding states. The PHA plans to sell 400 head. The commission is only seven percent. If you have extra heifers, then let the PHA ID Heifer Sale be the place to mar ket them. This is the “know what you buy” sale. In this high and tight heifer market, it certainly pays to know what you buy. 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