M) 16802 . 826 P 3 17984 030 _ ■■ | | SERIALS RECORDS I I --^ ~' < PATTEE LIBRARY APT W 209 MM n ~~ L UNIVERSITY PARK PA 16802 " - Vol. 48 No. 34 No-Till Farmer Field Days Coming Up In Gap, Peach Bottom PEACH BOTTOM (Lancaster Co.) No-Till Farmer Field Days are scheduled June 27 at the John B. and A.K. Stoltzfus Farm, 216 Peach Bottom Road, Peach Bottom, and on July 8 at the David F. and Qldaon Stoltzfus Farm, 461 Whitehorse Road, Gap. Activities will start at 9 a.m. and continue through lunch. A simple lunch will be provided. These field days, sponsored by local agricultural Industries and organized by Public, Industry Demand Certification Seminars Popular At Wood Products Expo ANDY ANDREWS Editor HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Wood harvest and pro cessing are looking a lot different these days. Just ask Dave Bubser, regional manager/northem U.S. of Smart- Wood. Bubser noted a recent study that indicated 62 percent of homeowners “want wood to be responsibly harvested,” Bubser said. Sixty percent of the con- Office Closed J«ly4 On Friday, July 4, Limcasm Fammg office is closed. The offlfce will reopen Monday, July 7. FortbeJuly 5 issue, there are some deadline changes: Public Sale and Mailbox ads,s p.ra., Friday, June 27. Classified, Section D ads 4 p.m., Tuesday, July !.♦ Classified, Section C, ferni equipment ads, 4 p.m., Tuesday, July 1. General news—noon, Wednesday, July 2, www.lancastarfanning.com sumers interviewed would pay more for the wood as well. The Home Center News Survey interviewed 450 households in April 2001. As a result, the move to certification, including by Smart Wood’s accreditor, the For est Stewardship Council (FSC), has continued to escalate as green building programs are be coming prevalent throughout the U.S. Bubser spoke during the spe cial seminar program of the Tim- Five Sections ber 2003 Forest Products Equip ment and Technology Exposition late last week at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. Hundreds of woodlot manag ers, forestry professionals, and agri-industry representatives at tended the event, which included a trade show both inside and out side the new Exhibition Hall at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex. Show sponsor is the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association (PFPA) in Hershey. About 91 million forest acres (Turn to Page A2O) Inside The Farmer ✓ State equine survey released page A2B. ✓ Muller retires page A 34. ✓ Farm Show 2004 ex hibitor banquet page A 34. ✓ More dairy recipes starting page 82. Saturday, June 21,2003 Penn State Cooperative Extension, are for farmers using 3-row to 6-row com planters. This is the third year for the 3-row to 6-row no-till com and crop field days on the Cap and Peach Bottom farms. For more information, contact Mark Goodson, York County extension agent, at (717) 840-7408. Photo is of a Dauphin County Amish no-tlll farmer. Photo by Mark Qoodson, York County extension agent $37.00 Per Year Who are the auctioneers in the pages of Lancaster Farming ? You can find out who they are and what they do in the premier issue of the 2003 Lancaster Farming Auctioneer Guide this issue. Included are auctioneer listings, frequently asked questions and answers regarding auctions, and feature articles and photos. $l.OO Per Copy
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