(Continued from Page AID) 4-H Tractor Safety Club, Leba non County Ag Center, 7:30-8:30 p.m., (717) 270-4391. Ohio State Agronomy meeting, Sycamore Community Center, Sycamore, Ohio, (419) So you should call the shots. Ask your NC+ Dealer which hybrids will work best for your management techniques. We’ll give you the freedom to succeed. A More Good Reasons v To See Your NC+ Dealer... • Excellent Product Performance - top-yielding corn hybrids like NC+ 4771, NC+ 5411, NC+ 5051, NC+ 5169 and NC+ 6221 • Early Order and Early Payment Options -6% cash discount through January 11, 2003. • Flexible Financing Options - featuring Farm Plan and other options; cash discounts apply with Farm Plan. • Bulk Seed Tender Program - earn a bulk seed tender with your NC+ seed com purchase. • Gaucho Seed-Applied Insecticide. NC+ has openings for Dealers in select areas. If you are honest, outgoing, and like working with other farmers, give us a call. 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Penn State Extension Capital Re gion, Dairy Tiestall Seminar, Lebanon County Extension Office, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., (717) 840-7408. Pennsylvania Farm Link Passing these NC+ Dealers. LEWISBURG AARON MARTIN • 717-524-2952 LEWISBURG URIE YODER *717-524-7739 LITITZ ELVIN HURSH* 717-733-3538 MANCHESTER ANIMA.. MEDIC *717-266-5611 MANHEIM ARTHUR AUKER • 717-665-6627 RICHFIELD SAMUEL KNOUSE • 717 463-2885 SALEM DONALD EMEL* 609-769-1577 THOMPSONTOWN ROGER SANER *717-535-5307 WESTMINSTER MD RON LEISTER • 410-876-4519 WOODBURY GREGG CARBAUGH • 814-766-3696 on Farm Workshop, Lycom ing County Cooperative Ex tension, Montoursville, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., (717) 664-7077. LANCO informational meeting, Hoffman Community Build ing, Quarryville, 2 p.m. Also Daniels Farm Store, Leola, 7 p.m. m.*,- Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony For New Farm Show Complex, New Foyer at Cameron Street entrance, Farm Show Com plex, Harrisburg, 9:30 a.m. LanChester Pork Council and Production Forum and annual meeting, Yoder’s Restaurant, New Holland, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., (717) 445-5776. Manure Hauler Certification Course, Farm Show Building, Harrisburg, 8:30 a.m., (814) 865-2987. Tiestalls and tiestall bam meetings, Lebanon Coun ty Extension Office, Leba non, 9:40 a.m.-2;30 p.m., Commercial Floriculture Production To Be Measured HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Pennsylvania ranked sixth nationally in wholesale sales of floriculture crops in 2001 with a wholesale value of sales by commercial flower and foliage producers that totaled $180.6 million, up $9.9 million from 2000. In 2001, Pennsylvania’s wholesale value of cut flowers sold totaled $4.6 million and sales of bedding and garden plants in flats, pots and baskets totaled $75.4 million. The wholesale value of sales for un finished plants and propaga DS is Distributor for: SUPER CHIMNEY fi MkM 2100 w jEl <u id TT supers jn I m FACTORY SUILT CHIMNEY JM ■ IS Stainless Steel 111 11 I Chimney Systems Super Pro 2100 Chimney DS/316 Stainless Features 25 Year Warranty C A h , imn f y Liners Also Available D.S. Machine Shop Nippenose Stove Stoves & Chimneys 2388 Old Leacock Rd., Gordonville, PA 17529 Williamsport, PA 17701 717-768-3853 570-745-2391 « ' Lancaster Farming Check out our Website! lani Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 14, 2002-A29 (717) 270-4391 Wednesday, December 18 Ohio State Agronomy meeting, Bavarian Haus, Deshler, Ohio, (419) 447-9722. LANCO Informational Meeting, Springs Meeting House, Springs, 10 a.m. Also Port Royal Fire Hall, Port Royal, 7 p.m. Pa. Holstein Northwest Show and Membership meeting, Howard Johnson’s, Mercer, 11 a.m. Thursday, December 19 Capitol Region Grain Crop Pro duction Seminar, Lebanon Valley Ag Center, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., (717) 270-4391. South Central Holstein Show and Membership meeting, Old Country Buffet, Harrisburg, 10:30 a.m. Ohio State Agronomy meeting, tion materials totaled $30.9 million. The total covered growing area for Pennsylvania in 2001 was 24.0 million square feet. The Commercial Floriculture Production Survey will be used to produce reliable, accurate data on key items such as area of production, number sold, value of sales, and production. Complete and timely reporting by growers will ensure that reli able, objective data on current commercial floriculture pro duction are available to the public and the industry. Accu rate industry statistics are cru- isterfa min Knights of Columbus Hall, Versailles, Ohio, (937) 548-5215. Clarion County Pesticide Credit Update meeting, Clarion County Park, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. LANCO informational meeting, Miles Twp. Fire Hall, Rebers burg, 10 a.m. Friday, December 20 Saturday. December 21 Sunday, December 22 Winter begins. Monday, December 23 Tuesday, December 24 Wednesday, December 25 Christmas! ' Off? 'll Merry F cial to obtaining research fund ing and government support on various issues. In late December, approxi mately 1,767 Pennsylvania flo riculture operations will receive questionnaires for this survey and in December, non re spondents will be contacted by an interviewer for either a tele phone or personal interview. It is vital to record this growth so supporting industries and poli cy makers can provide neces sary resources. For example, leaders from the Pennsylvania Floral Industry Association en courage grower participation in this survey, because it is crucial to have accurate data on the floriculture industry. Results from the survey will be released April 24, 2003, in the “2003 Floriculture Crop Summary” report. It will also be available on the Internet at http://www.usda.gov/ nass/. PMMB Announces Class I Price HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) The Pennsylvania Milk Market Board (PMMB) announced the prices to be paid to Pennsylvania (dairy farmers for November Class I milk (bever age) as an average of $14.65 in the western areas of the common wealth, and an aver age of $15.14 in the central and eastern areas of the common wealth. These prices include the over-order premium of $1.65 per one hundred pounds of milk. Farmers, whose milk production is pooled under a federal order will receive a marketwide blend price based upon the value of all classes of milk. However, the blend price received will vary as the com ponent composition of a farmer’s milk differs from the established benchmarks of 3.5 percent butterfat, 2.9° percent protein, and 5.69 percent other so lids. Lancaster '.d.
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